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
12 Oct 2017
Posted by Lauren Scott 
Each year, the livestock buildings in Hastings Park are filled with animals, but in 1942, it was Japanese Canadians who were held in the building's stalls. More than 8,000 were kept in barns as a sort of purgatory before they were sent to internment camps in the B.C. Interior. JAPANESE PROBLEM, a new play...
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10 Oct 2017
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Tetsuro Shigematsu, former CBC broadcaster-turned actor, writes and stars in 'One-Hour Photo'. Photo courtesy: The Cultch Theatre. Shigematsu, a former CBC broadcaster-turned playwright and actor, made waves with his first one-man show, Empire of the Son. In this play, Shigematsu dove deep into...
Read more → 20 Sep 2017
Posted by nikkeivoice 
The Toronto International Film Festival returned this September with a slightly slimmed-down version of 20 per cent fewer films. This affected the Japanese line-up in terms of quantity but certainly not quality. Included in this stellar line-up of Japanese films is Kazuya Shiraishi's drama, Birds Without...
Read more → 19 Sep 2017
Posted by Scott Kawaguchi 
Fifty years of strikes, bloops, balls and blasts. Photo credit: Scott Kawaguchi. On Sept. 2, as the Japanese Canadian Baseball League (JCBL) celebrated its 50th anniversary at a special mid-season banquet at the JCCC, baseball took a backseat for a week as the league took a moment to celebrate its past...
Read more → 18 Sep 2017
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
UBC architecture master's students and their friends pose in their winning project, 'Macro Maki' at the Powell Street Festival in Vancouver, Aug. 5 - 6. Photo courtesy: Macro Maki. The installation, called “Macro Maki” let participants dress-up in pillow-like sushi costumes and pose on a giant...
Read more → 15 Aug 2017
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Ottawa chef and author Caroline Ishii shares what's next on her plate. Photo courtesy: Caroline Ishii. There are certain foods and smells that can evoke strong and vivid memories. Barbecue reminds you of Canada Day parties, vinegar takes you back to making sushi with your grandmother or chow mein reminds...
Read more → 10 Aug 2017
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
The result is an adorable photo of the two girls sitting on the floor in velvet party dresses and Mary Jane shoes. “I remember I was so delighted to discover there was another little girl in the family, because I am an only child, I didn’t have any cousins at the time,” says Leslie. “But then...
Read more → 03 Aug 2017
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
When Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki found out he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday, he received a text from Munenori Kawasaki, a former Blue Jay favourite. Photo credit: Keith Allison. Kawasaki left the Blue Jays in late 2015 and is now playing with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks...
Read more → 01 Aug 2017
Posted by Lauren Scott 
Annie Koyama has an exciting career in comics, but it wasn't always part of her plan. Before she founded Toronto-based comic book publishing company Koyama Press in 2007, she filled many different roles, living up to her nickname "Kick-ass Annie." Photo credit: Robin Nishio. Then she received...
Read more → 31 Jul 2017
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Kyo Maclear takes you along with her on a serious soul-searching journey, observing the birds of Toronto in her memoir, Birds Art Life. Photo credit: David Wall. Set in Toronto, Maclear writes about her search for meaning and creativity through bird watching. She begins this journey by following...
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