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
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
Omote: A melding of artistic expressions and experiences
Suzanne Hartmann's hybrid memoir explores convergence of personal and community stories
22 Nov 2022
Posted by Fumiko Miyahara 
Left: A photo of the Miyahara family genealogy scroll, handwritten by Fumiko's great-great-grandfather, Rikichi Miyahara. Right: The Miyahara family grave. Photos courtesy: Fumiko Miyahara. Read part one in the October 2022 issue of Nikkei Voice, where Fumiko translates and uncovers her family's...
Read more →
21 Sep 2022
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Seniors raise monarch butterflies and release them in the garden in memory of a loved one or with a prayer. Mary McIntyre-Rafter, lifestyles manager at McCowan Retirement Residences and Pat Adachi with a monarch butterfly they raised from an egg. Photo courtesy: Mary McIntyre-Rafter. “I'm not a nature...
Read more → 25 Aug 2022
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Chris Kurata and Irene Foulkes of the Toronto Japanese Garden Club speaking during the dedication next to the newly planted weeping cherry tree on May 15. Photo credit: Kelly Fleck. This meeting was the beginning of the Toronto Japanese Garden Club, which celebrated its 70th anniversary with a bento...
Read more →
10 Aug 2022
Posted by Paul Kariya 
When Japanese Canadians were uprooted, Ucluelet lost half of its population. Japanese Canadian fleet at Spring Cove, from the mid-30s, Ucluelet, B.C. Photo courtesy: Caitlin Bergin. For those of us who grew up in Ucluelet on the fish boats, even postwar, we know the sounds of the one-cylinder...
Read more → 09 Aug 2022
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Toronto Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong with Sachi and Raymond Moriyama during a road naming ceremony on June 13. Moriyama Drive is one of eight streets honouring individuals who have made a significant impact on the Don Mills neighbourhood. Photo credit: Kelly Fleck. Soon, a new Toronto road...
Read more → 12 Apr 2022
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Journalist Mary Ito (left) launched two new podcasts, The CRAM Podcast (right) and Passage to Wonderland. Photos courtesy: Mary Ito. Ito's dive into podcasting began with the endless delays from the pandemic on the second instalment of CRAM, a festival she launched in April of 2019. A learning...
Read more → 22 Mar 2022
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
The JCCC launches two new programs funded by the Japanese Canadian Survivors Health and Wellness Fund grants. The JCCC is a source of community and connection for many seniors. This photo is from an Issei Day celebration at the JCCC in October 2019. Photo credit: Cary Rothbart. "In the past two years...
Read more → 17 Feb 2022
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2021 inductees included trailblazers in baseball history. Roy Yamamura and Naggie Nishihara, circa 1939. Collection: Suga Family collection. Accession Number: 2010.17.1.19. Photo credit: Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre. The hall of fame's...
Read more → 24 Nov 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Left to right: Ben Nishitoba, Scott Fujita and Jiro Fukushima unveil a new plaque at the JCCC entrance in honour of Fujita's work. Photo credit: Cary Rothbart. “Usually for a building architect, after the construction finishes, that's it. But landscape [design] is different. After the construction...
Read more → 16 Nov 2021
Posted by Kelly Fleck 
Manga artist Dayanara Rodriguez draws Nikkei stories in new exhibit. Today, Dayanara's artwork is a part of the centre's new permanent exhibit, Maru: Immigration Stories in the Moriyama Nikkei Heritage Centre. The exhibit explores over 150 years of Nikkei immigration history in North and South...
Read more → 
Powered by WordPress Popup
