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□ pictures^ being published
gcentenary of the Meiji Era, Japan’s Victorian Age
Dfacu most teenagers, not unnaturally, wonder why
■□ration’s leaders in every field in the Meiji Era
? wearing beards and mustaches — like hippies
beatniks.
For that matter, Emperor Meiji (1852-1912) was
pped up bi tufty beard which, for reasons unknown
; the people, was conspicuously absent on the face
.■^ =on Emperor Taisho.

Many prewar military leaders grew austere-looking
□iwar mustaches in obvious preference to wrap"

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espectable persons
“““ large? worn
bv less
expectable
n b\
c persons, including extreme
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The present Emperor
rightist, bosses,
mustache” which is fairiv n ' ? Wears a "nondescript
60.
p°Pabnr among people over

Indeed1, the days have gone wh^
or mustache was regarded a, feC"" 1 S“rd
certm professions, including poHt^Mi
beards
Prince Konove and othem lblUbh’rype mustache like

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nobi people are inclined to regard beards
as “something to be shaved oft ■ rather than “something’ to grow.”
It may not be too much to
1 say that one s respectability in every-day human ।
contacts in the present
Japanese society tend;s to be
measured, though part­
ialM, by clean-shavenness.
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Most Popular In Ontario Years Congratulated By Japan PM

S^n ^^ s Susan” Pn,y JaPS!iese Canadian Over
OTTAWA.—If your name is “David” or “Susan”
you possess
io’s most currently popular given name, reports Robert
Welch
,
®yT-umezuki
Register General and Provincial Secretary. As prefixed
MONTREAL. —
e names, Joseph, Mary and Marie
'Canadlcm over ]00“Zs^^
are the most popular.
Peihaps not since Shakespeari
first
-sic a name?” has so much e information
bl
' ‘^s110";
D
mes-

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years
of
age,
received
; ----- --^ceivea the
me congra­
tulatory message and the presenta­
tion of the silver cup through the Ja­
°g pro® thoe Pnme Minister of Ja- panese Consulate General's office in
»■> or given names by means of data
“"laW
pem, Eisaku Sato, and a gift of a sil Montreal.
H» of given names was a by-product ■
1
S“S'
Mr. Kobayashi, an early Issei pionH 1 " Mr' K1«oboZ
«If the Office „f the Registra ■ A
,
, dmi,S birth re’ of
■®d all births, marriages and deaths^in ’fcXiw^ it is oi Montreal.
ne®r- Ost ^is wi^e many years ago
Mr. Kobayashi, who is a ripe KN and brougbt up his children alone.
Jetpan- Foreign Ministry an chil■ ..tout of every 20 was named - ’ - b°5’S bm’
David”, accounting for a

nounced recently that there are
As2S” £ded f«' Holiday |ssue i only
seven centenarians of Ja­

immediately for The New ^ ^T^^
"a"fed panese ancestry outside of Ja­
pan. Aside from Mr. Kobayashi,
Writ

t
w
Canadian

s
annual
Holiday
Issue
* chosen for baby girls, or for one out of every’«
Writings on club activities snorts

the six others live in Hawaii.
pieces, projects fashions )

