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07 Apr 2016
Posted by nikkeivoice 
John Ota, left, Hitoko Okada, center, Michelle Chermain Ramos, right, talk on their discussion about promoting Japanese Canadian artists. Photo by: Matthew O'Mara The event held in early April brought together artists from around Ontario for a number of brainstorming seminars from discussing networking...
Read more → 05 Apr 2016
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Aya Shimamura has returned to Japan with her father following their release from an internment camp and it's a tough transition. Image courtesy: Penguin Random House During the Second World War, the mass diaspora of the Japanese across the world came to a shuddering halt. These Nikkei had migrated...
Read more → 14 Mar 2016
Posted by Shohei Omata 
Monkey Majik has long been a bridge between Japan and Canada. Photo courtesy: Monkey Majik The band's goal with their latest album is to make your heart flutter, but it also mark the 10th anniversary of their major debut. They have also produced a music video for their song Delicious featuring...
Read more → 11 Mar 2016
Posted by Shohei Omata 
This year marks five years since the Great East Earthquake and Tsunami, but a documentary shows us how the world stood up for Japan in its time of need. Photo courtesy: Tohoku Tomo Tohoku refers to the Tohoku region in North Eastern Japan and Tomo means friend, and the film follows a number of volunteers...
Read more → 08 Mar 2016
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
'Debris' follows artist Pete Clarkson in Tofino, BC who created sculptures from the flotsam that washed ashore in Canada after the 3.11 earthquake and tsunami. Photo courtesy: NFB John Bolton is a filmmaker based in Vancouver, BC and his company Opus 59 Films focuses on the performing arts, literary...
Read more → 07 Mar 2016
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Mark Ikeda, 29, says 'Sansei: The Storyteller' grew through reconciling with him being a creation of the interment. Sansei: The Storyteller is a one-man performance that has toured across the country, but now returns to the Calgary at the Birds & Stone Theatre from March 10 to 12. We spoke...
Read more → 22 Feb 2016
Posted by Shohei Omata 
Yamato brings performers and audiences hearts together. Photo courtesy: Yamato It's often said that the sound of Taiko, traditional Japanese drums, is similar to a heartbeat and this plays a central role in the group's latest performance. “The heartbeat continues as long as life lasts, therefore...
Read more → 08 Feb 2016
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
'Woman with a Blue Pencil' is available through Amazon for $15. ISBN: 1633880885 Not long ago, Sumida's wife was found dead. Kyoko had been dumped into the ocean and washed ashore. Cause of death: a gunshot wound to the head. Sumida went to the police, but they weren't much help. Instead of leaving...
Read more → 05 Feb 2016
Posted by nikkeivoice 
Wakashu with a Shoulder Drum Hosoda Eisui (fl. 1790–1823) from the Sir Edmund Walker Collection. Image courtesy: ROM Wakashu were young men in Japan who were part of a third gender, a distinct social and sexual role within society often associated with kabuki theatre. The exhibit is curated...
Read more → 12 Jan 2016
Posted by Kayla Isomura 
Participants of the 'Against the Current' production at the Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall on Nov. 6, 2015 in Vancouver, BC. Photo by: Kayla Isomura In British Columbia, salmon are an integral resource and their perseverance is what inspired a taiko performance at the Heart of the City...
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