Page 1
hima’s Suicide Called
Sad Irony Of Man’s Wasted Vitality”
I
By REIKO TSUKIMURA
| ,s yote; — How did a Japanese student of
L^literature abroad accept the death of Yukio
'a’’ The following is a report from Miss Reiko
® A m associate professor- at the University
iuurd< “ii
^mesotta.
ness. I felt that- to some people here the attack of the
the close-up picture of Mishima addressing' from the
Pearl Harbor might have been reminded by the spec
balcony on that fateful morning a sudden keen sense
tacular and ironically symbolic death of one of th.-'
of sorrow wounded me.
most renowned writers that Japan ever contributed
Despair
to the enrichment of world literature.
Strangely I saw despair in Mishima’s face. On the
But I heard all around me people speak of Mishima's
actual scene shown in the newspaper photograph, Mi
insanity or at least of his being unbalanced. Then 1
shima is certainly appealing for his cause of reviving
; w? of the Japanese novelist Mishima's death
felt that people who understand and genuinely love
the samurai spirit. But why despair? Because his ap
■ shock. The shock gradually formed itself in my
Japan must have taken the incident "as Mishima’s
peal is going to fail? No. His face betrayed the hellish
'into "a feeling of shame. This feeling started
personal problem, not as a public one in which Japan
despair of the artist Mishima. In the week while I
nnt me after my reading the November 26 issue
itself must be criticized. But my shock was so great
was in anxiety without any detailed information, 1
2 =ujcide which was in fact the earliest
and the feeling of shame was so indefinable that 1
forced myself to connect my shame with the political
nnfion that I obtained from Japan. Though I
myself have lost words to express my view at all. The
implications of the incident. But I have now come to
/know why I must feel ashamed of this incident,
whole week after the incident- I did not want to talk
realize that my heart took from the beginning his
/conscious' of a vague constraint which made
about the incident with my students, while my sorrow
death as the death of an artist who confused art with
ink that when people here find me to be a Japahas grown deep enough to overcome my unreasonable
iife.
it'hev might unconsciously try to detect in me
sense of shame. Though some sorrow was in my heart
Japanese" something of that rush single-minded
when I first heard the news., it was only when I <aw
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“SUKIYAKI”
STRENGTH FOR THE
BRIDGE
By MISS J.L. BEATTIE
$5.50 WITH POSTAGE
’tactical Japanese
Cookbook $1.65
fITH POSTAGE
An Independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin
XXXV—No. 29
FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1971
Toronto, Ont.
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layakawa’s Father Found Less Meteoric Rise Of Japan After War
i Discrimination In Canada
Lauded By Dr. Werner Von Braun
®v MICHAEL GRIEG
II FRANCISCO. — The el-
®gentleman felt that his
Ms son has done “well
Mgii” without- trying to be.
||Sie next governor of CaliO advised Don not to enter
uScs and he seems to be listo me,” the 87-year-old
|ar from Japan said with
gly pride.
|®n” is the family nickname
g I. Hayakawa, president of
©’rancisco State College.
|Iy son works hard enough
re’ Ichiro Hayakawa said dur| an interview in the oakted setting of his son’s Mill
ley home.
Politics is no life, I told him.
J much rseponsibility. Too
iy headlines and too little
piness . . . It’s not a happy
|When you are too ambitious.”
lie words came haltingly but
(were clear. English was ap|itly no problem for the re| import-export businessman
|had once lived in San Fran|and later in Canada where
polder son and three other
Sen were born.
|n Francisco ? Oh, it was
|'hen I lived there — around
| Center which was mostly
®ese then,” he said,
Japanese was a humiK experience in those days.
|e would call you a ‘Jap,'
|°°dlums would attack you.”
panese Alpinist
|s Heart Attack
Hisaya Fukuda no, and vice president of the
s1 Alpine Club, died of a
j au.ack while climbing a
recently, police reportpoui-man party of physicip-id assistants reached him
p he collapsed but failed to
him, police said.
(-‘pdc, a- 68 still an active
pmeer. scaled major peaks
-kmiuiayas in 1958 and
irom east China to the
^ong -he Silk Road in 1967.
TOKYO.—“We are at the crossroads of our Associate Administrator for Planning, pointed out
A gentle, seemingly ironic
space
program today. Having carried people to that communication satellites have already been
smile lit up his face as he talk
ed in front of the huge brick the moon, we feel that the capability should be established' as well as a metoorolgical satellite
fireplace of his son’s splendid used for science to learn more about the mysteries system that is extensively used on a worldwide
of the universe around us, and for more practical basis for improved weather predictions.
sprawling home.
earthly
applications in a study of the earth from
Station satellites will next be used for such
“In those days,” the proud
things as prospecting for oil and prospecting for
father said, “it was unthinkable the vantage point of outer space.”
Speaking
at
a
luncheon
meeting
of
the
Ameri
mineral
deposits, as well as tree diseases. This
that a boy of Japanese descent
can-Japan
Society
held
recently
at
the
Tokvo
may
eventually
lead to what might be called a
could become president of an
Hilton, Dr. Werner Von Braun NASA’s Deputy global earth resources management system, Dr.
American college.”
-------------------------- Von Braun declared.
The older Hayakawa said that
In words appropriate to a sci
things were much better then,
entist whose attention is centred
as far as racial tension went, in
plane.
TOKYO.
—
Japanese
aviation
on the heavens, Dr. Von Braun
Vancouver where he emigrated
Jules Bergman, the ABC-TV praised the “meteoric”
officials recently termed “ridi
resurgafter going back to Japan to culous” reports that Japan is correspondent, said in New York
ance
of
Japan
after
the
devasta
marry.
trying to buy from tne United that Hie Japanese Aviation in
tion
of
World
War
II.
“In Canada, iny children hardly States the plans, tools and mate dustry wants to build its own
SST. '
He commented' that he had
knew discrimination. They had rial essential to construction of
Bergman
said the Japanese
a Super Sonic Transport (SST)
many friends from all groups, all
would offer .10 cents on the dol read in the Mainichi Daily News
mixed up, didn’t have the heavy
lar for all rights, blueprints, pro that morning a story on page 6
totypes, mockups ami tools re of “NASA Awards To 3 ‘sharp’
burden of prejudice.”
lated to the plane.
Executives” and went on to say:
His older son, he said, was a
The U.S. Senate rejected spend
good student, even in grammar
“We could not have done what
ing any more money on the pro
school, and never got into fights.
ject by a 51-46 vote recently.
we did without the contributions
“The reports are ridiculous,” of Japanese pioneers and inven
■‘All he ever wanted to do was
said
officials at the Japanese tors in the electronics field.”
TOKYO.—A 20-year-old swim
to read. I told him that I want
Transportation
Ministry’s A via ed him to be my business assist ming and gymnastics enthusiast tion Department and at the Mi
He likened the early- and pre
ant but, he wanted to read — has been crowned “Miss Japan nistry of International Trade and sent-day methods of Antarctic ex
go to college. He was smarter of 1971” to represent her coun Industry, which supervises air ploration with what has been
try in the Miss Universe pageant craft purchase from foreign coun
than me.”
done in the space programs up
tries.
