Omai: A Japanese-Korean fusion
Frankly Speaking: What is too much when in my 90s
Celebrating 30 years of twinning
Sayonara to a pioneer for Japanese baseball players in America
Musician Jessica Stuart looks for long lost friend in Japan
Take me out to the "besuboru" game
Hide Hyodo Shimizu: The right to education
Toronto Japanese Film Festival Review: Our Departures
06 Apr 2015
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Jeffrey Alexander says Japan's beer market is starting to evolve with a growing selection of craft brews. Photo by: Matthew O'Mara At a recent lecture held at the Japan Foundation in Toronto, author Jeffrey Alexander shared with audiences a behind-the-curtain look at Japan's beer culture and the cartel...
Read more → 30 Mar 2015
Posted by Asha Walker Ariana Miyamoto faces a critical public after being crowned. In March, Nagasaki-born Ariana Miyamoto became Japan's first hafu Miss Universe after beating 44 other contests, but a critical public awaited her. According to Kotaku, Byokan Sunday and Naver Matome had many comments about her on twitter....
Read more → 05 Feb 2015
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Mourned by thousands Goto is remembered for his work, not his fate. Photo courtesy: Twitter Kenji Goto, 47, was beheaded by ISIS leaving a grieving mother, a wife, and three children behind. As a journalist, Goto had made it his life's work to tell the stories of the victims in conflict zones...
Read more → 23 Jan 2015
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Japan Crate CEO delves deep into Japan's culture of sweets at trade shows and beyond. Photo courtesy: Japan Crate Admittedly, that last bit might not sound as good as Sammie Davis Jr.’s rendition of The Candy Man, but like the dealer of sweets in the song, Hank Rao is on a mission to spread...
Read more → 22 Jan 2015
Posted by Jun Kobayashi 
Katsumata is the CEO of Cocci Pedale, a small bike workshop he owns and that's based in Hadano, Japan. Katsumata began designing bikes when he worked as a barber in Tokyo almost six years ago. He loved to tour around the city on weekends and says building his own bikes was a natural evolution...
Read more → 15 Jan 2015
Posted by Norm Ibuki 
Even as I begin to write this in the midst of the magnificent World Series between the favoured San Francisco Giants and ‘underdog’ Kansas City Royals, I have to admit that I do take some pride in the fact that Nori Aoki of Japan and American Travis Ishikawa have played important roles in getting...
Read more → 07 Jan 2015
Posted by Asha Walker 
The Japanese company is known for their simple yet sleek products that bring everyday objects to their simplest of forms, and there's a wide range of products available. The displays are clean and crisp, and you can't help but feel the company hopes to show customers why they're a household name...
Read more → 05 Jan 2015
Posted by Luke Galati 
His small gold earring sparkles. His jet-black hair glistens. And the Oscar that he just won for Best Live Action Short Film shines. The thirteen-inch statue is plated in gold and weighs just over eight pounds. He grips it tightly in his left hand. For Tashima, the award serves as recognition for the leap...
Read more → 24 Dec 2014
Posted by nikkeistaff 
Nor was he out looking for the latest video games or some of the deals available around the holidays in Osaka's downtown core. Rather, he was looking for something a bit more savoury, something a bit more deep fried than your typical gift. After visiting 10 different stores around his neighbourhood...
Read more → 12 Nov 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Born on the West Coast, Hashiguchi, her six siblings, and parents were sent to Jerome, Arizona and then to Rohwer, Arkansas soon after the United States entered into World War II. It was a long time before their family founds their roots again, but eventually they settled in the North Eastern United...
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