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JAPAN SENDS ITS BEST TO TIFF AND VIFF 2025
Suzu Hirose shines in two films coming to Canada this autumn
The lasting legacy of Frank Moritsugu, 1922 - 2025
Japanese Canadian veterans street banners in Vancouver
Kevin Lau's Kimiko's Pearl Symphonic Suite world premiere with Toronto Symphony Opera
Gary Kawaguchi conferred Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays
04 May 2023
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Shion Skye Carter and Miya Turnbull perform Omote (面), a dance piece they created and choreographed together in Montreal and Toronto this May. Photo credit: Nanne Springer. Multi-disciplinary artist Miya Turnbull paired with dance artist and choreographer Shion Skye Carter, and an instant spark...
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23 Mar 2023
Posted by Caitlin Kaneko 
Unique and vintage Japanese items like kimono, teaware, games, and artwork are available at Japonicamomiji.ca. Photos courtesy: Caitlin Kaneko. One of Momiji's most highly anticipated fundraisers is Japonica, which features unique and vintage Japanese items for sale. However, the pandemic resulted...
Read more → 21 Mar 2023
Posted by nikkeivoice 
Roy Matsui hoped enlisting in the Canadian Army would represent the Japanese Canadian community positively. Photo credit: Nikkei National Museum. By Megan Koyanagi As soon as the opportunity arose, he applied to leave the camp at the age of 17 to work in Toronto, Ont., where he later signed up to join...
Read more → 16 Mar 2023
Posted by Sachiko Okuda 
Norman Takeuchi, Meeting Place, 2005, acrylic on canvas, 76.2 x 91.4 cm. Private Collection of Alana Kainz. Photo credit: Justin Wonnacott. Takeuchi was born in Vancouver in 1937. In 1942, he, his two brothers, and their parents were forcibly dispersed to the tiny settlement of Westwold in the B.C....
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15 Mar 2023
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Director Stafford Arima on bringing Mark Sakamoto's award-winning memoir, Forgiveness, to the stage. Yoshie Bancroft stars as Mitsue Sakamoto alongside Kevin Takahide Lee as Hideo Sakamoto in the stage adaptation of Forgiveness. Photo credit: Moonrider Productions. In Forgiveness, Sakamoto explores...
Read more → 09 Mar 2023
Posted by James Heron 
Chieko Baisho (right) stars in director Chie Hayakawa's eerie and dark Plan 75. Photo credit: Plan 75/TIFF. Director Chie Hayakawa's superb first feature film opens with an eerily similar pre-credits scene, but the setting is a seniors' home. Cut to post credits, and we are a few years into the future....
Read more → 14 Feb 2023
Posted by Caroline Ishii 
Right: Caroline and her great crew creating a special five-course gourmet dinners for 100 guests in the Lord Elgin Hotel kitchen. (Left to right): David, Akiko, Ginny, and Caroline. Left: Boxing the special Valentine's dessert for the five-course Valentine's menu for the 100-person virtual communal...
Read more → 27 Jan 2023
Posted by Michael Abe 
Project Director Dr. Jordan Stanger-Ross, Project Manager Michael Abe, and Research Coordinator Kaitlin Findlay were on hand to accept the award. Photo credit: Alexandra D’Arcy. The prestigious Impact Awards recognize the highest achievements from outstanding researchers and students in social...
Read more → 26 Jan 2023
Posted by Caroline Ishii 
Chef Caroline Ishii's vegan and gluten free cabbage rolls from her book, "The Accidental Chef: Lessons Learned in and out of the Kitchen." Photos courtesy: Caroline Ishii. But much of Western Asia, Northern China, and parts of North Africa have their own take on cabbage rolls, making it a truly...
Read more → 25 Jan 2023
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Artists Annie Sumi and Brian Kobayakawa are the creators of Kintsugi, an anti-racist, interactive art installation at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre until March 17. TORONTO — In the heart of the Moriyama Nikkei Heritage Centre at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre sits a prewar treadle-powered...
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