Omai: A Japanese-Korean fusion
Frankly Speaking: What is too much when in my 90s
Celebrating 30 years of twinning
Sayonara to a pioneer for Japanese baseball players in America
Musician Jessica Stuart looks for long lost friend in Japan
Take me out to the "besuboru" game
Hide Hyodo Shimizu: The right to education
Toronto Japanese Film Festival Review: Our Departures
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’...
Read more → 17 May 2019
Posted by Mel Tsuji 
Caitlin Tomotsugu, 17, looks ahead to a promising baseball career. Photo credit: Mel Tsuji. That in itself is impressive. But with Tomotsugu there’s more. She’s an excellent student, with mostly straight A's in all subjects; she’s already been accepted by three universities for the next...
Read more → 07 May 2019
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Dylan Sikura with the Chicago Blackhawks in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Photos credit: Dr. Jonathan Eto. As 19,000 fans filled the seats for an Original Six matchup, the energy radiated throughout the rink and for the up-and-coming Japanese Canadian hockey player. From puck...
Read more → 25 Apr 2019
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Kiefer Sherwood dons a retro Anaheim Ducks uniform in honour of Paul Kariya during his jersey retirement ceremony on Oct. 21, 2018. Photos credit: Dr. Jonathan Eto The 2018-19 season opened with both brothers being invited to NHL Training Camps. Following the end of Kiefer's 2017-18 season with...
Read more → 23 Apr 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Japanese tennis star is part of Barbie's 'Shero' campaign. From left to right: Maya Gabiera, Surfer, Brazil; Naomi Osaka, Tennis Player, Japan; Kristina Vogel, Cycling Champion, Germany; Tessa Virtue, Ice Skater, Canada; Yara Shahidi, Actress, United States; Adwoa Aboah, Activist and Model, United...
Read more → 14 Jan 2019
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Japanese Canadian hockey star's No. 9 jersey retired. Teammates Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne during the ceremony. Photo credit: Dr. Jonathan Eto With its inception at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, the team selected their first ever pick, a young talented Japanese Canadian from North Vancouver, B.C.,...
Read more → 23 Oct 2018
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Yuzuru Hanyu's signature move, the inside edge hydroblade, also called 'Shoot the Moon', where the skater glides on the edge of their blade, with their bodies extended and close to the ice. Photo by: Dr. Jonathan Eto. As the crowd started to file into the arena, one thing became very clear—they...
Read more → 27 Jul 2018
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Canadians get what might be their last look at Ichiro Suzuki during batting practice before a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners in Toronto on May 9. Photo credit: Jonathan Eto. A new species of wasp was named in honour of Ichiro. Diolcogaster ichiroi was discovered and named...
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