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
JAPAN SENDS ITS BEST TO TIFF AND VIFF 2025
Suzu Hirose shines in two films coming to Canada this autumn
15 Nov 2013
Posted by nikkeivoice 
By Saki Nakano Though Midori means “Green” in Japanese, this violinist if far from inexperienced. Last week, a concert was held at Koerner Hall near St. George station in Toronto. Midori, a violinist originally from Japan, stood on the stage and received a standing ovation after she finished...
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14 Nov 2013
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
By Matthew O'Mara Video games are often the first thing people think of when hearing about Japan. As the birthplace of video game and technology giants like SEGA, Nintendo, Neo Geo, and Sony, Japan is home to hundreds of developers, visionaries, and artists who have pushed video games further than...
Read more → 12 Nov 2013
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By Matthew O'Mara Weeks after the 25th anniversary of the Japanese-Canadian Redress, one question still lingers with documentary filmmaker Greg Masuda. What is our responsibility as beneficiaries of the Redress? It’s a question his film Children of Redress, which recently had a successful Kickstarter...
Read more → 07 Nov 2013
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
By Matthew O'Mara Why doesn’t Toronto have a Japantown? It’s a question that documentary filmmaker Ken Galloway has been asking himself for years. As someone who has lived in both Japan and Canada, Ken has a unique perspective on what is really means to be Japanese Canadian in 2013. “I...
Read more → 06 Nov 2013
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By Kent Wilson Dictionaries are warehouses of language. Great structures with many hallways, galleries, and secret rooms housing countless words, each recognized individually, all waiting patiently to be spoken. But what of the work building these giant repositories? The innumerable hours sourcing...
Read more → 04 Nov 2013
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Without the black suit, thick-rimmed glasses, and imposing posture, you could barely recognize Judge Masa from Japanizi: Going Going Gong. Soft-spoken and reserved, Mark Masayuki Hashimoto, Masa's real-world alter ego, seems to be the exact opposite of his character on the television show. But after...
Read more → 28 Oct 2013
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By Matthew O'Mara You’re blindfolded, about 9-years-old, and being wheeled onto the studio floor of a mysterious game show. The producers interviewed you and you had a chance to ask them a few questions, but you left knowing that this is, ‘The best game show ever made.’ With that in your...
Read more → 25 Oct 2013
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By MATTHEW O’MARA Hatsumi – One Grandmother’s Journey Through the Japanese Canadian Internment is a finalist in the Welfare Education Category for NHK’s 40th Japan Prize. Hatsumi is a powerful film and now it is competing against an Oscar winner for the top spot. No one was more surprised...
Read more → 16 Oct 2013
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By RIKU KANEKO At Otakuthon in Montreal, amid the costumes and cosplay, a whole different kind of fashion was seen on stage. Liisa Savinov-Mountain is the top model at The Kimono Show held at the anime convention, and we had a chance to speak with her about the challenges of modeling. Originally...
Read more → 15 Oct 2013
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By Shoko Uchiyama Guitar Wolf’s front man, Seiji, ran up on stage. He looked out onto the crowd as a short introduction played and then zapped the crowd with his guitar’s first note. An electric current ran through the audience as they launched into their first songs straight from the band’s...
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