JAPAN IN CANADA

The magazine retailed by homeless people, the ‘Big Issue Japan’—magazine’s attempt to help them help themselves

NEWS & POLITICS OPINIONS 01/23/2020 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Being homeless carries a powerful stigma in Japan, where society places strong importance on self-reliance. This October, in the midst of Japan’s worst storm in decades, homeless men were turned away from shelters. According to […]

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Little Miss Period: the manga challenging Japan’s stigma around menstruation

A manga character shaped like a pink blob with bright red lips is challenging stigmas surrounding menstruation in Japan. But not everyone is convinced that Little Miss Period—Seiri chan—is a force for good. The live […]

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Japan firms pull out staff in Iran due to intense tension: Say no to World War Three

NEWS NEWS & POLITICS 01/20/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

I want to start my article with my deepest condolence to the losses in the plane crashof Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 in Tehran, Iran.   The year has just begun and the first sign of […]

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Vancouver’s Japanese Hall designated a national historic site Social Sharing

NEWS NEWS & POLITICS 01/19/2020 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

A building in Vancouver housing Canada’s oldest Japanese-language school has been designated by the government as a national historic site, according to a report by CBC. A ceremony was held Wednesday at the Vancouver Japanese […]

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Real life soul reaper: Sota Fukushi | Hot Asian Men Friday

Hot Asian Men Friday PEOPLE People 01/17/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Bleach is a shonen manga series, which means the series targets young male audiences. Warner Bros decided to adopt the manga and created a movie. Although the movie is not well-liked, the main character Ichigo […]

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Noko Nishigaki, Japan’s 10 year-old artist

People PEOPLE 01/16/2020 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

View this post on Instagram A post shared by noko_tattoo (@noko_tattoo) on Nov 16, 2019 at 9:30am PST 10-year-old Noko Nishigaki. while she appears to be your average Japanese cute 10-year-old (or maybe not, since […]

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Kiyoshi Hikawa—“Prince of Enka” Gifted End-of-Year Award, Stuns Fans with Their New “Genderless” Style at Kōhaku Uta Gassen

LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ People PEOPLE 01/15/2020 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Not long ago, Japan ushered in the new year with a slew of year-end programs. One of them was “Kōhaku Uta Gassen” (紅白歌合戦), more commonly known simply as Kōhaku, an annual New Year’s Eve television […]

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Bengali Japanese Super Star Rola Urges Fans to Donate to the Australian Red Cross

NEWS NEWS & POLITICS TREND 01/14/2020 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Japanese-Bengali model, actress, TV personality Rola is putting her massive social media following to good use. The star who has moved to Los Angeles and has donated a large sum of money to UNICEF in […]

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Awkwafina: First Asian Actress to win Golden Globe Award’s Best Actress

NEWS NEWS & POLITICS PEOPLE People 01/12/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Awkwafina has made Golden Globes history for being the first performer of Asian descent to win a Golden Globe Award in a lead actress film category. Awkwafina Among the Five Nominees for the BAFTA Rising […]

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Canada’s best-looking Asian: Julien Kang | Hot Asian Men Friday

Hot Asian Men Friday PEOPLE People 01/10/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Julien Kang, is a French-Canadian television star, best known for pairing up with Yoon Se-ah, a Korean actress in a Korean reality show, We Got Married season 4. They got a ship-named called “Juliah couple” […]

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