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
30 Dec 2015
Posted by Shohei Omata Yo-Kai Watch the Movie 2 beat Star Wars: The Force Awakens in ticket sales, but not in total revenue. Image courtesy: Nintendo Last Week, Yo-Kai Watch the Movie 2: King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! (what a title) beat Star Wars in ticket sales with over 975,000 tickets sold during its opening...
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30 Dec 2015
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Dr. Harry Nikaido was anything but a normal doctor, but his eccentricities are why the people of Bow Island loved him. Image courtesy: Bretton Loney They wear long white coats, usually don a stethoscope, and have pristine offices where they only practice part-time during the week. It's rare to find...
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Posted by Shohei Omata 
Boruto will be published in Shonen Jump on a monthly basis starting this spring. Image courtesy: WMC Masashi Kishimoto, who created the originally Naruto manga, and novelist Ukyo Kodachi will act supervisors on the new series with Mikio Ikemoto, who was Kishimoto's assistant and who also worked...
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Posted by Mel Tsuji 
Frustration boils over as organizers hang up their skates for a second year in a row. Photo courtesy: Pixabay “There’s no tournament this year,” Wayne Yamashita, a CMHL vice president and manager of both Arashi and Typhoon, the Japanese Canadian men's and women's teams, said. Yamashita...
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Posted by Shohei Omata 
In a 10-5 decision the use of separate surnames in Japan was denied. Photo courtesy: Pixabay Kyoko Tsukamoto, the lead plaintiff behind the efforts to change the law, sat in the Supreme Court as the justices made their decision. “Now I won’t be able to either live or die as Kyoko Tsukamoto,”...
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Posted by Hiroki Kitani 
Deirdre Tanaka's career as an interpreter has given her a chance to work with clients from all different walks of life. When she was five-years-old, she moved to Kyoto, Japan where she lived for 9 years. She grew up speaking English and Japanese with a Kyoto dialect, developing a fluency and natural...
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Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Dancers pose during Denise Fujiwara's Eunoia. Photo by: Jeremy Mimnagh “I saw Natsu Nakajima perform and I knew immediately that is something that I wanted to do, but mostly that I wanted to learn from her,” Fujiwara says. “She seemed to know things that I hadn’t seen in other choreographers...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
A Japanese water spirit known as a "Kappa" as illustrated by Shigeru Mizuki. Image courtesy: Yōkai Daizukai On Monday, after a several weeks of battling injuries from a fall, Mizuki died at 93 years old. Mizuki was considered a specialist in telling stories that involved yokai, or Japanese...
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Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
Bowling teams limber up for a round at the Nisei West End Bowling League. Photo by: Matthew O'Mara For instance, at our West End Nisei 5-Pin Bowling League, there are others older than me who bowl better, too. At the Wynford Seniors Club, several active members are older than 93. What’s more,...
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Posted by Ailin Oishi-Stamatiou 
Ginger root, seen here, is often used as a natural way to treat nausea. Photo courtesy: Pixabay When I start to get the sniffles, cough or the scratchiness of a sore throat I reach for the spicy ginger. I steep a fresh ginger honey tea and chug that all day. I make my Dad’s famous Taiwanese...
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