JAPAN IN CANADA

Sending “Thanks” from Japan to Canada

LIFESTYLE Shopping 05/18/2019 by Hinako Fujiwara（Senior Reporter / Editorial Translator）

“Made in Japan” craftsmanship at your fingertips Traditional Japanese handicraft at the tip of your fingers Created in Hiroshima, the traditional Kumanofude brush has also been selected as one of the prefecture’s traditional crafts. Now […]

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2019 Tokyo Rainbow Pride Report Part II

The stage events at Yoyogi Park on Sunday, April 28 and Monday April 29 had an impressive line-up and many gathered to witness the performances by celebrities promoting diversity. Many prominent figures in the Japanese […]

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Tokyo Alleyway Guide: Harmonica Yokocho in Kichijoji

JAPAN NEWS & POLITICS Tokyo 05/16/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Offering everything from trendy wine bars, izakayas and Japanese soul food, Harmonica Yokocho is the perfect place to experience local foods; it is located in the fashionable neighborhood of Kichijoji. Kichijoji in Mitaka city is […]

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2019 Tokyo Rainbow Parade Report Part I

LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ 05/15/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Tokyo Rainbow Parade (TRP), the Japan’s largest annual weeklong celebration of diversity in sexuality marked 25-year anniversary this year with the first promoting LGBTQ+ rights took place in 1994. The festivities stretched on for the […]

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The New Shinkai Makoto Movie, Weathering With You’s Teaser and Scenes Released 

BOOK & FILMS FILM 05/14/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

新海誠最新作『天気の子』2019年夏公開決定！新海誠監督最新作『天気の子（てんきのこ）』の制作が発表されました。2019年7月19日公開予定、鋭意制作中です。皆様、応援よろしくお願いします！https://t.co/XXPHWzybvs pic.twitter.com/Te56SfEdtm — 新海作品PRスタッフ (@shinkai_works) 2018年12月13日 It’s hard to believe that Your Name, the second-highest-grossing Japanese movie of all time is almost three years old. Following the 2016 hit, director Shinkai Makoto’s highly anticipated […]

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Sapporo Markets – Seafood and More | Travel to Japan from Canada

Food FOOD & DRINK JAPAN Our Picks Restaurants 05/09/2019 by Winnie Luong (Foods and Travel Blogger)

The Northern Japanese island of Hokkaido is known internationally for their fresh seafood and more – Hokkaido sea urchin, king crab, and Yubari King melon, among others. Hokkaido also produces delicious milk, potatoes and corn, […]

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88rising’s Documentary ‘Asia Rising: The Next Generation of Hip Hop’ on Asian Rappers Changing the Music Industry

CULTURE Culture 05/08/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

The Asian hip-hop scene only recently became a consistent movement in mainstream music, and we owe it to 88rising. 88rising is an American music label company that has been making a name for itself for […]

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Back Street Girls: Gokudols—Anime featuring three Yakuza Getting Gender Reassignment Surgeries to Become J-Pop Idols

Anime Anime & Game 05/07/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Back Street Girls: Gokudolls, originally a crime-comedy-idol manga by Jasmine Gyuh has been adopted to an anime, movie, and TV drama. It has a simple yet controversial plot: three yakuza men are forced to undergo […]

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‘Ai Weiwei: Unbroken’ at Gardiner Museum: The Work of Legendary artist, Ai Weiwei is back in Toronto

Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 05/06/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Ai Weiwei: Unbroken arrived this February at the Gardiner Museum with a body of work formed over the past decade. Ai Weiwei is one of the world’s most influential artists and political activists, who has […]

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Enjoy Cherry Blossom Viewing「HANAMI」 in Japan: Guide to Shinjuku Gyoen Park

JAPAN Travel Japan 05/05/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

There are plenty of ways to get into the spirit of spring in Japan—‘hanami’, being one of them, which literally translates to “flower viewing”—surely everybody’s favorite Japanese tradition. The arrival of cherry blossoms is a […]

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