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
26 Jul 2018
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
New York Yankees rookie catcher, Kyle Higashioka during a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Yankees at the Rogers Centre on July 8. Photo credit: Jonathan Eto. Before the fireworks, the yonsei hapa player from Huntington Beach, Calif. played only 14 games for the Yankees last year, and started...
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24 Jul 2018
Posted by Anton Wagner 
Floating lanterns will be released in the reflecting pool during the Hiroshima Nagasaki commemoration. The commemoration will take place on Monday, Aug. 6 at the Toronto City Hall Peace Garden. The featured speakers invited by the Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition (HNDC) will be Setsuko Thurlow...
Read more → 20 Jul 2018
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Director Masato Harada receives the Special Director's Award for Sekigahara. Photo credit: Yosh Inoue. The latter of these moments is what Japanese director Masato Harada decided to focus on in his battle epic, Sekigahara. The battle of Sekigahara was fought between the Army of the East, led by Tokugawa...
Read more → 18 Jul 2018
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Mayu Matsuoka visits the Toronto Japanese Film Festival. Photo credit: Kelly Fleck. At 23, Matsuoka has become one of Japan's hottest up-and-coming stars, featured in films including powerhouse director Hirokazu Kore-eda's critically acclaimed Shoplifters. Now, Matsuoka is moving away from ensemble...
Read more → 21 Jun 2018
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Shohei Ohtani's first hit in Canada: Top of the 9th, with bases loaded and a broken bat single (you can see the shaft snap in this photo). Photo credit: Dr. Jonathan Eto. After being courted by over two dozen MLB teams, two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani from Oshu, Japan, signed with the Los Angeles...
Read more → 20 Jun 2018
Posted by Cary Rothbart 
For the first time the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre partners up with the University Health Network for the Ninth Annual Sakura Gala. Photo credit: Cary Rothbart. It was the first time that JCCC hosted a joint gala. This year’s gala was a partnership between the JCCC and the University...
Read more → 19 Jun 2018
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
The book, which is published completely in Japanese, aims to teach a Japanese audience about vegan cooking (using no animal byproducts) as well as Canadian culture and cuisine. In her initial discussions with her Japanese publisher, Kirasienne, Ishii says the editor-in-chief was interested in learning...
Read more → 13 Jun 2018
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Kayla Isomura's photo exhibit opens at Nikkei National Museum. Photo courtesy: Kayla Isomura. She wondered what her grandparents and great grandparents packed when forced to leave for internment and in turn, wondered what she would pack today. “I never had the opportunity to meet them or hear...
Read more → 23 May 2018
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — When Edmonton taiko drummer Greg Shimizu and his partner Twilla were deciding on a name for their taiko duo, Shimizu says he was inspired by the actions of his grandfather 60 years before. Photo courtesy: Greg Shimizu. Choosing, “Booming Tree Taiko Duo,” as a way to honour...
Read more → 22 May 2018
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Japanese sweets master Junichi Mitsubori makes his first North American visit in Toronto. The next Japanese food poised to take hold in North America is wagashi. Wagashi is an umbrella term for Japanese traditional sweets. They usually come in different sizes and shapes, flavours and colours,...
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