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19 Mar 2014
Posted by nikkeivoice 
This article was reprinted from Nikkei Voice's February Edition. To help support us subscribe or donate today. The history of Japanese immigration to Canada is fairly well known, as in recent years many studies have brought to light some of the most significant experiences of the Japanese Canadians. Among...
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16 Jan 2014
Posted by nikkeistaff 
By Remi Kobayashi Ichimaru (市丸) , real name Goto Matsue (後藤まつゑ), was a famous geisha and singer of the showa period in Japan. Ichimaru was born in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture in 1906, and she began working as a trainee geisha at an Asama onsen in Matsumoto when she was 16 years old....
Read more → 23 Dec 2013
Posted by Matthew O'Mara By Matthew O'Mara Weekends are a breath of Fresh Air for CBC Radio listeners. Early on Saturdays and Sundays, CBC Host Mary Ito brings a three-hour program that discusses everything from the best books to serious health issues. It’s a chance for Canadians to cast aside stories like Rob Ford for something...
Read more → 20 Nov 2013
Posted by nikkeistaff 
By Kaori Fujishima The 17th Reel Asian International Film Festival runs from November 5th to the 16th in both Toronto and Richmond Hill. The festival hosts 60 titles from 14 countries, such as Japan, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, South Korea, and so on other than Canada and the United States this year....
Read more → 07 Nov 2013
Posted by nikkeistaff 
By Kristin Kobayashi The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre was just a vision back in the 1950s; a vision for a central gathering place for Japanese and Canadians alike. Fifty years later, the JCCC is a thriving hub of activity, with a diverse membership base made up of people from all different backgrounds...
Read more → 01 Nov 2013
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
By Matthew O'Mara TORONTO – Mas Yatabe has a spring in his step, and a bowler’s eye for strikes. With Amy, his wife, Mas has been bowling for the better part of his long life, and he won't be slowing down anytime soon. In February, Mas will turn 100 years old making him one of the most experienced...
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06 Aug 2013
Posted by nikkeistaff 
By: Daniel Lachapelle Lemire As I write these lines, Canada is on the way to a Japanese takeover. There is nothing sinister in this: the Zen Nihon Iaidō Renmei (All-Japan Federation of Iaido, or ZNIR), the largest association of its kind in Japan, is currently in the process of reshaping its administrative...
Read more → 02 Aug 2013
Posted by nikkeistaff 
By George Uyeda KAMLOOPS - Shortly after World War II many interned Japanese families were allowed to move into the Interior of B.C. and made the city of Kamloops their home. Amongst these families were a small group of young Japanese men who wanted to pursue and create a baseball team. This...
Read more → 30 Jul 2013
Posted by nikkeivoice 
By Matthew O'Mara It was curry that brought me to J-Town. Ever since I went to Japan, curry had been on my mind. In an average Japanese city, you can find a place to buy a bowl of steaming-hot curry on almost any street, and it's usually spicy to boot. Train stations have special compact restaurants...
Read more → 25 Jul 2013
Posted by nikkeivoice By Mizuki Ogi and Miki Nomura Our long-time dream, eternal life. Shin Kubota is pursuing a dream no human has ever achieved. Kubota has been doing research on tiny Turritopsis dohrnii, a kind of jellyfish, for 37 years in Kyoto University’s Seto Marine Biological Laboratory located in Shirahama...
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