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
27 Sep 2023
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Kenji Sawada as Tsutomu Mizukami and Takako Matsu as Machiko in director Yuji Nakae's The Zen Diary. Photo credit: Momo Films. The audience shares Machiko's delight as she savours each meal—mixed with a bit of jealousy—for foods they can only enjoy with their eyes. And that is what the film...
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21 Sep 2023
Posted by Theresa Oye 
Pavilion ambassadors Rhea Teranishi, Miwako Miyoshi, Minami Tokairin, Nicolai Kazuyuki Diaz Tsuzuki, and greeter Daniel Cowen. Photo credit: Dr. Tse Luk. Not only does the Japanese Pavilion present outstanding entertainment, food, and drink, but it is the one event that brings family and friends...
Read more → 19 Sep 2023
Posted by Sam Frederick 
Saburo Shinobu was the first Japanese Canadian to earn a degree as a Chartered Life Underwriter. Title: "Dollars Must Take Over." Collection: Shinobu Family fonds. Repository: Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre. Accession Number: 2018.12.4.34.8. Year: circa 1950s. These records detail...
Read more → 14 Sep 2023
Posted by Robert Doi 
Players and their families enjoying the league’s final BBQ of the season following the semifinal games. Photo courtesy: Robert Doi. Nick Chung’s fourth-place Thornhill Toyota squad lost all three regular-season meetings with Andrew Lok’s first-place Back2feet, so expectations were low heading...
Read more → 13 Sep 2023
Posted by Suzanne Hartmann 
Kate Kamo McHugh performs 20 Grains of Rice in Toronto following a two-week technical residency supported by Dancemakers. Photo credit: Drew Berry. Yonsei Kamo McHugh is a Kitchener-based dance and theatre artist. Earlier this spring, she headed to Toronto to refine 20 Grains of Rice during a technical...
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