All his children, he said have in Miami Beach, Florida, or.
“The Japanese government has to now, and what is planned for
turned out well and are all “very July 24.
never considered' buying them the future.
Sigeko Taketomi topped a fie'.d and building' SSTs in this coun
good to us”: a second son. Fred
now .a Montreal businessman, a of 21 beauty finalists chosen from try with Japan’s supplemental
girls
throughout techniques,” a spokesman said.
married daughter who lives m among 3334
The Japanese aviation officials
Detroit, and a younger daughter Japan. Coronation took place re said the report might have been
cently in Osaka.
propaganda to rally a renewal
at home who teaches English.
With tears of happiness flow of support in the United States
At home, in Yamanashi under
for the SST.
the majestic shadow of Mt. Fuji, ing down her cheeks, Miss 1 akoJapan Airlines had ordered
he now spend's his time “doing tomi accepted her ermvn from five SST’s from the Boeing Co.
HOLLYWOOD. — Patty Duke,
for 1978 delivery and had paid
nothing,” the elderly gentleman 1970 ‘Miss Japan” Jun Shimada.
Emmy
Award winner last season
Miss Taketomi, a graduate of ;< deposit of SI million. JAL of
said without a hint of apology.
her
performance in “My
ficial said the senate vote re for
Nothing, it turned out, includ the Tokyo Women’s Gymnastic cently would not mean a total
Sweet
Charlie,
” has been signed
ed long walks, some av:d fishing Junior College, measures 34-2-1- cancellation of the project, add
by producer Richard Newton to
and taking a 'great deal of care 35. weighs 120 lbs, and stands ing they would wait and see for
star in Aaron Spelling Produc
the time being.
with a large garden of flowers 5 ft. 4 inches.
tions’ “The Class Hammer,” a
and vegetables. “It takes a lot
90-minute Movie of the Week
of effort and time doing nothing.”
for ABC-TV.
he said.
The actress will enact the role
TOKYO. — Japan’s Pearl Cul and ending March. 31, 1972.
He also enjoys spending time
It takes from one to three of a Caucasian girl in love with
tivation Enterprise Council ha- •
with his wife of 66 years, Otoxc,
years to harvest pearl oysters,
uroposed that
this country
v.ho is also Si, though she had Pearl-oyster planting be reduceo depending on the size of pearls a Japanese boy who has been re
located in the early years of
this vear bv 21.5 percent compar sought.
to remain home this trip.
.Japan
usually
accounts
for
80
America
’s involvement in World
“It's very rare, you know, a ed with 197<>.
spokesman r>f tne c'mm-il percent of the world’s cultured- War II.
couple our age — even in Japan,
says the reduction proposal took pearl exports. The Japanese ex
Original screenplay was writ
he said.
into consideration the pearl-de ports totaled -S4O million in 1970.
compared with the $64.6 million ten by Lew Hunter and adapted
And to what does he attribute mand outlook over.-cas.
•
by Lee Siegel. George McCowan
He -aid the reductmr. wnunt peak figure registered in 1966.
his happy marriage ?
I
The United States, France, has been signed to direct. F'ilm“Maybe it's because I kept out J.rjpcr tn 2o5.fi84.<'<»0 the number ' V est Germany, and Switzerland
of trouble and didn t do any of nearl oysters to oe CJunaie* .were the major importers of Ja mg at Paramount started March
26.
in fiscal 1971, starting Aug. 1 panese cultured pearls.
thing,” he said.
Japem Denies Buying SST Plans & Tools
Miss Japan 1971
Is 34-24-35
Lover Of Sports
Patty Duke In
White-Japanese
Love Flick
Famous Japan Pearl Cultivation Falls
Sad Irony Of Man’s Wasted Vitality”
I
By REIKO TSUKIMURA
| ,s yote; — How did a Japanese student of
L^literature abroad accept the death of Yukio
'a’’ The following is a report from Miss Reiko
® A m associate professor- at the University
iuurd< “ii
^mesotta.
ness. I felt that- to some people here the attack of the
the close-up picture of Mishima addressing' from the
Pearl Harbor might have been reminded by the spec
balcony on that fateful morning a sudden keen sense
tacular and ironically symbolic death of one of th.-'
of sorrow wounded me.
most renowned writers that Japan ever contributed
Despair
to the enrichment of world literature.
Strangely I saw despair in Mishima’s face. On the
But I heard all around me people speak of Mishima's
actual scene shown in the newspaper photograph, Mi
insanity or at least of his being unbalanced. Then 1
shima is certainly appealing for his cause of reviving
; w? of the Japanese novelist Mishima's death
felt that people who understand and genuinely love
the samurai spirit. But why despair? Because his ap
■ shock. The shock gradually formed itself in my
Japan must have taken the incident "as Mishima’s
peal is going to fail? No. His face betrayed the hellish
'into "a feeling of shame. This feeling started
personal problem, not as a public one in which Japan
despair of the artist Mishima. In the week while I
nnt me after my reading the November 26 issue
itself must be criticized. But my shock was so great
was in anxiety without any detailed information, 1
2 =ujcide which was in fact the earliest
and the feeling of shame was so indefinable that 1
forced myself to connect my shame with the political
nnfion that I obtained from Japan. Though I
myself have lost words to express my view at all. The
implications of the incident. But I have now come to
/know why I must feel ashamed of this incident,
whole week after the incident- I did not want to talk
realize that my heart took from the beginning his
/conscious' of a vague constraint which made
about the incident with my students, while my sorrow
death as the death of an artist who confused art with
ink that when people here find me to be a Japahas grown deep enough to overcome my unreasonable
iife.
it'hev might unconsciously try to detect in me
sense of shame. Though some sorrow was in my heart
Japanese" something of that rush single-minded
when I first heard the news., it was only when I <aw
(Continued on Page 8)
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“SUKIYAKI”
STRENGTH FOR THE
BRIDGE
By MISS J.L. BEATTIE
$5.50 WITH POSTAGE
’tactical Japanese
Cookbook $1.65
fITH POSTAGE
An Independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin
XXXV—No. 29
FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1971
Toronto, Ont.
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layakawa’s Father Found Less Meteoric Rise Of Japan After War
i Discrimination In Canada
Lauded By Dr. Werner Von Braun
®v MICHAEL GRIEG
II FRANCISCO. — The el-
®gentleman felt that his
Ms son has done “well
Mgii” without- trying to be.
||Sie next governor of CaliO advised Don not to enter
uScs and he seems to be listo me,” the 87-year-old
|ar from Japan said with
gly pride.
|®n” is the family nickname
g I. Hayakawa, president of
©’rancisco State College.
|Iy son works hard enough
re’ Ichiro Hayakawa said dur| an interview in the oakted setting of his son’s Mill
ley home.
Politics is no life, I told him.
