Mata Ashita writers share memory in verse at workshop
Mindfulness in the city: Having tea with Mara
The My Sister Knows Why Podcast: When in doubt, ask your sister
Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Tea set
Mindfulness in the city: Shoshin or beginner's mind
Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Nimi shoten mosaic
Kunji Ikeda explores stories from the stage in new podcast
Mata Ashita launch brings together Japanese Canadians from across the country
Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Mochi making at the Nishimuras
19 Aug 2013
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By Matthew O'Mara It was a class for the history books. In Aurora on July 29th, some of karate's highest-ranking masters made a historic trip to Canada in order to teach a special seminars to some eager black belts. The senseis came from Japan, Alaska, and the United States all in effort to bring...
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By Matthew O'Mara Over the weekend, Nikkei Voice was invited to participate in The National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada exhibition at the Canadian National Exhibition. It was a great chance to meet other members of the council and experience the diversity of Canada's press all in one spot....
Read more → 15 Aug 2013
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By Matthew O'Mara A snake curls through the upper halls of the Art Gallery of Ontario. Summer camps - some with younger and some older students - idly walk by looking up and pointing to the installation that winds its way towards Ai WeiWei's new exhibit at the gallery. Made from 883 backpacks,...
Read more → 09 Aug 2013
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If you don't know what Ultimate Frisbee is take a look at this! Ultimate Frisbee is a high-intensity sport that combines the strategy of football, the physicality of basketball, and the speed of soccer and hockey. It's an intense sport and Toronto Rush was just crowned champions of the American Ultimate...
Read more → 08 Aug 2013
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By Dwight Wakabayashi The Japanese Canadian Baseball League is set to begin the 2013 playoffs on August 11th, at Greenwood Park and based on the tight results of the regular season schedule, the run to this year’s title will be a very close and hotly contested affair. All seven teams made the playoffs,...
Read more → 07 Aug 2013
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On Tuesday, a crowd gathered in Nathan Phillips Square in downtown Toronto to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. A number of speakers were on hand at the commemoration including Canadian actress and activist Shirley Douglas and Andrew Thurlow, son of Hibakusha...
Read more → 06 Aug 2013
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Once a year, Japanese lanterns flow down the Gull River in Minden, Ontario. Since 2010, the township in Northern Ontario has hosted the Festival of the August Moon. Local residents and visitors paint Japanese lanterns to let them flow down a scenic river that runs through the town. It's a celebration...
Read more → 05 Aug 2013
Posted by nikkeistaff By: Michael Nobuto I’ve been a bowler for over 20 years and not in the, ‘I go bowling with my friends or family once in a while’ kind of way. I bowl in leagues, somewhat competitively. Bowling to me is a sport, it’s a competition. I grew up with bowling, watching my parents bowl, bowling...
Read more → 01 Aug 2013
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By Mizuki Ogi On May 15, 2013, the day of the 41st independence celebration from the U.S., a demonstration was held in Naha, Okinawa. In pouring rain, protesters waved signs that said, “Return Futenma Airport” and “Remove Ospreys”. There was no feeling of celebration, rather, their anger...
Read more → 24 Jul 2013
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By Scott Kawaguchi TORONTO – In only their second full day on Canadian soil, the 24 Grade 10 and 11 students from Seiwa Gakuen high school in Sendai, Japan showed no ill effects of their travels as they delivered an energetic presentation to the crowd gathered at Toronto’s Japan Foundation on March...
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