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Interview with International President of Ikebana International, Miho Ota Okawara

Interview PEOPLE 09/17/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Some might consider Ikebana as an artistic practice that requires complex equipment— is a form of Japanese high art, but Miho Okawara, instructor of a Sogetsu workshop, translates the art form to one that is […]

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Judoka Christa Deguchi became Canada’s first Senior World Champion, Writes History for Canada

View this post on Instagram 一夜明けてもまだ実感が湧きませんが、これに満足せず更なる高みを目指して頑張ります。関係者の皆様、会場の皆様、温かい声援ありがとうございました。 I still can’t believe I did it. I’m glad I could do this for Canada and for my family. Thank you for all your support. A post shared by […]

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If you don’t love David Suzuki, you hate the environment | Hot Asian Guy Friday

Hot Asian Men Friday PEOPLE People 09/06/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Why David Suzuki wants you to watch Manufactured Landscapes — “one of the most important docs” — on The Filmmakers: https://t.co/7xIIgiUTb4 pic.twitter.com/YeK8nz6ogT — CBC Arts (@CBCArts) September 23, 2017 With the Amazon being on fire […]

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Satoshi One: The First Blockchain-Certified, Sustainable Luxury Sneaker

Fashion FASHION & BEAUTY 09/04/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

With blockchain’s continuous influence in creative industries, entrepreneurs and designers are beginning to take advantage, using blockchain to deed innovative and sustainable designs, creating quality products while making information about the product accessible to consumers. […]

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Women’s Active Museum on War and Peace (WAM)

Art CULTURE 09/03/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Learn about sexual violence in times of war at the Women’s Active Museum on War and Peace (WAM). This small museum, in Nishi-Waseda occupies snd only 1,238 square feet, is the only one of its […]

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“The Worst Censorship Incident in Japan’s Postwar Period”: Nagoya Mayor Rapped for Demanding Removal of ‘Comfort Women’ Statue on Display at the Aichi Triennale

CULTURE Culture 09/02/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

View this post on Instagram … … #fujifilmxt3 #fuji_xseries #fujifilm_global … … #snapshot #streetart #korea #photography #군산여행 #동국사 #평화의소녀상 #StatueofPeace #慰安婦像 #平和碑 #comfortwomen #temple #littlegirl A post shared by Ethan Shahn (@ashilleus7000) on Jun 25, […]

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“Should we have pride in killing innocent people?”: Problematic Richland High School’s Mushroom Cloud Logo, Japanese Exchange Student Speaks Up

JAPAN NEWS NEWS & POLITICS 08/31/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Nonoka Koga, an exchange student from Fukuoka, Japan, not far from Nagasaki where the atomic bomb was dropped, was shocked when she arrived at Richland High School, home of the “Bombers”, where she found the […]

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I’ll take a Glass of Daniel Henney, Please: The Story behind my Day Drink. | Hot Asian Guy Friday

Hot Asian Men Friday PEOPLE People 08/30/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Henney is a television star and a stud. The Korean-American actor—born in Busan, South Korea was raised in the United States after being adopted by a white American couple. View this post on Instagram it […]

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Hiroshima Mark the 74th Anniversary of the World’s First Nuclear Bomb Attack: Mayor of Hiroshima Urges Japan to Join Nuclear Ban Treaty, PM Abe Declines

JAPAN NEWS NEWS & POLITICS 08/29/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

  On August 6, Hiroshima marked the 74th anniversary of atomic bombing. The annual ceremony took place at the Peace Memorial Park near Ground Zero. 50,000 people and representatives from about 90 countries, including the […]

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Japan in Canada: A Short History of the Upcoming Powell Street Festival in Vancouver

Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 08/22/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

The first Japanese immigrants, in 1877, began a community that was and will still be, for years to come, uniquely Japanese. This community is situated around the Hastings Mill and Waterfront (today’s Downtown Eastside (DTES)), […]

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