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13 Sep 2013
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By Miki Nomura On Sunday in the heart of downtown Toronto, the sound of taiko - Japanese drums - filled the air. The beating of the drums grabbed a captive audience's attention making them gaze onto the stage at Yonge and Dundas Square. There were nine women beating the drums with both power and enthusiasm....
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10 Sep 2013
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By Jason Kwan Hovering at around 20 establishments, the row of restaurants and cafes on Baldwin Street is a very competitive landscape. Ryu’s Noodle Bar is a new entrant in the quickly exploding ramen market in Toronto and opened its doors in July 2013 just a hundred feet away from one of its well-known...
Read more → 29 Aug 2013
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By Mizuki Ogi If you’re looking for a unique combination of Japanese and North American food then this is the place to go. Vancouver-born JAPADOG, who makes Japanese style hot dogs, has been gaining its popularity rapidly. It currently has two stores in Vancouver and New York and several stands...
Read more → 13 Aug 2013
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By Jason Kwan With episodes of the 70s Japanese hit, Kamen Rider projected silently above the busy sushi bar and a handful of flashing pachinko machines lining the century brick walls, Kingyo is a welcome addition to the quickly gentrifying, old Cabbagetown neighbourhood. Since opening only three...
Read more → 01 Aug 2013
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By Miki Nomura Ramen & Izakaya Ryoji is the first Okinawan-style Japanese restaurant in Toronto. On a cold January day this year, the owners opened its doors and Torontonians found a warm and welcoming atmosphere inside. Okinawa, as you may know, is a group of islands located in the south part...
Read more → 30 Jul 2013
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By Matthew O'Mara It was curry that brought me to J-Town. Ever since I went to Japan, curry had been on my mind. In an average Japanese city, you can find a place to buy a bowl of steaming-hot curry on almost any street, and it's usually spicy to boot. Train stations have special compact restaurants...
Read more → 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...
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