On Tuesday morning, there was no new cases reported in Japan. On Thursday, the government announced that they are considering to let in quota of 250 businesspeople daily from Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Vietnam. […]
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THE “VIRTUAL JCCC” FILM SERIES presents a Hirokazu Kore-eda Retrospective: This Week: AFTER THE STORM<PR>
We hope this finds everyone healthy and safe. We very much miss seeing you at the JCCC but we will do everything we can continue providing you with Japanese cultural offerings and Japanese Canadian heritage […]
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword by Ruth Benedict
Nice, pleasant read, informative and simple. An example of anthropology that is dépassé, I doubt that anyone today would write a book about Japanese culture as a monolithic entity. Benedict could not conduct fieldwork in […]
Canada’s Largest Sake Festival「Kampai Toronto 2020 Virtual」| June 18 at 7PM
Kampai Toronto is happening online This Year! To celebrate its tradition of holding Canada’s largest sake festival since the first Kampai Toronto in 2012, we are hosting an exciting virtual event “Spirit of Kampai” at […]
“Golden Kamuy” shedding light on Japan’s Indigenous people Ainu
The manga Golden Kamuy has it all: a treasure hunt, comedic relief, gripping action scenes, and beautiful art, and representation of Japan’s Indigenous people, Ainu. This critically acclaimed manga which takes place in the late Meiji Era […]
Palm-of-the-Hand Stories by Yasunari Kawabata
Some of these short, short stories felt shocking and absurd, either because of Kawabatan intention or because of the brutal reduction of the narrative–or both: Kawabata was an avant-garde writer back in the day, influenced […]
World’s oldest living man passed away in Japan
The Japanese man credited smiling to his longevity. https://t.co/Kgozh23K4p — HuffPost (@HuffPost) February 25, 2020 The world’s oldest living man, Chitetsu Watanabe, died last Sunday at the age of 112. He once said that the […]
I love you to the moon and back no more: Japanese billionaire calls off a moon partner
In September 2018, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa announced that he will be the first tourist to fly around the moon in 2023. He hosted reality show to search for the perfect candidate. However, last month, […]
Japanese fans ecstatic to see Takako Matsu perform at Academy Awards
The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, broadcast Sunday from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, featured an international performance of “Into the Unknown,” an Oscar-nominated song from Disney’s “Frozen 2.” Idina Menzel, who plays Elsa in the original […]
Makeup artist Kazu Hiro wins second Academy Award for work on “Bombshell”, refuses to be titled as “Japanese”
Kazu Hiro, 50, formerly known as Kazuhiro Tsuji, was awarded Monday for this year’s Academy Award for best makeup and hairstyling. The four-time nominee shared the nomination with colleagues Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker for […]