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
JAPAN SENDS ITS BEST TO TIFF AND VIFF 2025
Suzu Hirose shines in two films coming to Canada this autumn
05 Nov 2014
Posted by Luke Galati Flash Boys throws readers into the heart of the American financial marketplace and makes a complex subject matter engaging — all while humanizing the story with a group of unlikely characters that have a whole lot of personality. For most financial journalists, this task would be as daunting as trying...
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04 Nov 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Property. It’s something lost by all who were forcibly evacuated as Enemy Aliens, although the size and shape of what was taken is always different. From fishing boats, businesses, and homes; heirlooms, treasures, and memories, they were all part of the Canadian government’s systematic dismantlement...
Read more → 29 Oct 2014
Posted by Jonathan Eto 
Grannis gained popularity in 2008 when she won the Doritos Crash Super Bowl Contest, awarding her a 60 second commercial spot to play her music video "Message From Your Heart" to millions of viewers, and garnishing her with a record deal. To help muster up votes, she began to post videos on YouTube...
Read more → 21 Oct 2014
Posted by nikkeistaff 
There are many Japanese people learning English in Toronto, but there are many Canadian learning Japanese. While many might know a few words here or there from manga and anime, a few will go on to learn just how difficult the language is. However, there's a scale out there to help measure how proficient...
Read more → 15 Oct 2014
Posted by Angela Kruger 
Directed by Ishii Yuya (who won Best Director at the 2013 Japanese Academy Awards for The Great Passage) and starring Japan’s Tsumabuki Satoshi and Kamenashi Kazuya, the film gained a lot of attention in Vancouver for its incredible cinematic force and its star-power (Tsumabuki and Kamenashi may or may not have...
Read more → 11 Oct 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Taking over the role from Eiji Yamamoto, Nakayama brings a wealth of experience to this position. Joining Japan's Ministry of Foreign affairs 32 years ago, he has held posts all across Europe and South-East Asia. He also has experience in Japan's Ministry of Finance helping Japanese companies with...
Read more → 10 Oct 2014
Posted by nikkeistaff 
The Jigaigeki story is simple: a hero, who is the embodiment of justice, punishes villains through clashing swords. The hero always wins and people thank him for saving their village. He is always cool, dignified, and right. And the viewer focuses on him solely as he's usually portrayed by a handsome,...
Read more → 03 Oct 2014
Posted by nikkeistaff 
From October 1 to 4, ProArteDanza will be performing at the Harbourfront centre, but it will also be one of the last performances for Mami Hata, a Japanese dancer who has been part of the organization since 2011. Hata began dancing in her hometown of Tokyo when she was 5 years old. Studying ballet...
Read more → 02 Oct 2014
Posted by James Heron 
And here are some of the highlights from 2014's Japanese selection and be sure to stay tuned as more reviews are on the way. TOKYO TRIBE If you are Sion Sono, auteur and enfant terrible of Japanese cinema, how do you top your own hyperbolically violent winner of TIFF’s 2013 People's Choice...
Read more → 22 Sep 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Featured image: Sam Bradd with the final product made at the Japanese Canadian Young Leaders Conference. VANCOUVER – Sam Bradd's markers take the chaos of a brainstorming session and helps them to flow in a way that does much more than just the average board-meeting-minutes. As a graphic recorder,...
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