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24 Apr 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Earlier this week, Canadian pop-singer Avril Lavigne released a video that for all intents and purposes was a silly song about her love of Japan and the anime character Hello Kitty. Accusations of racism and cultural appropriation soon followed with Twitter users crying out over the misrepresentation...
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15 Apr 2014
Posted by nikkeistaff 
Even though there are many restaurants in the area, Koyoi is always crowded right after it opens at 5 p.m. It’s different from an Izakaya, which is a Japanese-style bar like Guu or Dondon Izakaya. Koyoi has a variety of Japanese food from appetizers to desserts, and it comes closer to the real...
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11 Apr 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Deep inside of the Aura condo near Dundas and Yonge lays a hidden gem. Descending down the stairs and into a sparsely populated food court, Kaiju’s red and white sign makes an immediate impression and so too does owner Siak Khoon Chen. The take-out restaurant has a great variety of Japanese and Malaysian...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Tokyo -- A cherry tree seed, once aboard the International Space Station, has bloomed years ahead of schedule, reports AFP. The four-year-old sapling bloomed on April 1st, and has baffled the Buddhist brothers at the temple in centre Japan where the actual tree is growing. "We are amazed to see how fast...
Read more → 09 Apr 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
TOKYO -- The memoirs of Masabumi Hosono, the sole Japanese survivor of the Titanic that sunk in 1912, will be on display at a Yokohama museum, according to Japan Today. Starting April 19, Hosono's memoirs will be on display at the Yokohama Minato Museum as part of the museum's special "Treasures collection"...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
This article was reprinted from Nikkei Voice's April Edition. Help support us by subscribing or donating today. Drifting down the slopes at the Sochi Olympic Games, Katie Tsuyuki snowboards as if she was born to do it. Picking up the sport at sixteen-years-old, Tsuyuki began what would be a career...
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Posted by Norm Ibuki 
This article was reprinted from Nikkei Voice's April Edition. Help support us by subscribing or donating today. Norm Ibuki: So, Lorne, can you give us some background about your family? You grew up in Richmond, B.C. where your dad was a lawyer. He had a connection with the JCs there too, didn’t he? Lorne...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
The Toronto Japanese Film Festival just found its stars. This is the third time the festival has been held at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, and it seems to be getting bigger and better with every year. Premiering at this year festival is Yuzo Asahara's A Tale of Samurai Cooking, a love...
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Posted by nikkeivoice 
This article was reprinted from Nikkei Voice's February Edition. Help support us by subscribing or donating today. By David Tsubouchi When I was 10 years old my mother told me to dress up in my best clothes because we were going to a restaurant. This was a particularly rare happening as we seldom...
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Posted by nikkeivoice 
This article was reprinted from Nikkei Voice's February Edition. To help support us subscribe or donate today. The history of Japanese immigration to Canada is fairly well known, as in recent years many studies have brought to light some of the most significant experiences of the Japanese Canadians. Among...
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