by Shan Qiao in Toronto From a machine gun wielding high school girl-yakuza boss to time travelling samurai; from sexual awakening in the final devastating days…
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Tag: Japan
Japanese Writers Fill a Void in Canadian History
by Lucy L. Oneka in Toronto Writers of Japanese descent say their work is helping to fill gaps in Canada’s literary landscape. “When I was…
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WWII Japanese Displacement Parallels Migrant Crisis
by Shenaz Kermalli in Toronto Lynne Kutsukake’s The Translation of Love is as haunting as it is beautiful. Set in post-WWII Japan, the novel touches…
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B.C. Festival Energizes Historical Japantown
by Deanna Cheng (@writerly_dee) in Vancouver, British Columbia Taiko drums vibrate through the trees across Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver, B.C. The older generations relax in…
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