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
LiterAsian writers festival spotlights the diverse voices of Pan-Asian authors
Canada and the Atom Bomb photo exhibition at Toronto City Hall
Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Sumitsubo belonging to Kenichi Maeno
17 Jan 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
By Matthew O'Mara Over the past week, I've been smitten by Earthbound. Released in North American in 1995 and now on the Wii U's Virtual Console, Earthbound feels like a fever dream when compared to its contemporaries. Odd, hilarious, self-conscious, and depressing all at the same time, this...
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16 Jan 2014
Posted by nikkeistaff 
By Remi Kobayashi Ichimaru (市丸) , real name Goto Matsue (後藤まつゑ), was a famous geisha and singer of the showa period in Japan. Ichimaru was born in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture in 1906, and she began working as a trainee geisha at an Asama onsen in Matsumoto when she was 16 years old....
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
By Matthew O'Mara "Kaori and Ryota are casual acquaintances I met while watching them perform last summer at the very busy corner of Yonge-Dundas in Toronto," filmmaker Jim Bachalo told Nikkei Voice in an email correspondence. "I knew immediately that they deserved a much larger audience." What...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
By Matthew O'Mara Bravely Default is a little like Final Fantasy..., actually it's a lot like Final Fantasy. Developed by Square-Enix and Silicon Studio (3D Dot Game Heroes), Bravely Default follows Agnès Oblige, Tiz Arrior, Edea Lee, and Ringabel as they travel across Luxendarc, a land of light...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
By Matthew O'Mara VANCOUVER -- This isn't your typical exhibition of ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Starting January 9th, The West Vancouver Museum will be hosting Ukiyoe Spectacular an exhibit that will be showcasing over one hundred colourful and unusual woodblock prints. The prints included...
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By Kaori Fujishima Touhenboku Ramen is about a five minute walk from Osgoode station in Toronto, and it's creating quite a stir. The restaurant opened on November 13th 2013, uses in most dishes a chicken broth soup, which is rare find in Toronto. It’s plain, but with a rich taste. Customers...
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By Yui Banno This was a night of rock and roll from Japan’s “Young Lion of the Shamisen World”. Koji Yamaguchi is an award winning, Japanese Tsugaru-shamisen player. Although he is just 24 years old, he plays with great technique and a unique performance style. During a night at the Japanese...
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By Matthew O'Mara Last night as I watched Hayao Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky for the first time, one eternal debate was all I could think about. Like Truth versus Lies, Pepsi versus Coke, and Tomato versus Tomato, Dubbed versus Subbed is an everlasting debate for anime lovers around the world. http://youtu.be/McM0_YHDm5A Is...
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