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
Taiko master Kiyoshi Nagata on 40 years of taiko
Kimiko's Pearl unites three Nikkei artists to tell Japanese Canadian story through ballet
31 Jul 2018
Posted by Melissa Kawaguchi 
Four Ontario authors win prestigious 2018 Trillium Book Awards | Kyo Maclear, Birds Art Life; Aurélie Resch, Sous le soleil de midi; Pino Coluccio, Class Clown (Poetry); Sylvie Bérard Oubliez (French Poetry) Photo credit: CNW Group/Ontario Media Development Corporation. Published in 2017,...
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30 Jul 2018
Posted by Karri Yano 
Toronto-based author talks about her writing process and new book. Photo courtesy: Kim Moritsugu. The book lifts the curtain on Hollywood television production, giving readers a glimpse at the scandalous drama and action behind the scenes. A suspense fiction, the story follows three ambition women...
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Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Canadians get what might be their last look at Ichiro Suzuki during batting practice before a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners in Toronto on May 9. Photo credit: Jonathan Eto. A new species of wasp was named in honour of Ichiro. Diolcogaster ichiroi was discovered and named...
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Posted by Jonathan Eto 
New York Yankees rookie catcher, Kyle Higashioka during a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Yankees at the Rogers Centre on July 8. Photo credit: Jonathan Eto. Before the fireworks, the yonsei hapa player from Huntington Beach, Calif. played only 14 games for the Yankees last year, and started...
Read more → 24 Jul 2018
Posted by Anton Wagner 
Floating lanterns will be released in the reflecting pool during the Hiroshima Nagasaki commemoration. The commemoration will take place on Monday, Aug. 6 at the Toronto City Hall Peace Garden. The featured speakers invited by the Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition (HNDC) will be Setsuko Thurlow...
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Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Director Masato Harada receives the Special Director's Award for Sekigahara. Photo credit: Yosh Inoue. The latter of these moments is what Japanese director Masato Harada decided to focus on in his battle epic, Sekigahara. The battle of Sekigahara was fought between the Army of the East, led by Tokugawa...
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Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Mayu Matsuoka visits the Toronto Japanese Film Festival. Photo credit: Kelly Fleck. At 23, Matsuoka has become one of Japan's hottest up-and-coming stars, featured in films including powerhouse director Hirokazu Kore-eda's critically acclaimed Shoplifters. Now, Matsuoka is moving away from ensemble...
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