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
15 Aug 2023
Posted by Andrea Sakiyama Kennedy 
Author and artist PJ Murashige Patten uses art to process his experiences of the world. Left: Author and artist PJ Murashige Patten. Photo credit: Eden Patten. Right: The cover of Patten's graphic memoir Tower25. Photo courtesy: PJ Patten. Patten’s graphic novel memoir, Tower25: Strung out,...
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09 Aug 2023
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Left: Illustrator, artist, and historian Kimiko Fraser. Photo credit: J King York. Right: The cover of "Kimiko Murakami: A Japanese Canadian Pioneer." Photo courtesy: Heritage House Publishing. “Having [history told] in colour and illustrations gives it a closer feel. It makes it feel more present....
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Posted by Sam Frederick 
Title: "Collection conservation." Collection: Banno Family Collection. Repository: Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre. Accession Number: 2016.30. BURNABY — The Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre (NNMCC) is currently working on a new digitization project, thanks to funding from...
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Posted by Karen Uchida 
Mayumi Lashbrook in Enemy Lines, which ran at McMaster's Black Box Theatre in Hamilton on May 26 to 28. Above is Lashbrook during the Toronto performance at Theatre Centre, May 12 to 14. Photo credit: Marlowe Porter. In an April 2023 interview with Nikkei Voice, Lashbrook describes the initial...
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Posted by Bayview United Church 
Bayview United Church members now worship at Cummer Avenue United Church. Photo courtesy: Bayview United Church. Due to a decline in the number of people able to provide leadership for the Bayview Church, the church council and members determined that supporting the church building and organizing...
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Posted by Mata Ashita 
Mata Ashita, the Japanese Canadian writing circle, welcomes Erica Isomura (left) and Megan Wray (right) as new workshop facilitators and program curators for the forthcoming season. Photos courtesy: Mata Ashita. This forthcoming season, Mata Ashita welcomes Erica Isomura and Megan Wray as workshop...
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Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Kiki Moritsugu stars in A Woman Is..., running at Toronto Fringe Festival until July 16. Photo credit: Kiki Moritsugu/Toronto Fringe Festival. Born in Montreal and raised in Toronto, Moritsugu is a performer, dancer, and singer based in Madison, Wisconsin. Her career has included theatre, television,...
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Posted by Caroline Ishii 
Chef Caroline Ishii created a spicy Korean-inspired tofu and sweet potato noodles stir fry recipe for Soyarie, an organic tofu supplier in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. Photo credit: Soyarie. Growing up, one of my favourite ways of eating fresh tofu was cold with grated ginger, green onion slivers,...
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Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Hand-cut washi paper study of a landscaped Japanese garden built by internees in 14B, Barmera, South Australia 1945-12, using the reference image from Australia War Memorial Item 123010. This piece was created by artist Elysha Rei during her artist residency at the University of Victoria. Photo courtesy...
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20 Jun 2023
Posted by nikkeivoice 
Education persisted in Tashme, despite challenges such as limited school supplies. Image information: "Tashme School Desk." Collection: Colin A Ming Collection. Repository: Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre. Accession Number: 2004.12.a-b. Year: circa 1940. By Megan Koyanagi High school...
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