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Nikkei National Museum is a finalist this year in the international EMC Heritage Trust competition – one of seven finalists in the world and the only Canadian entry. This is a competition to support the digitization, preservation and access to historical collections. Voting closes on Friday, August 15th at noon, EST. For more information and … Read more

The Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver is proud to present the ‘Traditional Japanese Rhythm on Three Strings – Tsugaru Shamisen Concert, as part of the 125th anniversary of the Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver, on August 29th at 7pm at the Orpheum Annex.

Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver 125th Anniversary Children & Youth Art Competition Send art work to the Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver Submit by August 31, 2014 More info: vancouver.ca.emb-japan.go.jp The Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. Children and Youth in B.C. and Yukon are invited … Read more

New Location: 9th Annual Asahi Tribute Game Saturday, August 16, 11:00am-2:00pm Woodland Park (McLean Drive and Adanac Street) Free Come celebrate the legacy of the Vancouver Asahi baseball team with a fun ball game. Sign up to play by email jcnm@nikkeiplace.org or call 604.777.7000 ext. 109. Presented by the Nikkei National Museum and Carnegie Community Centre. Image … Read more

Saturday, August 2 Beginning at 12:30pm Vancouver Japanese Language School More information (PDF) In the years following World War II and the end of hostilities, the Consulate of Japan reopened in Vancouver and the interned Japanese Canadians began to re-enter mainstream society. In this fourth forum, keynote speaker Gordon Kadota will talk about how the … Read more

Our hard-copy Festival guide is hot off the press! Pick up August The Bulletin/Geppo at the following locations.

Join us as Doug Masuhara of Tetsu Taiko teaches the Tanko Bushi (Coal Miners’ Dance), the traditional Japanese Folk Dance that we do every year at the Powell Street Festival on the Saturday in the late afternoon.

Friday, June 27, 7 pm – 9 pm Steveston Buddhist Temple 4360 Garry Street, Richmond More information: vancouver.ca.emb-japan.go.jp In this forum, keynote speaker Dr. Henry Shimizu will talk about the treatment and detainment of Japanese Canadians during the war period as well as life at the internment camps based on his experience. Consul General Okada … Read more

The 2nd Annual Tonari Gumi & JCCA Joint Golf Tournament Sunday, June 22 1:00pm Shotgun Start Meadow Gardens (19675 Meadow Gardens Way, Pitt Meadows) For more information: tonarigumi.ca Our 2nd Annual Tonari Gumi & JCCA Golf Tournament will take place on Sunday, June 22, 2014 at Meadow Gardens. To register for this tournament, please download … Read more

Ghostown – An installation by Steven Nunoda National Nikkei Museum & Cultural Centre June 14, 2014 – August 31, 2014 Tuesday – Sunday, 11-5pm For more information: centre.nikkeiplace.org Ghostown recalls and memorializes a pivotal event in Steven Nunoda’s family history, the internment of 22,000 persons of Japanese descent during the Second World War. Combining 200 … Read more

Kate Bowie May 28th – 31st, 8:00pm Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Studio Theatre 6450 Deer Lake Park, Burnaby Box Office: 604-205-3000 tickets.shadboltcentre.com Co-produced with Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in association with One Yellow Rabbit (Calgary). In 1981, Kate Bush and David Bowie rented a secluded mansion in a remote part of England to … Read more

Food Fair & Japanese Used Book Sale Saturday June 7, 10am to 4pm National Nikkei Museum & Cultural Centre (6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby BC) More information: centre.nikkeiplace.org Lots of foods you should try. Come with an empty stomach! $3 sampler, free tasting, sushi demonstration and more! You can get Ramen, Japanese style sandwich, Karaage, Tai-yaki … Read more

Spur Vancouver May 22 – 25 spurfestival.ca Welcome to Spur, Canada’s national festival of politics, art and ideas. Join today’s most provocative thinkers and scholars, artists and activists, journalists and entrepreneurs – from across the country and beyond – to share ideas worth spurring into action. Event tickets and festival packages on sale now! Spur … Read more

The Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver presents Views of Japan – Japanese Canadian Leadership Program 2014 presentations by Jason Kita and Kathy Shimizu Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 7pm Steveston Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre at the Steveston Community Centre(4111 Moncton Street, Richmond, BC V7E 3A8) Please RSVP to kathy@kathyshimizu.com or 604.725.6054 Please join us … Read more

An Evening with Karen Hofmann and Hiromi Goto Saturday, May 17th Pulpfiction Books (2422 Main Street) 7:00 pm Free Admission Join two of NeWest’s best this season as they launch their books together in Vancouver. Karen Hofmann’s After Alice is an examination of Okanagan orchards and the families who care for them, while Hiromi Goto’s … Read more

Disfiguring Identity: Art, Migration and Exile symposium Surrey Art Gallery, On Main Gallery, and Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Fine Arts Dept. May 10 and 11, 2014 More information on facebook To mark the 100th anniversary of the Komagata Maru episode Surrey Art Gallery, On Main Gallery, and Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Fine Arts Department are collaborating to … Read more

Tonari Gumi’s popular Jazz Night Saturday, May 31 7:00pm – 9:00pm Tonari Gumi (42 West, 8th Avenue, Vancouver BC) General $20, Seniors and Students $15 More information: tonarigumi.ca Tonari Gumi’s popular JAZZ NIGHT will take place on Saturday, May 31, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Tonari Gumi’s new building at 42 West 8th … Read more

To Be Takei DOXA Documentary Film Festival Thursday, May 8, 2014 7:30pm Vancouver Playhouse More info: doxafestival.ca George Takei started his career in film and television more than five decades ago, but he is still most familiar as Mr. Sulu, the helmsman of the Starship Enterprise. Over the course of his career, George has been … Read more

Family Settlement: Early 20th Century – Pre-war May 23, 2014 | 7:00pm Steveston Community Centre at the Steveston Community Centre 4111 Moncton Street, Richmond Free, but registrations recommended (event [at] vc.mofa.go.jp) Flyer (PDF) For more information: vancouver.ca.emb-japan.go.jp Based on his research of documents from the Japanese Diplomatic Archives, Consul General Okada will talk about consulate … Read more