The world-renowned Japanese composer-conductor Joe Hisaishi makes his impressive first appearance in Toronto in 2020! Joe Hisaishi is the musical mastermind behind the scores of numerous films. This symphonic concert celebrates his long and fruitful collaboration […]
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)), […]
The Japanese government sponsored exchange programme offers university graduates opportunities to work in Japan as either an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) team teaching with a Japanese Teacher of English in elementary and secondary schools or […]
To celebrate the diplomatic relationship between Canada and Japan, Japan Festival CANADA 2019, the largest Japanese Cultural Festival in North America, will return to Mississauga Celebration Square. The event will be held over the course […]
On August 1st, there will be a reception for a select group of Japanese women artists at the Japanese Paper Place (JPP). Opened in 1982, by Nancy Jacobi, the retail store in Toronto encourages artist […]
August 15th – 26th 2019 MONTREAL x TORONTO Introducing the NEW GENERATION OF KAWAII! Sebastian Masuda and his “Sensational Kawaii” brand, 6%DOKIDOKI, are coming to Montreal and Toronto for the first time! CANADA! Get ready […]
This year’s Toronto Japanese Film Festival (TJFF) has a wide selection of top-quality films. Just because it’s a challenge to select the best ones, we asked the programmers of TJFF 2019, James Heron (director of […]
On June 10, Ayaka Miyoshi, the star of “Dance with Me” and Shinobu Yaguchi, the director of popular works such as “Waterboys” and “Swing Girls” will come to Toronto for an on-stage talk. We asked […]
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 […]
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 […]
