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
22 Dec 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Royal Winnipeg ballet principal dancers, Alanna McAdie, Chenxin Liu and Yue Shi, in Kimiko's Pearl: Digital Short. Photo credit: Bravo Niagara! Performed by the principal dancers of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet with original music and choreography, Kimiko's Pearl shines a spotlight on the Japanese...
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21 Dec 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Left: Pablo Picasso. Woman in Blue Shawl, 1902. Oil on canvas, 60.3 x 52.4 cm. Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art. © Picasso Estate / SOCAN (2021). Right: Pablo Picasso. Woman and Child by the Sea, 1902. Oil on canvas, 81.7 x 59.8 cm. Pola Museum of Art. © Picasso Estate / SOCAN (2020), Photo:...
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25 Nov 2021
Posted by Caroline Ishii 
Kale is a hearty and versatile vegetable, great for many dishes. Rows and rows of 2 ft. tall kale look like palm trees in the field at Juniper Farm. Photo credit: Caroline Ishii. One of the oldest cultivated vegetables, kale has been a staple in people's diets during difficult times. Being hardy,...
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Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Left to right: Ben Nishitoba, Scott Fujita and Jiro Fukushima unveil a new plaque at the JCCC entrance in honour of Fujita's work. Photo credit: Cary Rothbart. “Usually for a building architect, after the construction finishes, that's it. But landscape [design] is different. After the construction...
Read more → 17 Nov 2021
Posted by nikkeivoice 
This yokan cutter was used by the Yamake family in their bakery. Title: Yokan Cutter. Collection: Yamake Family Collection. Repository: Nikkei National Museum. Accession Number: 1997.9.10. Year: circa 1920. By Mandy Choie This yokan cutter is made from a thin metal loop, shaped by bending and creasing...
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Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Manga artist Dayanara Rodriguez draws Nikkei stories in new exhibit. Today, Dayanara's artwork is a part of the centre's new permanent exhibit, Maru: Immigration Stories in the Moriyama Nikkei Heritage Centre. The exhibit explores over 150 years of Nikkei immigration history in North and South...
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Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Ruth Ozeki's new novel, The Book of Form and Emptiness, explores loss, growing up, and our relationship to stuff. Left: Author Ruth Ozeki. Photo credit: Danielle Tait. Right: The Book of Form and Emptiness. Photo credit: Viking. For Ozeki, the question sparked questions of her own. Often for authors...
Read more → 11 Nov 2021
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
A few days before his Bayview United Church Remembrance Day address, Second World War veteran Frank Moritsugu took part in the Toronto JCCC's observance of the same annual event. Photo credit: Kelly Fleck Here is the speech I gave to that special service in 2019: Thank you very much for inviting...
Read more → 10 Nov 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Artist Taka Sudo's murals can be found around Vancouver. Sudo will be participating in the 25th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl this November. Photo credit: @axiscreative. “Since the pandemic, the work I was making was not really commercial art, but it was more [personal]. I felt more honest about...
Read more → 27 Oct 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Wife of a Spy examines how war changes people; for some, it is a call to action, while others look away, and others use it as a chance to act brutally without consequence. Yu Aoi stars as Satoko and Issey Takahashi as Yusaku in director Kiyoshi Kurosawa's film, Wife of a Spy. Photo credit: Films We Like. Kurosawa...
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