^ stones, profiles, think
In Japan there are reporter!
Wf«a total of moX thanMOO^T f” "“’’S’ a"d "’hich ac’
to be 333
centenarians as of
September, 1968. Leader of this
New
(4,042), James (2,3 00) Paul
m
K <B,296),
group is the famous Jubei Na­
i 7
accompamed
^William (1,636) and Ka
® b
ai’k (1,797), Richard by self addressed envelopes and sufHe
I the wpubhsher
kr i
and
sufficient
return
postage
While' kamura at 116 years of age.
and Kevin (1,346).
w.Il take al! reasonable eare they win nol M,
^J, gills, or a total of 112
I
Canada’s centenarian, Mr. Ko­
names in order of nonulaG °%°f them’ Were given the
Man an
1 “f Ty man,,SClil>t’ Rawing or photograph.
bayashi also received' a congra­
Mail all materia to The New Camdinn
T
«), Linda (Ills Det X ,Ta” (1’6SSG
(1,294).
Canadian, Holiday Issue 479 tulatory gold cup from the Mi<«), Catherine (955, A
1 (W3)’ PaWcia
Queen Street West, Toronto 2-B, Ontario.
tsui Kinzoku
Kogyo
* t^ birth /
”a
(8£^
of Japan,
This was presented
through
the Japan
during 1964,° theTan^tah'l J”'18 by 3 S"ght 1,475 in
Consulate
General in Montreal.
* touch wider selection of
t bu atl,On Beates that parents
TORO. — A taxi driver who
valued at $3960, to the taxi firm
His close friend Mr.
found
10 guIU
gold bars
his car
Y«nu
xv
oars in ms
daughters.
names when it comes to a choice
^. Ebata
Ihe company ruled that be­
tinee and a half years ago and
reports.
that
Mr.
Kobayashi
m
cause Masuo Kajiyama, 33, was
turned
them
over
to
police
will
fl’ ^jGn/^
SK|> as Terry, choser
operating for the company at still enjoying good health.
get a citation for honesty.
the time, the gold will go for “a
,*fcr 128 bmtjS'
f0r 118 b»y’ and 235
Police returned the suspected purpose meaningful to the entire
^op.

and 284 SMs; and Kelly for 702 girls
contraband' from Hong Kong, company” and the driver will be
declared an honest man.
!5a®es that refle^th^ °f the tabulatio^ "’.as the many

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Driver's Honesty Benefits Taxi Firm

J fr^ European countries1’63^ nUmber of Ontario new^.^ions. Many ch?S esp^ally the Latin countries, I

^e given' names JoInh^r
theS€
^es are
that there were ’ 34n ?’ Mary °r Marie- The tabulaa total of 4 708 ^" i ° b°yS prefixed with the “J” for
Ma*.
' 08 -^ls Prefixed with the letter “M” for

Pen Pal From Okinawa

Ghost Towns
Being Created In
Industrial Japan

— For years’ the ^re
of better wages in Japan’s indus­
139-2 chome Ona-cho trial centers has been drawing
Naha Okinawa
youths away from the country­
side.
!!fOaM thereby
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November 11, 1968
The New Canadian,
Bypassed by better transporta­
the >Wt
While the ^mes David and 479 Queen St. West,
tion and outmoded by mechaniz­
s"-N Mary oj. }iari
^.In^e glven names, names prefixed Toronto 2-B, Ontario,
ed
farming methods, the villages
^use of the limited coin by^V the most P°Pular double Canada
they left behind have become
names the Ra T ^ in the pUnch card for SU1'- Dear Editor:
ghost
towns.
^e names to initial fnf
L General’s ^ce decided to
I’m over 20-year-old Okinawan woman. I would like to corBut one spirited tow
. -^ed jn {h
so nBow* other given names ) respond with some persons in your country.
n has come
to
life again — in
? ‘^ French ^
OnIy
25
b
°y
a most specJean”
7
uuys’ names were preI hope I can learn about your people’s culture, customs, and tacular way.
J«n , though 181 boys were given Jean
-■" name.
the way of living, thinking through exchanging letters.
The survival of the saltfarm
I would appreciate it very much if you can take some space tow n of Sakaide
gaining
,


071 Shikoku,
5“caI useage 1°
P°P«Mr names

for boys — many de- in your penpal column for introducing me to your readers.
smallest of Japan’s four main
My hobbies are listening to music, collecting stamps.
Peter. Chri-ton^ °fTchoice are: B™n, Steven,
corres- islands (36o miles southwest Gf
. M<- Thomas jT.
5’ W£rey’ Tim»tKf Kenneth, pond and to learn foreign language.
-okyo) was threatened when new
Miss Toko Higa
25 . ’

a”d GregOry'
-alt mines were discovered in
1.39-2, Ona-cho
the mountains.
Naha, Okinawa
, The 300-year-dd tradition of
■'ASharoc J
■’ ? tea> Nancy, Heather, Kelly,
Sincerely
yours,
r- Lon, Jacquelin, Laura and Carol, i
orymg salt from the sea collapsYoko Higa

uS

Looking for a Ten Pal? Here’s one from Okinawa.

