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17 Dec 2013
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
By Chris Hope On November 8th, 2013 Judge Maryka Omatsu became the first Canadian to receive the prestigious Senator Daniel K. Inouye NAPABA Trailblazer Award presented by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) at its annual convention in Kansas City, Missouri. NAPABA represents...
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10 Dec 2013
Posted by nikkeistaff 
TORONTO -- On Dundas Street West, you can find Gushi, which is the sole Japanese street food stall in the city. Right now, Gushi's owner Shinji-Yamaguchi is working on a new menu for what's quickly becoming a Toronto favourite and it'll include a few interesting items. Gushi now serves Karaage...
Read more → 13 Nov 2013
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Any questions about Toronto Mayor Rob Ford were duly ignored last night, as Toronto Police and Toronto's Asian community leaders met up for a public town hall meeting. Last night at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, the Asia Pacific Community Consultative Committee organized a talk with Toronto...
Read more → 09 Nov 2013
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Tonight, the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre turned 50. A celebration and dinner of this half-century milestone was held in the evening bringing together the community inside of the centre's Kobayashi hall. At the evening were a number of the Japanese Canadian community's most well-known personalities...
Read more → 05 Nov 2013
Posted by Matthew O'Mara 
Twenty five seems to be the magic number for Toronto's Asian communities. In 1987, the first Dragon Ball Gala was held and now it's celebrating a quarter century milestone. Held annually to benefit seniors in the Greater Toronto Area, the event attracts some of the wealthiest members of Toronto's...
Read more → 28 Oct 2013
Posted by nikkeivoice 
By Matthew O'Mara You’re blindfolded, about 9-years-old, and being wheeled onto the studio floor of a mysterious game show. The producers interviewed you and you had a chance to ask them a few questions, but you left knowing that this is, ‘The best game show ever made.’ With that in your...
Read more → 25 Oct 2013
Posted by nikkeistaff 
By MATTHEW O’MARA Hatsumi – One Grandmother’s Journey Through the Japanese Canadian Internment is a finalist in the Welfare Education Category for NHK’s 40th Japan Prize. Hatsumi is a powerful film and now it is competing against an Oscar winner for the top spot. No one was more surprised...
Read more → 04 Oct 2013
Posted by nikkeistaff 
By NIKKEI STAFF BRAMPTON, ON — On October 17th, 2012, the local City Council approved official names for three community parks. One of them was Teramoto Park, which the Brampton Guardian newspaper reported, “Honours the memory of one of the first Japanese settlers in Brampton.” This settler’s...
Read more → 26 Sep 2013
Posted by nikkeivoice 
Rock and Roll! On October 1st, Guitar Wolf, purportedly one of the loudest bands in the world, will be hitting the Hard Luck Bar in downtown Toronto. The intimate location will be playing host to the Nagasaki-born band and if you go be sure to bring some earplugs! The trio made up of Seiji, the frontman,...
Read more → 19 Aug 2013
Posted by nikkeivoice 
By Matthew O'Mara It was a class for the history books. In Aurora on July 29th, some of karate's highest-ranking masters made a historic trip to Canada in order to teach a special seminars to some eager black belts. The senseis came from Japan, Alaska, and the United States all in effort to bring...
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