A fork in the road: The life of Tetsuo "Sam" Sakaki, 1905-1982
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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
26 Apr 2022
Posted by Caroline Ishii 
Through regret we realize what is really important in life. Caroline's aunts Betty (left) and Helen (right). Both loved cooking and sharing food. Helen was exceptionally good at baking bread and cakes. Photo courtesy: Caroline Ishii. What is regret? According to psychologist Melanie Greenberg...
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21 Apr 2022
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
For 12 years, Chihiro Maezawa has brought healthy Japanese treats to Toronto farmers' markets with Natural Japaneats. Above is Maezawa at the Artscape Wychwood Barns farmers' market. Photos by: Kelly Fleck. Behind Natural Japaneats is Chihiro Maezawa, whose passion for healthy vegan treats comes...
Read more → 14 Apr 2022
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Fans clung to every word as Japanese American singer-songwriter Mitski performed at the newly-renovated Massey Hall in Toronto on March 18. Photos by: Dr. Jonathan Eto. Mitski is known for her dramatic storytelling through movement and music, and fans cheered, cried, and hung on every note....
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Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Dance artist Jennifer Aoki will be performing a work in progress of In The Woods created during Dance West Network's 2021/22 Re-Centering/Margins Creative Residency at Simon Fraser University Goldcorp Centre for the Arts on April 20. For Aoki, this theme of discovery also carried into the artistic...
Read more → 12 Apr 2022
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Journalist Mary Ito (left) launched two new podcasts, The CRAM Podcast (right) and Passage to Wonderland. Photos courtesy: Mary Ito. Ito's dive into podcasting began with the endless delays from the pandemic on the second instalment of CRAM, a festival she launched in April of 2019. A learning...
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