for s''13 in 1964 'tcrc:

(Cont. on Page 8)

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Saturday. November 2-3 19^^

Japan Camera beads In Canadian
(Japanese Hockey lieague Helion

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da with two goals apiece. The defense also got
into the act with Richard Matsumoto and George
Shimono scoring one each.
Sandwiched between the six Japan goals was
By GORD KAI
a goal by Yamada’s N°hn Fujiwara.
TORONTO.—On Friday, November 15, curling action was fj
In the first two periods, Y’amada’s fearsome
five, consisting of Gen Hamada, Mel Tsuji, Satoh cused on sheet No. 6 where Michi Ashikawa and Len Matsuk
Fujimoto, Ian Akiyama, and Glen Katsuyama were in the midst of a 4-4 tie game at the end of the seventh end
were unable to mount an attack of any signifiCool nerves was the name of the game when Michi made 4
cance. The persistent fore-checking of the Japar
shot of the evening to win 5-4. Len with his first rock put |
forwards, especially on the part
a guard up front protecting his two rocks in the four foot circle
of Hugh Goryo and Ron Kitamu­
beyond the “T” line. Michi had one rock in the house but did n
ra, kept Yamada’s forces bottled
count, so, was forced to draw in between the front guards Ip
up in their own end.
MONTREAL.—The Montreal Seidokwan Acedemy of Judo and
executed one of the most beautiful shots that anyone had se
However, in the third period
Karated'o will be sponsoring this year’s Holiday Jamboree. The the Yamada attack finally got With perfect weight and no sweeping, his rock drew in betweS
committee headed by Jim Ishii Js presently busy at work trying organized and hemmed the Ja­ the narrow port and nudged Len’s shot rock back for a single poi
to make this a most joyous occasion.
pan team in their own end. Only
Len came close to duplicating the same shot but drew sho®
some fine saves by Japan goalie, of the target. Michi did not bother throwing his last rock. However
Most oi the previous party’s format will be followed. The
Danny Yamasaki kept them from he paid tribute to'Len by saying, “Boy, was he ever hot'
only exception will be (depending on the liquor strike) to have
scoring. Then the dam finally
bar service in the hope that this will help facilitate your prepara­
.Incidentally Len was on a winning streak defeating '
collapsed with
less then five
tions for the party.
Shinde the previous week and shellacking defending champ.
minutes left in the game. Yamada
Kai 14-3 the week before.
’Io make th s dance a festive occasion we have changed the pumped in four quick goals. First
Young-at-heart curlers like George Ogino, Dan Washim®/
date to coincide with the holiday season. The date is set for Dec- Ian Akiyama, then Glen Katsu­
to
and
Jits Hayashida gave Michi excellent support throughout
ember 28th.
the place will be Victoria Hall and the yama with two in succession and
hours will be from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
finally Paul Ikenouye finishing the game.
Hans Anderson, Seishe Shinde, and Marge Ura were equally
the scoring just as the bell rang
Let’s see you out early to get the best seats. — Mont. Bull.
exhausted but gave Len good support as they have in previous
signifying the game’s end.
I
games.
Gertrude Urabe Insurance —
Tosh Omoto defeated Vic Suzuki 9-5 with the aid of vices
5 versus Dufferin Cleaners — 3
skip
Ray Matsunaga, Tom Tamagi, and Sono Oyakawa. Vice-skip
Urabe Insurance
showed a
June Eto, and' Tad Inouye were partly responsible for
marked improvement over their Don Eto,
c
on the scoreboard.
getting
V
past few games as they defeated
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Could it be that Vic had other things on his mind — such
Dufferin Cleaners 5-3.
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taking
a trip ... a trip to the altar?
After a scoreless first period,
Archie Kamiya held Yas Shinde scoreless hah wax throng
Urabe’s Paul Sunohara started
the game with a 7 point lead but Yas and his rink of Janet Mats®
the scoring early in the second.
Then Bob Masukawa on a solo kubo, Ken Ito and J.ack Nishiyama made a strong comeback to
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Herb Sugie, with vice-skip Fudge Inamoto, spare G. Kai and
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Husky Iida, sub fox1 Hide Hirowatari, fought a hard battle
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tamura came right back’ however. against Richard Kimura but lost by 3 points with the score of 9-6?
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rabe a two goal lead
once .agin.
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Not to be outdone Kelly To­
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on the next rush following
Through
Urabe’s goal, scored for Dufferin
as the goals were coming fast
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SAKURA RICE — EGGS — MARUKIN SHOYU
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most serious problems.
SUKIYAKI MEAT — VINEGAR — MANJU — SUGAR
period, as the emphasis was
Bob Owen
MANY VARIETIES OF ARARE
strictly on offence by both teams.
By GEORGE SHIMONO
TORONTO.—Scoring goals w.as the order of
the d'ay in C.J.H.L. action last week as a total
of 19 goals slipped by the goal-keepers in the
two games.
Japan Camera — 6 versus Y’amada Studio — 5.
The opener saw Japan Camera take a seeming­
ly insurmountable 6-1 lead at the end of two
periods. Leading- the way were the two hard­
working centres Roger Inamoto .and John Hama-

