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Guide to Pairing Sake with Food: Sake pairing seminar with Sake Samurai, Mr. Michael Tremblay in Toronto

Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES FOOD & DRINK Our Picks SAKE 03/29/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Sake, or nihonshu is a remarkable beverage that can be enjoyed by themselves and also pairs well with almost any kind of food. It is made from sake rice which is fermented in the presence […]

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I’m a SUBIE CanadaLife × SUBIE: Greg Noel / Photographer

LIFESTYLE Lifestyle People PEOPLE 03/26/2019 by Hinako Fujiwara（Senior Reporter / Editorial Translator）

Based in Newfoundland, Greg Noel is a photographer that specializes in scene photography. His current partner in crime, as well as his beloved vehicle, is SUBARU Crosstrek, a car he encountered while he was in […]

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Introducing – The Shozan Room (Anthoni Food Adventures)

FOOD & DRINK Restaurants 03/16/2019 by Anthoni Chan – Ramen Blogger

Remember Kon-nichi-wa Japanese restaurant at Baldwin Street? They are back!!! at a different location with a new name. The Shozan Room – Casual fine dining restaurant located at the stretch of South Ossington where there […]

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Interview with Masaaki Kanai, President of Ryohin Keikaku

Interview PEOPLE 03/14/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Established in 1980, MUJI’s high-quality products, its “no-brand” quality and minimal aesthetic quickly became a global success. Ever since its opening, the largest store outside of Asia—MUJI Toronto—at 595 Dundas—spanning around 20,000 square feet of […]

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High-tech sushi restaurant created by MIKU, the global pioneer of “Aburi Sushi”: A sneak-peek into TORA, a new sushi restaurant in Yorkdale Shopping Centre

FOOD & DRINK Restaurants Sushi 03/08/2019 by Hinako Fujiwara（Senior Reporter / Editorial Translator）

UNIQLO and MUJI aren’t the only stores this mall is known for. Yorkdale Shopping Centre, with its remarkable stores such as the world’s first CANADA GOOSE flagship store, is one of the world’s most luxurious, […]

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On Meeting Sid Kiyoshi Ikeda And the Closing of Sea Hi Famous Chinese Restaurant

Communities EVENTS & COMMUNITIES Japanese / Japanese Canadian PEOPLE 03/07/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

　Sid Kiyoshi Ikeda’s maternal grandfather came to Canada in 1895. He wanted to explore “other horizons”. On the boat from Japan, his grandfather met his grandmother and they lived in New Westminster, BC, had eight […]

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The editorial team visits all top-rated noodle places in Toronto!: Eating our way through the 6ix—noodles edition

ASIA Noodles 03/03/2019 by Hinako Fujiwara（Senior Reporter / Editorial Translator）

There are too many noodle restaurants in Toronto that we really can’t fit every single one, but here are some that the editorial team tried based on the reviews we’ve read online. And we bet […]

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February Ramen Specials – Raijin (雷神) & Kinton (金とん) : Anthoni’s Ramen Diary in Toronto

ASIA FOOD & DRINK Noodles Ramen & Noodles 02/15/2019 by Anthoni Chan – Ramen Blogger

Feeling tired of the regular menu? Let’s try their ramen specials in Toronto. ^O^ Some ramen restaurants offer ramen specials as their seasonal specials, and those ramen specials were slightly different than what you get […]

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Being Japanese Canadian: Reflections on a Broken World exhibition at Royal Ontario Museum, opening program

Art CULTURE Event Report EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 02/14/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Being Japanese Canadian: Reflections on a Broken World features eight Japanese Canadian artists’ works alongside those in Sigmund Samuel Gallery of Canada. Through creating an intergenerational visual dialogue of those who experienced the history of […]

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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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