Kevin Lau's Kimiko's Pearl Symphonic Suite world premiere with Toronto Symphony Opera
Gary Kawaguchi conferred Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays
Omote: A melding of artistic expressions and experiences
Suzanne Hartmann's hybrid memoir explores convergence of personal and community stories
YAMATO: The Drummers of Japan to visit 35 cities in the U.S. and Canada with new program
Past and present collide in dancer Takako Segawa's new performance
Artist Miya Turnbull reveals the layers beneath in new solo exhibition
JCAM's Aurora Dance Group hosts a weekend of friendship and fun through Japanese folk dance
The Hollow Man: JC artist looking for community feedback
Author Lynne Kutsukake explores the bustling art world of '70s Tokyo in The Art of Vanishing
22 Mar 2023
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Moments at last summer's Powell Street Festival. Left: The poster designed by artist Emmie Tsumura on a pole at Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver. Right: Artist Emmie Tsumura with Daruma at the festival. Photos courtesy: Emmie Tsumura. First seen in the Edo period, Amabie is a scaly creature with...
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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 → 07 Aug 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Actress Mikako Tabe and Toronto Japanese Film Festival director James Heron on the red carpet at the festival. Photo courtesy: Leon Balaban/Yosh Inoue/TJFF. Actress Mikako Tabe was in Toronto for the North American premiere of Love's Twisting Path, to introduce the film and answer audience questions...
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 → 11 Apr 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
The new app, East of the Rockies, aims to teach young people about the Japanese Canadian experience. Photo credit: East of the Rockies/Jam3 Years later, Canute worked with her grandmother, activist and award-winning author Joy Kogawa, on a different kind of story. The two collaborated on the script...
Read more → 10 Apr 2019
Posted by Linda Kawamoto Reid 
Nikkei communities worldwide collaborate for youth survey The participating areas are Hawaii, Los Angeles, Canada, Brazil, Peru, Paraguay, Australia, Japan, the Philippines, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Linda Kawamoto Reid, from the Nikkei National Museum will be coordinating the survey...
Read more → 22 Feb 2019
Posted by Nathan Yeo 
This image shows a group portrait taken inside of a large building of boys in scout uniforms with their arms crossed. There are also men and women in dress clothes. Behind them is a banner that reads, "1st Tashme Troop. Be Prepared". On the front it reads, "Tashme Troop's First Anniversary. February...
Read more → 18 Oct 2018
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival announced its packed programming lineup for its 22nd edition, running Nov. 8 to 16. "It's a very exciting time for Asian cinema as we are seeing more and more content reach a wider audience and earn both box office and streaming success," said Savine...
Read more → 17 Oct 2018
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Conference discusses, celebrates and reflects on redress, 30 years later. Presenters, speakers and honoured guests at the conference: Ann Sunahara, Ted Itani, Melisa Kamibayashi-Staples, Sachiko Okuda, Dr. Henry Shibata, Matt Miwa, Ann Scotton, Julie Tamiko Manning, Art Miki, June Takahashi, Linda...
Read more → 07 Sep 2018
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
New Hamburg artist, Gloria Kagawa, sees her new exhibit like walking through a gate into the future. Kagawa and her husband, Martin Holmberg, set up her exhibition, Gate: ink and paint, at the JCCC Gallery in Toronto. Over the past eight months, Kagawa and her husband have been sorting through...
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