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
17 Oct 2023
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Written and directed by Meredith Hama-Brown, Seagrass is an exploration of racial identity, loss of culture, and intergenerational trauma. Photo courtesy: Pender PR. Through a family in crisis, Seagrass explores racial identity, the severance and loss of culture, and the intergenerational trauma...
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13 Oct 2023
Posted by Robert Doi 
2023 JC3-Pitch Champion Thornhill Sluggers. Back (left to right): Oscar Wu, Ryan Terakita, Trudon Riddle, and Tsai Yeh. Front: Leo Wong, Justin Ogino (captain), Larry Kimura (sponsor), and Katherine Kwong. Absent: Albert Chai, Gracie Steckroat, Derrick Terakita, and Tsao-Ling Yu. Photo credit: Robert Doi. They...
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12 Oct 2023
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Starring (left to right)Brenda Kamino, Yoshié Bancroft, Hanako Brierley, Dawn Obokata, and Katelyn Morishita as Kiyoko, Mizushōbai (The Water Trade) runs at Segal Centre in Montreal from Oct. 10 to 22. Presented by Tableau D'Hôte Theatre, the play was written and created by Julie Tamiko Manning. Photo...
Read more → 27 Sep 2023
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Kenji Sawada as Tsutomu Mizukami and Takako Matsu as Machiko in director Yuji Nakae's The Zen Diary. Photo credit: Momo Films. The audience shares Machiko's delight as she savours each meal—mixed with a bit of jealousy—for foods they can only enjoy with their eyes. And that is what the film...
Read more → 21 Sep 2023
Posted by Theresa Oye 
Pavilion ambassadors Rhea Teranishi, Miwako Miyoshi, Minami Tokairin, Nicolai Kazuyuki Diaz Tsuzuki, and greeter Daniel Cowen. Photo credit: Dr. Tse Luk. Not only does the Japanese Pavilion present outstanding entertainment, food, and drink, but it is the one event that brings family and friends...
Read more → 19 Sep 2023
Posted by Sam Frederick 
Saburo Shinobu was the first Japanese Canadian to earn a degree as a Chartered Life Underwriter. Title: "Dollars Must Take Over." Collection: Shinobu Family fonds. Repository: Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre. Accession Number: 2018.12.4.34.8. Year: circa 1950s. These records detail...
Read more → 14 Sep 2023
Posted by Robert Doi 
Players and their families enjoying the league’s final BBQ of the season following the semifinal games. Photo courtesy: Robert Doi. Nick Chung’s fourth-place Thornhill Toyota squad lost all three regular-season meetings with Andrew Lok’s first-place Back2feet, so expectations were low heading...
Read more → 13 Sep 2023
Posted by Suzanne Hartmann 
Kate Kamo McHugh performs 20 Grains of Rice in Toronto following a two-week technical residency supported by Dancemakers. Photo credit: Drew Berry. Yonsei Kamo McHugh is a Kitchener-based dance and theatre artist. Earlier this spring, she headed to Toronto to refine 20 Grains of Rice during a technical...
Read more → 23 Aug 2023
Posted by Mackenzie Sato Dyck 
The Silk & Saké fundraiser, celebrating the Aurora Dance Group's 25th anniversary at the Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba on June 4. Photo credit: Royce O'Toole. Recalling the success of our first Silk & Saké fundraiser in 2013, we decided to organize it again for 2023, this...
Read more → 22 Aug 2023
Posted by Catherine Jo Ishino 
Left: Author David Mura. Right: The cover of Mura's newest book, The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself. Photos courtesy: University of Minnesota Press. Turning Japanese: Memoirs of a Sansei (1991) I first encountered David Mura’s writing in his memoir, Turning Japanese, over 30 years ago. Likely...
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