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
15 Jun 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Kiyoko Sugimoto (left) and Sakura Yoshida (right) discuss mixed-race identity and pop culture in their podcast, The Hafu It. Photo courtesy: Kiyoko Sugimoto and Sakura Yoshida. The podcast, which launched in December, recently wrapped up its first season at the end of May. The season ended with...
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11 Jun 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Ottawa-based dancer, choreographer and teacher Takako Segawa performing Echoes: Vibrations from Japan to Canada. Photo credit: Yves Soglo. Segawa explores and plays with traditional Japanese art forms such as taiko, kabuki, and Japanese theatre through the lens of contemporary dance and the freedom,...
Read more → 10 Jun 2021
Posted by nikkeivoice 
The Toronto Japanese Film festival celebrates its 10th great year. Photo credits: Toronto Japanese Film Festival. During this period, TJFF screenings will be held online, with select onsite screenings at the JCCC’s Kobayashi Hall planned for October. The festival has now grown into one of the largest...
Read more → 25 May 2021
Posted by Leanne Toshiko Simpson 
Writing group creating a digital zine to showcase participants' work. Author and artist Raymond K. Nakamura captured the community spirit of Mata Ashita in this brilliant comic. The zine, which will launch alongside Mata Ashita’s new website this summer, will evoke themes from the first six sessions...
Read more → 20 Apr 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Dance artist Jennifer Aoki inside a "love bubble" for a pop-up art installation called "The Love Bubble Project" in downtown Vancouver. Photo credit: Lung Lui. Called “The Love Bubble Project,” the pop-up art installation included over a dozen “love bubbles” placed around downtown Vancouver...
Read more → 14 Apr 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Tetsuro Shigematsu performs in 1 Hour Photo. The cinematic adaption of the play will be presented by Surrey Civic Theatres on April 23 and 24. Photography by Raymond Shum and Photo Design by Terry Wong. What came from the interviews were stories of love, loss, injustice, and triumph. The play...
Read more → 30 Mar 2021
Posted by Leanne Toshiko Simpson 
Author Sally Ito led last month Mata Ashita writing group with a workshop on the tradition of storytelling. Read an excerpt from the collaborative poem inspired by Sally Ito. Photo credit: Warren Cariou. With many returning writers and new faces as well, moments of family connection were shared...
Read more → 12 Jan 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
The Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden in Lethbridge was established in 1967 for Canada's Centennial and recognizes the contributions of Japanese Canadians in Lethbridge. Photo credit: Kino Sum Productions/Borrowed from Nature. Called Heiwa Teien Peace Garden, it surrounds the buildings of the Nikkei...
Read more → 26 Nov 2020
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Interdisciplinary artist Cindy Mochizuki awarded VIVA Award. Compass, Digital Carnival, Richmond World Festival, Richmond, BC, 2017. Multimedia performance. This October, the Vancouver-based artist was recognized with the Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation's VIVA Award, a prestigious cultural...
Read more → 25 Nov 2020
Posted by Art Miki 
A close up look at parts of the newly unveiled mural, Japanese in Manitoba, at the Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba. Photo courtesy: JCAM. I explained the historical content of the mural, comprised of five large panels, that tell the story of Japanese Canadians in Manitoba, their...
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