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In the third, Paul Sunohara,
Urabe’s only
consistent scorer
connected for his second goal of
the game with one of his typical
blistering
slapshots. Dufferin,,
who seemed to mount their
strongest attack right after be­
ing scored upon came storming
back with a goal by Ron Kishi
to cut Urabe’s lead to 4-3. Then
with Dufferin pressing desperate­
ly for
the
equalizer. ' Urabe's
Chuck Saito sped down the ice.
passing- to Bud Madokoro who
made no mistakes to clinch the
game for the Insurancemen.
League Standing
w
Pts
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Japan Camera
1
10
Yamada Studio
6
Dufferin Cleaners •7
4
4
4
Urabe Insurance
4
Schedule for Nov. 24
George Bell Arena
3 p.m.: Yamada Studio versus
Urabe Insurance
4 p.m.: Japan Camera versus
Dufferin Cleaners.

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November-28. 1968

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500,000 Yen Is
Oates And Doings Average Japanese Personal Notes Across Canada
Change Of Address
Obituaries
Wedding
Cost
Man. Japan©3© United Church Xmas Party Dec. 14
1

■ikKIPEG__ The Manitoba Japanese United Church announces

..... -he annual Christmas party will be held at Knox United
~ i ’h on Saturday, Dec. 14th, 1968.
^Christmas Services will be held on Sunday Dec. 22nd.

TOKYO. — You see
many
honeymooners landing in a long
queue along with nghtseers at
airports or railway rations these
days in Japan.

October and November
| Montreal Sangha Bingo Nite Slated December 7th areIndeed,
the “wedding season” for
.MONTREAL.—Montreal Sangha’s Bingo Nite, will be held on
ccounting
the
Japanese,.
December 7th, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Church Hall.
one-third
of an ar
than
OrKhments will be served. The committee is busy preparin
preparing
mial total of marriages.
Profitable evening” for you with many cash prizes, with a final
among the Japanese
.-rand jackpot prize.
Everyone welcome—come with your children, parents, grand- have been on a steady increase.
parents, friends, etc. and enjoy an evenin g of Bingo. —Mont. Sangha In 19o5, about 710,900 marriages
were registered throughout Ja*
has
pan. The annual
Vancouver JCCA Kiddies Christmas Party Dec. 15 climbed to over 950,000 at pre
VANCOUVER.—Each year, the Vancouver JCCA holds a Christ- ent.
nia- Party for the children of its members. This year is no excepOf the figure, more than oneP and ‘tentatively, the date of the Christmas Party has been
third
is crammed into October
set a- Sunday. December 15th. Final details of the pin ty
will be decided upon at the forthcoming meeting and will be re­ and' November — the best sea­
son for honeymoon tours. This
ported soon.
means that some 5.000 nuptiais
Everyone is cordially invited to attend. — Van. JCCA
take place every day across the
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na tion.

