Author Archive: All posts by Philbert Lui

New Japan Foundation President Announced

The Japan Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of UMEMOTO Kazuyoshi as the new President of the Japan Foundation on October 1, 2020, succeeding ANDO Hiroyasu. Continue reading →

JF Survey on Traditional Performing Arts

What are you interested in? What would you like to see? Japan Foundation is producing a short film series about Japanese traditional performing arts. Your comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated as we move forward in launching this project. Continue reading →

Director’s Message

In the last two months, we have had the pleasure of welcoming guests back to our centre. I would like to thank everyone who cooperated with our partial re-opening procedures and helped to make our centre a safe space. As Toronto braces for the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic…

Toronto Japanese Film Festival 2020 Online

  THE TORONTO JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL MOVES ONLINE FOR 2020 Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre’s 9th annual Toronto Japanese Film Festival will be held online from October 3 to 22, 2020 and features 22 films using the SHIFT72 festival platform. Screenings will … Continue reading →

Manga Hokusai Manga: Approaching the Master’s Compendium from the Perspective of Contemporary Comics

We are pleased to announce that the JFT Gallery will reopen from Thursday, July 23, 2020. The health and safety of our guests and staff members is our primary concern.As we re-open the Gallery to the public, we ask you … Continue reading →