The Japanese Canadian Association of Yukon (JCAY) will be hosting events this November in recognition of the 30th anniversary of the success of the Redress campaign in 1988.Fumi Torigai, former president of JACY, for 9 years,...
Read MoreNot many art forms can trace their origins back to a single year.But according to Toshi Aoyagi, program officer for the Japan Foundation, Toronto, the popular theatre genre known as Kabuki started in exactly 1603. And it’s still...
Read MoreFive years ago Hidden Memories started as a one-act play Lillian Nakamura Maguire drafted to improve her dialogue skills for a creative writing class. Now the full-length version will be featured in the Vancouver Fringe...
Read MoreWhen asked about the message she hopes to convey in the film, Ohama responded, “It’s a moving and inspiring story of how people find real joy, love and meaning in life again… even in the face of extreme loss. In our busy,...
Read MoreWhitehorse is about to get a dose of Japanese culture from the upcoming Festival of Taiko Drumming. June 11 to 13 will see the Japanese Canadian Association of Yukon host the world-renowned drumming group, Uzume Taiko, for a...
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They are not always featured in history books, but since the Klondike Gold Rush people of many...
Read MoreThis weekend the Japanese Canadian Association of the Yukon presents a free showing of two excellent films from Japan. Playing on Friday is Departures, a gentle and profound semi-comedy on life and death.Kagemusha, an epic drama...
Read MoreWhat are your names?Fumi Torigai, and my wife is Taeko Torigai.How many children do you have?We have two children: a daughter who lives here in Whitehorse and works for YTG doing mine reclamation work, and our son works as a...
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