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16 May 2014
Posted by Dwight Wakabayashi 
Do you know where your Genten is and how important it is to where you are today? Talk x GENTEN's third panel event was held this week at The Japan Foundation in downtown Toronto and featured inspiring stories from athletes Carlos Newton and Miyuu Yamamoto. The technical definition of genten means...
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15 May 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
TORONTO -- A media launch for Kampai Toronto 2014 was held today at the Japan Foundation. On May 29, Kampai Toronto will host its third-annual sake preview and tasting for the general public in Toronto's Distillery District. The media launch gave new details on the event and showcased the first-ever...
Read more → 15 May 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
While that may sounds like the punch line to a joke, for many Canadians this past winter was one of the most frigid on record. But as May arrived so too did the warm weather, but none of Ontario’s thousands of Sakura trees blossomed as they were scheduled to. Only late in the month did the signature...
Read more → 05 May 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Celebrating over seventy years of writing, Moritsugu was recognized for being an active member in the Japanese Canadian community participating in groups like the Wynford Seniors and giving talks on his wartime experience. "I think the greatest part is not so much they awarded me something I love...
Read more → 11 Apr 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Tokyo -- A cherry tree seed, once aboard the International Space Station, has bloomed years ahead of schedule, reports AFP. The four-year-old sapling bloomed on April 1st, and has baffled the Buddhist brothers at the temple in centre Japan where the actual tree is growing. "We are amazed to see how fast...
Read more → 09 Apr 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
TOKYO -- The memoirs of Masabumi Hosono, the sole Japanese survivor of the Titanic that sunk in 1912, will be on display at a Yokohama museum, according to Japan Today. Starting April 19, Hosono's memoirs will be on display at the Yokohama Minato Museum as part of the museum's special "Treasures collection"...
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11 Mar 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Three years down the road from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the impact is still being felt. On Tuesday, Japan mourned the three year anniversary of the disaster that caused a humanitarian crisis in the country and set off what would be the country's first nuclear emergency at the Fukushima...
Read more → 10 Mar 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
From 2000 to 4500 yen, Japanese can rent their very own Gaijin, but hold your horses it's not as odd as it sounds. Gaijin is a word used to describe foreigners in Japan and while there's a bit of a derogatory slant behind the term it's slowly beginning to soften. With an increasing number of workers...
Read more → 05 Mar 2014
Posted by nikkeivoice 
This article was reprinted from Nikkei Voice's March Edition. To help support us subscribe or donate today. Members of the Japan Canada Leadership Program were handed the keys to the country, figuratively speaking. The program is an initiative sponsored by the Government of Japan that builds stronger...
Read more → 31 Jan 2014
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Yeehong's Dragon Ball Gala 2014 was a landmark occasion celebrating 25 years of helping seniors in Toronto. The gala night, held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, supports Yeehong's senior living centres and programs the foundation maintains to benefit Toronto's aging population. Markham...
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