Kevin Lau's Kimiko's Pearl Symphonic Suite world premiere with Toronto Symphony Opera
Gary Kawaguchi conferred Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays
Omote: A melding of artistic expressions and experiences
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
18 Apr 2016
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Kaye Kaminishi, right, joined the Asahis when he was 16. He writes in 'Asahi: A Legend in Baseball', "It was an honour and I was proud to be involved." Photo courtesy: NNM Almost a century after the legendary baseball team made up of Japanese Canadians formed, the players received a film adaptation...
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15 Apr 2016
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
A tsunami warning that was in place has now been lifted. Nine people were killed during the quake on Thursday when an apartment building collapsed damaging nearby homes. Nearly a 1,000 people were injured from both events. The United States Geological Survey issued a yellow alert for fatalities...
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Posted by David Tsubouchi 
Checking someone online is a normal part of research for interviews, so there's good cause to take using social media on your computer seriously. Athletes depend on reflexes when they compete. Thought blends in with muscle memory so that action and reaction are almost instantaneous. This is good...
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Posted by Theresssa Takasaki 
Sideways: Memoir of a Misfit is available for purchase via Diaspora Press, the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre, and Nikkei Books. At the Moriyama Nikkei Heritage Centre at the JCCC, author Diana Morita Cole hosted a reading of her book Sideways:...
Read more → 12 Apr 2016
Posted by Joshua Mostow 
Wakashu with a Shoulder Drum Hosoda Eisui (fl. 1790–1823) from the Sir Edmund Walker Collection. Image courtesy: ROM Viewers new to Edo-period prints often have difficulty distinguishing wakashu—essentially teen-age boys—from young women; both often wear long, ‘furi-sode’ sleeves and colourful...
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Posted by Asha Walker 
Abokichi sells a variety of onigiri including: chili and kelp and pickled ginger as well as okazu (a condiment sesame oil, miso paste, fried garlic and onion, and spices). Photo by: Asha Walker "It’s like the Japanese equivalent of a sandwich. It’s something you would eat from lunch, a causal...
Read more → 09 Apr 2016
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Tsubasa Endoh, 22, was selected in the first round and 9th overall at the 2016 MLS SuperDraft and now plays with the Toronto FC. Photo by: Matthew O'Mara “It’s just incredible, an incredible experience for me,” the midfielder, who played with the University of Maryland, told reporters following...
Read more → 08 Apr 2016
Posted by Chris Hope 
Lawrence Gowan is the lead vocalist and keyboardist of the band 'Styx', but also performs solo. Photo by: Jim Simonson "I'm very happy and honoured to be participating in the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre's Sakura Gala and helping to support the educational mandate of the Centre,” Gowan...
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Posted by nikkeivoice 
John Ota, left, Hitoko Okada, center, Michelle Chermain Ramos, right, talk on their discussion about promoting Japanese Canadian artists. Photo by: Matthew O'Mara The event held in early April brought together artists from around Ontario for a number of brainstorming seminars from discussing networking...
Read more → 05 Apr 2016
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Aya Shimamura has returned to Japan with her father following their release from an internment camp and it's a tough transition. Image courtesy: Penguin Random House During the Second World War, the mass diaspora of the Japanese across the world came to a shuddering halt. These Nikkei had migrated...
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