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
19 Dec 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Oscar Oiwa, Dreams of a Sleeping World, rendering, 2019. This is a rendering of the mural Oiwa will create at the Pacific Asia Museum at the University of Southern California. The mural will be part of Oiwa's solo exhibition, Dreams of a Sleeping World, at the University of Southern California's...
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14 Nov 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Author Kyoko Nakajima at the 'Authors on Tour' event with the Toronto International Festival of Authors in Union Station on Oct. 27. Inspired by the stories her grandmother would tell her about living as a housewife in Japan during the 1930s and 40s, Nakajima found herself interested in the daily...
Read more → 12 Nov 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Judo coach Hiroshi Nakamura during the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto on Oct. 23. Photo credit: Moe Doiron/Team Canada. “I have been in Canada for 51 years and working for judo. Thinking of Canadian people and the Canadian Olympic Committee...
Read more → 22 Oct 2019
Posted by Reiko Pleau 
Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: N. Matsubayashi Japan Rod & Gun Club Membership Card The card is signed by N. Matsubayashi, bearer and certified member, and A. Fujiwara, Secretary. It features a gilded edge and a metallic seal. The club seal is particularly interesting as a distinctly...
Read more → 21 Oct 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Yonsei receives funding to create film about Lethbridge Nikkei. Screenshot of The Nikkei Way pitch video. Gordon is producing a new documentary, called The Nikkei Way, dives into the history of Japanese Canadians. It also explores how the community is now ingrained and influences the wider Lethbridge...
Read more → 18 Oct 2019
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Yonsei Garrett Kato during his show at the Pheonix Concert Theatre in Toronto on July 4. Photo credits: Dr. Jonathan Eto. But July 4 was something special. Two friends who started out as buskers on the streets of Byron Bay in Australia, took the stage for a show filled with tears, love and laughter....
Read more → 17 Oct 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Atsuko Maeda stars as Yuko, in director Kiyoshi Kurosawa's new film, To The Ends of the Earth. Photo courtesy: TIFF. With his newest film, Kurosawa takes a detour into the genreless film, with To The Ends of the Earth. The film takes on a different and understated, but a much more relatable kind...
Read more → 16 Oct 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Consul-General of Japan Takako Ito presents the Foreign Minister's Commendation to Nagata Shachu artist director Kiyoshi Nagata. Photo credit: Kelly Fleck. The group has composed over 100 original songs, performed yearly concert series and toured around the world. Also focusing on educational...
Read more → 27 Sep 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Toronto Dance Theatre dancers performing GH 5.0 by Hanna Kiel, which the company will perform in at Fall for Dance 2019 on Oct. 2. Megumi Kokuba is on the far right. Photo credit: Omer Yukseker. Okinawa, the southernmost island of Japan, has its own unique, rich culture, with distinct dance styles,...
Read more → 19 Sep 2019
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
Frank Moritsugu presenting the Nisei Veterans' Award to Kennedy Liddle for her work in odori at Arigato Day at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre on Aug. 25. Photo credit: JCCC Mind you, that view might be biased, because for recent years I've had a role at Arigato Day. This was the 13th year...
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