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
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
16 Nov 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Ruth Ozeki's new novel, The Book of Form and Emptiness, explores loss, growing up, and our relationship to stuff. Left: Author Ruth Ozeki. Photo credit: Danielle Tait. Right: The Book of Form and Emptiness. Photo credit: Viking. For Ozeki, the question sparked questions of her own. Often for authors...
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11 Nov 2021
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
A few days before his Bayview United Church Remembrance Day address, Second World War veteran Frank Moritsugu took part in the Toronto JCCC's observance of the same annual event. Photo credit: Kelly Fleck Here is the speech I gave to that special service in 2019: Thank you very much for inviting...
Read more → 10 Nov 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Artist Taka Sudo's murals can be found around Vancouver. Sudo will be participating in the 25th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl this November. Photo credit: @axiscreative. “Since the pandemic, the work I was making was not really commercial art, but it was more [personal]. I felt more honest about...
Read more → 27 Oct 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Wife of a Spy examines how war changes people; for some, it is a call to action, while others look away, and others use it as a chance to act brutally without consequence. Yu Aoi stars as Satoko and Issey Takahashi as Yusaku in director Kiyoshi Kurosawa's film, Wife of a Spy. Photo credit: Films We Like. Kurosawa...
Read more → 21 Oct 2021
Posted by Caroline Ishii 
The Ishii Stone Bowl. This meal explores the legend of the stone soup, where everyone contributes a small amount to make a shared meal. At Juniper Farm, everyone works together to plant seeds, tend crops, and harvest produce to make this bowl. Photo credit: Juniper Farm. WAKEFIELD, Que. — Growing...
Read more → 19 Oct 2021
Posted by Lisa Uyeda 
Title: Kaye Kaminishi's Asahi Team Sweater. Collection: Kaye Kaminishi collection. Repository: Nikkei National Museum. Accession Number: 1998.6.2. Year: circa 1939 This sweater is one of four known original Asahi team uniforms to have survived since the team's last game in 1941. The other three...
Read more → 14 Oct 2021
Posted by Caroline Ishii 
The fresh autumn harvest at Juniper Farm last month. As a chef at Juniper Farm, Caroline uses the fresh, organic ingredients to make dishes like Japanese curry. Photo credit: Juniper Farm. When I want to introduce Japanese home cooking to customers, I start with Japanese curry. People are often...
Read more → 13 Oct 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Yagira Yuya stars as Shu in the film, Gift of Fire. The JCCC will be screening a virtual presentation of the film from Oct. 22 to Oct. 24. Photo credit: Eleven Arts Studio. The film follows Shu, a young research student at Kyoto University on the research team commissioned by the Japanese government...
Read more → 19 Aug 2021
Posted by Leanne Toshiko Simpson 
Michael Prior recognized with the New York Public Library Fellowship, embarking on a research exploration into intergenerational memory and Japanese Canadian and American history. Drawing from the renowned archives and resources of the New York Public Library, Prior will be working on poems that...
Read more → 18 Aug 2021
Posted by Karri Yano 
Miki Sato on creating the illustrations for her first children's book, Golden Threads. Left: Illustrator Miki Sato. Right: The cover of Golden Threads. Photo credit: Owl Kids. Her first picture book, Golden Threads (Owlkids Books, Spring 2020; for ages 4 to 8) written by Suzanne Del Rizzo, is inspired...
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