WAKITA
SCARBORO. Ont. — Mr. Iw
away
matsu Wakita pa
St. Michael's
Hospital on No-

Funeral service was held at
the Toronto
Buddhist
Church
with the Rev. Newton Ishiura
Watanabe ofand the Rev.
ficiating.

Births
r. and Mrs.
Shigeru Tsuyuki ai e happy to
announce the arrival of their son,
Richard Mikio at the St. Boniface
Hospital on October 1st, 1968.
and Mrs.
happy to
of their

Mr. and Mrs
TORONTO.
Eizo Ace Fujibayashi wish to
annonce their new address at 19
Neopolitan Drive, Scarboro, Ont.
Their phone number is 291-24/2.
COOKSV1LLE, Ont.—Mr. and
Mrs. I. Orida announce their new
Premiumway,
99
as
addres:
Cooksville. Ontario Their phon-'
number is 279-3067.
m
Their former add
Oakville, Ontario.

CARD OF THANKS
To our dear friends and re­
latives, we wish to express our
deepest appreciation for their
many acts of kindness and
sympathy during our recent
bereavement in the loss of a
dear father.
Mr. & Mrs. Tsutau Ito
and Families
Toronto, Ont.

Sumio Takeuchi
announce the a
second son, Bre
1 oz. on October 16th, .1968 nt the
Womens’ Pavilion.
*
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— Mr. and Mrs.
JCC Centre Women's Pre-Xmas Bazaar Nov. 30
proudly announce
conspicuous trend in JaOne
TORONTO.—The Women’s Auxiliary to the Japanese Canadian
arrival of their first born,
matrimony these days I
Cultural Centre is holding a Pre-Ohristmas Bazaar on Saturday, panese
a son. Todd Michael on October
is the advance of wedding ages,
21st, 1968 at the St. Boniface
November 30, 1968 from one to five p.m. at the Centre.
as seen in Western Europe.
Anywhere — Anytime
East Room — Tea Room and Bake Sale. West Room
Home
Hospital. He weighed in at 7 lbs.
to
a
Welfare
MinisAccordin
Sewing, Botique, Children’s Corner, White Elephant, etc.
18 oz. ■
Air—Ship—Bus—Rail
bridegrooms
and
survey,
try
;
Tours—Hotel—Sightseeing
Do come and browse around and pick up some Christmas
Travellers Cheque#
brides at their first marriages
items, stocking stuffers, etc. — Women’s Auxiliary
Obtainable
averaged 2o.8 and 23, recently,
*
Travel# Accident
in age in 1950. Now their wed­
Baggage bwuranc#
Missionary to J.C.'s F. Bird Memorial Fund Opened ding ages are 27.3 for men and
By HIDE SHIMIZU
24.5 for women.
BRINGING SOMEONE OVER?
TORONTO.—Lifetime service given to the Japanese in Japan
One of the reasons cited for
Passage arranged by Steamer or Ah
and Canada by Miss Florence Bird, missionary of the United the trend toward late marriages
Church of Canada, was reviewed by her friend's at^ a special me­ is a sharp rise in spendings re­
Call for Reservations or
morial service last month at the Toronto Japanese United Chui cm
lated to marriage — a fact that
Information — EM. 8-9934
She had gone to Japan in 1912 as a trained teacher and in twarts early
marriages econo­
1922 to Vancouver to work among the Japanese there until V or.
mically.
until
retirement
in
1953,
she
helped
the
co.i.How much is spent for mar­
War II. From 1942
AGENCY
She
returned
to
New
Brunswick
