Bob Izumi, a Canadian pioneer in fishing
Momona Tamada brings iconic character to life
Debbie Ridpath Ohi on putting love and heart on the page
Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival (the lighter side)
Hiroshima 75 years later: An interview with survivor Setsuko Thurlow
An Issei's memoir from an earlier pandemic
Peek behind the photos: Interview with food photographer Vincent Noguchi
Hiroshima Nagasaki Day 75th anniversary commemoration
Mariko Tajiri educates Canadians on the evolving world of sake
Bayview United Church connects spiritually when it cannot physically
07 Aug 2020
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Bob Izumi talks to Nikkei Voice about how his father hooked him on fishing, fuelling his lifelong passion and reflecting on his 30 year career. Japanese Canadian angler Bob Izumi at the Spring Fishing and Boating Show in Toronto. Photo credit: Dr. Jonathan Eto. Born in Chatham and raised by a single...
Read more → 12 Nov 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Judo coach Hiroshi Nakamura during the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto on Oct. 23. Photo credit: Moe Doiron/Team Canada. “I have been in Canada for 51 years and working for judo. Thinking of Canadian people and the Canadian Olympic Committee...
Read more → 16 Sep 2019
Posted by Danielle Canhoto 
Toronto FC soccer star Tsubasa Endo meets with fans after a tied game with Orlando City on Aug. 10 at BMO Field in Toronto. TORONTO — It was a chilly evening for the Toronto Football Club (TFC) who set out to play Orlando City on Aug. 10. For some fans, it was just another game, but for the Japanese...
Read more → 19 Aug 2019
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Japanese MLB pitchers showcase their talents in Toronto. Los Angeles Angels Shohei Ohtani was in Toronto, June 17 to 20. Photo credits: Dr. Jonathan Eto. “Sho-time,” as he is affectionately known, is the first two-way player in nearly a century, since Babe Ruth last hit and pitched regularly...
Read more → 14 Aug 2019
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Japanese American Collin Morikawa, 22, turned heads during his professional debut at the RBC Canadian Open in Hamilton on June 9. Photo credits: Dr. Jonathan Eto. Collin Morikawa, 22, of California is of Japanese and Chinese descent. A third/fourth generation American, but first generation...
Read more → 09 Aug 2019
Posted by Nao Seko 
Curling Club has been a way for JCs to socialize for over 50 years. Nisei Curling Club and a JC curling club visiting from Montreal for a little friendly competition in Toronto. Circa 1964-66. Photo credit: JCCC Heritage. In 1949, Japanese Canadians were granted the right to vote and by the early...
Read more → 08 Aug 2019
Posted by nikkeivoice 
Professional soccer player, Tsubasa Endoh, will be at Toronto FC Japanese Heritage Night. Photo credit: Matthew O'Mara. Toronto FC JAPANESE HERITAGE NIGHT Saturday, August 10th, 2019 Private Special Fan Event Opens 5:00 pm Kick off at 7:30 p.m. at BMO Field This event is organized by J...
Read more → 18 Jun 2019
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Ichiro Suzuki retires from Major League Baseball. Ichiro Suzuki playing for the Miami Marlins. Photo credits: Dr. Jonathan Eto. With my dad volunteering as an assistant coach for our house league team, my mom in the stands and at times my younger sister, Anne, playing by my side, the love of baseball...
Read more → 13 Jun 2019
Posted by Brian Yamashita 
Japan's Shikoku Island and Ottawa's Can- Am League go head-to-head. There will be special Japan-themed programming for the games on July 1 and 3, like in this photo of odori dancing in the stands, from a game back in 2015. Photo credit: OJCA. Games will take place at 1 p.m. on July 1, and 7 p.m....
Read more → 23 May 2019
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Taro Hirose of the Detroit Red Wings versus the Buffalo Sabres Victor Olofsson, during their game on March 27 at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. Photo credits: Dr. Jonathan Eto. With his idle time, he thought it would be funny to draft a fictitious player and enlisted the help of Sabres’...
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