Lessons from a mountain town: Kokoro my life
The journey of a piece of furniture and family history
Recipe: Senbei-breaded chicken fingers
Lessons from Ochi: Healthy and mindful food habits
Exploring the sprawling and complex history of Japanese Canadian gardens
New writing group aims to bridge generations
Exploring secret histories with artist Cindy Mochizuki
Historical mural unveiled at Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba
Lessons from Ochi: The inaka and the boogie man
Artist Randall Okita pieces together grandfather's past in "The Book of Distance"
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,...
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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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