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
24 Oct 2017
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Instead what came of it was Kayoi Komachi/Komachi Visited, a heart wrenching story of unrequited love, that makes it's world premiere Oct. 26 to 28 at The Cultch theatre in Vancouver. The presentation brings together master performers of noh (a 14th century Japanese theatre art) including renowned...
Read more → 12 Oct 2017
Posted by Lauren Scott 
Each year, the livestock buildings in Hastings Park are filled with animals, but in 1942, it was Japanese Canadians who were held in the building's stalls. More than 8,000 were kept in barns as a sort of purgatory before they were sent to internment camps in the B.C. Interior. JAPANESE PROBLEM, a new play...
Read more → 10 Oct 2017
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Tetsuro Shigematsu, former CBC broadcaster-turned actor, writes and stars in 'One-Hour Photo'. Photo courtesy: The Cultch Theatre. Shigematsu, a former CBC broadcaster-turned playwright and actor, made waves with his first one-man show, Empire of the Son. In this play, Shigematsu dove deep into...
Read more → 20 Sep 2017
Posted by nikkeivoice 
The Toronto International Film Festival returned this September with a slightly slimmed-down version of 20 per cent fewer films. This affected the Japanese line-up in terms of quantity but certainly not quality. Included in this stellar line-up of Japanese films is Kazuya Shiraishi's drama, Birds Without...
Read more → 19 Sep 2017
Posted by Scott Kawaguchi 
Fifty years of strikes, bloops, balls and blasts. Photo credit: Scott Kawaguchi. On Sept. 2, as the Japanese Canadian Baseball League (JCBL) celebrated its 50th anniversary at a special mid-season banquet at the JCCC, baseball took a backseat for a week as the league took a moment to celebrate its past...
Read more → 18 Sep 2017
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
UBC architecture master's students and their friends pose in their winning project, 'Macro Maki' at the Powell Street Festival in Vancouver, Aug. 5 - 6. Photo courtesy: Macro Maki. The installation, called “Macro Maki” let participants dress-up in pillow-like sushi costumes and pose on a giant...
Read more → 15 Aug 2017
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Ottawa chef and author Caroline Ishii shares what's next on her plate. Photo courtesy: Caroline Ishii. There are certain foods and smells that can evoke strong and vivid memories. Barbecue reminds you of Canada Day parties, vinegar takes you back to making sushi with your grandmother or chow mein reminds...
Read more → 10 Aug 2017
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
The result is an adorable photo of the two girls sitting on the floor in velvet party dresses and Mary Jane shoes. “I remember I was so delighted to discover there was another little girl in the family, because I am an only child, I didn’t have any cousins at the time,” says Leslie. “But then...
Read more → 03 Aug 2017
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
When Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki found out he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday, he received a text from Munenori Kawasaki, a former Blue Jay favourite. Photo credit: Keith Allison. Kawasaki left the Blue Jays in late 2015 and is now playing with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks...
Read more → 01 Aug 2017
Posted by Lauren Scott 
Annie Koyama has an exciting career in comics, but it wasn't always part of her plan. Before she founded Toronto-based comic book publishing company Koyama Press in 2007, she filled many different roles, living up to her nickname "Kick-ass Annie." Photo credit: Robin Nishio. Then she received...
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