Category Commmunity

I’d like to thank all the Board and volunteers for their support and assistance in making it a wonderful time.

Almost 200 people attended the 11th annual Nikkei Community Shinnenkai held on January 19 at the Nikkei Heritage Centre.

A TEST-TUBE Baby? In Ten Years? Many scientists in genetics are predicting in as short as ten years time, a woman will be able to select a baby of suitable characteristics, both physically and mentally, with or without sex. Some…

“We had a sense of mission in the sense that it was very important to do everything we could to sustain morale. We had to tell people: Look, in spite of all these terrible things that have happened to you,…

Sensei Yoshio Senda, the highest ranked judoka in Canada, has been made a Member of the Order of Canada for his contributions to the development and expansion of judo in Canada, as a coach, mentor and role model for more…

Hi everyone! It’s only been a few weeks since our last Bulletin was sent out and in that time we have already enjoyed a number of events. Last month, of course we had our Keiro-kai which had a wonderful turnout…

Type the words “Japan, love” in Google and the first two entries are Lodging in Japan: Love Hotels and Love Hotels in Japan: Japan Visitor. A couple of entries down from these is Japan’s Love Affair with Sex – The…

Of all the people you have interviewed over the years, Hiromi Goto is the one who imporessed me the most! Super-intelligent, insightful, articulate, honest! Thanks for writing it, as I had never heard of Ms. Goto. I realize that I’ve…

Last month was sooo cold, hopefully this month will improve. We are so fortunate compared to a lot of other places in the world. I found this cookie recipe in my Guidepost magazine and it said that if you memorize…

“What Is Japan?” a Question for Thoughtful Japanese Is “What Part of Me is Japanese?” a Question For Us? I sometimes don’t understand any more how today’s Japanese see themselves in the world, when I hear the reactions of influential…