South Side Samurai Munetaka Murakami rides into Toronto
Vancouver Japanese Film Festival launches in September
Miho Suzuki explores accent bias and identity in "The Improper Identity" at Toronto Fringe Festival
Kate Kamo McHugh retraces ancestors' journeys across Canadian landscapes
Author Keiko Honda on the stories we inherit and the ones we pass on
Kimiko's Pearl album, featuring the ballet's original score, contends for two Juno Awards
The legacy of the Dantai: The Fraser River Fishermen’s Association
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
17 Jan 2025
Posted by nikkeivoice 
The contemporary Taiko troupe will bring their “visually stunning, musically interesting, powerful and humorous” (Addicted Toronto) show to venues throughout the United States and Canada from January 16 – March 29. Photo credits: Hiroshi Seo. “A genuinely theatrical experience, delivered with...
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01 Nov 2024
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Dancer and choreographer Takako Segawa explores how Japanese culture echoes through Canada in new dance performance, Echoes: Vibrations from Japan to Canada. Photo credit: Yves Soglo. Choreographed and performed by Segawa, this original dance performance takes viewers on a journey through time...
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03 Oct 2024
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Artist Miya Turnbull's new exhibition, Revealed, opens at Shintani Gallery on Oct. 4. Mask #5 by Miya Turnbull. Photo courtesy of the artist. In Turnbull's new exhibit, Revealed, she invites viewers to peel back the layers of her masks and, perhaps, reveal things about themselves in the process....
Read more → 29 Jul 2024
Posted by nikkeivoice 
The Hollow Man by Yonsei artist Jon Sasaki will stand outside the Livestock Building at Hastings Park in Vancouver, B.C. The "anti-monument" spotlights racist actions of Ian Alistair Mackenzie. Photo courtesy: Jon Sasaki. The work is scheduled to be installed in October 2024 at Hastings Park...
Read more → 25 Jul 2024
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Author Lynne Kutsukake with her new novel, The Art of Vanishing, during the book's launch at Ben McNally Books in Toronto on June 18. Photo credit: Kelly Fleck. The cover of Lynne Kutsukake's new novel, The Art of Vanishing. Photo courtesy: Knopf Canada. Kutsukake dives into the bustling and avant-garde...
Read more → 23 Jul 2024
Posted by Catherine Jo Ishino 
Authors featured in the 12th Annual LiterASIAN Writers Festival. (Left to right): Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio, Joy Kogawa, Angie Wong, Keiko Honda, Ujjal Dosanjh, and Lindsay Wong. Photos by: Catherine Jo Ishino. Represented were first-time published writers to more seasoned ones. The Pan-Asian...
Read more → 18 Jun 2024
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Emiko Agatsuma and Miya Turnbull will perform Ladder at Bus Stop Theatre in Halifax on June 28 and 29. Photo credit: Annaka Gale. After a long process of collaborating online, the two artists are currently working together in Halifax to create a 20-minute performance that combines butoh dance and handmade...
Read more → 14 Jun 2024
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Toronto taiko troupe Nagata Shachu wraps its 26th season with Possibilities at Fleck Dance Theatre on June 21. Photo courtesy: Nagata Shachu. “It was the first time I had ever seen a taiko group before, and I was just totally blown away to see 13 people playing these massive drums. I still...
Read more → 21 May 2024
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Kenji Sawada as Tsutomu Mizukami and Takako Matsu as Machiko in director Yuji Nakae’s The Zen Diary. And that is what the film is: a feast for the eyes. Told through a slow and quiet pace, The Zen Diary is a beautiful meditation on the natural cycles of life, reflected through the changing seasons...
Read more → 22 Mar 2024
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Award-winning author Leslie Shimotakahara's newest book, Sisters of the Spruce, is available now. Left: Author Leslie Shimotakahara. Photo credit: Chris Grivas. Right: The cover of Sisters of the Spruce. Photo courtesy: Caitlin Press. “It is stories and experiences and having known these women...
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