UBC scholarship connects a Japanese Canadian family through the generations
Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Miss Okamura and Dr. Banno Wedding Newspaper Clipping
Cousins Janis Bridger and Lara Jean Okihiro share their grandmother's story in new children's book
Maiko Jinushi's "Intimacy and Distances" exhibition asks how we are together when physically remote
Mindfulness in the city: Slow food is soul food
Mata Ashita kicks off new season with workshop exploring family, ancestry, and origin stories
Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Edward Chutaro Banno's 1931 UBC Totem Yearbook
Hauntings of the past: Filmmaker Meredith Hama-Brown's "Seagrass" wins big at TIFF
Thornhill Sluggers win the 2023 JC3-Pitch Championship
Smashing stereotypes: Montreal play explores the multifaceted life of Kiyoko Tanaka-Goto
28 Jan 2015
Posted by Jun Kobayashi Check out our guide to Uniqlo, a new fashion retailer that will be coming to Toronto in 2016. We think it's never too early to start planning your Japan-inspired wardrobe. Uniqlo's brand has spread worldwide into the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and so on. The fashion retailer's strong...
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28 Jan 2015
Posted by Matthew O'Mara Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to save the men, stating that, "Their lives are the top priority." The two men in the video have been identified as freelance journalist Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa, who is described as the owner of a private military company according to his Facebook...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Kids at play on Powell Street in 1927, what's their story? Photo courtesy: Archives of Ontario The Japanese Canadian story is seen, typically, in novels and textbooks. Rarely do we hear about the community's history outside of an anniversary or an occasional radio piece, but that's something two filmmakers...
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Posted by nikkeistaff 
Kei Nishikori, seen here at the Rogers Cup in Toronto in July 2016. Photo credit: Dr. Jonathan Eto. In Sunday's match, Nishikori used his speed to defeat Ferrer. Nishikori endured Ferrer's rallying, but struggled against the internationally renown opponent. He toughed out the match and moves...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Japan Crate CEO delves deep into Japan's culture of sweets at trade shows and beyond. Photo courtesy: Japan Crate Admittedly, that last bit might not sound as good as Sammie Davis Jr.’s rendition of The Candy Man, but like the dealer of sweets in the song, Hank Rao is on a mission to spread...
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Posted by Jun Kobayashi Katsumata is the CEO of Cocci Pedale, a small bike workshop he owns and that's based in Hadano, Japan. Katsumata began designing bikes when he worked as a barber in Tokyo almost six years ago. He loved to tour around the city on weekends and says building his own bikes was a natural evolution...
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Posted by Norm Ibuki 
Even as I begin to write this in the midst of the magnificent World Series between the favoured San Francisco Giants and ‘underdog’ Kansas City Royals, I have to admit that I do take some pride in the fact that Nori Aoki of Japan and American Travis Ishikawa have played important roles in getting...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
But as the potatoes started rolling back into the fast food chain's menu, incidents of objects - both artificial and organic - being found in meals started to crop up. First it was a piece of vinyl found in Chicken McNuggets and now it's a human tooth being found in its fries, but incidents like...
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Posted by Asha Walker 
Heartfelt Treasures is Abe's hobby turned into a startup company and she's believes that anyone at any age can find success if they know how to network and create high-quality products. “Because we are so young we need to conduct ourselves as professionals to be taken seriously,” Abe tells Nikkei...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara Rumours are circulating that the Jays, the Miami Marlins, and the Baltimore Orioles are courting the 41-year-old player, but critics warns that the team is likely doing their due diligence in checking on potential prospects. They also warn that while he's a good player, he's also might be an expensive...
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