and
lived
riages in Japan?
munity in Toronto,
K. Iwato Travel Service
A wedding rite and reception
Office, 43 Eglinton Ave. East
in Fredericton until her final illness and passing in July of this
alone
cost
at
least
50,000
yen
Phone 485-5087
year.
113 McCaul St., TORONTO
her
work
with
the
children
in
Vancouver
(about
$140).
A
sumptuous
one
Home
phone: 449-9293
Recollections of
kindergarten, Sunday School, girl’s work, etc. were recounted
takes as much as over 1 million
former parents of those kiddies. From 1942, she served in a v a ua
yen (about $2,800).
capacity assisting the evacuating young people from B.C., ac n..,
Survey
indicate that marspendings in Jaoften as mother to advise the folks with their many pro enu. riage-related
ASK FOR
rites and recepShe helped with the organizing of Young Peoples groups, u®1^ pan, includin
the facilities of Metropolitan United Church. After the arriva Hons, average some 500,000 yen
(about
$1,400)
per marriage.
proprietor
of parents, groups were organized for the Issei womenl
The figure breaks down to 156,Study, Women’s Association, later the W.M.S. too.
en
JON ONODERA
Luciano Cianciusi
000 yen for wedding ceremony
Japanese work was moved to Queen St. United Churc , a
Real Estate
HU. 3-4654 — HU. l-88a
these groups also made the transfer.
.
. and reception, 50,000 yen for
honeymoon
tour,
250,000
yen
for
.
( KznKitfnce
In 1961 on the occasion of the 15th anniversary 0
(Buatnemo
1682 St. Clair Ave. W.
Church, Miss Bird was called as special guest. Since that mi, purchases of furniture and 50,Toronto
540 Eglinton-Ave. W,
000 yen in other expenses.
she had been in failing health but was pleased to be x isi e
The
average
spending
of
500,Quite a number of Japanese who went to the Maiitimes.
Toronto
. 1-1089
Bus. 766-6191
000
yen
for
marriages
mean
that
kept up a good correspondence to the last.
a huge sum of 470,000 million
It was felt that a special memorial should
e es a yen (about $1,305 million) are
ui her name and the Florence Bird Memorial Fun i\3S
annually by brides and
for this purpose by the Toronto Japanese United Churc . ° c F’ spent
APPLICATION FOR PERSONAL GREETINGS
grooms
in this country.
I
•1939.81 has been received. For those who were not aware
IN THE ENGLISH SECTION
It is no wonder that many de­
plan, further donations will be welcomed.
THE NEW CANADIAN
partment stores and other stores
479 Queen St. West, Toronto 2-B, Ontario
Hide Shimizu PR in Tokyo and
_____
other cities have
Phone 365-5005
been waging “bridal market
Thos. T. Onizuka, B.A campaigns for bigger shares in
MR. & MRS. TOM SUZUKI
Greetings Omitted Due
Paul K. Asada, D.C., N.D.
this ever-expanding market.
AND FAMILY
-BARRISTER,
SOLICITOR
and
To Bereavement
“Doctor of Ghiropractic”
A consumer survey by the gov •
10
Main
St.
notary public
TOM SUZUKI
l
“28A St. Clair Ave. West
einment’s
Economic Planning
Toronto 6, Ont.
And FAMILY
0/2 block West of Christie)
i
121 RICHMOND ST. W.
Agency showed
that marriage
10 Main St.

