Past and present collide in dancer Takako Segawa's new performance
Artist Miya Turnbull reveals the layers beneath in new solo exhibition
JCAM's Aurora Dance Group hosts a weekend of friendship and fun through Japanese folk dance
The Hollow Man: JC artist looking for community feedback
Author Lynne Kutsukake explores the bustling art world of '70s Tokyo in The Art of Vanishing
LiterAsian writers festival spotlights the diverse voices of Pan-Asian authors
Canada and the Atom Bomb photo exhibition at Toronto City Hall
Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Sumitsubo belonging to Kenichi Maeno
A ladder across the globe: Collaborative project connects Canadian and Japanese artist
18 Aug 2021
Posted by Karri Yano 
Miki Sato on creating the illustrations for her first children's book, Golden Threads. Left: Illustrator Miki Sato. Right: The cover of Golden Threads. Photo credit: Owl Kids. Her first picture book, Golden Threads (Owlkids Books, Spring 2020; for ages 4 to 8) written by Suzanne Del Rizzo, is inspired...
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17 Aug 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Author Grace Eiko Thomson's new memoir, Chiru Sakura—Falling Cherry Blossoms: A Mother & Daughter's Journey through Racism, Internment, and Oppression explores moments in Japanese Canadian history through both her and her mother's perspectives. Every day after school, there would be textbooks...
Read more → 13 Aug 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Yonsei musician Kintaro Akiyama's newest song, Death By Name, is a haunting but upbeat track, written from the perspective of death, with a message of love and encouragement for those listening to live life to its fullest. Death by Name is available on all streaming platforms on Aug. 13. Photo credit:...
Read more → 11 Aug 2021
Posted by Melissa Kawaguchi 
Author Hiromi Goto on the power of voicing underrepresented characters in graphic novel form with her new book, Shadow Life. Photos courtesy Hiromi Goto. Genre-hopping is something Goto does both out of necessity, as she doesn’t always have the time to commit to writing a novel, and curiosity. “It...
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10 Aug 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Genki Ferguson's debut novel, Satellite Love, explores themes of loneliness and isolation, which have resonated with readers during the pandemic. Left: Author Genki Ferguson. Right: The cover of Satellite Love. “I always remember being just so impressed by the dome of stars—I had never seen...
Read more → 20 Jul 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Brenda Kamino plays her 100 year old grandmother, Hina Yoshida, in At the End of the Day, presented at the Digital Toronto Fringe Festival. Photo credit: Bonnie Anderson. “Her life was an amazing journey,” Kamino tells Nikkei Voice in an interview. “I want [audiences] to take away a woman...
Read more → 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...
Read more → 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 → 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...
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