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
14 Jun 2023
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Neon Otaku, a mural by artist Tim Fukakusa currently at the TIFF Bell Lightbox as part of a new free public art exhibition, Reimagining: Narratives of tension and wonder until July 4. Photo courtesy: Tim Fukakusa. The skyline of a futuristic Toyko at night bursting with neon lights and the silhouette...
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25 May 2023
Posted by Ailin Oishi-Stamatiou 
Volunteers with years of service ranging from a year to 30-plus were honored at Momiji Health Care Society’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Event on Apr. 22. Organized volunteering emerged in the 19th century with the founding of the Red Cross and YMCA. The word 'volunteer' was originally associated...
Read more → 24 May 2023
Posted by Deanna Cheng 
Ryan Kimoto spars against another participant of Sumo Sundays at the Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall in Vancouver, B.C. on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Sumo Sundays is a monthly indoor drop-in session in the city, organized by a grassroots group of organizers, which focuses on learning...
Read more → 09 May 2023
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Enemy Lines, performed and choreographed by dance artist Mayumi Lashbrook, runs at Theatre Centre in Toronto from May 12 to 14 and at McMaster University's L.R. Wilson Hall in Hamilton from May 26 to 28. Photo credit: Jess Bullock. The performance explores the actions taken against Japanese Canadians—like...
Read more → 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...
Read more → 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....
Read more → 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....
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