JAPAN IN CANADA

What defines girl group: Asian reality show breaks conventional girl group image

When I talk about girl group, you can instantly picture girls with long hair dressed up in cutesy or sexy style. However, a Chinese reality show “Youth with You 2” have decided to break this […]

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Black lives matter in Japan

NEWS & POLITICS OPINIONS 07/09/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

“People wearing face masks march during a Black Lives Matter protest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Tokyo, Japan June 14, 2020.”Pics: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters pic.twitter.com/10KGPRrOh9 — b9AcE ðŸŠ (@b9AcE) June […]

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Uniqlo facemask aims to provide users a breathable summer

COVID-19 Fashion FASHION & BEAUTY NEWS & POLITICS 07/06/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Uniqlo recently released their first Airism face mask that is breathable, comfortable, washable and reusable. Long lines in Japan at Uniqlo for new face masks. https://t.co/W9BCgqM58R pic.twitter.com/EUBBHBoJjH — Kotaku (@Kotaku) June 19, 2020 The demand […]

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Economist’s rated Japan’s coronavirus response mediocre

COVID-19 NEWS NEWS & POLITICS 07/03/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

British magazine EconomistEconomist rated Japan’s coronavirus response “mediocre” according to their research unit. This Wednesday, the Economist rated Japan’s response “2.89/ 4” which falls under the “fair category of the assessment by Economist Intelligence Unit. […]

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【Online Film Festival】BEST OF THE TORONTO JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL｜July.17〜

BOOK & FILMS Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES FILM 07/02/2020 by JAPAN in CANADA

The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC) await the post-crisis reopening and the commencement of our rescheduled TJFF 2020 in October. JCCC thought it appropriate to use Japanese film to lift everyone’s spirits at this very […]

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Studio Ghibli movies are coming to Netflix Canada, June 25〜

BOOK & FILMS Breaking News FILM 06/22/2020 by JAPAN in CANADA

Netflix Canada to stream 21 Studio Ghibli movies starting on June 25. From June 25, 20 films from the legendary animation house Studio Ghibli are coming to Netflix in Canada. We’re proud to bring beloved, […]

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THE “VIRTUAL JCCC” FILM SERIES presents a Hirokazu Kore-eda Retrospective: This Week: 『LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON そして父になる』＜PR＞

BOOK & FILMS Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES FILM 06/16/2020 by JAPAN in CANADA

“A deceptively rich and rewarding drama, small of gesture, huge of heart.” – Mark Kermode, The Observer From Friday June 19, at 9:00 am to Sunday June 21 at 9:00 pm. More Info The Nonomiyas […]

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Japan plans to ease travel restrictions for four countries

COVID-19 JAPAN NEWS & POLITICS Travel Japan 06/16/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

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＞

BOOK & FILMS Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES FILM 06/12/2020 by JAPAN in CANADA

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 […]

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The Chrysanthemum and the Sword by Ruth Benedict

BOOK BOOK & FILMS 06/07/2020 by Kevin Jae

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 […]

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