April, 2020 | JAPAN IN CANADA

Month: April 2020

EBIZO CBS TV 60 MINUTES Kabuki Feature | The Japan Foundation, Toronto News

Best of JAPAN Our Picks 04/20/2020 by JAPAN in CANADA

Danjuro is the biggest name of the Kabuki world. The name-taking ceremonial performances (Shūmei) for Ebizo to become Danjuro XIII were planned to run for three months in May, June, and July, 2020 at Kabuki-za […]

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Rain rain go away, come again another day—the history behind the Japanese weather doll, Teru Teru Bozu,

BOOK & FILMS CULTURE Culture FILM 04/19/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Remember in “Weathering with You”, Hina Amano’s brother Ngai always dresses in a ghost-like costume when she prays for sunshine. The ghost like costume is called Teru Teru Bozu – the sunshine doll. “Rain rain […]

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This Week’s Feature: Keiichi Hara’s 『THE WONDERLAND』| JCCC VIRTUAL KOBAYASHI HALL

Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 04/17/2020 by JAPAN in CANADA

WELCOME TO THE “VIRTUAL KOBAYASHI HALL” This Week’s Feature: Keiichi Hara’s THE WONDERLAND In Cooperation with the Japan Foundation Toronto We hope this finds everyone healthy and safe. We very much miss seeing you at […]

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The Use and Abuse of History by Nietzsche

BOOK BOOK & FILMS 04/14/2020 by Kevin Jae

I was a little bit worried about this edition. In the Editor’s Introduction, the editor criticizes Nietzsche’s “gospel of the will to power” as something that has “unleashed bestiality in the name of the sanctity […]

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House warming: Welcome to Terrace House

Best of CULTURE JAPAN POPULAR 04/12/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

View this post on Instagram 「TERRACE HOUSE TOKYO 2019-2020」配信START！ #TERRACEHOUSE #テラスハウス @babazonoazusa @tokui_yoshimi @toritori0123 @officialshonohayama @ryotayamasato @netflixjp A post shared by TERRACE HOUSE ( テラスハウス ) (@th_6_tv) on May 13, 2019 at 8:30am PDT Terrace […]

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Natsukashii – Nostalgic in appreciation

CULTURE Culture 04/07/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Studio Ghibli movie are going to be on Netflix. Series of classic films will be streaming places outside of North America and Japan. Remember when you were little you imagined yourself riding on Haku and […]

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Hot Asian Men Friday

ASIA 04/05/2020 by JAPAN in CANADA

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Japan’s government passed the bill for state of emergency due to COVID-19

COVID-19 NEWS & POLITICS 04/05/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Coronavirus tests per 1 million people: ðŸ‡°ðŸ‡· South Korea: 3,692 ðŸ‡¨ðŸ‡³ Guangdong, China: 2,820 ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡¹ Italy: 826 ðŸ‡¹ðŸ‡¼ Taiwan: 615 ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡± Israel: 401 ðŸ‡³ðŸ‡± Netherlands: 350 ðŸ‡¬ðŸ‡§ UK: 347 ðŸ‡¯ðŸ‡µ Japan: 66…ðŸ‡ºðŸ‡¸ United States: 23 […]

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Asian Female Artists You Should Be Listening To Right Now (Part II)

LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ 04/04/2020 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

March is Women’s History Month, the perfect time to hit play on any one of these amazing songs made for, by, or about Asian women. But please note: this is in no way the definitive […]

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I wish I could be quarantine Ruka Nishinoiri in Terrace House | Hot Asian Men Friday

Hot Asian Men Friday PEOPLE People 04/03/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

View this post on Instagram りょうとるか . . . #テラスハウス #テラスハウス東京 #東京編 #テラハ #テラハメンバー #田渡凌 #西野入流佳 #terracehouse #terracehousetokyo #insta #instagood #instagram #instalike #instadaily #instalove #instagrammer #instagramjapan #いいね返し A post shared by ぬん (@nun6221) on Feb […]

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