Kevin Lau's Kimiko's Pearl Symphonic Suite world premiere with Toronto Symphony Opera
Gary Kawaguchi conferred Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays
Omote: A melding of artistic expressions and experiences
Suzanne Hartmann's hybrid memoir explores convergence of personal and community stories
YAMATO: The Drummers of Japan to visit 35 cities in the U.S. and Canada with new program
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
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,...
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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...
Read more → 19 Dec 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Oscar Oiwa, Dreams of a Sleeping World, rendering, 2019. This is a rendering of the mural Oiwa will create at the Pacific Asia Museum at the University of Southern California. The mural will be part of Oiwa's solo exhibition, Dreams of a Sleeping World, at the University of Southern California's...
Read more → 14 Nov 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Author Kyoko Nakajima at the 'Authors on Tour' event with the Toronto International Festival of Authors in Union Station on Oct. 27. Inspired by the stories her grandmother would tell her about living as a housewife in Japan during the 1930s and 40s, Nakajima found herself interested in the daily...
Read more → 21 Oct 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Yonsei receives funding to create film about Lethbridge Nikkei. Screenshot of The Nikkei Way pitch video. Gordon is producing a new documentary, called The Nikkei Way, dives into the history of Japanese Canadians. It also explores how the community is now ingrained and influences the wider Lethbridge...
Read more → 18 Oct 2019
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Yonsei Garrett Kato during his show at the Pheonix Concert Theatre in Toronto on July 4. Photo credits: Dr. Jonathan Eto. But July 4 was something special. Two friends who started out as buskers on the streets of Byron Bay in Australia, took the stage for a show filled with tears, love and laughter....
Read more → 17 Oct 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Atsuko Maeda stars as Yuko, in director Kiyoshi Kurosawa's new film, To The Ends of the Earth. Photo courtesy: TIFF. With his newest film, Kurosawa takes a detour into the genreless film, with To The Ends of the Earth. The film takes on a different and understated, but a much more relatable kind...
Read more → 16 Oct 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Consul-General of Japan Takako Ito presents the Foreign Minister's Commendation to Nagata Shachu artist director Kiyoshi Nagata. Photo credit: Kelly Fleck. The group has composed over 100 original songs, performed yearly concert series and toured around the world. Also focusing on educational...
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