J much rseponsibility. Too
iy headlines and too little
piness . . . It’s not a happy
|When you are too ambitious.”
lie words came haltingly but
(were clear. English was ap|itly no problem for the re| import-export businessman
|had once lived in San Fran|and later in Canada where
polder son and three other
Sen were born.
|n Francisco ? Oh, it was
|'hen I lived there — around
| Center which was mostly
®ese then,” he said,
Japanese was a humiK experience in those days.
|e would call you a ‘Jap,'
|°°dlums would attack you.”
panese Alpinist
|s Heart Attack
Hisaya Fukuda no, and vice president of the
s1 Alpine Club, died of a
j au.ack while climbing a
recently, police reportpoui-man party of physicip-id assistants reached him
p he collapsed but failed to
him, police said.
(-‘pdc, a- 68 still an active
pmeer. scaled major peaks
-kmiuiayas in 1958 and
irom east China to the
^ong -he Silk Road in 1967.
TOKYO.—“We are at the crossroads of our Associate Administrator for Planning, pointed out
A gentle, seemingly ironic
space
program today. Having carried people to that communication satellites have already been
smile lit up his face as he talk
ed in front of the huge brick the moon, we feel that the capability should be established' as well as a metoorolgical satellite
fireplace of his son’s splendid used for science to learn more about the mysteries system that is extensively used on a worldwide
of the universe around us, and for more practical basis for improved weather predictions.
sprawling home.
earthly
applications in a study of the earth from
Station satellites will next be used for such
“In those days,” the proud
things as prospecting for oil and prospecting for
father said, “it was unthinkable the vantage point of outer space.”
Speaking
at
a
luncheon
meeting
of
the
Ameri
mineral
deposits, as well as tree diseases. This
that a boy of Japanese descent
can-Japan
Society
held
recently
at
the
Tokvo
may
eventually
lead to what might be called a
could become president of an
Hilton, Dr. Werner Von Braun NASA’s Deputy global earth resources management system, Dr.
American college.”
-------------------------- Von Braun declared.
The older Hayakawa said that
In words appropriate to a sci
things were much better then,
entist whose attention is centred
as far as racial tension went, in
plane.
TOKYO.
—
Japanese
aviation
on the heavens, Dr. Von Braun
Vancouver where he emigrated
Jules Bergman, the ABC-TV praised the “meteoric”
officials recently termed “ridi
resurgafter going back to Japan to culous” reports that Japan is correspondent, said in New York
ance
of
Japan
after
the
devasta
marry.
trying to buy from tne United that Hie Japanese Aviation in
tion
of
World
War
II.
“In Canada, iny children hardly States the plans, tools and mate dustry wants to build its own
SST. '
He commented' that he had
knew discrimination. They had rial essential to construction of
Bergman
said the Japanese
a Super Sonic Transport (SST)
many friends from all groups, all
would offer .10 cents on the dol read in the Mainichi Daily News
mixed up, didn’t have the heavy
lar for all rights, blueprints, pro that morning a story on page 6
totypes, mockups ami tools re of “NASA Awards To 3 ‘sharp’
burden of prejudice.”
lated to the plane.
Executives” and went on to say:
His older son, he said, was a
The U.S. Senate rejected spend
good student, even in grammar
“We could not have done what
ing any more money on the pro
school, and never got into fights.
ject by a 51-46 vote recently.
we did without the contributions
“The reports are ridiculous,” of Japanese pioneers and inven
■‘All he ever wanted to do was
said
officials at the Japanese tors in the electronics field.”
TOKYO.—A 20-year-old swim
to read. I told him that I want
Transportation
Ministry’s A via ed him to be my business assist ming and gymnastics enthusiast tion Department and at the Mi
He likened the early- and pre
ant but, he wanted to read — has been crowned “Miss Japan nistry of International Trade and sent-day methods of Antarctic ex
go to college. He was smarter of 1971” to represent her coun Industry, which supervises air ploration with what has been
try in the Miss Universe pageant craft purchase from foreign coun
than me.”
done in the space programs up
tries.
All his children, he said have in Miami Beach, Florida, or.
“The Japanese government has to now, and what is planned for
turned out well and are all “very July 24.
never considered' buying them the future.
Sigeko Taketomi topped a fie'.d and building' SSTs in this coun
good to us”: a second son. Fred
now .a Montreal businessman, a of 21 beauty finalists chosen from try with Japan’s supplemental
girls
throughout techniques,” a spokesman said.
married daughter who lives m among 3334
The Japanese aviation officials
Detroit, and a younger daughter Japan. Coronation took place re said the report might have been
cently in Osaka.
propaganda to rally a renewal
at home who teaches English.
With tears of happiness flow of support in the United States
At home, in Yamanashi under
for the SST.
the majestic shadow of Mt. Fuji, ing down her cheeks, Miss 1 akoJapan Airlines had ordered
he now spend's his time “doing tomi accepted her ermvn from five SST’s from the Boeing Co.
HOLLYWOOD. — Patty Duke,
for 1978 delivery and had paid
nothing,” the elderly gentleman 1970 ‘Miss Japan” Jun Shimada.
Emmy
Award winner last season
Miss Taketomi, a graduate of ;< deposit of SI million. JAL of
said without a hint of apology.
her
performance in “My
ficial said the senate vote re for
Nothing, it turned out, includ the Tokyo Women’s Gymnastic cently would not mean a total
Sweet
Charlie,
” has been signed
ed long walks, some av:d fishing Junior College, measures 34-2-1- cancellation of the project, add
by producer Richard Newton to
and taking a 'great deal of care 35. weighs 120 lbs, and stands ing they would wait and see for
star in Aaron Spelling Produc
the time being.
with a large garden of flowers 5 ft. 4 inches.
tions’ “The Class Hammer,” a
and vegetables. “It takes a lot
90-minute Movie of the Week
of effort and time doing nothing.”
for ABC-TV.
he said.
The actress will enact the role
TOKYO. — Japan’s Pearl Cul and ending March. 31, 1972.
He also enjoys spending time
It takes from one to three of a Caucasian girl in love with
tivation Enterprise Council ha- •
with his wife of 66 years, Otoxc,
years to harvest pearl oysters,
uroposed that
this country
v.ho is also Si, though she had Pearl-oyster planting be reduceo depending on the size of pearls a Japanese boy who has been re
located in the early years of
this vear bv 21.5 percent compar sought.
to remain home this trip.
.Japan
usually
accounts
for
80
America
’s involvement in World
“It's very rare, you know, a ed with 197<>.
spokesman r>f tne c'mm-il percent of the world’s cultured- War II.
couple our age — even in Japan,
says the reduction proposal took pearl exports. The Japanese ex
Original screenplay was writ
he said.
into consideration the pearl-de ports totaled -S4O million in 1970.
compared with the $64.6 million ten by Lew Hunter and adapted
And to what does he attribute mand outlook over.-cas.
•
by Lee Siegel. George McCowan
He -aid the reductmr. wnunt peak figure registered in 1966.
his happy marriage ?
