Author: David Fujino

JAPAN: NEXT Presented by Continuum Contemporary Music May 26, 2016, 8 pm Mazzoleni Concert Hall 273 Bloor Street West Japan: NEXT was presented by...

Sushi-Gen is on my mind, and I’ve decided to spend a modest amount for a decent Japanese lunch. The food’s priced in the middle bracket, and it’s consistently well-prepared, well-presented, and dependable.

Uncle Tetsu’s Japanese Matcha Café 596 Bay Street, Toronto 416 591-0555 I boldly took an optimistic walk to Uncle Tetsu’s Japanese Matcha Café at...

Based on the premise that all izakayas are not created equal, I decided to subject hapa izakaya to my personal taste test — not...

Phase Space Peggy Baker Dance Projects January 22, 2016, 8:30 pm Betty Oliphant Theatre 404 Jarvis Street, Toronto On January 22nd I visited the...

My talent agent emailed me in mid-October. I had an audition for Kazoku*, a student short film at York University, and I should deal...

Recently I read John Okada’s novel, No-No Boy, for the second time — you see, it’s been 32 years, to be exact, since I...

I recently saw Brenda Kamino in the play, Moderato Cantabile, at this year’s 25th anniversary SummerWorks festival. What a (pleasure) it was to see...

Hitoko Okada started out in the fashion industry working for a milliner in her hometown of Vancouver when she was just 17 and has...

Requiemby Frances ItaniHarperCollins Publishers Ltd.2011 Why do non-Japanese Canadians feel compelled to write fiction about Japanese Canadians? Such an abrupt question is usually asked...

I found it was best to approach Shintani’s piece, “Google Volterra,” slowly, as it’s installed in a dimly lit corner and should be viewed in a state of calmness.

Watada’s game of 100 ghosts serves as a conceptual framework for a collection of poems in which the spirits of lost and long-gone family and friends are fondly evoked.