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
06 Nov 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
While a first-time traveler to the city might be a bit intimidated by the size and scope of the place, I found the city to be one of the most welcoming and easy to navigate places I’ve ever been. (Got to thank Google Maps for being so intuitive). But as someone who might be thinking about going...
Read more → 24 Aug 2014
Posted by nikkeistaff 
Innovative Japan is a column that explores new technologies and innovations from Japan. It puts them into an international context and helps readers understand the impact these products can have in their societies. Mebiol Corporation has developed a technology that allows plants to be grown without...
Read more → 01 Aug 2014
Posted by Frank Maikawa 
After graduating from Ryerson in 1956, his lifetime work was always in the electronics communications engineering field. He has been retired since 1996, enjoying his golden years with his wife, Yoshimi Susan (Suyama) in the Georgian Bay area near the Blue Mountains of Ontario. Preface: I was thinking...
Read more → 03 Apr 2014
Posted by Norm Ibuki 
This article was reprinted from Nikkei Voice's April Edition. Help support us by subscribing or donating today. Norm Ibuki: So, Lorne, can you give us some background about your family? You grew up in Richmond, B.C. where your dad was a lawyer. He had a connection with the JCs there too, didn’t he? Lorne...
Read more → 10 Mar 2014
Posted by Ailin Oishi-Stamatiou 
This article was reprinted from Nikkei Voice's March Edition. To help support us subscribe or donate today. By Ailin Oishi- Stamatiou Japanese people are known for their longevity and life expectancy. In a 2013 Health Ministry data study, it was reported that Japanese women can expect to live...
Read more → 07 Mar 2014
Posted by nikkeivoice 
This article was reprinted from Nikkei Voice's March Edition. To help support us subscribe or donate today. By Frank Moritsugu The following is my contribution to the Tashme Project—the ongoing collection of remembrances about that particular wartime family detention camp. Naturally the remembrances...
Read more → 20 Dec 2013
Posted by nikkeivoice 
By Marty Kobayashi I recently attended the Asia Pacific Community Consultative Committee Town Hall Meeting, featuring Toronto Police Chief William Blair. Filling Shokokai Court at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, it was standing room only as Chief Blair addressed queries from the audience. I...
Read more → 26 Nov 2013
Posted by Ailin Oishi-Stamatiou 
By Dr. Ailin Oishi-Stamatiou An average adult requires around 7.5-8 hours of sleep a night to function. Some need more and some need less depending upon the individual and determined by genetics and the environment. The amount of sleep adults are actually getting today has declined compared to the past...
Read more → 21 Oct 2013
Posted by Ailin Oishi-Stamatiou 
By Ailin Oishi-Stamatiou With the recent advances of technology in greenhouse farming, refrigeration and freezing, food processing and transportation networks, most produce is conveniently available year round. However, vegetables, fruits, and fish harvested when ripe and at their peak and consumed...
Read more → 10 Sep 2013
Posted by nikkeistaff By Dr. Ailin Oishi-Stamatiou Urinary incontinence is a problem that increases with age affecting 30 per cent of seniors living in the community and between 50-84 per cent living in long-term care facilities. Women are three times more likely than men to be incontinent, due to the physical stresses...
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