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Asian Female Artists You Should Be Listening To Right Now

CULTURE MUSIC PEOPLE People 03/08/2020 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

March is Women’s History Month, the perfect time to hit play on any one of these amazing songs made for, by, or about Asian women. But please note: this is in no way the definitive […]

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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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Your ‘dad crush’, Ryuichi Sakamoto is “deconstructing the past, and the present, in order to lead us into the future with a greater scope”. | Hot Asian Guy Friday

Hot Asian Men Friday People PEOPLE 06/28/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Ryuichi was interviewed and photographed for @kinfolkmag latest issue.#skmtnews RT @kinfolkmag: Ryuichi Sakamoto: The celebrated Japanese composer reveals the oddly shaped edges of his questing mind. | https://t.co/bKZVHMIyc1 pic.twitter.com/D1IAgvkHXK — ryuichi sakamoto (@ryuichisakamoto) March 8, […]

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It is Important to Tie Knots Laura Shintani’s Mascot for Those Who Forget

CULTURE Event Report EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 02/13/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Being Japanese Canadian: Reflections on a Broken World, exhibition at Royal Ontario Museum From a couple steps away, Laura, a Toronto-based multimedia artist in a sparkly red dress and Totoro bag, turned around. I decided […]

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Toronto’s cutting-edge electronic musician who creates innovative sounds I Am Robot And Proud Interview

CULTURE Culture Interview People PEOPLE 12/05/2017 by JAPAN in CANADA

Shaw-Han Liem, also known as I Am Robot and Proud, is an electronic musician born in Toronto. From a young age, he studied piano at the Royal Conservatory and eventually switched gears to electronic music. […]

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