Events
Why States Solicit Citizen Input: The Introduction of Jury Systems in Japan and East Asia
Over the last decade, jury systems have been introduced in Japan and also South Korea and Taiwan. Traditionally, these states’ criminal trials have been dominated by professional judges. So what are the factors that lead to states allowing greater public … Continue reading →
Japanese through Films: The Voices from a Distant Star
Registration is now closed. Thank you for your interest. Do you like Japanese? Do you like films? Why not join us at the Japan Foundation Toronto for “Japanese through Films”! This time we will look at the short film The … Continue reading →
April Films: Tokyo Story
Classics: Tokyo Story Dir. Yasujiro Ozu, 1953, 136 min. In Japanese with English subtitles One of Japan's most acclaimed films, both domestically and internationally, Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story delicately but devastatingly critiques 20th century family values. An elderly couple travels … Continue reading →
April Films: Cherry Blossoms
Cherry Blossoms (Germany) Dir. Doris Dörrie, 2008, 127 min. In German and Japanese with English subtitles co-presented by the Goethe-Institut Toronto German filmmaker Doris Dörrie mirrors the themes and plot of Tokyo Story in her 2008 film Cherry Blossoms. As in … Continue reading →
Understanding Japanese Culture through Advertising
Talk by Keiichi Kubo, DentsuBos Advertising reflects the culture of the people to whom it is being presented. A close examination of advertising, then, allows us to can gain cultural insights that may be missed on the surface. Join Keiichi … Continue reading →
Exhibition talk by Alejandro Bertolo: Japanese Byobu, the Unfolding of Beauty
Coinciding with the Byobu Folding Screen Exhibition, artist Alejandro Bertolo will discuss the history and art of the Japanese screen, including: - The origins of screen paintings in Japan; transition from sacred to functional art - Types of Byobu - Fusuma … Continue reading →
Continuing Learning Japanese 19: Thornlea Secondary School Class Observation
Thornlea Secondary School 8075 Bayview Ave, Thornhill, Ontario, CanadaContinuing Learning Japanese XIX Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education (Ontario Chapter) The Japan Foundation, Toronto Japanese is taught at several secondary schools in Toronto and its surrounding areas. Yet, it appears that teachers do not … Continue reading →
Poster Exhibition: Getting the Big Picture in B-Zero
The Japan Foundation, Toronto 2 Bloor St. East, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, CanadaMay 6 - June 30, 2015 The Japan Foundation, Toronto In 1953, the Nissenbi (Japan Advertising Artists Club) Poster Competition set the entry format size as B1 (103 cm × 72.8 cm). This format quickly became the standard for posters … Continue reading →
TCAF presents: TATSUMI movie screening and tribute
In memory of the pioneering gekiga manga artist Yoshihiro Tatsumi, (June 10, 1935 - March 7, 2015), Toronto Comic Arts Festival and The Japan Foundation, Toronto present a special screening of Tatsumi, Eric Khoo's 2011 animated film. Tatsumi, a tribute … Continue reading →
