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Crazy Rich Asian Henry Golding is a Sexual Healer | Hot Asian Men Friday

Hot Asian Men Friday People PEOPLE 10/18/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Some people in high school got voted as “Class clown” or “the genius” but Henry Ewan Golding, an English-Malaysian actor who is best known for his role as Nick Young, was voted as “sexual healer”. […]

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Sailor Moon and Mythologies

Anime Anime & Game 10/17/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Sailor Moon is the ancestor of magical female superheroes. I still remember being enchanted by their super power and eye-catching costumes. Moreover, if you have read Percy Jackson when you were a kid, you probably […]

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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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Nintendo Super Smash Bros: 20 years of Mario smash-punching Kirby

Anime & Game Game Our Picks 10/15/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Who would have thought having a collection of cute characters smashing each other will be such a huge for Nintendo? Super Smash Bros is a series of crossover characters fighting video fames published by Nintendo. […]

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“Hasu Matsuri” in Izunuma-Uchinomura in Myagi | Travel to Japan from Canada

JAPAN Travel Japan 10/14/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Take a romantic boat ride through thousands of pink lotuses in the interconnected freshwater lake, Lake Izunuma-Uchimura between Tome and Kurihara、a city in the Miyagi prefecture. The lake, which attract nature lovers in Japan is […]

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Link is awake after an 8-year hiatus

Anime & Game Game Our Picks 10/13/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening was first developed and published by Nintendo, for the Game Boy in 1993 and re-released for the Game Boy Color in 1998. The Legend of Zelda series was called […]

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People’s Party of Canada uses photo of Japanese Canadian internment in ad against multiculturalism

NEWS NEWS & POLITICS 10/12/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

An ad released by the Peoples Party of Canada (PPC) against Canada’s official multiculturalism policy has sparked criticism for its confusing use of a photo of the Japanese Canadian internment during the Second World War. […]

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Jay Chou’s songs Promise Love on the Rice Field | Hot Asian Men Friday

Hot Asian Men Friday PEOPLE People 10/11/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jay Chou 周杰倫 (@jaychou) on Jun 2, 2019 at 8:21am PDT Jay Chou is a Taiwanese superstar. His fame was spread Asia-wide, including regions like Japan, […]

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The producer and art director of the Harajuku fashion brand, 6% DOKIDOKI, Mr. Masuda is an artist on a mission to spread Kawaii culture overseas. ｜Famous Persons in Toronto, Canada

Interview Our Picks PEOPLE 10/10/2019 by Michael Q. Chen（Senior Translator）

With “Sensational Kawaii” as his motto, Mr. Sebastian Masuda has been bringing modern Japanese pop culture to audiences around the globe. TORJA sat down with the producer during his workshop at the Japan Foundation, Toronto, […]

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Washoku Matsuri 2019  Monday November 18th

Business Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES FOOD & DRINK Our Picks 10/09/2019 by JAPAN in CANADA

This year the Washoku Matsuri will again assemble some of the top Japanese chefs in Canada to personally serve you authentic signature Japanese dishes that has captivated foodies and culinary experts alike. As with last […]

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