President’s Message


a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture

a journal of japanese canadian community, history + culture



“I was born in Vancouver, Canada, which should have made me a…

Due to popular demand, VIFF added some additional screenings for following Japanese…

It’s that time of the year – VIFF 2014! There are many…

by Ron Shimizu This August 6th marked the 69th year since the…

by K.M. Fukuma The 1936 graduating class of the Vancouver Japanese Language…

This August, Winnpeg’s Folklorama, the largest and longest running multicultural festival in…

by David Fujino Hiromi was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. Her…

by Mariko Kage When our small group began efforts to save the…

Those of us who work in the Japanese Canadian community do it…

In my daily perusal of the Japanese print media via news websites…