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
14 Nov 2016
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Jeff Chiba Stearns' documentary, Mixed Match, explores when mixed race is more than an identity, but can be a matter of life and death. Photo courtesy: Jeff Chiba Stearns. Fortunately there is a treatment for MDS, a bone marrow transplant, which would essentially restart her immune system and allow...
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07 Nov 2016
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Kogawa's book, turned children's opera, Naomi's Road, will be directed for the first time by a Japanese Canadian in its Toronto debut. Soprano Hiather Darnel-Kadonaga stars as 9-year-old Naomi, in Tapestry Opera's premiere of Naomi's Road. Photo courtesy Dahlia Katz. The opera was an adaptation...
Read more → 04 Nov 2016
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
The taiko pro candidly shares how he started his career in taiko, Nagata Shachu's upcoming concert season and new DVD. Photo courtesy Nagata Shachu. In the Tokyo pavilion, the Japanese taiko group, Osuwa Daiko, were invited to perform. It was here that young Nagata watched a taiko performance...
Read more → 18 Oct 2016
Posted by Akira Kobasigawa 
Osaka eisa troupe, Karakoro, performs in Winnipeg at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in honour of Art Miki and Japanese Canadian redress. Photo courtesy Akira Kobasigawa. Karakoro's full name is Karada-to-kokoro-no-deai-no-kai, meaning a group of body-mind integration. There are 97 members of Karakoro...
Read more → 13 Oct 2016
Posted by Mel Tsuji 
Japanese pop star is trying to surpass the boundaries of being a minority in the Canadian media market. Above, Seira Kagami often rides her bicycle around the city to auditions and interviews. Photo courtesy: Mel Tsuji. The 30 year-old resident of Tokyo has attended over a dozen auditions in the few months...
Read more → 12 Oct 2016
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Japanese cell biologist Dr. Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Oct. 3 for his work in autophagy. Photo courtesy: Tokyo Institute for Technology. Autophagy, a Greek term that means 'self-eating' is the process in which cells recycle used or unnecessary components...
Read more → 06 Oct 2016
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
The Jessica Stuart Few's third album, The Passage, launches with a CD release show on Thursday, Oct. 27 at Supermarket in Kensington market with KC Roberts. Photo courtesy: Deborah Lawrence. The koto is a traditional Japanese wooden string instrument. It is usually 6 feet long, with 13 strings,...
Read more → 05 Oct 2016
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Shoppers eagerly wait at the entrance to Uniqlo's Toronto Eaton Centre location, who hosted the first store opening in Canada. Photo courtesy: Dr. Jonathan Eto. Lineups at times spanned almost a block, as shoppers eagerly waited up to three hours to step into the 27,400 square foot, two level flagship...
Read more → 04 Oct 2016
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
The new speakers series aims to start conversations with Japanese-Canadians. Photo credit: Ikuko Suematsu. Every month, the series offers up a slate of prominent or up-and-coming Japanese-Canadians in the community to start conversations by sharing their stories and then answering questions. Japanese-Canadians...
Read more → 21 Sep 2016
Posted by James Heron 
Ryota (Hiroshi Abe) tries to reconnect with his estranged young son, in director Hirokazu Kore-eda's personal film, After the Storm. Photo courtesy: Toronto International Film Festival. Toronto has become a paradise for Japanese film lovers. Festivals like the Reel Asian International Film Festival,...
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