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
The lasting legacy of Frank Moritsugu, 1922 - 2025
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
21 Jan 2020
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Japanese taiko troupe, YAMATO: Drummers of Japan come to Toronto for one night only, at Roy Thomson Hall on Friday, Jan. 24. Photo credit: Hiroshi Seo. “The most important element of taiko drumming is the energy. We are thinking about how to express the energy of our humanity. It's in our body...
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20 Jan 2020
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
Frank Moritsugu during his speech at the Nikkei Veterans Memorial and Luncheon at Toronto's Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre on Nov. 6. Photo credits: Kelly Fleck. The Bayview United Church service was an elaborate event, attended by 91 members this year. During that service I was the guest speaker....
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Posted by Caroline Ishii 
Asking what it means to be Japanese Canadian while in Japan. Photos courtesy: Caroline Ishii. Growing up in Canada, I struggled with who I was because I didn't look like the other kids in my class. In high school, I was one of a handful of Asian students. Even being Canadian, I feel by the way others...
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Posted by Lindsey Jacobson 
A portion of a hand drawn prisoner of war illustration found in the Nikkei National Museum collection. Artist unknown. See the full image below. We do not know who the artist of the drawing is, nor the intention behind its creation. But we can use the illustration to draw inferences about the lives...
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Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Standing (left to right): James Heron, Kim Takeuchi, Gary Kawaguchi, Deedee Yatabe. Sitting: Jan Nobuto, Shizue Kobayashi, Betty Moritsugu, Frank Moritsugu, Tak Irizawa, Stuart Seki, Lydia Yatabe and Kazue Irizawa. Photos credit: Kelly Fleck. Two Nisei veterans and one Sansei veteran, along with...
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Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Director Warren P. Sonoda, and film's co-writer Gary Nolan during the summer shoot of Things I Do For Money in Hamilton, Ont. Photos courtesy: Warren P. Sonoda/Things I Do For Money. “I personally haven't seen a movie about a Japanese Canadian family made by a Japanese Canadian. That is the place...
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