The Japan Foundation Toronto Library Let’s celebrate Hina Matsuri – Girls’ Day and the Doll Festival – together in the Japan Foundation Toronto Library! Refreshments – Japanese tea, rice crackers and hina arare snacks from 1:00 pm onwards Kimono demonstration … Continue reading →
The Japan Foundation, Toronto (JFT) Workshop for Japanese Language Teachers In the 2014 fiscal year, The Japan Foundation, Toronto (JFT) will hold four workshops which aim to provide a place for teachers to learn together about teaching Japanese language. The … Continue reading →
New: PPT slides available for download (PDF) Daniel Epstein Canadian game design Last year, the global games market was estimated to have generated $81.4 billion. In 2017, that number is expected to reach $102.9 billion*. How did the video game industry become … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
