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
LiterAsian writers festival spotlights the diverse voices of Pan-Asian authors
Canada and the Atom Bomb photo exhibition at Toronto City Hall
Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Sumitsubo belonging to Kenichi Maeno
A ladder across the globe: Collaborative project connects Canadian and Japanese artist
08 Aug 2014
Posted by Luke Galati 
Part of the ceremony saw candles lit and set afloat on the water in the square to help bring peace to the victims of the attack, and promoting peace was the topic of discussion with the candidates at the event. David Soknacki, Karen Stintz and Olivia Chow were in attendance. Mayor Rob Ford and mayoral...
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07 Aug 2014
Posted by Luke Galati 
In 1982, the Mayor of Hiroshima created the Mayors for Peace program, which promotes the abolition of nuclear weapons and the supports the peace movement. Since April 1983, Toronto has teamed up with 6,206 other cities internationally in over 160 countries to create the Mayors for Peace initiative. Mayor...
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Posted by Frank Maikawa 
After graduating from Ryerson in 1956, his lifetime work was always in the electronics communications engineering field. He has been retired since 1996, enjoying his golden years with his wife, Yoshimi Susan (Suyama) in the Georgian Bay area near the Blue Mountains of Ontario. Preface: I was thinking...
Read more → 31 Jul 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
The fast food giant's 3,000 restaurants have ceased using poultry and beef products from Shanghai-based Shanghai Husi Foods after it was was shut down for unsanitary practices. According to reports, McDonald's stopped shipments from the company due to allegations that the company was shipping...
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Posted by nikkeistaff 
That's pretty surprising, isn't it? But according to the Japanese musician who has lived in Toronto for over 20 years, performing has just become part of his daily routine. "I came to Toronto first on a working visa just to experience music abroad and I have met so many people after joining...
Read more → 30 Jul 2014
Posted by nikkeistaff 
Theodore Van Kirk was the navigator of the plane alongside commander Paul Tibbets, co-pilot Rober Lewis, and bombardier Thomas Ferebee, and seven other crew members. Van Kirk died of natural causes in a retirement home in Georgia his son, Tom Van Kirk, told the Associated Press. “I know he was recognized...
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Posted by Luke Galati The film follows the lives of five people who are half Japanese, or ‘hafu’, living in Japan and shows the experiences that come with being mixed race in Japan’s homogeneous society. If the standing ovation wasn't enough of an indication, the movie was received tremendously well by the audience...
Read more → 28 Jul 2014
Posted by Cassandra Kobayashi 
A Tale for the Time Being moves across time and continents, exploring themes of life and death, through an ancient Zen Buddhist nun, a kamikaze's secret letters, a teen suicide, and the terrible 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Yet I did not find the book morbid, perhaps because I listened...
Read more → 24 Jul 2014
Posted by Luke Galati 
When speaking with Kimura, 87, listening to him reflect back on his life, it's no wonder why he wrote an autobiography called, The Life of One Cherry Charlie: Philosopher, Poet and Pool Player, which was released Oct. 30, 2013. During World War Two, Kimura's family was forced to leave Vancouver....
Read more → 22 Jul 2014
Posted by Luke Galati 
Sugiyama, who's a Sansei, will be recognized, “for her achievements as a lawyer and for her extensive civic engagement.” The Order of Canada is one of the nation’s highest honours, meant to recognize outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation. “We’re...
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