EVENTS & COMMUNITIES

Secrets of the Smithsonian Samurai: Rediscovering the Lost ‘Living Dolls’ of Japan at Japane Foundation Toronto

Culture CULTURE Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 03/23/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Dr. Robert Pontsioen’s lecture, Secrets of the Smithsonian Samurai: Rediscovering the Lost ‘Living Dolls’ of Japan’ was held at the Japan Foundation on February 6th. Dr. Robert Pontsioen of the Smithsonian Institution traced his recent […]

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“Normal”—What?: In Conversation with Sayaka Murata. Author of ‘Convenience Store Woman’ in Toronto

Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES Interview PEOPLE 03/22/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

You may have seen the hardcover book featuring a kawaii rice ball with a woman’s face at bookstores; but don’t be fooled by its cutesy, light blue and cherry-blossom pink jacket; Convenience Store Woman is […]

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What is Normal?: In Conversation with Author Sayaka Murata at japan Foundation Toronto

Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 03/21/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Sayaka Murata, winner of the prestigious Akutagawa Prize in 2016 for her novella, Convenience Store Woman, which became her debut in English in 2018, has been asking a question in all of her work—what is […]

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‘The Philosophy and Design of MUJI” talk event with Masaaki Kanai

Event Report EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 03/13/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

“The Philosophy and Design of MUJI”, an event held at Toronto’s Convocation Hall on November 24th, welcomes Masaaki Kanai, Chairman and Representative Director of Ryohin Keikaku. The one-time event was hosted by MUJI and Zenergy […]

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On Meeting Sid Kiyoshi Ikeda And the Closing of Sea Hi Famous Chinese Restaurant

Communities EVENTS & COMMUNITIES Japanese / Japanese Canadian PEOPLE 03/07/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

　Sid Kiyoshi Ikeda’s maternal grandfather came to Canada in 1895. He wanted to explore “other horizons”. On the boat from Japan, his grandfather met his grandmother and they lived in New Westminster, BC, had eight […]

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Being Japanese Canadian: Reflections on a Broken World exhibition at Royal Ontario Museum, opening program

Art CULTURE Event Report EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 02/14/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Being Japanese Canadian: Reflections on a Broken World features eight Japanese Canadian artists’ works alongside those in Sigmund Samuel Gallery of Canada. Through creating an intergenerational visual dialogue of those who experienced the history of […]

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RUGBY WORLD CUP IN JAPAN（SEP.20〜NOV.2）

Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 02/13/2019 by Editors Picks

It’s been a long and at times rocky road for Canada to qualify for Rugby World Cup 2019, but coach Kingsley Jones wouldn’t have had it any other way. Having lost a home-and-away series to […]

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It is Important to Tie Knots Laura Shintani’s Mascot for Those Who Forget

CULTURE Event Report EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 02/13/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Being Japanese Canadian: Reflections on a Broken World, exhibition at Royal Ontario Museum From a couple steps away, Laura, a Toronto-based multimedia artist in a sparkly red dress and Totoro bag, turned around. I decided […]

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【ROM】 Being Japanese Canadian: reflections on a broken world（〜August.5）

Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 02/05/2019 by Editors Picks

About Encounter personal perspectives on the exile, dispossession, and internment of Japanese Canadians during the 1940s through a series of artworks interspersed throughout the Sigmund Samuel Gallery of Canada. This installation features contemporary artists who […]

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The Cultural Dimensions of Packaging in Japan（Feb.27）

Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 02/03/2019 by Japan Foundation

Packaging, the wrapping of goods and materials, indeed “wrapping” even in its widest sense, is integral to human exchange and interaction. There are of course direct functional reasons for both personal and commercial packaging: physical […]

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