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
15 Feb 2018
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Naoko Takenouchi's intimate art exhibition explores the instinctual process of creating art. Photo credit: Naoko Takenouchi. Takenouchi is a celebrated Canadian glassblowing artist, who has received mid-career grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and has been commissioned to craft the Governor...
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14 Feb 2018
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
TOKYO — A recent survey in Japan found that 60 per cent of single women are not interested in romantic relationships because they are too busy and tired from work. The survey, from Japanese dating website cocolini.jp, found that women are too exhausted from working to be interested in dating....
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Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Gosei Kailer Yamamoto brings the heat to sub-zero hockey arena. Yamamoto represented Team USA at the International Ice Hockey Federation's first game in tournament history to be played on an outdoor rink, Dec. 29, 2017. Photo credit: Dr. Jonathan Eto. Over 44,000 roaring fans filled the seats...
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Posted by Judge Maryka Omatsu 
Last seeing each other 75 years ago, two Niseis look up to see each other across the table. Bill Kobayashi , JoAnne Maikawa and Donnie Shimotakahara, (Bill’s sister-in-law) at the special luncheon at Momiji Health Care Society. Photo credit: Judge Maryka Omatsu. Along with 300 Niseis, I waited...
Read more → 08 Feb 2018
Posted by Dr. Vinay Jindal 
Setsuko Thurlow accepts Nobel Peace Prize for the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons with a stirring and inspiring lecture. Berit Reiss-Andersen, Beatrice Fihn and Setsuko Thurlow at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo. Photo courtesy: ICAN The audience at the Nobel Peace Centre...
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Posted by Kelly Fleck 
The snow falling in Hama-rikyu Gardens in Tokyo. Snowstorm brings delays to planes, trains and automobiles. Photo courtesy: TAK1701D/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS. The storm brought cancellations to flights, delays to trains and buses as well as highway and road closures, as snow fell throughout the day. This...
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Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Japanese Canadian author makes the CBC competition shortlist. Mark Sakamoto with his memoir, Forgiveness. Photo credit: Matthew O'Mara. Each year the CBC hosts Canada Reads, a "battle of the books" competition. Five Canadian celebrities each chose a book for the competition's shortlist. These...
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