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Japanese Canadian veterans street banners in Vancouver
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
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24 Jun 2019
Posted by Alanna Chu and Laura Chu 
Toronto's Omai restaurant gets creative with its trendy Japanese izakaya-inspired temaki and tapas. Raw oysters topped with caviar. Photo credits: @nomsisters. Seating only 20 people, the tiny space is centred around an open bar and softly lit by red neon lights. Everything from the lucky cat statues...
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20 Jun 2019
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
This poster promoted Frank’s talk to his condo club. Top left: A recent picture of Frank giving a talk. Lower left: A family photo taken in 1945 when Frank was sent with other Nisei Army volunteers to Southeast Asia. The final shot was taken a few days after he volunteered when the ban against Japanese...
Read more → 19 Jun 2019
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Burlington celebrates 30th anniversary with Japanese sister city. Photo credits: Dr. Jonathan Eto. BURLINGTON — Burlington’s Sakura Festival was one of five special events celebrating the 30th anniversary of its twinning agreement with Itabashi City, a special ward in Tokyo’s Metropolis in Japan,...
Read more → 18 Jun 2019
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Ichiro Suzuki retires from Major League Baseball. Ichiro Suzuki playing for the Miami Marlins. Photo credits: Dr. Jonathan Eto. With my dad volunteering as an assistant coach for our house league team, my mom in the stands and at times my younger sister, Anne, playing by my side, the love of baseball...
Read more → 17 Jun 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
A photo taken of Jessica and Fukue when they were nine years old, in Saku, Japan. Photo courtesy: Ron Stuart. Nearly 30 years later, Stuart returned to Japan, this time with filmmakers Daniel Roher and Edmund Stenson, to find Fukue, in the CBC documentary, Finding Fukue. Listen to Jessica Stuart's...
Read more → 13 Jun 2019
Posted by Brian Yamashita 
Japan's Shikoku Island and Ottawa's Can- Am League go head-to-head. There will be special Japan-themed programming for the games on July 1 and 3, like in this photo of odori dancing in the stands, from a game back in 2015. Photo credit: OJCA. Games will take place at 1 p.m. on July 1, and 7 p.m....
Read more → 12 Jun 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Our Departures shows families can come in all shapes and sizes. Jun Kunimura, Kasumi Arimura and Ryusei Kiyama in Our Departures. Photo courtesy: TJFF She finds her husband's estranged father, Setsuo (Jun Kunimura) and convinces him to let the two move in. A widower, Setsuo lives alone and works...
Read more → 10 Jun 2019
Posted by Cary Rothbart 
Momiji Foundation unveils a plaque dedicated to Fred Sasaki. Fred Sasaki's children and their partners attended the small ceremony unveiling a dedicated plaque. Left to right: Karen Sasaki, Joan Sasaki, Paul Sasaki and Rick Grant. Photo credits: Cary Rothbart. The plaque is meant to be a special...
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