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
13 Jan 2021
Posted by Caroline Ishii 
Healthy food practices are taught in Japan at a young age. School children take turns serving each other lunch in Japan. I realized this may not always be the case. It's like when someone asks me about Japan after being away for a year. What can you say without sitting down with them for a few hours?...
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12 Jan 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
The Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden in Lethbridge was established in 1967 for Canada's Centennial and recognizes the contributions of Japanese Canadians in Lethbridge. Photo credit: Kino Sum Productions/Borrowed from Nature. Called Heiwa Teien Peace Garden, it surrounds the buildings of the Nikkei...
Read more → 06 Jan 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Mata Ashita looks to engage Nikkei in meaningful conversations. Japanese Canadian author Joy Kogawa will be Mata Ashita's first speaker on Jan. 9, and Japanese Canadian poet Michael Prior will speak on March 6. Photos courtesy: Joy Kogawa and Michael Prior. Called Mata Ashita, the intergenerational...
Read more → 26 Nov 2020
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Interdisciplinary artist Cindy Mochizuki awarded VIVA Award. Compass, Digital Carnival, Richmond World Festival, Richmond, BC, 2017. Multimedia performance. This October, the Vancouver-based artist was recognized with the Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation's VIVA Award, a prestigious cultural...
Read more → 25 Nov 2020
Posted by Art Miki 
A close up look at parts of the newly unveiled mural, Japanese in Manitoba, at the Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba. Photo courtesy: JCAM. I explained the historical content of the mural, comprised of five large panels, that tell the story of Japanese Canadians in Manitoba, their...
Read more → 20 Nov 2020
Posted by Caroline Ishii 
Columnist Caroline Ishii on learning how to be alone while living in the Japanese countryside. In leaving Ochi, many friends and colleagues wanted to say goodbye, take me out, give me gifts, and spend time with me. I wondered where all these people were when I was yearning for the company throughout...
Read more → 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....
Read more → 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 → 11 Nov 2020
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
Nine Nisei Canadian Army sergeants in India in 1946, waiting to go home with the activities in Southeast Asia over. Front Row (left to right): Frank Moritsugu, Sid Sakanashi, Elmer Oike, and Edgar Iwamoto. Back Row: Jin Ide and Fred Kagawa (who visited Scotland together with Frank), Albert Takimoto,...
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...
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