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08 Jun 2017
Posted by nikkeivoice 
The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre’s annual film festival will be held from June 8 to 28 and features over 25 films including many International, North American and Canadian premieres. Japan has one of the world is biggest film industries and a huge appetite for domestic product. But beyond...
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 Nov 2016
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
Frank Moritsugu at the Japanese Canadian War Memorial in Stanley Park, on Remembrance Day, 2014. Photo credit: John Endo Greenaway. When I was growing up, the special day used to be known as Armistice Day after the ending of the Great War in 1918. And nisei like me eventually learned that many...
Read more → 02 Sep 2016
Posted by Lauren Scott 
In a photo taken from the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Suomi NPP Satellite, Typhoon Lionrock can be seen in the Southwestern area over the Greater Tokyo Area on August 22, 2016. Photo Courtesy: NASA IAWIZUMI- Typhoon Lionrock caused damage, devastation and distress when...
Read more → 11 Aug 2016
Posted by Lauren Scott 
August 11, 2016 marked the first ever Mountain Day in Japan. Photo Courtesy: Pixabay Other national holidays also pay homage to very specific things, these include Coming of Age Day in January, Greenery Day in May, Marine Day in July and Respect for the Aged Day in September. Japanese lawmakers...
Read more → 23 Jul 2016
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
"Back then they simply said, 'a Jap is a Jap' and we lost our homes and freedom, even though two thirds of us were U.S. citizens," George Takei says in his Facebook video. In a video posted on his Facebook page, Takei relates Trump's fear-mongering about Mexicans and Mexican Americans to that of Japanese...
Read more → 22 Jul 2016
Posted by Gil Asakawa 
The caliber of a chef's sushi has more to do with passion and expertise than race or ethnicity. Photo courtesy: Pixabay In 2013, a Seattle sushi restaurant, Mashiko, posted an open letter on its website saying that people who criticize the restaurant for having non-Japanese employees are bigots. “Stop...
Read more → 19 Jun 2015
Posted by nikkeivoice 
— Recipe and Photo Contributed by Tosh Kikuta — In this recipe, the meat is infused with flavour from garlic, ginger and sugar. The vegetables, bean sprouts and mein noodles are crunchy and tasty. It's the cooking method that makes the difference. Cook quickly, use high heat, 'lift' the mixture...
Read more → 21 Aug 2014
Posted by nikkeivoice 
This year, Folklorama celebrated 45 years and the Japanese-Canadian community in Manitoba has been involved for most of those years. Celebrating the diversity of Canada and promoting cultural understanding is the mission of this festival. The Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba were one of the six founding...
Read more → 20 Aug 2014
Posted by nikkeistaff 
The popular Japanese retailer will open its first store across from the Eaton Centre in Toronto, opening December, 2014, along with two additional shops that are slated to open by the end of the following year. Muji sells various kinds of products, such as food and beverages, casual and formal...
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