Hiro Kanagawa
Co-Emcee
Hiro Kanagawa is a Vancouver-based actor and writer. He is perhaps best-known for his guest appearances and recurring roles on popular television and streaming series such as The Good Doctor, Altered Carbon, The X-Files, iZombie, The Man in the High Castle and many more. He is also a sought-after script doctor and consultant and was story editor on several critically-acclaimed Canadian television series: Da Vinci’s Inquest, Da Vinci’s City Hall, Intelligence and Blackstone.
Jennifer Spence
Co-Emcee
Jennifer Spence is a multiple award-winning actor known for her regular roles on BBC Studio’s Traces, Netflix’s Travelers and Audience Network’s You Me Her. She has always been a passionate storyteller and is excited to be further diversifying into the additional roles of writer and producer.
Robert T. Banno
2022 Thomas Shoyama Lifetime Achievement Award
Posthumous Award Recipient
Raymond Moriyama
2020 Thomas Shoyama Lifetime Achievement Award
Suki Takagi
2020 Nikkei Community & Business Excellence Lifetime Achievement Award
Susanne Tabata
2022 Outstanding Community Service Award
Paul Kariya
2022 Outstanding Community Service Award
Yoshi Hashimoto
2022 Outstanding Community Service Award
Kenji Yamamoto
2021-2022 Nikkei Youth Athletics Bursary
Max Hashimoto
2021-2022 Nikkei Youth Athletics Bursary
Zen Japanese Restaurant
Dinner Service
Premier John Horgan
Attendee and Speaker
Mayor Mike Hurley
Attendee and Speaker
Jason de Couto Trio
Music
DLA Piper
Tompkins Wozny LLP
Canadian Tire
Cypress Capital Management
Clark Wilson LLP
DMCL Chartered Professional Accountants
Jim Pike Ltd.
Yokohama Tires
Naoto Horita Inc.
