Story Archive

Renbu Dojo: Next Generation Kendo Culture

Renbu Dojo, one of a dozen or so kendo dojos in BC, was founded by Yukio Ara in 1977. Ara had emigrated to Canada from Japan ten years earlier—during Canada’s Centennial—looking for work. As the youngest of five siblings, prospects were not good in postwar Japan,

Peggy Baker Dance Projects

Legendary dancer Peggy Baker explored the many levels of male-female intimacy throughout Stereophonic, her programme of five magnetic duos which had the highly alert audience applauding each and every time.

Artistic Collissions in Brief Encounter 19

Eileen Kage might just be one of the busiest taiko players in the business. Vancouverites have seen her on-stage with Uzume Taiko, Sawagi Taiko, and LOUD, but in Brief Encounters 19, they’ll likely see her as they’ve never seen her before.

Places That Matter plaque at Celtic Cannery

Everyone is invited to attend and share stories of life pre-1942 when approximately 25 Japanese Canadian families employed in the fishing industry lived in the area before being forcibly removed and relocated. They lived in row housing, on BC Packers land on Celtic and Deering Island

Memories of Greenwood

In early January I opened an email, and as I started to read it, my eyebrows lifted. It was from Mollie McArthur’s daughter, Sandra, asking whether I was Marion Fujino’s son, David.

Report from Edmonton (EJCA)

by Sanae Ohki The organization that is today’s Edmonton Japanese Community Association (EJCA) has its beginning in 1947 when the National Japanese Canadian Citizen’s...

The Cynicism of Apology

It was indeed amazing that democracy was so efficient. Unfortunately, recent events may have coloured the democratic process.

Art Lee/ Wadaiko Tokara

by Jacob Derksen Japan has numerous traditional art forms that have survived into the 21st century. Some have remained if not static then at...