Momiji celebrates its volunteers for National volunteer week
Enemy Lines: Artist Mayumi Lashbrook explores how fear can divide humanity
Revealing layers within: Miya Turnbull and Shion Skye Carter on cross-disciplinary collaboration
The exceptional ones: Grappling with use of Emergencies Act
Japonica goes digital: Momiji Health Care Society's innovative approach to fundraising
Artist Emmie Tsumura's Powell Street Festival poster design wins international communication award
Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Roy Matsui at Angler
Shapes in Between: New retrospective of artist Norman Takeuchi at the Ottawa Art Gallery
Finding Forgiveness: Director Stafford Arima on bringing the award-winning memoir to the stage
16 Dec 2015
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
A Japanese water spirit known as a "Kappa" as illustrated by Shigeru Mizuki. Image courtesy: Yōkai Daizukai On Monday, after a several weeks of battling injuries from a fall, Mizuki died at 93 years old. Mizuki was considered a specialist in telling stories that involved yokai, or Japanese...
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30 Nov 2015
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Whalers from Japan will be hunting 333 minke whales this year. Photo courtesy: WMC In a statement, Hunt said that the Australian government doesn't accept that the hunt is being done for scientific research and that the International Whaling Commission’s Scientific Committee has raised questions...
Read more → 23 Nov 2015
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Michael Maddeaux is a film production student at York University and is in pre-production for his short film 'Kazuko'. Photo courtesy: Michael Maddeaux In his youth, he was angry at the injustice of what he and his family suffered during that darkest days of the Interment. As he aged, he had a chance...
Read more → 19 Nov 2015
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Washington Governor Jay Inslee, left, and City of Roanoke Mayor David Bowers, right, both invoked the Japanese-American Interment in light of the continuing refugee crisis in Syria. Photos courtesy: WMC “My neighbors were locked up by the federal government and sent to camps for years,” Inslee...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara Yo-Kai Watch has been called the next big thing in Japan, but now it's arrived in North America and almost unchanged from its Japanese version. Image courtesy: Level-5/Nintendo The game, developed by Level-5 and published by Nintendo, is dizzyingly popular in Japan with over 8 million units sold...
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Nikkei Voice: How was Interrogation received during its first run? Evan Mackay: Audience members who have spoken to us have been appreciative of the perspective we brought, but there is much room for discussion and debate about many sensitive issues this material explores. Hopefully people will not hesitate...
Read more → 20 Oct 2015
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Justin Trudeau, pictured here, is the 23rd prime minster of Canada. Photo courtesy: Party website Last night, the Liberal party won a majority government with 184 seats. It was a stunning victory for the party that fell to just 34 sates in the 2011 election. In a speech following the win, Trudeau...
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Good Luck Soup is an interactive website that allows you to listen to the stories of Japanese Americans both past and present about their experiences living in America. Photo courtesy: Good Luck Soup During the Second World War, Japanese living in North America were put into internment camps because...
Read more → 18 Sep 2015
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
The 2015 group of Japan English Teachers say farewell at a special event held the day before their departure to Japan. Photo courtesy: Consulate General of Japan in Toronto Some will teach in urban centres like Osaka, Tokyo, and Kyoto while others will stay in rural areas with small communities...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara Darwin Barney has played for the Chicago Cubs and LA Dodgers in the past. Photo courtesy: WMC Barney was traded to the Blue Jays this past Sunday from the LA Dodgers. He was on the Dodgers' Opening Day rosters, but spent most of the season playing in Triple-A. The 30-year-old player was born...
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