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K-pop in Japan: Shin-Ōkubo Style
Publication (NCA - Emerging Voices Blog) septembre 2012
In between Shinjuku and Ikebukuro on the Yamanote line lies a small station called Shin-Ōkubo. Although originally known as a “bed-town”, a cheap place to spend the night within the bustling...
“All your Base are Belong to Us”: How Canada is Taking Over the Gaming Industry from Japan
Publication (NCA - Emerging Voices Blog) Juin 2012
As a Post-Graduate Research Fellow at the Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada, I find myself often engaged on exciting cross-regional issues. Politics, security developments, and economic crises make...
Asian Heritage: Canada and Japan Compared
Publication (NCA - Emerging Voices Blog) Mai 2012
Having lived in Toronto and Vancouver nearly all of my life, I felt that every day was Asian Heritage Month. The fact that one does not recognize a special event dedicated to oneself is quite a...
A Truly Non-Nuclear Japan
Publication (NCA - Emerging Voices Blog) Mai 2012
A few years ago, the thought would have been almost incomprehensible, but currently Japan is running without nuclear power.
Japan's Pop Culture Diplomacy
Publication (NCA - Emerging Voices Blog) Avril 2012
What makes people so interested in a country that they make it the focus of their future careers? Why did I become so interested in Japan?
Sensory Overload
Publication (NCA - Emerging Voices Blog) Mars 2012
“Have you seen the giant ship yet?” Sensei asked me one day as we sat in the red tent listening to a crackling fire. “Giant ship?” I had seen a number of ships turned upside down, some a good twenty...
My Sheltered Existence
Publication (NCA - Emerging Voices Blog) Février 2012
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Life in the Tsunami’s Shadow
Publication (NCA - Emerging Voices Blog) Janvier 2012
The walls of the Shinsei Kamaishi Church had a distinct dark line about 20 feet high in every single room. Under the line, everything was tinted with a thin layer of mud.
A Vancouverite Volunteer in the Northern Japan Disaster Zone
Publication (NCA - Emerging Voices Blog) Janvier 2012
My story begins, not in Japan, but in Musikot City, Nepal.“Hey Vince,” my friend said, “there was a big earthquake in Japan three days ago!”