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Read the first part >> Around 6pm that day, Sumie's mother returned home from work. "…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Jan. 17, 2022

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Kimiko’s Pearl Tells One Family Story Over Four Generations

ST. CATHARINES — Japanese Canadian history has been thoughtfully explored through literature,…

Kelly Fleck • Jan. 16, 2022

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No. 10: TV FAN, a magazine that fosters Japanese culture, published from 1975 to 2010

Introducing Japanese TV programs I first started working as a freelance writer in 2003, and the mag…

Keiko Fukuda • Jan. 10, 2022

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Suspicious Points of Contact in Pre-War Chicago

Japanese Affinity with African American Communities - Part 5

Read Part 4 >> Frank Masuto Kono When he heard about the Pearl Harbor att…

Takako Day • Jan. 9, 2022

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How Going Backward Helped Me Move Forward

After being born and raised in the Black American community, years ago I had the opportunity to con…

Tuney-Tosheia P. McDaniels • Jan. 6, 2022

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Tropical Oshougatsu

Another year is starting! Usually, it is time to reflect on how the year went, on everything we've …

Antonio Kotaro Hayata • Jan. 5, 2022

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The Story Behind the Garden at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre

TORONTO — When the construction concludes on a landscape project, the work only just begins. …

Kelly Fleck • Jan. 4, 2022

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Behind the Scenes of the 61st Convention of Nikkei and Japanese Abroad

Over the weekend of October 30 and 31, 2021, the 61st Convention of Nikkei and Japanese Abroad (Kai…

Antonio Kotaro Hayata • Dec. 29, 2021

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Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Japanese Canadian Art in the Time of Covid-19 - Part 10: Toronto Musician Hiroki Tanaka

Read Part 9 >> Just as it is so sad to hear news of the passing of another Nisei, it is hear…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Dec. 28, 2021

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Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Japanese Canadian Art in the Time of Covid-19 - Part 9

Read Part 8 >> As we approach the second anniversary of Covid, I am conscious of the fragili…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Dec. 27, 2021

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Episode 39 (Part 2) What Japan Gave Me