Journey sparked by a photograph
Author Mariko Tamaki shares how she writes a great story
Nostalgia Night honours churches that helped build the community
Stories of Nikkei fishermen wins BC book prize
Celebrating 90 years of friendship with sakura trees
Moment in History: Marie Katsuno's 'repatriation' on the USS General M.C. Meigs
Kyo Maclear awarded prestigious Trillium Book Award
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,...
Read more → 17 Jul 2014
Posted by nikkeistaff 
While everyone has heard of the buildings mentioned above, do you know about the two towers diversifying the Tokyo skyline? One is the Tokyo Tower that’s colored bright red. The other is Tokyo Sky Tree, which is the world's tallest freestanding tower. The CN Tower is now ranked the third...
Read more → 09 Jul 2014
Posted by nikkeistaff 
What does your blood type say about you? Photo: @05aren Most Japanese people enjoy talking about their blood type with friends or when they're just getting to know someone. Why, you ask? Blood types are used, typically, for things like blood transfusion when someone requires it, but they also...
Read more → 09 Jun 2014
Posted by nikkeistaff 
Nakanishi is a professor of urban and regional planning at University of Canberra, and she recently worked with the Junposha Co. to translate the book Surviving the 2011 Tsunami: 100 Testimonies of Ishinomaki Area Survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake. She wanted to translate the book...
Read more → 06 May 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
When this book comes out, will Bradley and his family be safe? As a mother, it was her main concern as she knew the overnight bestseller would drag IEX Group’s CEO – and her son – Brad Katsuyama into the media spotlight. “It seems like a dumb question, but I know because of what he was going...
Read more → 19 Mar 2014
Posted by nikkeivoice 
This article was reprinted from Nikkei Voice's February Edition. To help support us subscribe or donate today. The history of Japanese immigration to Canada is fairly well known, as in recent years many studies have brought to light some of the most significant experiences of the Japanese Canadians. Among...
Read more → 10 Feb 2014
Posted by nikkeistaff 
What will you do on Valentine’s Day? By Kaori Fujishima Chocolates, flowers, dinner and greeting cards. These are just a few of the possible gifts you can give loved ones on Valentine's Day. On February 14th, lovers around the world celebrate St. Valentine's Day with one another by going out for dinner...
Read more → 16 Jan 2014
Posted by nikkeistaff 
By Remi Kobayashi Ichimaru (市丸) , real name Goto Matsue (後藤まつゑ), was a famous geisha and singer of the showa period in Japan. Ichimaru was born in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture in 1906, and she began working as a trainee geisha at an Asama onsen in Matsumoto when she was 16 years old....
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