I
The United States, France, has been signed to direct. F'ilm“Maybe it's because I kept out J.rjpcr tn 2o5.fi84.<'<»0 the number ' V est Germany, and Switzerland
of trouble and didn t do any of nearl oysters to oe CJunaie* .were the major importers of Ja mg at Paramount started March
26.
in fiscal 1971, starting Aug. 1 panese cultured pearls.
thing,” he said.
Japem Denies Buying SST Plans & Tools
Miss Japan 1971
Is 34-24-35
Lover Of Sports
Patty Duke In
White-Japanese
Love Flick
Famous Japan Pearl Cultivation Falls
Page 2
PAGE 2
Tamanoumi Beats Taiho In Yokozuna
Battle For Grand Sumo Championship
OSAKA.—Yokozuna (grand champion) Tamano
umi clinched the Spring Grand Sumo Champion
ship with a 14-1 record recently, by driving out
rival Yokozuna Taiho in the final bout on tl
final day of the 15-day tourney at the OsalPrefectural Gymnasium.
armpit after the jump-off — his favorite technique - - and edged Taiho over the circle.
Tama thus fulfilled hi dream of winning the
championship by overcoming veteran grand cham
pion Taiho, holder of the unprecedented record
of winning 32 championships.
This was the fifth championship in Tama’s career
Determined Tamanoumi, who has the bitter ex
perience of having lost to Taiho twice in a row and the first since he took it in the Kyushu mee
on the final day- of the previous two major tourna last November with the same 14-1 record.
record.
The runner-up was Taiho with a
ments, slipped his right hand under his opponent's
Third place went to Yokozuna
Kitanofuji and Ozeki Kotozakura
who won 11 matches against four
losses each.
TOKYO. — World Boxing As Ugo and Takeo Tezaki 71-70 .n
Three subordinate awards giv
sociation flyweight champion Ma favor of the defending champion. en to wrestlers with outstanding
sao Ohba pounded out a close
Sumo achievements during the
But Gonzalez s.aid after the tournament — Outstanding Per
but unanimous 15-round decision
fight he thought he had won the formance Award, Fighting- Spirit
ever Venezuelan Betulio Gon
lez recently to retain the cro n fight and the 7,000 boxing fans Award and Technical Award —
who packed the auditorium ap went to Sekiwake Daiju, No, 6in his first title defense.
Referee Yasaku Yoshida scored parently thought the same be ranked Maegashira Fukunohana
it 72-70 and both Judges Hiroshi cause they booed the decision.
and No. 5 Maegashira Takanohana, respectively.
Japan Boxing Champ Retains Crown
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Bill Graham, Bonm'e^
Skips Ben Shikaze and Nobby
shi, Eleanor GiW.4
Miyagishima were both successful
in knocking off visiting rinks to ’C’ EVENT —
i
keep the major challenge trophic’
1st Sat Maruvama — PaL
at the 6th Annual Bonspiel in
ton
’
Edmonton. Ben Shikaze beat Ken
Larry Kaaatz, Helsa C<>j
Maruyama from Taber to capture
er, Paul Cooper.
"
the Edmonton Japanese Commu2nd J ack Maruvama _ P
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monton
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Norma Maruyama. .... I
years. For the Japan Air Lines
3rd Hunk Takaemchi _ O
gary
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gishima beat last years winner
John Konno, Brian Tavlj
Norm Nakamura from Taber.
Jean Fukushima.
' j
A full slate of 32 teams were
4th Paul Maruyama — EdToi
ton
j
in competition at the Edmonton
Japanese Curling Club’s 6th An
Ron Gordey, Jim Haranl
nual Bonspiel held at the Thistle
tla, Jane Maruvama 1
Curling Club on March 26, 27 •D’ EVENT —
1st Dan Saga —- Edmonton]
and 28. The curling club is a
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Frank Saga, Earl Odaeaj
nity Club whose main objective
Yo Yamaguchi.
“ |
2nd Pat Shimbashi — Barmvl
it to develop fellowship and good
citizenship. For this reason the
Wally- Ursuliak, John
yanaga, Masaye Tanakl
entry- rules are modified to in
3rd Mas Okamura — Edmont|
clude only7 two members of Japa
TORONTO NISEI MIXED MAJOR 5-PIN nese origin or regular members
Royal Kinsella, Lill Kins]
LEAGUE March 14th. 1971
of
any
7
organized
Japanese
Curl
la,
Keith Tanaka.
|
MEN
Shimizu 943 (369); Gerry
4th Al Shimbashi — Edmonra
ard 904 (354); Joe Oda 805; Ma
ing Club. Each skip is allowed to
/87; include on his team his friend
: 8000 (311);
Bob Hite, Wayne One|
John Armata 754; Art
associates. Along
Kay7 Shimbashi.
|
Joe Iwata 746; Tom and business
Krcsney 709;
Garda 706; George with the curling all curlers and
For
a bonspiel of this size i
Yonemura 706;
Nagata 702.
friends enjoyed the Friday7 night ■ be successful
a tremendous t
LADIES: Carol Borsi '632; Sono Oyain the Thistle Club's I mount of effort was required $
r.va 623; Cleo Hayashi 620; Marge social
ra 611.
Lounge and the big banquet and
March 21st. 1971. MEN: Gerry Coult- dance on Saturday night at the I the executive. President Cecil fl
kahashi, Vice President Tt
Harry Inouye 873 (337);
viiiie Tat
870 (358); Ron Matsu- Bellevue Community Hall.
Chapman, Secretary Treasui
licto 859 (
Kaide Shimizu 843; John
Presentation of trophies and and Bonspiel Chairman Al Shia
Armata 792 (351); Joe Oda 775 (303); prizes valued over $1,500. to the;
bashi. Others assisting were S|
Art Tanaka 761; Sano Sasaki 741; Yosh
Shinmoto 728; Min Nagata 719; Mas successful curlers were made to Maruyama
donations, Ki
Kojima 705; Sam Noda 701.
the following:
Shimbashi
trophies,
Mai
LADIES
Chow 696; Lil
•A' EVENT
Japanese Com- Chapman — banquet and danc
in Nakagawa : 59 (260
munity Club Grand Challenge Roy Matsuba — raffle, Jack Mi
35; Yoko Abe 611;
cravasa 607: Sono O'
■a 602.
1st Ben Shikaze — Edmonton ruyama and Nobby Miyagishhj
March 28th, 1971. MEN Gerry Co
Don Ardnt, Jim Hoyano, — prizes. Our club’s apprecil
Tateishi 825 (305);
Linda Adams.
.oto 804 Sam Noda 800 (
tion goes out to the nuij
irnoai 7t
(326); Bill Clarke
2nd Ken Maruyama — Tabei- donators who so generously coi
Ken Setoguchi, Jim Oshiro, tributed to support this annua
zo Sasak
Nancy Setoguchi.
LADIES
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Ken Oikawa — Edmonton SPECIAL Note:
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Kiyo Oikawa, Lyn Oikawa,
anav Garaa c-0,
Burrell 600.
