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 →
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 →
Join us for a discussion with Gurihiru (the artist duo of Chifuyu Sasaki and Naoko Kawano) about their work as illustrators and manga and comic artists! Gurihiru are featured guests of The Toronto Comic Arts Festival, and designed one of … Continue reading →
Mami Sunada, Japan, 118 min. In Japanese with English subtitles Director Mami Sunada goes behind the scenes at Studio Ghibli, observing the creative processes and working dynamics of directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki during the completion of Miyazaki’s The Wind … Continue reading →
Hayao Miyazaki, 2013, 127 min. In Japanese with English subtitles Miyazaki's final film is a fictionalized biography of aeronautics engineer Jiro Horikoshi who, too nearsighted to become a pilot, dedicated his life to building the perfect flying machine. Episodes from Jiro's life, … Continue reading →
*Registration is now closed. Thank you for your interest* Looking to travel to Japan but worried about what to say when you get there? Join us for our “Travel Japanese” course where we will go over the essential words and … Continue reading →
*Important Notice: Time Change* Thank you for your interest in the JFT Workshop for Japanese Language Teachers: Kanji Instruction. We have just been informed by Toronto Hydro that on June 7, 2015 our building will not have power until 11am. … Continue reading →
May 13 The Japan Foundation Toronto Library, Final Opening Day At This Location Join us for an afternoon of special events as we say farewell to 20 years at the Colonnade Building! Kamishibai readings (English/Japanese) The Tongue-Cut Sparrow (1:15), The … Continue reading →
Registration is now full. Thank you for your interest. *Due to high demand, we have opened a second class of Travel Japanese. The contents are the same as the class offered on June 6.* Looking to travel to Japan but … Continue reading →