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
07 Sep 2016
Posted by Lauren Scott 
In a rare video statement, Emperor Akihito spoke candidly about his declining health, hinting his wish to step down as emperor. What will this mean for the future of monarchy in Japan? Photo courtesy: U.S. State Department Flickr. “I am already 80 years old, and fortunately, I am now in good...
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01 Sep 2016
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
The ramen burger, which replaces hamburger buns with fried ramen noodles, is one of the newest food crazes to join the Canadian National Exhibition's line-up of crazy food fare. Photo credit: Kelly Fleck. This year, the CNE welcomed Yatai Japanese Street Food to its food building, a concoction...
Read more → 23 Aug 2016
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike waves the Olympic flag and introduces the world to the 2020 Tokyo Games and 'Super Abe'. Photo credit: Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil. Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach handed the Olympic flag to Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike. Wearing...
Read more → 22 Aug 2016
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
"Ikebana means experiencing life in the flowers," says Tina Wong, president of Ikebana International, Toronto chapter. At Momiji Health Care Society, Nature's Beauty Show displayed the best of ikebana and bonsai that the city has to offer. There were demonstrations on bonsai and ikebana as well...
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17 Aug 2016
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Kei Nishikori wins the first medal for Japan in tennis in nearly 100 years. The last time the country won a medal in tennis was Ichiya Kumagai in the 1920 games in Antwerp, Belgium. Photo credit:Dr. Jonathan Eto. "I didn't know what to do from 5-2, I got a bit tired, and he started playing better....
Read more → 11 Aug 2016
Posted by Lauren Scott 
August 11, 2016 marked the first ever Mountain Day in Japan. Photo Courtesy: Pixabay Other national holidays also pay homage to very specific things, these include Coming of Age Day in January, Greenery Day in May, Marine Day in July and Respect for the Aged Day in September. Japanese lawmakers...
Read more → 09 Aug 2016
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Pop artist Clara Venice will be headlining her own tour and leading music workshops in Tokyo. Photo credit: Katherine Holland. For Venice, who wears Hello Kitty tights, flower crowns and pastel-coloured wigs this is a dream come true. She says her love for all things kawaii first started with a...
Read more → 08 Aug 2016
Posted by Lauren Scott 
Emperor Akihito released a video message Monday, which suggests that he might renounce the throne. Photo courtesy: United States Marine Corps. "I am already 80 years old, and fortunately, I am now in good health. However, when I consider that my fitness level is gradually declining, I am worried...
Read more → 05 Aug 2016
Posted by Lauren Scott 
'When I Was Most Beautiful' director Haruhiko Arai, left, and producer Akira Morishige, right, at the screening of the film. Photo credit: Leon Balaban. Haruhiko Arai is an award winning Japanese screenwriter, director and editor of Eiga Geijutsu magazine, who has worked in Japan's independent...
Read more → 05 Aug 2016
Posted by Lauren Scott 
From left to right: Aki Takabatake, Toronto Japanese Film Festival co-programmer, director Hiroaki Matsuyama, Toronto Japanese Film Festival organizer James Heron and his wife at the 'Nobunaga Concerto' screening. Photo credit: Leon Balaban. Hiroaki Matsuyama is no stranger to the story of Oda Nobunaga,...
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