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artsPreview: Shay Kuebler’s KAROSHI

The Dance Centre presents the Global Dance Connections series Shay Kuebler: KAROSHI (Premiere) Thursday-Saturday December 6-8, 8pm Post-show artist talkback December 7 Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie Street, Vancouver Tickets: $30/$22 students, seniors: Tickets Tonight: 604.684.2787 www.ticketstonight.ca Info and series…

Hastings Park Committee Report By Judy Hanazawa Since last report, the Hastings Park committee has been actively involved with steering our Hastings Park project. On September 13 we met with the Hastings Park Redevelopment Steering Committee. It is made up…

September 27th – October 12th, 2012 by Barbara Stowe Mystery Director: Lou Ye China/France, 2012 (98 minutes) Lou Ye—banned from filmmaking for the past five years by the Chinese government for his uncompromising portrayals of sex and politics—makes a triumphant…

LOUD is a Vancouver-based duo made up of taiko player Eileen Kage (formerly of Katari Taiko, Uzume Taiko and Sawagi Taiko and currently a member of JODAIKO) and guitarist Elaine Stef (formerly of Moral Lepers and Animal Slaves). The group…

On Thursday September 20, fabric artist Yvonne Wakabayashi was among twenty five established and emerging Vancouver-based artists recognized for their contributions to the arts at the Mayor’s Arts Awards. Wakabayashi, who was recognized in the category craft and design, has…

The history of the Japanese in Canada is inextricably linked to fishing. Likewise, any discussion of the fishing industry in British Columbia would be incomplete without a mention of the Japanese Canadian contribution to what was for many years a…

Filmmaker Susanne Tabata was born in Nanaimo and spent her early school years in Tokyo, where her nisei father was studying. A self-described documentarian, digital media producer, instructional designer and researcher, Tabata recently designed, wrote, produced and directed the 10…

The “Haney Nokai” was a Japanese agricultural association founded in 1919, and the Nokai Hall was the meeting place, community hall, Buddhist Church, women’s meeting place and kindergarten.

In April 1977, Corporal Sainosuke Kubota, as secretary of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #9, passed the legion banner to the JCCA, and the Roll of honor poster to the Vancouver Japanese Language School.

Toronto’s Momiji Health Care Society is celebrating two milestones this year: 35th year of excellence in service to seniors and the 20th anniversary of the opening of the award-winning Momiji Seniors Centre. A gala celebration will be held on Saturday,…