JAPAN IN CANADA

ZEN’s Newest Store in Toronto・Scarborough : Sanuki Udon Created with Homemade Noodles and Broth

FOOD & DRINK Ramen & Noodles 09/01/2019 by Hinako Fujiwara（Senior Reporter / Editorial Translator）

ZEN Japanese restaurant, a washoku joint in Markham, is one of the restaurants that have led the sushi and washoku scene in Toronto. Their sushi is made of fresh fish from Japan, along with rice, […]

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“Should we have pride in killing innocent people?”: Problematic Richland High School’s Mushroom Cloud Logo, Japanese Exchange Student Speaks Up

Nonoka Koga, an exchange student from Fukuoka, Japan, not far from Nagasaki where the atomic bomb was dropped, was shocked when she arrived at Richland High School, home of the “Bombers”, where she found the […]

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I’ll take a Glass of Daniel Henney, Please: The Story behind my Day Drink. | Hot Asian Guy Friday

Hot Asian Men Friday People PEOPLE 08/30/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Henney is a television star and a stud. The Korean-American actor—born in Busan, South Korea was raised in the United States after being adopted by a white American couple. View this post on Instagram it […]

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Hiroshima Mark the 74th Anniversary of the World’s First Nuclear Bomb Attack: Mayor of Hiroshima Urges Japan to Join Nuclear Ban Treaty, PM Abe Declines

JAPAN NEWS NEWS & POLITICS 08/29/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

  On August 6, Hiroshima marked the 74th anniversary of atomic bombing. The annual ceremony took place at the Peace Memorial Park near Ground Zero. 50,000 people and representatives from about 90 countries, including the […]

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Dear Lolita in a newly created event, which ran on July 6th – 7th 2019 at Old Mill Toronto.

Event Report EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 08/24/2019 by Alexia（Kawaii Blogger)

This was a 2-day celebration of Japanese Lolita and street fashion, with special Japanese fashion guests, Triple*Fortune. Before we go on about talking about the event, lets learn a little bit about Lolita fashion (for […]

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You thought Justin Trudeau Was Hot? Meet Canada’s newest political heartthrob with fuchsia pink hijab and a majestic beard: Jagmeet Singh. | Hot Asian Guy Friday

Hot Asian Men Friday PEOPLE People 08/23/2019 by JAPAN in CANADA

Jagmeet, “the swaggiest politician in Canada”, according to BuzzFeed, and the subject of a feature in GQ magazine has not only the natural charms and the hot looks, but has everything that it takes to […]

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Japan in Canada: A Short History of the Upcoming Powell Street Festival in Vancouver

Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 08/22/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

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)), […]

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Romantic Kindness: Naoka Yamada’s A Silent Voice

BOOK & FILMS FILM 08/21/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Produced by the critically acclaimed animation studio, Kyoto Animation, Naoko Yamada’s third film, A Silent Voice, tells the story of a teenage boy, Shoya, who intends to commit suicide. At the last minute, he decides […]

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Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Palme d’Or winning 2018 film Shoplifters centers on what seems to be a loving three-generation family living under one roof.

BOOK & FILMS FILM 08/20/2019 by Kevin Jae

There is Osamu and Nobuyo, the husband and wife, who work low-pay, precarious jobs; there is Aki, the older daughter who works at a host club, and Shota, the younger son; finally, there is Hatsue, […]

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The Municipal Yaeyama Museum at Ishigaki Island, Okinawa | Travel to Japan from Canada

JAPAN Travel Japan 08/19/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Delve into the fascinating past of the Okinawan archipelago, at this quaint little museum in Ishigaki island crammed with excellent artifacts. The municipal Yaeyama Museum offers a unique perspective into the history of the Okinawa […]

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