The 20th Annual All Japane^
April 4th. 1971
Joyce Endo.
MEN: Harrv Ir.o
15 (311); Sanzc : :saki .860 (311); P
4th Tom Chapman
Edman Canadian Bonspiel is schedule
oura 833 (316)
Kaide Shimizu
for Edmonton on February 4, |
ton
793 (311); G<
Coulthard
(307);
Ken Hoyano, Marie Chap 6, 1972. Previously this event hj
been rotating between Calgarf
man, Ken Okamura.
•iq
e
Lethbridge
and Taber. Prepay
‘B’ EVENT — Japan Air Lines
ishi 714; Min Sasaki 705
are
underway
to host 1
tions
Challenge
Trophy
LADIES:
Candv
Gard
664
harm Nakagawa' 646 (29Rub
1st Nobby Miyagishima — Ed total of 60 teams to include j
So:
men and 1 - women. Al! uM
monton
629; M
ell
Yo
across
Canada are invited to
Mike Matsuba, Jean Mat
Abe 609; Vi Uchiyama 60S
tend.
!
MEN: HIGH SINGLE FLAT
tock, Pat Nibblet.
2nd
Norm
Nakamura
—
Taber
cn
.O'
91
Bob Miyanaga, Gen Maru
yama, Amy Nakamura.
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o'
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Tamanoumi Beats Taiho In Yokozuna
Battle For Grand Sumo Championship
OSAKA.—Yokozuna (grand champion) Tamano
umi clinched the Spring Grand Sumo Champion
ship with a 14-1 record recently, by driving out
rival Yokozuna Taiho in the final bout on tl
final day of the 15-day tourney at the OsalPrefectural Gymnasium.
armpit after the jump-off — his favorite technique - - and edged Taiho over the circle.
Tama thus fulfilled hi dream of winning the
championship by overcoming veteran grand cham
pion Taiho, holder of the unprecedented record
of winning 32 championships.
This was the fifth championship in Tama’s career
Determined Tamanoumi, who has the bitter ex
perience of having lost to Taiho twice in a row and the first since he took it in the Kyushu mee
on the final day- of the previous two major tourna last November with the same 14-1 record.
record.
The runner-up was Taiho with a
ments, slipped his right hand under his opponent's
Third place went to Yokozuna
Kitanofuji and Ozeki Kotozakura
who won 11 matches against four
losses each.
TOKYO. — World Boxing As Ugo and Takeo Tezaki 71-70 .n
Three subordinate awards giv
sociation flyweight champion Ma favor of the defending champion. en to wrestlers with outstanding
sao Ohba pounded out a close
Sumo achievements during the
But Gonzalez s.aid after the tournament — Outstanding Per
but unanimous 15-round decision
fight he thought he had won the formance Award, Fighting- Spirit
ever Venezuelan Betulio Gon
lez recently to retain the cro n fight and the 7,000 boxing fans Award and Technical Award —
who packed the auditorium ap went to Sekiwake Daiju, No, 6in his first title defense.
Referee Yasaku Yoshida scored parently thought the same be ranked Maegashira Fukunohana
it 72-70 and both Judges Hiroshi cause they booed the decision.
and No. 5 Maegashira Takanohana, respectively.
Japan Boxing Champ Retains Crown
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4th Ken Ohashi —
Bill Graham, Bonm'e^
Skips Ben Shikaze and Nobby
shi, Eleanor GiW.4
Miyagishima were both successful
in knocking off visiting rinks to ’C’ EVENT —
i
keep the major challenge trophic’
1st Sat Maruvama — PaL
at the 6th Annual Bonspiel in
ton
’
Edmonton. Ben Shikaze beat Ken
Larry Kaaatz, Helsa C<>j
Maruyama from Taber to capture
er, Paul Cooper.
"
the Edmonton Japanese Commu2nd J ack Maruvama _ P
nity Club’s Grand Challenge Tro
monton
'
phy, the trophy held by7 Pat
Ed Ottewell, Rar ScWy
Shimbashi for the three previous
Norma Maruyama. .... I
years. For the Japan Air Lines
3rd Hunk Takaemchi _ O
gary
" ‘
1
"Challenge Trophy, Nobby Miya
gishima beat last years winner
John Konno, Brian Tavlj
Norm Nakamura from Taber.
Jean Fukushima.
' j
A full slate of 32 teams were
4th Paul Maruyama — EdToi
ton
j
in competition at the Edmonton
Japanese Curling Club’s 6th An
Ron Gordey, Jim Haranl
nual Bonspiel held at the Thistle
tla, Jane Maruvama 1
Curling Club on March 26, 27 •D’ EVENT —
1st Dan Saga —- Edmonton]
and 28. The curling club is a
v
v
y y
'V
branch of the Japanese Commu
Frank Saga, Earl Odaeaj
nity Club whose main objective
Yo Yamaguchi.
“ |
2nd Pat Shimbashi — Barmvl
it to develop fellowship and good
citizenship. For this reason the
Wally- Ursuliak, John
yanaga, Masaye Tanakl
entry- rules are modified to in
3rd Mas Okamura — Edmont|
clude only7 two members of Japa
TORONTO NISEI MIXED MAJOR 5-PIN nese origin or regular members
Royal Kinsella, Lill Kins]
LEAGUE March 14th. 1971
of
any
7
organized
Japanese
Curl
la,
Keith Tanaka.
|
MEN
Shimizu 943 (369); Gerry
4th Al Shimbashi — Edmonra
ard 904 (354); Joe Oda 805; Ma
ing Club. Each skip is allowed to
/87; include on his team his friend
: 8000 (311);
Bob Hite, Wayne One|
John Armata 754; Art
associates. Along
Kay7 Shimbashi.
|
Joe Iwata 746; Tom and business
Krcsney 709;
Garda 706; George with the curling all curlers and
For
a bonspiel of this size i
Yonemura 706;
Nagata 702.
friends enjoyed the Friday7 night ■ be successful
a tremendous t
LADIES: Carol Borsi '632; Sono Oyain the Thistle Club's I mount of effort was required $
r.va 623; Cleo Hayashi 620; Marge social
ra 611.
Lounge and the big banquet and
March 21st. 1971. MEN: Gerry Coult- dance on Saturday night at the I the executive. President Cecil fl
kahashi, Vice President Tt
Harry Inouye 873 (337);
viiiie Tat
870 (358); Ron Matsu- Bellevue Community Hall.
Chapman, Secretary Treasui
licto 859 (
Kaide Shimizu 843; John
Presentation of trophies and and Bonspiel Chairman Al Shia
Armata 792 (351); Joe Oda 775 (303); prizes valued over $1,500. to the;
bashi. Others assisting were S|
Art Tanaka 761; Sano Sasaki 741; Yosh
Shinmoto 728; Min Nagata 719; Mas successful curlers were made to Maruyama
donations, Ki
Kojima 705; Sam Noda 701.
the following:
Shimbashi
trophies,
Mai
LADIES
Chow 696; Lil
•A' EVENT
Japanese Com- Chapman — banquet and danc
in Nakagawa : 59 (260
munity Club Grand Challenge Roy Matsuba — raffle, Jack Mi
35; Yoko Abe 611;
cravasa 607: Sono O'
■a 602.
