Miho Suzuki explores accent bias and identity in "The Improper Identity" at Toronto Fringe Festival
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
15 Jun 2015
Posted by Yuichi Hibi 
Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo World Championships 2015 winner John Numbers on stage celebrating the end of the first tournament to be held in over 25 years. Image courtesy: YouTube At the Electronics Entertainment Expo this year, Nintendo broadcasted the finals of the legendary video...
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11 Jun 2015
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Masato Harada, seen here, is an actor, film critic, and director whose films include the award-winning Chronicle of My Mother (2011) and Return (2013). Harada also acted in the film The Last Samurai (2003) playing the film's main antagonist Omura. The premiere night of this year’s festival...
Read more → 10 Jun 2015
Posted by Kayla Isomura 
Paul Kariya speaking at his induction at the BC Sports Hall of Fame. Kariya retired from professional sports in 2011 after a 16-year career in the NHL and now spends his time surfing and skiing with family in California. Photo by: Kayla Isomura Instead, the longtime member of the Anaheim Ducks...
Read more → 09 Jun 2015
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Ichiko, portrayed by Ai Hashimoto, leaves her life in the city to immerse herself in rural Japan's culinary traditions. Photo courtesy: JCCC Abandoned by her mother, a young Ichiko leaves her life in the city to live off the land in Komori, her tiny hometown nestled in the mountains of Tohoku. Despite...
Read more → 08 Jun 2015
Posted by David Tsubouchi 
Real peace comes from inside. It is something that we can control. We can control how we view the world. It doesn't matter how someone else looks at you if you view yourself as a positive worthy person. I could see the sun beaming down through the newly formed leaves on the 100-year-old maples....
Read more → 30 May 2015
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Paul Uchikata, JCCC president Gary Kawaguchi, Joy Kogawa, Stella Chomiak, and Donna Hori at the Sakura Gala 2015. Held annually, the Sakura Gala recognizes individuals who have made a contribution toward sharing Japanese culture and enhancing the knowledge of Japanese heritage in Canada. Joy...
Read more → 29 May 2015
Posted by Yuichi Hibi 
A photo taken from the volcano on Kuchino-erabu island. Photo courtesy: WMC All 137 people living on the island have been moved to Yakushima, another island town located 12 k.m. away. A number of the evacuees are staying at public facilities while awaiting news about the eruption. Black smoke...
Read more → 27 May 2015
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Shintaro, seen here, is one of the co-founders of Doglegs and he's looking to retire from the ring, but his co-founders won't make it easy for him. Image courtesy: Heath Cozens He recoils from the hit. His sparring partner, Kitajima, warned him that he was going to hit him in the face and challenged...
Read more → 26 May 2015
Posted by Yuichi Hibi 
Takahiro Hamano attended his first Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in 2003 and now received its highest honour. Photo by: Matthew O'Mara Created in 2007, the award recognizes an individual who has made an essential contribution to the creative vitality of the documentary industry....
Read more → 21 May 2015
Posted by Yuichi Hibi 
In Japan on May 22nd, 350 people gathered under the Tokyo Tower to attempt to create the largest man-made recreation of the popular video game character. The participants put on yellow rain coats and marched around giving sightseers from atop the tower something spectacularly pixelated to watch. Toru...
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