JAPAN IN CANADA

Toronto Yakuta Summer Sunset Cruise: JETAA to host special event on cruise coming September

Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 08/12/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

The Japanese government sponsored exchange programme offers university graduates opportunities to work in Japan as either an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) team teaching with a Japanese Teacher of English in elementary and secondary schools or […]

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Plastic no More: Uniqlo is Eliminating Plastic Shopping Bags

One of the most pressing environmental issues today is and has been for the past decade, the excessive use of plastic bags. Fast Retailing Co. is the operator of the Uniqlo; they stated that they […]

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Celebrating Japan in Mississauga: The 2019 Japan Festival CANADA

Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 08/10/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

To celebrate the diplomatic relationship between Canada and Japan, Japan Festival CANADA 2019, the largest Japanese Cultural Festival in North America, will return to Mississauga Celebration Square. The event will be held over the course […]

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Mesmerizing Movements: Hong Kong’s Classic Hot Guy, Tony Leung Chiu-wai | Hot Asian Guy Friday

Hot Asian Men Friday People PEOPLE 08/09/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Classic hot guy, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, star of classic Wong Kar-wai films, such as the critically acclaimed, Happy Together and In the Mood for Love, is making his Hollywood debut as the supervillain in the […]

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Reiwa Shinsengumi, Giving Voice to People with Disabilities— Japan’s first severely disabled lawmakers join parliament

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

View this post on Instagram #舩後靖彦 #木村英子国会初登院 2019年8月1日（木）午前9時集合場所：東京永田町・国会正門前あなたの力で誕生した、れいわ新選組の国会議員。初登院のその瞬間、是非とも直接送り届けてください！ #れいわが始まる #れいわ新選組 A post shared by れいわ新選組 (@reiwashinsengumi) on Jul 27, 2019 at 6:15am PDT Reiwa Shinsengumi, an anti-establishment party organized only three months […]

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TIFF Hosts North American Premiere of Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Weathering With You’

BOOK & FILMS FILM 08/07/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Makoto Shinkai’s highly anticipated latest film, Weathering With You (Tenki no Ko, 天気の子) will run in the Special Presentations track at The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the largest film festival in North America. GKIDS […]

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Simu Liu, fighting for representation on the big screen | Hot Asian Guy Friday

Hot Asian Men Friday People PEOPLE 08/02/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Simu Liu, 劉思慕 is our Mississauga-born, Chinese-Canadian hot guy Friday. He reminds me of the young, hot, smart boys I see when I’m jogging around the U of T campus—motivation for my daily workout. View […]

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Sendhil Ramamurthy: Doctor daydream on a summer’s Friday afternoon. | Hot Asian Guy Friday

Hot Asian Men Friday PEOPLE People 07/28/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

This afternoon, as the rays from the sun kisses my skin, my subconscious decides that his is a face I want to sit on. I mean…look at them eyes. I know it’s stereotypical to have […]

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About Quality Paper in Toronto: Japanese Women Artists’ Exchange at the Japanese Paper Place

Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 07/27/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

On August 1st, there will be a reception for a select group of Japanese women artists at the Japanese Paper Place (JPP). Opened in 1982, by Nancy Jacobi, the retail store in Toronto encourages artist […]

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Collaborating with art, brands and characters from around the world: A brand-new floor dedicated to “UT” on UNIQLO’s flagship store

Fashion FASHION & BEAUTY LIFESTYLE Shopping 07/26/2019 by Hinako Fujiwara（Senior Reporter / Editorial Translator）

Under the slogan, “Wear Your World,” UT is now a renowned series of T-shirts with some of the world’s favourite designs. And now, 16 years after its creation, UT has its very own space on […]

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