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“I think I inherited my grandfather's rebellious streak. His family made fun of him, because he…

Milagros Tsukayama Shinzato • Nov. 24, 2021

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Nikkei Chronicles #10—Nikkei Generations: Connecting Families & Communities

Grammy-nominated Flutist Ron Korb on his Journey to Japan

There’s a glint of pure excitement in the eyes of Grammy-nominated flutist and composer Ron K…

Kyra Karatsu • Sept. 1, 2021

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Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Japanese Canadian Art in the Time of Covid-19 - Part 7

Read Part 6 >> These Covid times, emerging from our third lockdown in Ontario, as well as te…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • July 22, 2021

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Hiroki Tanaka Musician Interview: Clarifying the Cycles of Life & Death through “Caregiving Memory Songs”

Swathed in the unlikely comfort of warm grey tones, Toronto-based musician Hiroki Tanaka (田中博基)&n…

Vivian Hua • March 3, 2021

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Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ronald Arteta Miyashiro — Latin Generation

In this quarantine, inactivity makes us seek to see other things that can distract us, to get away …

Roberto Oshiro Teruya • June 11, 2020

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

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This being the first month of a new year, I thought we’d present “poetics” with a…

Nobuko Miyamoto +2 • Jan. 16, 2020

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Eden Kai, a musician and actor who was featured in Terrace House

A high school student in Hawaii who speaks Japanese beautifully I started watching Terrace House a…

Keiko Fukuda • Dec. 20, 2019

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Interview: Singer-songwriter KISHI BASHI

Always wanting to be unique, in pursuit of original sound Kishi Bashi has gained popularity across …

Hitomi Kato • Sept. 4, 2019

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Nobuko Fujimoto – She Taught Much More Than Piano

Every few months, friends, family and former students of piano teacher Nobuko Fujimoto gather at he…

Eddie Wong • June 28, 2019

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Julio Mizzumi Guerrero Kojima: A Jarocho Nikkei Searches for His Many Roots - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Julio Mizzumi Guerrero Kojima is an acclaimed musician of the son jarocho and…

Sergio Hernández Galindo • April 3, 2019

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Pepe Irei and rock with Peruvian-Japanese DNA