History comes to life in Historica Canada Heritage Minute
Dr. Juhn Wada inducted into Hall of Honour
Blending cultural identities in new art exhibition
Legendary taiko troupe Kodo comes to Toronto
Unlocking hidden history in a Toronto heritage house
Moment in History: "A Group Portrait of the Tashme Troop," Tashme, B.C, 1944
Artist explores the history of lost fishing boats
Nisei Frank Moritsugu awarded Order of the Rising Sun
21 Jan 2019
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
Toronto NAJC hosts the 30th Anniversary Redress Gala reception But in Toronto it was celebrated on Nov. 8, and it was celebrated in style. The event was called the Redress Anniversary Gala, hosted by the Toronto Chapter of the NAJC, held at the famous TIFF Bell Lightbox. This downtown theatre...
Read more → 14 Nov 2018
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
"So up I went to the hakujin lieutenant at the front desk, saluted and said, "Sir, we're Japanese Canadians, are we allowed to vote today?" That week also included Ontario municipal elections on Oct. 22. The results were not surprising, but the voter turnout was disappointing, with only 41 per cent...
Read more → 25 Oct 2018
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
Redress Rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 14, 1988. Photo courtesy: JCCC archives. How could I forget something as important as that? I may be a senior in my 90s, but my memory is usually OK. That’s why I can write about different past happenings in my Nikkei Voice columns. I also...
Read more → 15 Aug 2018
Posted by Judi Clark 
Changing Tides was chosen as a book that contributes to the understanding and enjoyment of B.C. This prize is awarded to the book that contributes the most to the enjoyment and understanding of British Columbia. The winners of the 34th annual BC Book Prizes were announced at a gala in Vancouver...
Read more → 23 Mar 2017
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
Recent events raise questions of rising racism in Canada. It has been nearly 30 years since the Redress settlement was signed in Sept. 1988. Photo courtesy Archives of Canada. And here we are seeing the ugly word “racism” in newspaper headlines so often again. A recent Toronto example: the York...
Read more → 13 Feb 2017
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
Remembering the influences of Mitsy and Roy Ito on JC history, and good friends. Photo: Roy and Mitsy Ito on their wedding day in 1951. Photo courtesy: Carole Ito. Mitsy was 91 years-old, and had four children, ten grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Her husband had predeceased her in 1999. I...
Read more → 25 Jul 2016
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
When the 'Cherry Blossom Fell' (2009), 'Cherry Blossom Winter' (2012), and 'Cherry Blossom Baseball' (2015) make up Jennifer Maruno's Sakura series of novels that the stories of Japanese Canadian characters. Not only that, the author is a Canadian named Jennifer Maruno and she lives in Burlington,...
Read more → 22 Jul 2016
Posted by Gil Asakawa 
The caliber of a chef's sushi has more to do with passion and expertise than race or ethnicity. Photo courtesy: Pixabay In 2013, a Seattle sushi restaurant, Mashiko, posted an open letter on its website saying that people who criticize the restaurant for having non-Japanese employees are bigots. “Stop...
Read more → 18 Jun 2016
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
It might take more than a few businesses like Tsujiri Matcha Cafe to make a true downtown Japan Town. Photo by: Scott Kawaguchi Over the last few years, the intersection has seen an explosion of Japanese businesses from sushi restaurants to the city's only maid cafe, which was featured in our previous...
Read more → 12 Jun 2016
Posted by Timothy O'Mara 
As a Japan English Teacher you can be sent anywhere in the country from northern Hokkaido to even a small island off of the coast. Moving there can be stressful, but preparation helps immensely. Photo courtesy: Pixabay With a little less than two months before I depart from my home to travel to a new one in Japan, so...
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