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
A ladder across the globe: Collaborative project connects Canadian and Japanese artist
23 Oct 2015
Posted by Riku Kawahara 
The logo seen above was used during Tokyo's bid for the Olympics and could be a good template for designers in this new competition. Image courtesy: WMC The winning emblem will replace a design that was dropped in early September due to allegations of plagiarism against designer Kenjiro Sano. According...
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22 Oct 2015
Posted by Hiroki Kitani 
McDonald’s Japan will start serving three new ¥200 burgers and discontinue the Hiru Mac, or Lunch Mac meal, in late October. Photo courtesy: WMC With several year-on-year losses under their ever-shrinking belt, the fast food giant in Japan is making a bid to get more customers into their locations...
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Posted by Gil Asakawa 
Gil Asakawa in Tokyo in the early 1960s, living out his cowboy dreams like any American kid, except he was in the land of the samurai. Photo courtesy: Gil Asakawa Facebook was just getting started when the book was originally published, and frankly, Asians have found our voice and carved out a significant...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Justin Trudeau, pictured here, is the 23rd prime minster of Canada. Photo courtesy: Party website Last night, the Liberal party won a majority government with 184 seats. It was a stunning victory for the party that fell to just 34 sates in the 2011 election. In a speech following the win, Trudeau...
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Posted by Hiroki Kitani 
Takashi Miike has long had a focus on yakuza in his films, but his latest takes this focus onto a more fantastical scale with vampires and demons. Photo by: Matthew O'Mara Some films are thoughtful and beautiful while others are dynamic and wondrous, and then there are the zany and crazy films like...
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Posted by Hiroki Kitani London mayor Boris Jonson, pictured here, knocked down a 10-year-old in the street rugby match, but the mayor and student shook hands after. Photo courtesy: WMC During a game of touch rugby in Tokyo, Johnson accidentally cannoned against 10-year-old Toki Sekiguchi and they fell down on the little...
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Posted by Riku Kawahara 
An image of the reactors at the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant. Photo courtesy: WMC Kyushu Electric Power Company said it restarted the No.2 reactor at the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant, located in Kagoshima prefecture, on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu. The two reactors were built in 1985 and 1986,...
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Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
I sat on a bench at Maryvale Park to watch the last few innings of the 2015 slopitch season. One thing that quite impressed me was how these playing oldsters were so into it. Photo courtesy: Pixabay I’ll never forget when Woody Herman’s version of ’Tis Autumn came out in the early 1940s....
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Posted by nikkeivoice 
Miss Hokusai from Production I.G. tells the untold story of a Japanese artist's daughter whose work has largely gone uncredited for her entire life. Photo courtesy: WMC By: Hiroki Kitani and Riku Kawahara Films by East, South and Southeast Asian artists in Canada, the U.S., Asia and all over...
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Posted by Hiroki Kitani 
Ichiro Suzuki, 41, seen here at a batting practice with the Miami Marlins, will celebrate his 42nd birthday on October 22nd. Photo courtesy: Dr. Jonathan Eto. Suzuki's contract comes with a $2 million option for 2017, which means he could be sent down to the minor leagues to play, according to Jon Heyman...
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