WOMEN DIRECTORS DOMINATE TORONTO AND VANCOUVER FESTIVAL LINEUPS
Artist A.S.M. Kobayashi brings life to government documents in 'Electric Neon Clock'
Lifting the layers behind the mask: Miya Turnbull and Shion Skye Carter on 'Omote (面)'
Author Jeff Chiba Stearns brings yokai and folklore to Japanese Canadian history
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
18 Nov 2020
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
An image from Randall Okita's new VR storytelling experience, The Book of Distance. Now available free on the Steam, Oculus and Viveport stores. Photo credit: NFB/Book of Distance. “He was a big part of my life, and he was also the quietest person I've ever met,” Okita tells Nikkei Voice in an interview....
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17 Nov 2020
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Author Kimiko Tobimatsu shares her experiences as a queer, mixed-race woman with cancer. During her treatment, Tobimatsu found she craved connection with people going through similar experiences as her. As a young, queer, mixed-race woman, the search for patients and survivors with similar viewpoints...
Read more → 10 Nov 2020
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Japanese Canadian artist Eri Ishii in the studio with her dog. "Peonies" by Eri Ishii. Oil on canvas, 20'' x 16'', 2020. Photo credits: Eri Ishii. Every day she would go to her art studio with her dog, and on the way home, they would go to community gardens or parks. Everything was so luscious...
Read more → 14 Oct 2020
Posted by James Heron 
Bringing the best and brightest of Japanese cinema to Canada. A few of films available at this year's Toronto Japanese Film Festival. Clockwise: Voices in the Wind, Fukushima 50, Under the Open Sky and Under the Open Sky. Photo credit: TJFF. In October, the Toronto Japanese Film Festival, postponed...
Read more → 01 Oct 2020
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Rena Narumi will be performing Proximity, with choreographer Joshua Beamish during Fall For Dance North's signature program on Oct. 3. Photo credit: Mikaela Kelly. Narumi, who is currently based in the Netherlands, will be participating in the signature program virtually. Performing Proximity with...
Read more → 12 Aug 2020
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Sisters Emmie and Lisa Tsumura use art to share messages of hope. One of Emmie Tsumura's giant pigeons outside a No Frills in Toronto, thanking grocery store workers. Photo credit: Emmie Tsumura. Emmie, an artist working in illustration and graphic design, has been creating giant pigeons and placing...
Read more → 06 Aug 2020
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Japanese Canadian actress Momona Tamada on playing Claudia Kishi in The Baby-Sitters Club series. Photos courtesy, left: Netflix, right: Da Costa Talent. Vice-president of the club is Claudia Kishi, an artsy, spunky, fashionable girl, who loves junk food and Nancy Drew books. For a generation...
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05 Aug 2020
Posted by Karri Yano 
Debbie Ridpath Ohi on writing and illustrating books for children with lessons on diversity and feelings. Left: Author Debbie Ridpath Ohi, photo credit: Annie Truuvert. Right: The cover of Ridpath Ohi's book, Sam & Eva. Her books have been awarded or shortlisted for numerous major book prizes,...
Read more → 30 Jul 2020
Posted by James Heron 
A look at some of the best films from TJFF over the last eight years. Photo credits: TJFF. We are delighted to announce a special online series representing some of the most popular–and light-hearted–films from the past eight years of festivals and film programming. Each film will be available...
Read more → 02 Jul 2020
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Japanese Canadian photographer Vincent Noguchi on what makes a good food photo. A photo from Just Add Shoyu, the JCCC's cookbook. Vincent Noguchi and Brian Sano were the photographers behind the gorgeous photos in the book. One of the photographers behind these images is Vincent Noguchi,...
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