Kevin Lau's Kimiko's Pearl Symphonic Suite world premiere with Toronto Symphony Opera
Gary Kawaguchi conferred Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays
Omote: A melding of artistic expressions and experiences
Suzanne Hartmann's hybrid memoir explores convergence of personal and community stories
YAMATO: The Drummers of Japan to visit 35 cities in the U.S. and Canada with new program
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
23 Jan 2015
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Japan Crate CEO delves deep into Japan's culture of sweets at trade shows and beyond. Photo courtesy: Japan Crate Admittedly, that last bit might not sound as good as Sammie Davis Jr.’s rendition of The Candy Man, but like the dealer of sweets in the song, Hank Rao is on a mission to spread...
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22 Jan 2015
Posted by Jun Kobayashi Katsumata is the CEO of Cocci Pedale, a small bike workshop he owns and that's based in Hadano, Japan. Katsumata began designing bikes when he worked as a barber in Tokyo almost six years ago. He loved to tour around the city on weekends and says building his own bikes was a natural evolution...
Read more → 15 Jan 2015
Posted by Norm Ibuki 
Even as I begin to write this in the midst of the magnificent World Series between the favoured San Francisco Giants and ‘underdog’ Kansas City Royals, I have to admit that I do take some pride in the fact that Nori Aoki of Japan and American Travis Ishikawa have played important roles in getting...
Read more → 07 Jan 2015
Posted by Asha Walker 
The Japanese company is known for their simple yet sleek products that bring everyday objects to their simplest of forms, and there's a wide range of products available. The displays are clean and crisp, and you can't help but feel the company hopes to show customers why they're a household name...
Read more → 12 Nov 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Born on the West Coast, Hashiguchi, her six siblings, and parents were sent to Jerome, Arizona and then to Rohwer, Arkansas soon after the United States entered into World War II. It was a long time before their family founds their roots again, but eventually they settled in the North Eastern United...
Read more → 10 Nov 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
The Vancouver Asahi is still one of the most talked about baseball teams in Canadian history, but smaller teams have also made their mark. Forming in the early 1950s, the Nisei Tennis League was comprised both Vancouverites and Torontonians and brought Japanese Canadians together in a time when they...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Participants flew in from as far as Alberta, Ontario, and the Yukon to meet other young leaders in Canada’s Japanese community. The conference’s goal was to bring together the next generation of Japanese Canadians to help them take up the torch of preserving and forwarding the history and goals...
Read more → 05 Nov 2014
Posted by Luke Galati Flash Boys throws readers into the heart of the American financial marketplace and makes a complex subject matter engaging — all while humanizing the story with a group of unlikely characters that have a whole lot of personality. For most financial journalists, this task would be as daunting as trying...
Read more → 04 Nov 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Property. It’s something lost by all who were forcibly evacuated as Enemy Aliens, although the size and shape of what was taken is always different. From fishing boats, businesses, and homes; heirlooms, treasures, and memories, they were all part of the Canadian government’s systematic dismantlement...
Read more → 21 Oct 2014
Posted by nikkeistaff 
There are many Japanese people learning English in Toronto, but there are many Canadian learning Japanese. While many might know a few words here or there from manga and anime, a few will go on to learn just how difficult the language is. However, there's a scale out there to help measure how proficient...
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