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
29 Jul 2013
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By Miki Nomura and Mizuki Ogi Yonge-Dundas Square -- Under blue skies and a calm breeze, Matsuri, Toronto's first Japanese Summer Festival organized by Kurakake Company, was held in downtown Toronto. There were vendors from both the Japanese community and Toronto's many Japanese restaurants...
Read more → 25 Jul 2013
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By Miki Nomura Market 707 – At Dundas Street West and Bathurst, there is a savory scent in the air. Following the smell, you will find Gushi, a food stall that sells kushikatsu, one of the popular street foods in Japan. The stall, which looks like a flipped shipping container, serves food made...
Read more → 24 Jul 2013
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By Cary Rothbart Hiding in “plain sight” in the middle of Korea Town is a wonderful new Japanese restaurant called Japas. If you think that the names rhymes with tapas, then you are on the right track. Japas is billed as a Japanese Tapas and Oyster Bar. The story behind Japas is very...
Read more → 24 Jul 2013
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By Kent Wilson Okay, you’re looking for a mold. But not just any mold. And by mold I mean fungi. So what exactly are good qualities in a mold? (And why are you looking for mold? Fair question. Read on.) Here’s what you need. You need a mold that’s fast growing. Rapid, fibrous...
Read more → 24 Jul 2013
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By Elizabeth Yuriko Fujita For almost 35 years, Mikado offered diners in Toronto a taste of ‘authentic’ Japan. A restaurant specializing in everything from donburi (rice bowls), to sushi, to mikan pie dessert – tucked away in the midst of what was once industrial East York – welcomed customers...
Read more → 07 Nov 2012
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By Cassandra Kobayashi Joël Watanabe is the executive chef at Bao Bei Chinese Brasserie. On the edge of Vancouver's old Chinatown, it is anything but old, and some say, not very Chinese. Bao Bei means “precious” in Mandarin. The Globe and Mail, and Vancouver Sun critics love it. Air Canada's...
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