A familiar face in Nikkei film circles takes on a new challenge
WOMEN DIRECTORS DOMINATE TORONTO AND VANCOUVER FESTIVAL LINEUPS
Artist A.S.M. Kobayashi brings life to government documents in 'Electric Neon Clock'
Lifting the layers behind the mask: Miya Turnbull and Shion Skye Carter on 'Omote (面)'
Author Jeff Chiba Stearns brings yokai and folklore to Japanese Canadian history
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
19 Aug 2019
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Japanese MLB pitchers showcase their talents in Toronto. Los Angeles Angels Shohei Ohtani was in Toronto, June 17 to 20. Photo credits: Dr. Jonathan Eto. “Sho-time,” as he is affectionately known, is the first two-way player in nearly a century, since Babe Ruth last hit and pitched regularly...
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15 Aug 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Yonsei embraces the philosophy of peace and harmony in beekeeping practices. Mariko Kawano with her rooftop apiary, Heiwa Honey, at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto. Heiwa means peace and harmony in Japanese and is the philosophy Kawano brings to her beekeeping. While showing...
Read more → 14 Aug 2019
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Japanese American Collin Morikawa, 22, turned heads during his professional debut at the RBC Canadian Open in Hamilton on June 9. Photo credits: Dr. Jonathan Eto. Collin Morikawa, 22, of California is of Japanese and Chinese descent. A third/fourth generation American, but first generation...
Read more → 13 Aug 2019
Posted by Michael Abe 
The Fukuyama family built up a flourishing fishing company. (Pictured): One of Howe Sound Fisheries boats. Photo credit: Susan Fukuyama. At the launch, I spoke about Susan Fukuyama and her family. A Sansei, third generation Japanese Canadian who lives in Victoria, Susan has a deep family history...
Read more → 12 Aug 2019
Posted by Nathan Yeo 
Randy Enamoto atop Mount Manzo Nagano on August 24, 1997. Photo courtesy: Nikkei National Museum. Nagano, who had been a carpenter's apprentice, quickly found himself drawn into the shipyard industry. Nagano worked onboard a merchant ship that regularly sailed between B.C. and Shanghai. According...
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09 Aug 2019
Posted by Nao Seko 
Curling Club has been a way for JCs to socialize for over 50 years. Nisei Curling Club and a JC curling club visiting from Montreal for a little friendly competition in Toronto. Circa 1964-66. Photo credit: JCCC Heritage. In 1949, Japanese Canadians were granted the right to vote and by the early...
Read more → 30 Jul 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
TJFF festival director James Heron, TJFF programmer Aki Takabatake, actress Ayaka Miyoshi, director Shinobu Yaguchi and TJFF festival director Chris Hope. Photo courtesy: Leon Balaban/Yosh Inoue/TJFF. The film was met with an overwhelmingly positive response and standing ovation that brought...
Read more → 26 Jul 2019
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Toshiyuki Teruya was the co-recipient of the Grand Jury Prize at the Toronto Japanese Film Festival. Also in the photo, TJFF programmer Aki Takabatake and TJFF festival director James Heron. Photo courtesy: Leon Balaban/Yosh Inoue/TJFF. Teruya wanted to write a story about a man trying to hide...
Read more → 24 Jun 2019
Posted by Alanna Chu and Laura Chu 
Toronto's Omai restaurant gets creative with its trendy Japanese izakaya-inspired temaki and tapas. Raw oysters topped with caviar. Photo credits: @nomsisters. Seating only 20 people, the tiny space is centred around an open bar and softly lit by red neon lights. Everything from the lucky cat statues...
Read more → 20 Jun 2019
Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
This poster promoted Frank’s talk to his condo club. Top left: A recent picture of Frank giving a talk. Lower left: A family photo taken in 1945 when Frank was sent with other Nisei Army volunteers to Southeast Asia. The final shot was taken a few days after he volunteered when the ban against Japanese...
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