Archive for January, 2009

  • From despair to hope: “NABI/Comfort Women” making an emotional connection with the victims by Satoko Norimatsu How do you go on living, when you have experienced suffering and humiliation beyond...

    In Review : NABI/Comfort Women

    Posted on January 12, 2009 | No Comments
    From despair to hope: “NABI/Comfort Women” making an emotional connection with the victims by Satoko Norimatsu How do you go on living, when you have experienced suffering and humiliation beyond...

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  • The end of the year is usually a time for a series of get-togethers like office parties, dinners and socializing at home. We Nikkei people, ijusha and resident Japanese folk, who probably celebrate the new year (o-shogatsu) as well, also enjoy get-togethers along with all the other minorities in multi-cultural Canada, whose format may vary from formal to casual, from traditional Japanese to “Canadian style” depending on age groups and professions.

    A Japanese-Style Get-together in a Canadian Setting

    Posted on January 12, 2009 | No Comments
    The end of the year is usually a time for a series of get-togethers like office parties, dinners and socializing at home. We Nikkei people, ijusha and resident Japanese folk, who probably celebrate the new year (o-shogatsu) as well, also enjoy get-togethers along with all the other minorities in multi-cultural Canada, whose format may vary from formal to casual, from traditional Japanese to “Canadian style” depending on age groups and professions.

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  • HAPPY NEW YEAR! This year will be an exciting one in anticipation of the coming Winter Olympic next year 2010! The Richmond Olympic Oval had a grand Opening Ceremony on...

    OCHA: JAPAN’S NATIONAL DRINK

    Posted on January 12, 2009 | 1 Comment
    HAPPY NEW YEAR! This year will be an exciting one in anticipation of the coming Winter Olympic next year 2010! The Richmond Olympic Oval had a grand Opening Ceremony on...

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  • Hiroaki Umeda has earned a reputation as one of Japan’s most exciting dance artists, using lighting, projections, self-created music and a powerful dance technique to create striking solo dance pieces....

    PuSh PreView : Hiroaki Umeda

    Posted on January 12, 2009 | No Comments
    Hiroaki Umeda has earned a reputation as one of Japan’s most exciting dance artists, using lighting, projections, self-created music and a powerful dance technique to create striking solo dance pieces....

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  • Playwright Toshiki Okada was born in Yokohama City in 1973. While attending Keio University, where he graduated with a business degree, he discovered an affinity for live theatre and was...

    PuSh PreView : Toshiki Okada

    Posted on January 12, 2009 | 1 Comment
    Playwright Toshiki Okada was born in Yokohama City in 1973. While attending Keio University, where he graduated with a business degree, he discovered an affinity for live theatre and was...

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  • The year 2008 was many things but it was certainly not boring. While issues like global warming and the war on terror continued to take up their share of headline...

    Looking Back / Looking Ahead

    Posted on January 12, 2009 | No Comments
    The year 2008 was many things but it was certainly not boring. While issues like global warming and the war on terror continued to take up their share of headline...

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  • 1) Nikkei Community New Year’s party Saturday January 17, Nikkei Place Tickets are available through Nikkei Place and the GVJCCA. Please phone 604.777.7000 for additional information. Valentine’s Day Dance Saturday...

    Three Community Events!

    Posted on January 11, 2009 | No Comments
    1) Nikkei Community New Year’s party Saturday January 17, Nikkei Place Tickets are available through Nikkei Place and the GVJCCA. Please phone 604.777.7000 for additional information. Valentine’s Day Dance Saturday...

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  • Hi Everyone and Happy Year of the Ox! Wow what a month of December we’ve just had! It is amazing the amount of snow that three major storms brought us...

    President’s Message

    Posted on January 11, 2009 | No Comments
    Hi Everyone and Happy Year of the Ox! Wow what a month of December we’ve just had! It is amazing the amount of snow that three major storms brought us...

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  • If there is one thing that separates childhood from adulthood, it is the perception of snow. For those of us who have to drive anywhere (and I’m talking west coast...

    Happy New Year!

    Posted on January 11, 2009 | No Comments
    If there is one thing that separates childhood from adulthood, it is the perception of snow. For those of us who have to drive anywhere (and I’m talking west coast...

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