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
Suzanne Hartmann's hybrid memoir explores convergence of personal and community stories
YAMATO: The Drummers of Japan to visit 35 cities in the U.S. and Canada with new program
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
09 Aug 2016
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Pop artist Clara Venice will be headlining her own tour and leading music workshops in Tokyo. Photo credit: Katherine Holland. For Venice, who wears Hello Kitty tights, flower crowns and pastel-coloured wigs this is a dream come true. She says her love for all things kawaii first started with a...
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05 Aug 2016
Posted by Lauren Scott 
'When I Was Most Beautiful' director Haruhiko Arai, left, and producer Akira Morishige, right, at the screening of the film. Photo credit: Leon Balaban. Haruhiko Arai is an award winning Japanese screenwriter, director and editor of Eiga Geijutsu magazine, who has worked in Japan's independent...
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Posted by Lauren Scott 
From left to right: Aki Takabatake, Toronto Japanese Film Festival co-programmer, director Hiroaki Matsuyama, Toronto Japanese Film Festival organizer James Heron and his wife at the 'Nobunaga Concerto' screening. Photo credit: Leon Balaban. Hiroaki Matsuyama is no stranger to the story of Oda Nobunaga,...
Read more → 17 Jun 2016
Posted by Lauren Scott 
UNIQLO Canada's Chief Operating Officer Yasuhiro Hayashi was in Toronto for the brand's Fall/Winter 2016 Canadian preview event. He says that the, "Customer is always king." Photo by: Lauren Scott Founded upon the Japanese values of simplicity, quality and longevity, UNIQLO Canada's Chief Operating...
Read more → 13 Jun 2016
Posted by Can Akalin 
Seiyo Uchino and Shiori Kutsuna's characters help save the crew of the Turkish frigate Ertugrul, which was caught up in a typhoon in 1890. The sacrifice of the Japanese fishing village would one day be repaid in Turkey. The story of Kainan 1890 begins in Kushimoto, a town on the pacific coast...
Read more → 11 Jun 2016
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Colin Okashimo has worked in Singapore for over 30 years, but his firm has offices all around the world and could be looking to Toronto soon. Photo courtesy CKOA “Whether I could find the right collaborating firm to support me is a big thing,” Okashimo told Nikkei Voice in an interview about...
Read more → 10 Jun 2016
Posted by nikkeivoice 
Crowds of filmgoers line up ahead of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival's premiere on June 9 at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. Photo by: Staff To see these films often requires either watching them bootleg or “for free” online, but luckily the Toronto Japanese Film Festival and the line-up...
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Posted by Dawn Suzuki 
The work of Takashi Hilferink explores the impact of man on the environment with a focus on disaster imagery featuring thermographic images of humans performing daily rituals. Photo courtesy: Takashi Hilferink As a child, Maki lived on a Mohawk reservation in Oka, Que. with her family for five...
Read more → 20 May 2016
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Tatsumi, left, who plays Josh, and Shingo Usami, who plays Kenji, have to reconcile their differences to keep their family together in 'Riceballs'. Photo courtesy: TIFF The short film shows the struggles of both characters in the wake of a family member's death. His son misses his mother and his father...
Read more → 17 May 2016
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Annie Sumi, 22, is on three-month tour of Ontario right now and gaining momentum with each show. Photo by: Jon Eto Highlighted with big names like Canada’s Tegan & Sara, the Strumbella’s, Lights and others, it's also an opportunity for networking and showcasing rising new artists like...
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