Landscapes of Injustice receives top research award
Mindfulness in the city: Cabbage rolls for comfort
Artists Annie Sumi and Brian Kobayakawa explore family history, identity, and culture through music
Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Shuichi Kusaka Memorial Fund Brochure
Behind the mask: Multi-disciplinary artist Miya Turnbull's Inward, Outwards
Celebrating a century: Nisei war veteran and esteemed journalist Frank Moritsugu turns 100
Chris Hope steps into the role as JCCC president
Japanese Canadian culture through a Japanese lens
Unraveling centuries of family history with scroll Part 2
Unraveling centuries of family history with a family genealogy scroll: Part 1
12 Aug 2020
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Sisters Emmie and Lisa Tsumura use art to share messages of hope. One of Emmie Tsumura's giant pigeons outside a No Frills in Toronto, thanking grocery store workers. Photo credit: Emmie Tsumura. Emmie, an artist working in illustration and graphic design, has been creating giant pigeons and placing...
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06 Aug 2020
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Japanese Canadian actress Momona Tamada on playing Claudia Kishi in The Baby-Sitters Club series. Photos courtesy, left: Netflix, right: Da Costa Talent. Vice-president of the club is Claudia Kishi, an artsy, spunky, fashionable girl, who loves junk food and Nancy Drew books. For a generation...
Read more → 05 Aug 2020
Posted by Karri Yano 
Debbie Ridpath Ohi on writing and illustrating books for children with lessons on diversity and feelings. Left: Author Debbie Ridpath Ohi, photo credit: Annie Truuvert. Right: The cover of Ridpath Ohi's book, Sam & Eva. Her books have been awarded or shortlisted for numerous major book prizes,...
Read more → 30 Jul 2020
Posted by James Heron 
A look at some of the best films from TJFF over the last eight years. Photo credits: TJFF. We are delighted to announce a special online series representing some of the most popular–and light-hearted–films from the past eight years of festivals and film programming. Each film will be available...
Read more → 02 Jul 2020
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Japanese Canadian photographer Vincent Noguchi on what makes a good food photo. A photo from Just Add Shoyu, the JCCC's cookbook. Vincent Noguchi and Brian Sano were the photographers behind the gorgeous photos in the book. One of the photographers behind these images is Vincent Noguchi,...
Read more → 23 Jun 2020
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Mariko Tajiri will be conducting three online sake seminars. TORONTO — Sake instructor and sommelier Mariko Tajiri has been introducing Canadians to the exciting and evolving world of Japan's national drink for 13 years. This June, Tajiri will be teaching a series of online introductory seminars on sake...
Read more → 12 Feb 2020
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Author John Ota goes on a journey across North America to find the perfect kitchen. Photo courtesy: John Ota. But Ota's current kitchen leaves a lot to be desired. Minimal, sleek and modern in design, it is also cramped and awkward, and just is not a joy to cook in, says Ota. So Ota set out on a quest,...
Read more → 04 Feb 2020
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
The cover of Japanese author Kyoko Nakajima's prize-winning book, The Little House, which has been translated to English. In the story, a small red house in the idyllic countryside watches curiously as urban sprawl spreads in the distance, until the house is engulfed in skyscrapers and mansions....
Read more → 21 Jan 2020
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Japanese taiko troupe, YAMATO: Drummers of Japan come to Toronto for one night only, at Roy Thomson Hall on Friday, Jan. 24. Photo credit: Hiroshi Seo. “The most important element of taiko drumming is the energy. We are thinking about how to express the energy of our humanity. It's in our body...
Read more → 09 Jan 2020
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Director Warren P. Sonoda, and film's co-writer Gary Nolan during the summer shoot of Things I Do For Money in Hamilton, Ont. Photos courtesy: Warren P. Sonoda/Things I Do For Money. “I personally haven't seen a movie about a Japanese Canadian family made by a Japanese Canadian. That is the place...
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