CULTURE

Rina Sawayama releases hard AF single ‘STFU’ and she’s cooler than ever

CULTURE MUSIC 12/02/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

London-based singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama is one of the most iconic singers in England today, blessing the world with pansexual bops and analysis of how technology both connects and divides us, with songs about racial prejudice. […]

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Nothing heals finals blue like Webtoon Bulbasaur

Anime & Game CULTURE Culture MANGA 11/30/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Close your eyes and imagine Bulbasaur was spotted snow outside the window and he immediately put on cozy socks on his for short legs and a toque on his cabbage back then ran out to […]

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Canto wait to listen to some music!

CULTURE MUSIC NEWS & POLITICS POPULAR 11/28/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Cantonese songs were once trending in the 70s. It was one of the most popular Asian pop music. However, this popularity slowly decayed and disappeared from the mainstream culture. To redeem ourselves I have this […]

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Japanese horror stories

Best of CULTURE Culture JAPAN 11/13/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Japan is famous for many things: food, animate, music and culture. On Halloween day, I would also want to remind you that Japan is also famous for their horror stories and urban legends. One time […]

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Up-and-coming Art Destination: Naoshima Island

Art CULTURE Our Picks 11/02/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

It is pumpkin spice latte season again! In Japan, there is this gigantic black-spotted pumpkin located by the water and it attracts foreigners to flyover to Japan just to get a snapshot of it. Yes, […]

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Special Issue: Peoples, Things and Places That Showcase Canada-Japan Relationship

CULTURE Culture 10/31/2019 by Michael Q. Chen（Senior Translator）

Did You Know? Peoples, Things and Places That Showcase Canada-Japan Relationship We at TORJA have reported on many topics related to the connection between Japan and Canada, but there are still many things yet to […]

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Tokyo is full of cycle-paths

CULTURE Culture 10/29/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Bicycle sharing is proliferating in different cities in Canada recently. Toronto bike has recently launched in the city. In Japan, the bike sharing system has already been around for a good while and a crowd […]

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Japanese snack attack!

Culture CULTURE 10/26/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

The increase proliferation of snacks in North America signifies two things: the increase number of Asians in the countries and the increase appreciation for Asian snacks. This article will tell you some fun facts about […]

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Marutaro – an Instagram famous Shiba Inu

Culture CULTURE Our Picks 10/20/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Marutaro, Maru for short which means “round”, has 2.5 million followers on Instagram. Times and Instagram had written an exclusive article for this Japanese famous dog. Marutaro also got nominated People’s Choice Award for Favorite […]

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Tsukimi—Bunny-pounding-mochi festival

Culture CULTURE 10/16/2019 by JAPAN in CANADA

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Adel❇japan (@delhi.nm) on Sep 18, 2019 at 4:31am PDT Tsukimi (月見), literally means viewing the moon. This festival celebrates the abundance harvest and the beauty of […]

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