TORONTO
TORONTO 1
was the chief motive in only 20
$3.00
Toronto 6, Ont.
363-5002 — 691-3388 (Res.)
fol-8060
Res. 621-1989.
to 30 percent of the total case',
$3.00
of purchases of wardrobes, mir­
rors and the like in 1955. The
Over $5.00 space according to sum.
rate has zoomed up to over 80
fire — THEFT — AUTO
for which to publish my greeting
I enclose S
percent
recently.
in
the
Christinas
Issue
as
follows:
Consult
(Please remit with cheque or money order)

Travel Arrangements

Gertrude Urabe

Stan Nishimura

2

RITZ KINOSHITA

OSCAR'S
Sport Shop

SKI, FISHING

Bor All Classes of

Phone: PL. 9^632

OR
PL. 5-7317

It is a good policy to
have tho RIGHT POLICY

NAME(S)

COT!«UH

NEW
LOCATION

William Wales Ltd.
Insurance Agents

1201 Bloor Street West .
LE. 2-4267

464 Yonge Street. Toronto
Phone 921-3171

ADDRESS

T. KAMEOKA

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Saturday, November 23, 1953

The Daruma Doll & Yamato Damashii
By DON ESTES

The New Canadian

Oct. and Nov. Are Annual
Wedding Months In Japan

Priest Daruma is said to have
and for payment of postage b7^h
TOKYO. — Almost every Ja­ died in 5.36 A.D. and was buried
panese toy .and souvenir shop of- on Mt. Yuji.
fers for sale a curious doll, .A
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doll with no legs swathed in
TOKYO.—Anybody who has thoughts of stealing a wedding belt
The dolls representing Daruma
red toga like garment (called a
in Japan at this time of the year may be advised to call it off—
Dhooty) and often having no eye­ are made in such a way so as
because
almost all bells are being kept busy in the wake of the
^ UMEZUKI Publisher
balls—just two orphan Annie like to come upright if knocked over
Tor this reason it is often re­ current marriage boom.
KEI
TSUMURA English Ed-n.
white discs.
In Japan traditionally the annual wedding rush gets underway
KEN MORI Japanese M«
ferred to by the Japanese as
This eyeless, legless doll is
And Advertising.
Okiagari-Koboshi (a bonze who from October through November with hopeful couples standing in
called a “Daruma,” and in a very
ques at shrines and wedding halls all over the country.
can easily get up).
SUBSCRIPTION
real sense typifies the indomita­
54.00 per 6 mouths
The Daruma doll is considerThough very few young couples are superstitious in their every­
S7.00 per year
ble spirits of “Yamato Dama­ ed by many to
be a svmbol of day living, they all somehow become rather particular about the
shii.”
479 QUEEN ST. WEST
good luck.
“horoscopic choice of the wedding day.”
Strangely this symbol of Ja­
Toronto 2-B, Ont.
The Japanese Daruma is symIt so happens that the month of October this year has a total
panese spirit had its origins in
EMpire 6-5005
bolic to many of undaunted spirit of six “taian kichijitsu”—lucky star days—from the very first
India. Most scholars believe the
and man’s
inability to accept day of the month.
name Daruma is a perversion of
failure. When a special goal or
On these days, thousands of youthful Taros and Hanakos utthe Sanskrit Indian word “Dhara hard battle is won, the eves' tered “I do” before the altar with the blessing of “okuni nuslu
ma” meaning “law”.
of Daruma are painted in.
no mikoto” who is specialized in “match making” according t
*
Male Help Wanted
He is symbolic of the Japanese Japanese mythology.
DRIVER-shipper, honest hard w
fhe doll is said to represent refusal to .accept failure. This is
After that, the newlywed couple will appear at a reception ambitious, light delivery, inter
a Buddhist priest named Bodhi- why it is quite common to see where invited guests will, in most cases, have to listen to several work. Future advancements. Good•esting
ry. Phone R. Seto, 363-0736, japan
darma, the third son of an Indian winning politicians or athletes speeches lasting for nearly an hour prior to the start of the Camera
Centre. (Toronto).
having their picture taken paint­ luncheon or dinner.
king.
Female Help Wanted
Bodhidharma traveled to Wei in ing in Daruma’s “eyes”.
Each speech is supposed to be “just a few words of congratula
GIRL
