Tokyo Rainbow Parade (TRP), the Japan’s largest annual weeklong celebration of diversity in sexuality marked 25-year anniversary this year with the first promoting LGBTQ+ rights took place in 1994. The festivities stretched on for the […]
Month: May 2019
The New Shinkai Makoto Movie, Weathering With You’s Teaser and Scenes Released
新海誠最新作『天気の子』2019年夏公開決定 !新海誠監督最新作『天気の子(てんきのこ)』の制作が発表されました。2019年7月19日公開予定、鋭意制作中です。皆様、応援よろしくお願いします!https://t.co/XXPHWzybvs pic.twitter.com/Te56SfEdtm — 新海作品PRスタッフ (@shinkai_works) 2018年12月13日 It’s hard to believe that Your Name, the second-highest-grossing Japanese movie of all time is almost three years old. Following the 2016 hit, director Shinkai Makoto’s highly anticipated […]
Sapporo Markets – Seafood and More | Travel to Japan from Canada
The Northern Japanese island of Hokkaido is known internationally for their fresh seafood and more – Hokkaido sea urchin, king crab, and Yubari King melon, among others. Hokkaido also produces delicious milk, potatoes and corn, […]
88rising’s Documentary ‘Asia Rising: The Next Generation of Hip Hop’ on Asian Rappers Changing the Music Industry
The Asian hip-hop scene only recently became a consistent movement in mainstream music, and we owe it to 88rising. 88rising is an American music label company that has been making a name for itself for […]
Back Street Girls: Gokudols—Anime featuring three Yakuza Getting Gender Reassignment Surgeries to Become J-Pop Idols
Back Street Girls: Gokudolls, originally a crime-comedy-idol manga by Jasmine Gyuh has been adopted to an anime, movie, and TV drama. It has a simple yet controversial plot: three yakuza men are forced to undergo […]
‘Ai Weiwei: Unbroken’ at Gardiner Museum: The Work of Legendary artist, Ai Weiwei is back in Toronto
Ai Weiwei: Unbroken arrived this February at the Gardiner Museum with a body of work formed over the past decade. Ai Weiwei is one of the world’s most influential artists and political activists, who has […]
Enjoy Cherry Blossom Viewing「HANAMI」 in Japan: Guide to Shinjuku Gyoen Park
There are plenty of ways to get into the spirit of spring in Japan—‘hanami’, being one of them, which literally translates to “flower viewing”—surely everybody’s favorite Japanese tradition. The arrival of cherry blossoms is a […]
Breaking News – Toronto Japanese Film Festiva NEW GUEST AND FILM ANNOUNCED FOR NORTH AMERICA’s LARGEST SHOWCASE OF JAPANESE CINEMA
The TJFF is thrilled to announce the WORLD PREMIERE of DANCE WITH ME, a delightful musical comedy from popular director Shinobu Yaguchi (Waterboys, Swing Girls, Wood Job!). Attending the screening are director Yaguchi and lead […]
The 8th Toronto Japanese Film Festival June 6 to June 27 Hosted by the Japanese Canadian Culture Centre
Welcoming Mikako Tabe, Tatsushi Omori and Toshiyuki Teruya as special guests! Known as the largest Japanese film festival in North America, Toronto Japanese Film Festival will be held once again this June. Last year, the […]
The Japan Foundation, Toronto Presents: AGA-SHIO in Concert
AGA-SHIO in Concert Friday August 23, 2019 @7:30 PM Kobayashi Hall, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre 6 Garamond Court, Toronto Tickets: $25.00 / JCCC members: $22.00 – HST included. General Seating. Tickets are non-refundable. – Tickets […]