Lights, camera, Sho(hei)-time!
Dr. Kazuhiro Yasufuku honoured at Ninth Annual Sakura Gala
Chef and author Caroline Ishii introduces Japan to Canadian food with a vegan twist
Yonseis and Goseis pack for unknown journeys
Citizens shocked when sakura trees donated by interned JC chopped down
Recognizing Shihan Kei Tsumura's 55 years of service and self defense
Victory against nuclear weapons in Toronto
Mark Sakamoto's 'Forgiveness' wins the Canada Reads competition
04 Nov 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Property. It’s something lost by all who were forcibly evacuated as Enemy Aliens, although the size and shape of what was taken is always different. From fishing boats, businesses, and homes; heirlooms, treasures, and memories, they were all part of the Canadian government’s systematic dismantlement...
Read more → 21 Oct 2014
Posted by nikkeistaff 
There are many Japanese people learning English in Toronto, but there are many Canadian learning Japanese. While many might know a few words here or there from manga and anime, a few will go on to learn just how difficult the language is. However, there's a scale out there to help measure how proficient...
Read more → 12 Sep 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
A number of thoughts crossed my mind. First of all Jerry is police officer with the Thunder Bay Police Services but the subject line of “Book” did not convey any sense of urgency or dire circumstance. Filled with curiosity I called Jerry. “Hello, Jerry,” I said. “It’s your cousin,...
Read more → 02 Sep 2014
Posted by Lara Perez-Takagi 
Featured image: Lara Pérez-Takagi and Megumi Nishikura in Japan filming their documentary. I was born in Japan and have grown up in the US, Canada, Spain, Australia and Japan. I consider myself Spanish, Japanese and hafu. Currently I am touring my latest co-production, the documentary film “HAFU”-...
Read more → 25 Aug 2014
Posted by Luke Galati 
Behind America and Germany, Japan has the third largest international corporate presence in the city of 700,000. In June, Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion, 93, was given the Order of the Rising Sun in recognition for building strong relations between Canada and Japan. Currently in her final term...
Read more → 15 Aug 2014
Posted by nikkeistaff 
This problem can have effects as wide ranging as local governments going into bankruptcy to little towns becoming ghost towns. For Yubari, a city on Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido and once known as Japan's capital of coal, this challenge is a reality. In a recent article, The Guardian's...
Read more → 13 Aug 2014
Posted by Luke Galati 
It’s not every day that I have the chance to speak with someone who has lived through one of the most destructive events in human history, after all. As ‘Little Boy’ – the first atomic bomb ever used on a population – fell and then exploded 2000 feet above the ground in Hiroshima, Sestuko...
Read more → 28 Jul 2014
Posted by Cassandra Kobayashi 
A Tale for the Time Being moves across time and continents, exploring themes of life and death, through an ancient Zen Buddhist nun, a kamikaze's secret letters, a teen suicide, and the terrible 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Yet I did not find the book morbid, perhaps because I listened...
Read more → 18 Jul 2014
Posted by nikkeistaff 
Article nine of Japan's constitution, also known as the "Peace Constitution" states that the Japanese people should aspire to maintain international peace based around justice and order. It also states that Japan must give up its right to use force on land, at sea and in the air to solve conflicts. That...
Read more → 18 Jul 2014
Posted by nikkeistaff 
In Canada, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp are the most commonly used. In addition, Facebook purchased WhatApps for $19 billion. Now, WhatsApp is the most popular in the world, especially in Latin America and Europe. WeChat was made in China and it has a large number of users, mainly in China,...
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