Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum
Filmmaker Kynan Gordon focuses lens on Lethbridge
Garrett Kato bares his soul through his music
Going to the ends of the earth to find yourself
Nagata Shachu recognized with Foreign Minister's commendation
Okinawan contemporary dancer Megumi Kokuba prepares for Fall for Dance North
Frankly speaking: Thankful for another great Arigato Day
Carleton University dives into Japanese Canadian redress history
Soccer star Tsubasa Endo greets fans during Japanese Heritage Night
14 Jun 2017
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
UBC President Santa Ono was in Tokyo to sign the agreement on April 25 along with UTokyo President Makoto Gonokami and Max Planck Society President Martin Stratmann. The partnership will form the Max Planck – UBC – UTokyo Centre for Quantum Materials, an expansion on the partnership that was established...
Read more → 09 Jun 2017
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Emperor Akihito will be the first emperor to abdicate in 200 years with the landmark new bill passed by Japanese parliament. (Photo Credit: Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Achilles Tsantarliotis) Japanese Parliament has passed a historic bill allowing Emperor Akihito to abdicate the Chrysanthemum...
Read more → 07 Feb 2017
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
The Nikkei Voice needs your help during these difficult times in the print industry to continue publishing. Each donation made will be doubled by the generosity of Marty Kobayashi. (Photo courtesy: Marty Kobayashi) The realities of the print news industry have caught up with us and, despite our best...
Read more → 21 Dec 2016
Posted by Akira Kobasigawa 
The Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival, the largest prefectural event in Japan ended with a grand closing ceremony on Oct. 30. Photos courtesy: Tami Sugie. The festival has been held roughly once every five years since 1990. It is meant to give a chance for Okinawans living abroad to come back to their...
Read more → 29 Nov 2016
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is met at Honda headquarters in Tokyo by ASIMO, the world’s most advanced humanoid robot. On the first day of her mission to Japan, Premier Wynne talked with Honda leaders about how to drive growth and support the auto sector. Honda’s Alliston, Ontario location is a teaching...
Read more → 18 Nov 2016
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne discussed her upcoming trade mission to Japan and South Korea in a roundtable discussion with business, trade and cultural leaders in the Japanese Canadian community at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre on Nov. 19. Wynne spoke to a room of twenty business and community...
Read more → 16 Nov 2016
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Min Yatabe and his wife, Lydia Yatabe, enjoying a bento lunch after the Remembrance Day ceremony. While there were five veterans at the ceremony, there were 211 Japanese Canadian soldiers that enlisted during the Second World War. Of those, 148 volunteers were included in the mass expulsion in British...
Read more → 14 Oct 2016
Posted by Asha Walker 
Priyanka Yoshikawa is the second 'hafu' beauty queen in two years to receive backlash online. Photo credit: Screenshot. The 22 year-old Tokyo native spent some time in Indian and the United States as a child before settling in Japan. The licensed elephant trainer is the second hafu to represent...
Read more → 12 Oct 2016
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Japanese cell biologist Dr. Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Oct. 3 for his work in autophagy. Photo courtesy: Tokyo Institute for Technology. Autophagy, a Greek term that means 'self-eating' is the process in which cells recycle used or unnecessary components...
Read more → 05 Oct 2016
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Shoppers eagerly wait at the entrance to Uniqlo's Toronto Eaton Centre location, who hosted the first store opening in Canada. Photo courtesy: Dr. Jonathan Eto. Lineups at times spanned almost a block, as shoppers eagerly waited up to three hours to step into the 27,400 square foot, two level flagship...
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