Japanese superstar Mayu Matsuoka charms in Toronto
Lights, camera, Sho(hei)-time!
Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku honoured at Ninth Annual Sakura Gala
Chef and author Caroline Ishii introduces Japan to Canadian food with a vegan twist
Yonseis and Goseis pack for unknown journeys
Citizens shocked when sakura trees donated by interned JC chopped down
Recognizing Shihan Kei Tsumura's 55 years of service and self defense
Victory against nuclear weapons in Toronto
Mark Sakamoto's 'Forgiveness' wins the Canada Reads competition
10 Oct 2017
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Tetsuro Shigematsu, former CBC broadcaster-turned actor, writes and stars in 'One-Hour Photo'. Photo courtesy: The Cultch Theatre. Shigematsu, a former CBC broadcaster-turned playwright and actor, made waves with his first one-man show, Empire of the Son. In this play, Shigematsu dove deep into...
Read more → 20 Sep 2017
Posted by nikkeivoice 
The Toronto International Film Festival returned this September with a slightly slimmed-down version of 20 per cent fewer films. This affected the Japanese line-up in terms of quantity but certainly not quality. Included in this stellar line-up of Japanese films is Kazuya Shiraishi's drama, Birds Without...
Read more → 18 Sep 2017
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
UBC architecture master's students and their friends pose in their winning project, 'Macro Maki' at the Powell Street Festival in Vancouver, Aug. 5 - 6. Photo courtesy: Macro Maki. The installation, called “Macro Maki” let participants dress-up in pillow-like sushi costumes and pose on a giant...
Read more → 01 Aug 2017
Posted by Lauren Scott 
Annie Koyama has an exciting career in comics, but it wasn't always part of her plan. Before she founded Toronto-based comic book publishing company Koyama Press in 2007, she filled many different roles, living up to her nickname "Kick-ass Annie." Photo credit: Robin Nishio. Then she received...
Read more → 31 Jul 2017
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Kyo Maclear takes you along with her on a serious soul-searching journey, observing the birds of Toronto in her memoir, Birds Art Life. Photo credit: David Wall. Set in Toronto, Maclear writes about her search for meaning and creativity through bird watching. She begins this journey by following...
Read more → 21 Jun 2017
Posted by Karri Yano 
Experience Japanese pop stars, ramen and making traditional woodblock prints in Toronto, through Japanese documentaries featured at the 2017 Hot Docs Film Festival. Photo credit: Ukiyo-e Heroes/Hot Docs Here is a look at a few of those films: 'Tokyo Idols', Kyoko Miyake In her latest...
Read more → 12 Jun 2017
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Years worth of drama bubble over in this Japanese film about family. Photo courtesy: TJFF And that's exactly what happens when Shuzo Hirata's (Isao Hashizume) wife asks for a divorce... as a 50th anniversary present. The bombshell request sends the family, who mostly live under the same roof,...
Read more → 08 Jun 2017
Posted by nikkeivoice 
The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre’s annual film festival will be held from June 8 to 28 and features over 25 films including many International, North American and Canadian premieres. Japan has one of the world is biggest film industries and a huge appetite for domestic product. But beyond...
Read more → 05 Apr 2017
Posted by Lana Nowakowski 
Aussie pro-wrestler and heavy metal sensation Ladybeard describes his passions as dancing, singing and destroying … and now he has a new playmate to help him delight and assault the senses of adoring fans across the world. Photo courtesy: Naoko Tachibana Three years after moving from Hong...
Read more → 07 Mar 2017
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
After a scary experience in Jakarta, the singer makes her her return to the stage at the Mod Club in Toronto. It had been more than a year since Grannis performed and almost two years since she had been on a Canadian stage. It was an uncharacteristic disappearance, but she's had far from a normal...
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