Kevin Lau's Kimiko's Pearl Symphonic Suite world premiere with Toronto Symphony Opera
Gary Kawaguchi conferred Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays
Omote: A melding of artistic expressions and experiences
Suzanne Hartmann's hybrid memoir explores convergence of personal and community stories
YAMATO: The Drummers of Japan to visit 35 cities in the U.S. and Canada with new program
Past and present collide in dancer Takako Segawa's new performance
Artist Miya Turnbull reveals the layers beneath in new solo exhibition
JCAM's Aurora Dance Group hosts a weekend of friendship and fun through Japanese folk dance
The Hollow Man: JC artist looking for community feedback
Author Lynne Kutsukake explores the bustling art world of '70s Tokyo in The Art of Vanishing
29 Oct 2014
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Grannis gained popularity in 2008 when she won the Doritos Crash Super Bowl Contest, awarding her a 60 second commercial spot to play her music video "Message From Your Heart" to millions of viewers, and garnishing her with a record deal. To help muster up votes, she began to post videos on YouTube...
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21 Oct 2014
Posted by nikkeistaff 
There are many Japanese people learning English in Toronto, but there are many Canadian learning Japanese. While many might know a few words here or there from manga and anime, a few will go on to learn just how difficult the language is. However, there's a scale out there to help measure how proficient...
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Posted by Angela Kruger 
Directed by Ishii Yuya (who won Best Director at the 2013 Japanese Academy Awards for The Great Passage) and starring Japan’s Tsumabuki Satoshi and Kamenashi Kazuya, the film gained a lot of attention in Vancouver for its incredible cinematic force and its star-power (Tsumabuki and Kamenashi may or may not have...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Taking over the role from Eiji Yamamoto, Nakayama brings a wealth of experience to this position. Joining Japan's Ministry of Foreign affairs 32 years ago, he has held posts all across Europe and South-East Asia. He also has experience in Japan's Ministry of Finance helping Japanese companies with...
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Posted by nikkeistaff 
The Jigaigeki story is simple: a hero, who is the embodiment of justice, punishes villains through clashing swords. The hero always wins and people thank him for saving their village. He is always cool, dignified, and right. And the viewer focuses on him solely as he's usually portrayed by a handsome,...
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Posted by nikkeistaff 
Madama Butterfly is one of Puccini's (1858-1924) most famous works. The play is based on a short story written by John Luther Long that was published in American Century Magazine in 1898. It first appeared on stage in Milan, Italy in 1904; however, Pucchini rewrote the play to include three acts...
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Posted by nikkeistaff 
From October 1 to 4, ProArteDanza will be performing at the Harbourfront centre, but it will also be one of the last performances for Mami Hata, a Japanese dancer who has been part of the organization since 2011. Hata began dancing in her hometown of Tokyo when she was 5 years old. Studying ballet...
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Posted by James Heron 
And here are some of the highlights from 2014's Japanese selection and be sure to stay tuned as more reviews are on the way. TOKYO TRIBE If you are Sion Sono, auteur and enfant terrible of Japanese cinema, how do you top your own hyperbolically violent winner of TIFF’s 2013 People's Choice...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Featured image: Sam Bradd with the final product made at the Japanese Canadian Young Leaders Conference. VANCOUVER – Sam Bradd's markers take the chaos of a brainstorming session and helps them to flow in a way that does much more than just the average board-meeting-minutes. As a graphic recorder,...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
The semi-finals pitted HollisWealth, led by Paul Takasaki against Back2feet captained by Glen Kawaguchi & Mike Ogino) and Hoult-Hellewell Trophies (Jon Nagamatsu & Rob Takimoto) against Wietzes Toyota. HollisWealth defeated Back2feet 26 – 25 with a walk off homerun by Marc Okada in the bottom...
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