1st Ben Shikaze — Edmonton ruyama and Nobby Miyagishhj
March 28th, 1971. MEN Gerry Co
Don Ardnt, Jim Hoyano, — prizes. Our club’s apprecil
Tateishi 825 (305);
Linda Adams.
.oto 804 Sam Noda 800 (
tion goes out to the nuij
irnoai 7t
(326); Bill Clarke
2nd Ken Maruyama — Tabei- donators who so generously coi
Ken Setoguchi, Jim Oshiro, tributed to support this annua
zo Sasak
Nancy Setoguchi.
LADIES
704 (298); T.;event.
|
ge Ura
1; Ann Ninak;
Ken Oikawa — Edmonton SPECIAL Note:
j
?1S
is 618 (268)
Kiyo Oikawa, Lyn Oikawa,
anav Garaa c-0,
Burrell 600.
The 20th Annual All Japane^
April 4th. 1971
Joyce Endo.
MEN: Harrv Ir.o
15 (311); Sanzc : :saki .860 (311); P
4th Tom Chapman
Edman Canadian Bonspiel is schedule
oura 833 (316)
Kaide Shimizu
for Edmonton on February 4, |
ton
793 (311); G<
Coulthard
(307);
Ken Hoyano, Marie Chap 6, 1972. Previously this event hj
been rotating between Calgarf
man, Ken Okamura.
•iq
e
Lethbridge
and Taber. Prepay
‘B’ EVENT — Japan Air Lines
ishi 714; Min Sasaki 705
are
underway
to host 1
tions
Challenge
Trophy
LADIES:
Candv
Gard
664
harm Nakagawa' 646 (29Rub
1st Nobby Miyagishima — Ed total of 60 teams to include j
So:
men and 1 - women. Al! uM
monton
629; M
ell
Yo
across
Canada are invited to
Mike Matsuba, Jean Mat
Abe 609; Vi Uchiyama 60S
tend.
!
MEN: HIGH SINGLE FLAT
tock, Pat Nibblet.
2nd
Norm
Nakamura
—
Taber
cn
.O'
91
Bob Miyanaga, Gen Maru
yama, Amy Nakamura.
HIGH TRIPLE FLAT
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o'
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Deoarture dates — April 4. 1971: May 16. May 30. July 25.
August 29. October 3. October 31.
Call: Mrs. Michiko Kadota. Mrs. Jane I chida Tinto.
Mr. Eugene Fujisawa
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Toronto
Phone Store 463-3416
2 Carlton St. 10th floor
Toronto 2-A, Ont. '
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Friday. April 16, _1971
THE NE W
C A N A D I A N____________________
Japanese Babies
Dates And Doings Larger Than Ten
"Taian Ryoko" JCC Centre's Sunday Japan Movie Years Ago Survey
TOKYO. — Japanese babies up
to 5 years old are considerably
Larger than
their counterparts
10 years ago. a survey conducted
by the Health and Welfare Min
istry and releashed recently.
The degree of the physical im
provement in terms of weigh.*.,
height and girth of the chest ‘n
the past decade approximates
that in Western countries, the
survey pointed out.
It also noted the disappear
ance of differences in physique
Toshio Uyede Reelected Chairman Nipponia Board between babies in urban areas
and those in farming villages.
By T. UMEZUKI
The ministry said that on the
BEA3ISVILLE, Ontario.—The 12th General Meeting of the basis of the survey the ministry's
standards
issued
to
Nippon ia Home was held on March 21st at the newly-added recrea- physical
mothers
as
a
yardstick
to
meas
r;on room of the home. Mr. Toshio Uyeda, chairman of the Board,
ure growth of their babies would
•ook the chair and expressed appreciation to the general public now be revised.
The
current
who still continuously support the home, Mr. Joe Miyauchi, adminis standards were made 10 years
trator who is working 7-days a week, and the good service of the ago.
The survey
made of 10,839
sraff and the Board members.
babies (one 260th of the total)
Reports by Mr. Mits Sumiya. Recording Secretary and Mr.
up to 5 years old in September
Joe Miyauchi were received with thanks. The election of Board 1970 showed they now weighed
members followed and' several questions appeared for discussion. from 0.5 to 1 kg. more than the
After supper, the new Board of Directors meeting followed to infants 10 years ago.
Babies just delivered weighed
discuss methods of handling the many questions arising from
an average of 3.2 kg. (male)
communications etc.
and 3.1 kg. (female), .1 -year-olds
The new Board of Directors consists of: Toshio Uyeda —■ an average of 9.5 kg.
(male)
chairman: Members of the Board: Mits Sumiya, Kunio Hidaka. and 9.1 kg. (female) and 5-yearKunio Suyama, Toyoshi Hiramatsu, Mrs. C. Tsuyuki, Rev. N. olds 17.4 kg. (male) and 17.0 kg.
(.female).
Furuya. Two more members will be added from Hamilton.
Newborn babies were 50.2 cm
tall (male) and 49.7 cm. (fe
male).
1-year-olds
75.4
cm.
(male) and 74.2 cm. (female)
Montreal Japan Society Dinner On April 21st
and' 5-year-olds 107.1 cm. (male)
MONTREAL.—Japan Society of Canada’s Canadian Dinner and 106.2 cm. (female). These
will be held on Wednesday, April 21, 1971, 7 p.m. at L’Auberge figures show that babies of 2
years and under were taller by
ie Vieux St. Gabriel, 442 St.-Gabriel (two streets east of St. Law 1 to 2 cm. and those 3 years and
rence, just below Notre-Dame) in Montreal.
upward were 3 cm. taller than
their
counterparts 10 years ago.
Price for members is $5.75 per person and for non-members:
The
average chest girth was
i'6.50 per person.
32.S cm. (male) and 32.6 cm. (fe
This dinner has been a yearly presentation for the past few male) in ease of newborn babie-',
years and has always been enormously successful. L’Auberge le 46.9 cm. (male) and 45.7 (female)
Vieux St. Gabriel is the oldest and possibly the best known res in case of 1-year-old and 54.9 cm.
(male) and 53.5 cm. (female) io
taurant in Old Montreal. You will be served an excellent French- 5-year-olds. The figures of 2Canadian meal in a setting which truly reflects the traditions of year-olds and under were larger
by one cm. and others to a slight
Old Montreal.
ly lesser degree.
For reservations please complete and return the reservation
slip together with your cheque or money order. You may also re
serve by telephone by calling the Chairman for this event, Miss
JAPANESE
Adele Roy, at 729-4327 (between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.). Tickets will
be given at the door.
RESTAURANT
*
#
*
TORONTO.—The J.C. Cultural Centre Film Society for April
a modern Japanese comedy in color.
