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
04 Aug 2016
Posted by Lauren Scott 
North Korea fired a mid-range ballistic missile into Japanese territory on Wednesday, causing the United Nations to quickly launch into action. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called Pyongyang's actions "a serious threat to Japan's security" and "an unforgivable act of violence," in a statement...
Read more →
02 Aug 2016
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
"We are genki," says Sarah Campeau, a Japan English Teacher (JET) who will soon be teaching in Nara-ken, Japan. Campeau is part of a group of 185 JETs leaving Canada this year to participate in the program. Over 185 Canadian JETs will be travelling to the country this year, joining over 1800 teachers...
Read more → 27 Jul 2016
Posted by Kelly Fleck Police cars lined up outside of Tsukui Yamayuri-en, a home for the disabled, where 19 people were killed and 25 more injured in one of Japan's worst mass murders. Photo credit: Instagram. Uematsu allegedly tied up staff and took the keys for the residences in the facilities, according to local...
Read more → 23 Jul 2016
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
"Back then they simply said, 'a Jap is a Jap' and we lost our homes and freedom, even though two thirds of us were U.S. citizens," George Takei says in his Facebook video. In a video posted on his Facebook page, Takei relates Trump's fear-mongering about Mexicans and Mexican Americans to that of Japanese...
Read more → 21 Jul 2016
Posted by Lauren Scott 
Brigadier-General Steven Moritsugu was promoted to his position on June 3. Before his promotion, Moritsugu has seen a number of highlights in his career like his role in the military pullout from Afghanistan. Photo courtesy: Canadian Forces Brigadier-General is the highest rank a Japanese Canadian...
Read more → 14 Jun 2016
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Santaro J. Ono will stepping into the role as UBC's president and replacing Dr. Arvind Gupta who resigned from the university last summer. Photo courtesy: UBC/Flickr Ono is first person of Japanese descent to hold the role and, according to a profile on the university's website, the posting is a welcome...
Read more → 07 Jun 2016
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
At the start of July Pamela Sugiman will become Ryerson's new Dean of the Faculty of Arts, and she's looking forward to it. Photo courtesy: Pamela Sugiman Sugiman joined the university in 2006 and became chair of the Sociology Department in 2012. Previous to that she held a tenure-stream position...
Read more → 06 Jun 2016
Posted by Lauren Scott 
Yamato Tanooka, pictured here, in this undated handout provided by an elementary school of Hokuto city shows Yamato Tanooka. Photo courtesy: Handout/AFP Tanooka's parents had left him at the side of the road as a punishment for misbehaving and throwing rocks at people and cars. His parents claim...
Read more → 15 Apr 2016
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
A tsunami warning that was in place has now been lifted. Nine people were killed during the quake on Thursday when an apartment building collapsed damaging nearby homes. Nearly a 1,000 people were injured from both events. The United States Geological Survey issued a yellow alert for fatalities...
Read more → 15 Mar 2016
Posted by nikkeivoice 
George Hewson, right, and Hayato Osawa, left. at the CAF Summer Camp in 2015. Both are master instructors or Shihan. A Shihan, according to the Canadian Aikido Federation, is an Aikidoka of at least 6th Dan who has been at the rank for a minimum of 6 years. There are currently three other Shihans...
Read more → 
Powered by WordPress Popup
