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03 Apr 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Toronto's four universities will participating in a unique, one-of-a-kind learning festival. Photo credit: CRAM For one night, Toronto's four universities will open their doors and invite the public to access the city's brain power and learn about it's ground-breaking research for a one-of-a-kind...
Read more → 20 Mar 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Still photos from Historica Canada's Heritage Minute on the Vancouver Asahi, which was released on Feb. 20, 2019. Photos courtesy: Historica Canada. Heritage Minutes are short films, 60 second tidbits of Canada's history, that depict significant moments, events or people in Canadian history. The newest...
Read more → 19 Mar 2019
Posted by Dr. Eric Yoshida 
From left to right: Dr. Eric Yoshida (Chair, Hall of Honour committee), Dr. Simon Rabkin (committee member), the Honourable Janet Austin, Dr. Juhn Wada (seated), Dr. Brenda Kosaka, Dr. Stephen Nantel (committee member) in the Hall of Honour, Vancouver General Hospital. Photo courtesy: Vancouver General...
Read more → 14 Feb 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Left to right: Gary Kawaguchi, Raymond Moriyama, Consul-General of Japan to Toronto Takako Ito and Frank and Betty Moritsugu. Photo credit: Kelly Fleck In a ceremony at her official residence, Consul-General of Japan in Toronto Takako Ito conferred the Government of Japan award on Moritsugu. Present...
Read more → 10 Sep 2018
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Pastor Stan Yokota accepted the Pioneer Award for the Japanese Gospel Church in Toronto at Nostalgia Night on July 28. Many Japanese Canadians found a sense of community and support in the Japanese churches that formed in Toronto after the war. Four of these churches were recognized with the Heritage...
Read more → 14 Aug 2018
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti and Consul-General of Japan Takako Ito along with donors and community members take part in a ceremonial sod-turning at Markham Civic Centre on June 23. Photo credit: Consulate General of Japan. A total of 80 trees were planted to commemorate the 90th anniversary...
Read more → 31 Jul 2018
Posted by Melissa Kawaguchi 
Four Ontario authors win prestigious 2018 Trillium Book Awards | Kyo Maclear, Birds Art Life; Aurélie Resch, Sous le soleil de midi; Pino Coluccio, Class Clown (Poetry); Sylvie Bérard Oubliez (French Poetry) Photo credit: CNW Group/Ontario Media Development Corporation. Published in 2017,...
Read more → 24 Jul 2018
Posted by Anton Wagner 
Floating lanterns will be released in the reflecting pool during the Hiroshima Nagasaki commemoration. The commemoration will take place on Monday, Aug. 6 at the Toronto City Hall Peace Garden. The featured speakers invited by the Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition (HNDC) will be Setsuko Thurlow...
Read more → 20 Jun 2018
Posted by Cary Rothbart 
For the first time the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre partners up with the University Health Network for the Ninth Annual Sakura Gala. Photo credit: Cary Rothbart. It was the first time that JCCC hosted a joint gala. This year’s gala was a partnership between the JCCC and the University...
Read more → 23 May 2018
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — When Edmonton taiko drummer Greg Shimizu and his partner Twilla were deciding on a name for their taiko duo, Shimizu says he was inspired by the actions of his grandfather 60 years before. Photo courtesy: Greg Shimizu. Choosing, “Booming Tree Taiko Duo,” as a way to honour...
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