The film's hero is a conductor on a honeymoon train which
revels f1’01-- Osaka to resort areas of Shirahama, Katsura, ami
7’
‘smr Frankie Sakai, Chieko Baisho. Etsuko Ikuta.
This is your opportunity to visit some famous beauty spots of
bnan where honeymoon couples visit, and chuckle to the humour
Cfch is distinctively Japanese. The film is shown twice at 3 p.m.
Lij s u.m. this Sunday, April IS. — T. J.C.C.C.
"MICHI"
The Japanese Catholic Mission will hold its Annual Bazaar
on April 24, from 12:30 to 8:00 p.m. Address, Japanese Community
tenter, S155 Rousselot. —J.S. of C.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Personal Notes
UKKni.xiijHUitiiiLiiUUuiHijHHLhiHUdidiih-nHUiiuUhUlaUkHkaniutluhlHUUH.lhiiUi
Marriages
SAKAUYE — SHISHIDO
TORONTO. — On Saturday.
March 27. 1971. Miss Kareen Yu
mi Shishido, the only daughter
of Mr. and Airs. George Shishido
was united in matrimony with
Air. Larry Keiji Sakauye. son of
Air. and Airs. Kazuo Sakauye of
Toronto.
The wedding took place at Tor
onto Buddhist Church with the
Rev. Ishiura officiating. Wedding
reception held at Golden Doors
of Yorkdale. The happy couple
flew to Miami on their honey
moon.
Thos. T. Onizuka, Q.C.
Reservations:
366-2164
For best arrangements
Reserve ahead of time.
OPEN SEVEN DAYS
A WEEK.
Mon.—Fridays Noon to 12 p.m.
Saturdays 4 p.m. to 12 p.m.
Sundays
4 p.m. to 10 p.m,
460 Dundas St. XV,
Toronto
r
NOTARY PUBLIC
121 RICHMOND ST. w.
TORONTO 1
363-5002
691-33SS (Res.)
Travel Arrangements
Air—Ship—Bu»—Rail
I
Anywhars — Anytime
Tours—Hotel—Sig btsoeiuc
Travellers
Cheque*
Obtainable
Travel,
and
Accident
Baggage
Inruranc,
BRINGING SOMEONE
OVER.’
Passage arranged by Sleanie; a
Call for Reservations or
Information
Office, 43 Eglinton Ave. East
Phone 485-5087
Home phone: 449-9293
— EM, 8-9934
I. KAMEOKA
INSURANCE
K. Iwata Travel Service
889 Dundas St. W., Toronto 140
Welcome Japanese Canadian Friends
KWONGCHOW
C8SOF SOEY TOm
Special Attention on Take Out Orders
EM. 2-0029 For Reservations EM. 2-432?
12S Elizabeth Street ert Dundas, Toronto
MEMBER OF C.R.C.a
FIAT ROOFS
EA VESTROUGHING
SHiNGLiM
SHEE'J METAL WORK
ALCAN SIDING DEALER
TORONTO
42P3374
NISEI OWNED
Tosh Nishijima
“Covering Ontario”
Night Calls: PL. 9-5095 HI. 7-1100
DAN EZAKI
Badgerow Ave., Toronto
Phone 463-8263
KAMPAI
TOUR
16-day group tour of Orient $999.00
TORIC
OPTICAL
Tokyo - Atami - Kyoto - Taipei - Hongkong
* Weekly Saturday Departures from Vancouver
* Includes: Twin sharing hotel accommodation, sightseeing.
Most Meals, Airfare, Service Charge and Gratuities
*SingIe Room and open return at additional charge.
O rTOMETKlSTS
Complete Care
Phone or Write for Color Brochure and Further
Information.
Par Your Eyes
I
NIKKO GARDEN
ALL-WAY ROOFING LTD.
COLOR AND
BLACK & WHITE
|
Fully Licenced
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR and
Wedding, Passport Etc.
j
Toronto
Sexting Capacity 24‘J
Dan’s Photo Service
5
445-133S
535-5402
I
practice of Dr. M. Uchida). Phone 684-7723
RAMEN
or
UDON
ONCE A DAY
Ou er in* to Wedding Banquets. Showers and Parties
328 Queen St. West,
Toronto J 33, Ont.
Phone 863-9519
Dr. K. Shimizu is pleased to announce the
opening of his practice at Suite 304, 193 East
Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. (Formerly the
PAGE 7
gg
-W
K. Iwata Travel Service
ft ft • - B r
]18 West Hastings St.
VANCOUVER,
B.C.
I
|
Toronto
Vancouver
Ph: 368-9934
889 Dundas St. W.
Toronto, Ont.
254-5101
1115 East Hastings St.
Vancouver 6, B.C.
THE NE W
C A N A D I A N____________________
Japanese Babies
Dates And Doings Larger Than Ten
"Taian Ryoko" JCC Centre's Sunday Japan Movie Years Ago Survey
TOKYO. — Japanese babies up
to 5 years old are considerably
Larger than
their counterparts
10 years ago. a survey conducted
by the Health and Welfare Min
istry and releashed recently.
The degree of the physical im
provement in terms of weigh.*.,
height and girth of the chest ‘n
the past decade approximates
that in Western countries, the
survey pointed out.
It also noted the disappear
ance of differences in physique
Toshio Uyede Reelected Chairman Nipponia Board between babies in urban areas
and those in farming villages.
By T. UMEZUKI
The ministry said that on the
BEA3ISVILLE, Ontario.—The 12th General Meeting of the basis of the survey the ministry's
standards
issued
to
Nippon ia Home was held on March 21st at the newly-added recrea- physical
mothers
as
a
yardstick
to
meas
r;on room of the home. Mr. Toshio Uyeda, chairman of the Board,
ure growth of their babies would
•ook the chair and expressed appreciation to the general public now be revised.
The
current
who still continuously support the home, Mr. Joe Miyauchi, adminis standards were made 10 years
trator who is working 7-days a week, and the good service of the ago.
The survey
made of 10,839
sraff and the Board members.
babies (one 260th of the total)
Reports by Mr. Mits Sumiya. Recording Secretary and Mr.
up to 5 years old in September
Joe Miyauchi were received with thanks. The election of Board 1970 showed they now weighed
members followed and' several questions appeared for discussion. from 0.5 to 1 kg. more than the
After supper, the new Board of Directors meeting followed to infants 10 years ago.
Babies just delivered weighed
discuss methods of handling the many questions arising from
an average of 3.2 kg. (male)
communications etc.
and 3.1 kg. (female), .1 -year-olds
The new Board of Directors consists of: Toshio Uyeda —■ an average of 9.5 kg.
(male)
chairman: Members of the Board: Mits Sumiya, Kunio Hidaka. and 9.1 kg. (female) and 5-yearKunio Suyama, Toyoshi Hiramatsu, Mrs. C. Tsuyuki, Rev. N. olds 17.4 kg. (male) and 17.0 kg.
(.female).
Furuya. Two more members will be added from Hamilton.
