Mark Sakamoto's 'Forgiveness' wins the Canada Reads competition
Paul Kariya's championship rings stolen from Hockey Hall of Fame
Beauty of Japanese tableware comes to Canada
Adorable baby panda creates pandemonium in Tokyo
An eternity in mirrors: Yayoi Kusama Infinity Mirrors opens at AGO
13 Apr 2016
Posted by Theresssa Takasaki 
Sideways: Memoir of a Misfit is available for purchase via Diaspora Press, the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre, and Nikkei Books. At the Moriyama Nikkei Heritage Centre at the JCCC, author Diana Morita Cole hosted a reading of her book Sideways:...
Read more → 12 Apr 2016
Posted by Joshua Mostow 
Wakashu with a Shoulder Drum Hosoda Eisui (fl. 1790–1823) from the Sir Edmund Walker Collection. Image courtesy: ROM Viewers new to Edo-period prints often have difficulty distinguishing wakashu—essentially teen-age boys—from young women; both often wear long, ‘furi-sode’ sleeves and colourful...
Read more → 08 Apr 2016
Posted by Chris Hope 
Lawrence Gowan is the lead vocalist and keyboardist of the band 'Styx', but also performs solo. Photo by: Jim Simonson "I'm very happy and honoured to be participating in the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre's Sakura Gala and helping to support the educational mandate of the Centre,” Gowan...
Read more → 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...
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