wanted to work in contact lei
China where he entered the temConnected with the doll and tions” but as it happens, they usually end up amid' subdued yawnlab. For further information, conf
ple of Shao-liu-sau. There he sat often found on pictures of Daru­ ings among the guests.
Mr. Morton, 251-0531 (Toronto).
and meditated for nine years ma or on the box Daruma comes
By the time, they are allowed to eat, they are extremely HAIR stylist, part time. Apply Glamour
City, Sheppard and Bathurst. Phone
without moving; “. . . facing the in will be the Japanese saying,
hungry but the bride who should be equally hungry has to put 633-1187 (Toronto).
w,all, until he lost the use of his “Nanakorobi-yaoki”, m e a n i n g
up a kind of fashion show called “oironaoshi” in which she changes
“Seven falls and eight rises”.
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from the wedding dress into a colorful kimono and' then back into
It was during these nine year:
One may fall seven times but
HOUSE private sale, solid brick, 9
a dress suit.
clean rooms, 2 modern kitchens,
that he evolved the doctrine of success will be gained on the
By the time she appears in the suit, the party is nearly over modern bathrooms, full height be
ment, parking for two cars. Very gooi
Dhyana or Zen as it is called
eighth attempt if you have the
of requisite spirit, When you come and a well-stuffed bridegroom and a hungry bride set out to a condition.’ 577 Euclid Ave. (Toronto).
which is a method
Japan,
nearby railway station or airport.
training the body and mind bv to think of it, it’s not a bad
There they are given a “hearty send-off with banzai shouts”
sitting in quiet meditation.
motto for us to live by.
Tak Television Service
as they leave on their honeymoon trip.
These happy honeymooners undoubtedly leave behind an as­
SERVING WEST METRO
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Hair(s) . . .
sortment of equally happy “beneficiaries” among them urban hotels,
PHONE 621-2228
This is a complete reverse from of 10,000 Japanese men betwee’i restaurants, souvenir photographers, florists, both national and
TOSH TAKAHASHI
the Meiji Era when respectable 20 and 59 years old, white collar private railways, as well as countryside hotels and inns.
Less conspicuous but essentially profitable are, first of all,
gentlemen, old and young', grew workers are far more shaving
beards or mustaches.
conscious (45 percent) than blue shiine gods who live quite comfortably on nuptal procedures.
Go-betweens or “nakoodo” are these d'ays paid a minimum of
How often do the Japanese collars (20 percent) in their eve
KAZUO G. OIYE Q.C.
ryday
life.
10,000
yen
($28)
per
wedding
in
cash
in
reward
for
their
pro
­
people shave.
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR
Men in their 40’s top the list moting services.
A recent survey by one of JaNOTARY PUBLIC
of
everyday
shavers
The
government
is
also
profiting
from
the
wedding
boom
as
with
40
per2 Carlton St., Toronto
pan’s major safety-razer blades
Room 1805
maker shows that onlv one out cent, followed in order by those is clear from the fact that the central telegraphic office in Tokyo
in
their
50

s
(3S
percent),
30

s
(38
293-4281 (Res.)
was
virtually
flooded
with

happy
wedding

wires.
of every four Japanese shaves
366-6388
percent) and 20’s (27 percent).
Sunday afternoon express trains bound for the country side hot
■spas
are called “shinkon ressha” (honeymoon express), in which
According to the same survey
Foreigners may wonder at such
which was conducted on a total “low frequency” in Japanese single passengers are usually looked down by shinkon passengers
shaving, but the fact appears to who command an absolute majority.
JAMES KAMINO
There are, incidentally, a total of about 150 wedding halls in
bethat
the
Japanese
males
are
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not hairy enough to need morn- Tokyo and they are operating in keen competition with each other
in theii attempts to attract marrying couples.
every day.
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