Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Roy Matsui at Angler
Shapes in Between: New retrospective of artist Norman Takeuchi at the Ottawa Art Gallery
Finding Forgiveness: Director Stafford Arima on bringing the award-winning memoir to the stage
Plan 75 finds slivers of light in the darkness
Mindfulness in the city: The language of love
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
08 May 2019
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
An example of this is Daigo Yamashita and his band, Johnny and the Pandora, embody the American Rockabilly culture of the 1950s, like Elvis or Johnny Cash but with a Japanese flare. The band have been working hard to spread their Japanese 50s Rockabilly craze overseas, as well as Japanese biru (beer). With...
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24 Apr 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Akiyo Fujimura with the poster for Ten Years Japan before introducing the film at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto on March 14. The film is composed of five short films from young, up-and-coming directors. The stories were curated and produced by award-winning and Oscar-nominated...
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Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Japanese Canadian artist's whimsical artwork uses centuries-old techniques. Bookrabbit by Mariko Ando. Ando's artwork, detailed and intricate prints of whimsical, dark and playful nature scenes will be on full display in her new exhibition, Mind the Rambling Hares, at Visual Space Gallery in Vancouver,...
Read more → 15 Mar 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Sansei artist Miya Turnbull and Nisei artist Norman Takeuchi's artwork harmonize together in their exhibition, Blended, at the JCCC Gallery. Photos by Kelly Fleck. Norman Takeuchi's artwork consists of large paintings that mix abstract shapes with familiar Japanese images, like woodblock prints...
Read more → 14 Mar 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Kodo visits Canada only once every four years, and will be in Toronto for one night only. Photo courtesy: Kodo. The Japanese taiko group only visits North America once every two years, and makes a trip to Toronto once every four years or so. Composed of 30 members, ranging for 21 to 64 years...
Read more → 12 Mar 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Campbell House Museum explores its Japanese Canadian connection. Artist Lillian Michiko Blakey's work on display at the Campbell House Museum. Photo credits: Kelly Fleck. Built in 1822, it is the oldest surviving building from the Town of York. The house has a storied past and colourful history...
Read more → 20 Feb 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
The Maritime Museum of B.C. hosted an event to launch The Lost Fleet, featuring speaking Dr. Jordan Stanger-Ross and Michael Abe, from Landscapes of Injustice and Dr. David Suzuki. Left to right: Jordan Stanger-Ross, David Suzuki, Michael Abe, Marlene Howell and Bob Howell. As a result, she created...
Read more → 17 Jan 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Yayoi Kusama. 'All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins, 2016, at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Wood, mirror, plastic, black glass, LED. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo / Singapore and Victoria Miro, London. © Yayoi Kusama. Thousands of people help...
Read more → 09 Jan 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Sayaka Murata's best-selling novel, Convenience Store Woman, comes to Canada She started writing as a young girl on the word processor from her mother that she thought was a magical machine. She imagined her words going up into the sky and landing in a bookstore as a completed novel. She laughs...
Read more → 16 Nov 2018
Posted by James Heron 
One Cut of the Dead will have it's Toronto premiere on Thursday, Nov. 15 at 7pm at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, in Japanese with English subtitles. Photos courtesy: Reel Asian. In Japan, the low-budget indie film, One Cut of the Dead, was a phenomenon. Made by relatively unknown director,...
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