JCAM's Aurora Dance Group hosts a weekend of friendship and fun through Japanese folk dance
The Hollow Man: JC artist looking for community feedback
Author Lynne Kutsukake explores the bustling art world of '70s Tokyo in The Art of Vanishing
LiterAsian writers festival spotlights the diverse voices of Pan-Asian authors
Canada and the Atom Bomb photo exhibition at Toronto City Hall
Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Sumitsubo belonging to Kenichi Maeno
A ladder across the globe: Collaborative project connects Canadian and Japanese artist
Taiko master Kiyoshi Nagata on 40 years of taiko
Kimiko's Pearl unites three Nikkei artists to tell Japanese Canadian story through ballet
Artist and author Keiko Honda on Accidental Blooms and plunging in the unknown
10 Mar 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara Over its long history of service, the International Space Station now has its first Japanese commander. Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency was handed over command of the station on March 9 in a ceremony held onboard the station. He will lead the expedition's 39th crew until...
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05 Mar 2014
Posted by nikkeivoice 
This article was reprinted from Nikkei Voice's March Edition. To help support us subscribe or donate today. Members of the Japan Canada Leadership Program were handed the keys to the country, figuratively speaking. The program is an initiative sponsored by the Government of Japan that builds stronger...
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31 Jan 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Yeehong's Dragon Ball Gala 2014 was a landmark occasion celebrating 25 years of helping seniors in Toronto. The gala night, held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, supports Yeehong's senior living centres and programs the foundation maintains to benefit Toronto's aging population. Markham...
Read more → 17 Dec 2013
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
By Chris Hope On November 8th, 2013 Judge Maryka Omatsu became the first Canadian to receive the prestigious Senator Daniel K. Inouye NAPABA Trailblazer Award presented by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) at its annual convention in Kansas City, Missouri. NAPABA represents...
Read more → 10 Dec 2013
Posted by nikkeistaff 
TORONTO -- On Dundas Street West, you can find Gushi, which is the sole Japanese street food stall in the city. Right now, Gushi's owner Shinji-Yamaguchi is working on a new menu for what's quickly becoming a Toronto favourite and it'll include a few interesting items. Gushi now serves Karaage...
Read more → 13 Nov 2013
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Any questions about Toronto Mayor Rob Ford were duly ignored last night, as Toronto Police and Toronto's Asian community leaders met up for a public town hall meeting. Last night at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, the Asia Pacific Community Consultative Committee organized a talk with Toronto...
Read more → 09 Nov 2013
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Tonight, the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre turned 50. A celebration and dinner of this half-century milestone was held in the evening bringing together the community inside of the centre's Kobayashi hall. At the evening were a number of the Japanese Canadian community's most well-known personalities...
Read more → 05 Nov 2013
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Twenty five seems to be the magic number for Toronto's Asian communities. In 1987, the first Dragon Ball Gala was held and now it's celebrating a quarter century milestone. Held annually to benefit seniors in the Greater Toronto Area, the event attracts some of the wealthiest members of Toronto's...
Read more → 28 Oct 2013
Posted by nikkeivoice 
By Matthew O'Mara You’re blindfolded, about 9-years-old, and being wheeled onto the studio floor of a mysterious game show. The producers interviewed you and you had a chance to ask them a few questions, but you left knowing that this is, ‘The best game show ever made.’ With that in your...
Read more → 25 Oct 2013
Posted by nikkeistaff 
By MATTHEW O’MARA Hatsumi – One Grandmother’s Journey Through the Japanese Canadian Internment is a finalist in the Welfare Education Category for NHK’s 40th Japan Prize. Hatsumi is a powerful film and now it is competing against an Oscar winner for the top spot. No one was more surprised...
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