Bounenkai 忘年会

Canada Japan Society’s CJS annual Bonenkai (end-of-year party) is happening on Thursday, December 4th.
If you’d like to join the famous year end bash, please RSVP as soon as possible.  There will be great Japanese food including sushi, live traditional Japanese music, and door prizes.  A selection of domestic beers will be available for $5 [...]

Dir En Grey at Kool Haus TONIGHT

Dir En Grey will be in Toronto Sunday November 16 with The Human Abstract at Kool Haus (The Guvernment) 132 Queens Quay East Toronto, ON M5A 3Y5
Get Directions
(416) 869-0045
This is an all ages show. Doors open at 7:00pm
The Human Abstract – 8:00 – 8:45
Dir En Grey – 9:15 – 10:45
There’s still time to get your [...]

Camino performs in Toronto Nov 14 – UPDATE!!!!

THE VENUE HAS CHANGED LOCATIONS.
Originally Camino (Japan), Artbeat (US), Niverse (CA) were to perform at the Music Hall (Queen St W & Dovercourt Rd) this Friday November 14 but this location has been changed to:
SUBA Club 8-11pm
Suba Club
292 College St. W
Toronto, Ontario
Dotcon Members and Pre-Registered Dotcon-goers get in FOR FREE. And general/at the door is [...]

Ichimoku-kai This Week – Thursday November 6, 2008

On the first Thursday of every month The Canada Japan Society, CJS of Toronto’s monthly social event, Ichimoku-kai, is held at Manpuku in Toronto. It’s a place to meet new friends, informally network, and practice your English/Japanese with native speakers of each language.
Manpuku
105 McCaul Street (Inside Village By the Grange Building, south of the Food [...]

Contemporary International Japanese Woodblock Printmaking

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This weekend I went to the Japan Foundation to check out the Woodblock Print exhibition. Here’s a few photos of the visit.
Yeah that’s me showing off my pink hair. The show runs October 3 – November 15, 2008. Contemporary exhibiting artists include:
Akira Kurosaki
Moya Bligh
Miki Kuroki
Wayne Crothers
Kyoko Sakamoto
Elizabeth Forrest
Yasuyuki Shibata
Ralph Kiggell
Rebecca Salter
As well, there are [...]