Kyo Maclear's new childrens' book tells the story of a Nisei trailblazer
East meets West on the runway at Anime North's Kimono Fashion Show
Collin Morikawa's debut at Canadian Open
Connecting a family's lost fleet to historical documents
Moment in History: "Mount Manzo Nagano," 1997
Nisei Curling Club looks for new members
Toronto FC Japanese Heritage Night
Mikako Tabe talks about working with titans of Japanese cinema
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...
Read more → 06 Feb 2017
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Guitarist Toru Yamashita of ONE OK ROCK during their show on Rebel stage on Jan. 17, 2017. With adoring fans screaming at the top of their lungs, the Tokyo-based alternative rock band lit up the stage with hit after hit while promoting their eighth album, Ambitions, which dropped January...
Read more → 12 Jan 2017
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Toronto based artist, Justine Wong, tours through Japan for 21 days, creating hundreds of original paintings of her meals, favourite experiences and places in delicate and detailed watercolour paintings. Photo courtesy Justine Wong. Toronto artist Justine Wong took this idea to the next level when...
Read more → 04 Jan 2017
Posted by J.C. Wén 
Artist Daisuke Takeya discusses his latest exhibition, 'Breaking the Waves' and its connection to disaster, recovery and remembrance of the 3.11 Tohoku disaster. Above a portrait of Alice from his 'Fukushima NO ALICE' piece at the Christopher Cutt's Gallery. Photo courtesy: Daisuke Takeya Taking...
Read more → 07 Nov 2016
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Kogawa's book, turned children's opera, Naomi's Road, will be directed for the first time by a Japanese Canadian in its Toronto debut. Soprano Hiather Darnel-Kadonaga stars as 9-year-old Naomi, in Tapestry Opera's premiere of Naomi's Road. Photo courtesy Dahlia Katz. The opera was an adaptation...
Read more → 04 Nov 2016
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
The taiko pro candidly shares how he started his career in taiko, Nagata Shachu's upcoming concert season and new DVD. Photo courtesy Nagata Shachu. In the Tokyo pavilion, the Japanese taiko group, Osuwa Daiko, were invited to perform. It was here that young Nagata watched a taiko performance...
Read more → 18 Oct 2016
Posted by Akira Kobasigawa 
Osaka eisa troupe, Karakoro, performs in Winnipeg at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in honour of Art Miki and Japanese Canadian redress. Photo courtesy Akira Kobasigawa. Karakoro's full name is Karada-to-kokoro-no-deai-no-kai, meaning a group of body-mind integration. There are 97 members of Karakoro...
Read more → 06 Oct 2016
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
The Jessica Stuart Few's third album, The Passage, launches with a CD release show on Thursday, Oct. 27 at Supermarket in Kensington market with KC Roberts. Photo courtesy: Deborah Lawrence. The koto is a traditional Japanese wooden string instrument. It is usually 6 feet long, with 13 strings,...
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