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
20 Nov 2015
Posted by Samantha Whyte 
Janice Fukakusa has lead an incredible career in banking and says her parents and mentors played a large role in who she is today. Photo courtesy: RBC She was inducted into Canada’s Most Powerful Women Hall of Fame and was selected as Canada’s CFO of the Year by Financial Executives Canada,...
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18 Nov 2015
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Philip Nozuka drew on his personal experiences as an Asian Canada for his role in 'Banana Boys'. A banana is what five young men finding their way in the world call themselves in Factory Theatre’s production of Banana Boys. “Personally I would never identify myself as a banana boy in a positive...
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Posted by Matthew O'Mara Yo-Kai Watch has been called the next big thing in Japan, but now it's arrived in North America and almost unchanged from its Japanese version. Image courtesy: Level-5/Nintendo The game, developed by Level-5 and published by Nintendo, is dizzyingly popular in Japan with over 8 million units sold...
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16 Nov 2015
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Nikkei Voice: How was Interrogation received during its first run? Evan Mackay: Audience members who have spoken to us have been appreciative of the perspective we brought, but there is much room for discussion and debate about many sensitive issues this material explores. Hopefully people will not hesitate...
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Posted by Frank Moritsugu 
With the election settled happily, we turned back to the Blue Jays and their pursuit of the World Series. Sadly, on Friday the 23rd, despite Jose Bautista's heroic homers, Kansas City took the league championship. Photo courtesy: Pixabay No more Harper after putting up with him for nine years. And the national...
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Posted by Kayla Isomura 
Tetsuro Shigematsu's 'Empire of the Son' tells the story of the relationship between him and his father as two generations of radio broadcasters. Photo by: Kayla Isomura The one-man show, which premiered with an extended run at The Cultch in Vancouver, B.C. last month is a powerful reflection on family...
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Posted by Hiroki Kitani 
Kiyoko Suizenji performed at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in a charity performance to benefit Japanese Social Services. Photo courtesy: David Ohashi The concert celebrated the 50th anniversary of Canada's acceptance of Japanese immigrants in the 1970s, but it was also a special anniversary...
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Posted by Diana Duong 
'The Japanese Lover' crosses times and generations to tell its prescient story. Her latest novel, The Japanese Lover, traces a secret affair that spans more than half a century, transcending war, borders, social class, different races and culture. It begins in the late 1930s in San Francisco,...
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Posted by Chris Hope 
George Takei's 'Allegiance' previewed at the end of October at the Longacrew Theatre on Broadway in New York. Photo courtesy: Allegiance I was more than a little apprehensive about the idea of an internment musical, but after witnessing the approach the team behind Allegiance has taken, I am of the firm...
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Posted by Riku Kawahara 
Aniki, played by Shinichi Tsutsumi, is an eccentric millionaire who has found paradise in Bali, Indonesia, and he has a lot to teach Shoko when they meet. Photo courtesy: Reel Asian Film Festival The film has an all-star cast with Shinichi Tsutsumi, Machiko Ono, Naoto Inti Raymi and Hiroshi Tamaki...
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