Kate Kamo McHugh retraces ancestors' journeys across Canadian landscapes
Author Keiko Honda on the stories we inherit and the ones we pass on
Kimiko's Pearl album, featuring the ballet's original score, contends for two Juno Awards
The legacy of the Dantai: The Fraser River Fishermen’s Association
A fork in the road: The life of Tetsuo "Sam" Sakaki, 1905-1982
RENTAL FAMILY: A BIG-HEARTED REMEDY TO LONELINESS
The Samurai in Our Closet: Uncovering long hidden family history
JAPAN SENDS ITS BEST TO TIFF AND VIFF 2025
Suzu Hirose shines in two films coming to Canada this autumn
26 Nov 2013
Posted by Ailin Oishi-Stamatiou 
By Dr. Ailin Oishi-Stamatiou An average adult requires around 7.5-8 hours of sleep a night to function. Some need more and some need less depending upon the individual and determined by genetics and the environment. The amount of sleep adults are actually getting today has declined compared to the past...
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22 Nov 2013
Posted by nikkeivoice 
Ghibli is returning to Toronto this holiday season. From December 13th to January 3rd, TIFF Cinematheque will be presenting a retrospective devoted to Japan's Studio Ghibli and its repertoire of films. Spirited Away: The Films of Studio Ghibli will show a total of 18 different films like favourite...
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Posted by nikkeistaff 
By Kaori Fujishima The 17th Reel Asian International Film Festival runs from November 5th to the 16th in both Toronto and Richmond Hill. The festival hosts 60 titles from 14 countries, such as Japan, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, South Korea, and so on other than Canada and the United States this year....
Read more → 15 Nov 2013
Posted by nikkeivoice 
By Saki Nakano Though Midori means “Green” in Japanese, this violinist if far from inexperienced. Last week, a concert was held at Koerner Hall near St. George station in Toronto. Midori, a violinist originally from Japan, stood on the stage and received a standing ovation after she finished...
Read more → 14 Nov 2013
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
By Matthew O'Mara Video games are often the first thing people think of when hearing about Japan. As the birthplace of video game and technology giants like SEGA, Nintendo, Neo Geo, and Sony, Japan is home to hundreds of developers, visionaries, and artists who have pushed video games further than...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Any questions about Toronto Mayor Rob Ford were duly ignored last night, as Toronto Police and Toronto's Asian community leaders met up for a public town hall meeting. Last night at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, the Asia Pacific Community Consultative Committee organized a talk with Toronto...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
By Matthew O'Mara Weeks after the 25th anniversary of the Japanese-Canadian Redress, one question still lingers with documentary filmmaker Greg Masuda. What is our responsibility as beneficiaries of the Redress? It’s a question his film Children of Redress, which recently had a successful Kickstarter...
Read more → 11 Nov 2013
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
This column was written a couple weeks before this year’s November 11th observance. As that special day approaches, it gets me thinking about that day in years past. For example, when I was young and living in Vancouver, November 11th was a school holiday. And it was called Armistice Day. For those...
Read more → 09 Nov 2013
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Tonight, the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre turned 50. A celebration and dinner of this half-century milestone was held in the evening bringing together the community inside of the centre's Kobayashi hall. At the evening were a number of the Japanese Canadian community's most well-known personalities...
Read more → 08 Nov 2013
Posted by nikkeistaff 
By Shoko Uchiyama Iron Rose Tea Gallery is located at Harbor Front, and they provide their custom comfortable place to have good teatime. The owner of this teashop is Peter Luczay, who is originally from Hungary, recently graduated from a Tea sommelier course in George Brown College. His shop makes...
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