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
LiterAsian writers festival spotlights the diverse voices of Pan-Asian authors
Canada and the Atom Bomb photo exhibition at Toronto City Hall
Treasures from the Nikkei National Museum: Sumitsubo belonging to Kenichi Maeno
A ladder across the globe: Collaborative project connects Canadian and Japanese artist
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...
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20 Nov 2013
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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....
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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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By Scott Kawaguchi TORONTO – In only their second full day on Canadian soil, the 24 Grade 10 and 11 students from Seiwa Gakuen high school in Sendai, Japan showed no ill effects of their travels as they delivered an energetic presentation to the crowd gathered at Toronto’s Japan Foundation on March...
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By Cassandra Kobayashi Joël Watanabe is the executive chef at Bao Bei Chinese Brasserie. On the edge of Vancouver's old Chinatown, it is anything but old, and some say, not very Chinese. Bao Bei means “precious” in Mandarin. The Globe and Mail, and Vancouver Sun critics love it. Air Canada's...
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