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
Artist and author Keiko Honda on Accidental Blooms and plunging in the unknown
14 Mar 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Kodo visits Canada only once every four years, and will be in Toronto for one night only. Photo courtesy: Kodo. The Japanese taiko group only visits North America once every two years, and makes a trip to Toronto once every four years or so. Composed of 30 members, ranging for 21 to 64 years...
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12 Mar 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Campbell House Museum explores its Japanese Canadian connection. Artist Lillian Michiko Blakey's work on display at the Campbell House Museum. Photo credits: Kelly Fleck. Built in 1822, it is the oldest surviving building from the Town of York. The house has a storied past and colourful history...
Read more → 20 Feb 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
The Maritime Museum of B.C. hosted an event to launch The Lost Fleet, featuring speaking Dr. Jordan Stanger-Ross and Michael Abe, from Landscapes of Injustice and Dr. David Suzuki. Left to right: Jordan Stanger-Ross, David Suzuki, Michael Abe, Marlene Howell and Bob Howell. As a result, she created...
Read more → 17 Jan 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Yayoi Kusama. 'All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins, 2016, at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Wood, mirror, plastic, black glass, LED. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo / Singapore and Victoria Miro, London. © Yayoi Kusama. Thousands of people help...
Read more → 09 Jan 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Sayaka Murata's best-selling novel, Convenience Store Woman, comes to Canada She started writing as a young girl on the word processor from her mother that she thought was a magical machine. She imagined her words going up into the sky and landing in a bookstore as a completed novel. She laughs...
Read more → 16 Nov 2018
Posted by James Heron 
One Cut of the Dead will have it's Toronto premiere on Thursday, Nov. 15 at 7pm at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, in Japanese with English subtitles. Photos courtesy: Reel Asian. In Japan, the low-budget indie film, One Cut of the Dead, was a phenomenon. Made by relatively unknown director,...
Read more → 13 Nov 2018
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Nomination recognizes Sumi's ethereal sound and vivid storytelling. Photo credit: Ryan Marshall. To set the mood while reading this article, why not listen to some of Sumi's music here. Sumi won a contest through a student life program, which led to her opening a concert for Canadian singer/songwriter...
Read more → 12 Nov 2018
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Over 20 years, Nagata Shachu has continued to be a loud and resounding voice for taiko in Canada. Photos courtesy: David Ohashi. Six CDs, four DVDs and 100 original pieces later, the group is opening their new season nearly 20 years to the day of their first show, with Rhythm, Stories, Movement...
Read more → 29 Oct 2018
Posted by James Heron 
Asako I & II — Ryusuke Hamaguchi In 2015, Japanese auteur director Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s five-hour, female-driven ensemble drama, Happy Hour earned critical praise and festival attention both in Japan and internationally. Hamaguchi returns to the international stage with the significantly...
Read more → 24 Oct 2018
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
The Tashme Project prepares for its national tour. Photo credit: June Park. They discovered both of their families were interned in Tashme and had a desire to share that story. “We didn't know what we wanted to do, but we knew that we wanted to do something. We were both creators, but we had never...
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