Newborn babies were 50.2 cm
tall (male) and 49.7 cm. (fe
male).
1-year-olds
75.4
cm.
(male) and 74.2 cm. (female)
Montreal Japan Society Dinner On April 21st
and' 5-year-olds 107.1 cm. (male)
MONTREAL.—Japan Society of Canada’s Canadian Dinner and 106.2 cm. (female). These
will be held on Wednesday, April 21, 1971, 7 p.m. at L’Auberge figures show that babies of 2
years and under were taller by
ie Vieux St. Gabriel, 442 St.-Gabriel (two streets east of St. Law 1 to 2 cm. and those 3 years and
rence, just below Notre-Dame) in Montreal.
upward were 3 cm. taller than
their
counterparts 10 years ago.
Price for members is $5.75 per person and for non-members:
The
average chest girth was
i'6.50 per person.
32.S cm. (male) and 32.6 cm. (fe
This dinner has been a yearly presentation for the past few male) in ease of newborn babie-',
years and has always been enormously successful. L’Auberge le 46.9 cm. (male) and 45.7 (female)
Vieux St. Gabriel is the oldest and possibly the best known res in case of 1-year-old and 54.9 cm.
(male) and 53.5 cm. (female) io
taurant in Old Montreal. You will be served an excellent French- 5-year-olds. The figures of 2Canadian meal in a setting which truly reflects the traditions of year-olds and under were larger
by one cm. and others to a slight
Old Montreal.
ly lesser degree.
For reservations please complete and return the reservation
slip together with your cheque or money order. You may also re
serve by telephone by calling the Chairman for this event, Miss
JAPANESE
Adele Roy, at 729-4327 (between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.). Tickets will
be given at the door.
RESTAURANT
*
#
*
TORONTO.—The J.C. Cultural Centre Film Society for April
a modern Japanese comedy in color.
The film's hero is a conductor on a honeymoon train which
revels f1’01-- Osaka to resort areas of Shirahama, Katsura, ami
7’
‘smr Frankie Sakai, Chieko Baisho. Etsuko Ikuta.
This is your opportunity to visit some famous beauty spots of
bnan where honeymoon couples visit, and chuckle to the humour
Cfch is distinctively Japanese. The film is shown twice at 3 p.m.
Lij s u.m. this Sunday, April IS. — T. J.C.C.C.
"MICHI"
The Japanese Catholic Mission will hold its Annual Bazaar
on April 24, from 12:30 to 8:00 p.m. Address, Japanese Community
tenter, S155 Rousselot. —J.S. of C.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Personal Notes
UKKni.xiijHUitiiiLiiUUuiHijHHLhiHUdidiih-nHUiiuUhUlaUkHkaniutluhlHUUH.lhiiUi
Marriages
SAKAUYE — SHISHIDO
TORONTO. — On Saturday.
March 27. 1971. Miss Kareen Yu
mi Shishido, the only daughter
of Mr. and Airs. George Shishido
was united in matrimony with
Air. Larry Keiji Sakauye. son of
Air. and Airs. Kazuo Sakauye of
Toronto.
The wedding took place at Tor
onto Buddhist Church with the
Rev. Ishiura officiating. Wedding
reception held at Golden Doors
of Yorkdale. The happy couple
flew to Miami on their honey
moon.
Thos. T. Onizuka, Q.C.
Reservations:
366-2164
For best arrangements
Reserve ahead of time.
OPEN SEVEN DAYS
A WEEK.
Mon.—Fridays Noon to 12 p.m.
Saturdays 4 p.m. to 12 p.m.
Sundays
4 p.m. to 10 p.m,
460 Dundas St. XV,
Toronto
r
NOTARY PUBLIC
121 RICHMOND ST. w.
TORONTO 1
363-5002
691-33SS (Res.)
Travel Arrangements
Air—Ship—Bu»—Rail
I
Anywhars — Anytime
Tours—Hotel—Sig btsoeiuc
Travellers
Cheque*
Obtainable
Travel,
and
Accident
Baggage
Inruranc,
BRINGING SOMEONE
OVER.’
Passage arranged by Sleanie; a
Call for Reservations or
Information
Office, 43 Eglinton Ave. East
Phone 485-5087
Home phone: 449-9293
— EM, 8-9934
I. KAMEOKA
INSURANCE
K. Iwata Travel Service
889 Dundas St. W., Toronto 140
Welcome Japanese Canadian Friends
KWONGCHOW
C8SOF SOEY TOm
Special Attention on Take Out Orders
EM. 2-0029 For Reservations EM. 2-432?
12S Elizabeth Street ert Dundas, Toronto
MEMBER OF C.R.C.a
FIAT ROOFS
EA VESTROUGHING
SHiNGLiM
SHEE'J METAL WORK
ALCAN SIDING DEALER
TORONTO
42P3374
NISEI OWNED
Tosh Nishijima
“Covering Ontario”
Night Calls: PL. 9-5095 HI. 7-1100
DAN EZAKI
Badgerow Ave., Toronto
Phone 463-8263
KAMPAI
TOUR
16-day group tour of Orient $999.00
TORIC
OPTICAL
Tokyo - Atami - Kyoto - Taipei - Hongkong
* Weekly Saturday Departures from Vancouver
* Includes: Twin sharing hotel accommodation, sightseeing.
Most Meals, Airfare, Service Charge and Gratuities
*SingIe Room and open return at additional charge.
O rTOMETKlSTS
Complete Care
Phone or Write for Color Brochure and Further
Information.
Par Your Eyes
I
NIKKO GARDEN
ALL-WAY ROOFING LTD.
COLOR AND
BLACK & WHITE
|
Fully Licenced
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR and
Wedding, Passport Etc.
j
Toronto
Sexting Capacity 24‘J
Dan’s Photo Service
5
445-133S
535-5402
I
practice of Dr. M. Uchida). Phone 684-7723
RAMEN
or
UDON
ONCE A DAY
Ou er in* to Wedding Banquets. Showers and Parties
328 Queen St. West,
Toronto J 33, Ont.
Phone 863-9519
Dr. K. Shimizu is pleased to announce the
opening of his practice at Suite 304, 193 East
Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. (Formerly the
PAGE 7
gg
-W
K. Iwata Travel Service
ft ft • - B r
]18 West Hastings St.
VANCOUVER,
B.C.
I
|
Toronto
Vancouver
Ph: 368-9934
889 Dundas St. W.
Toronto, Ont.
254-5101
1115 East Hastings St.
Vancouver 6, B.C.
Page 8
PAGE 8
Cont. from Page One
Seppuku . . .
Second class mail recistra
to distinguish himself not only
number 036S
1
in his life but also in his death. A
member of Ethnic Press As
note an interesting
One
of Ontario.
A1
change which has occurred in the
PUBLISHED ON EVERY tttfc
three suicides in the passage of
and FRIDAY
*1
43 years. The place and the
T. UMEZUKI Public
scope in which these suicides
K C. TSUMURAj
took place have expanded in the
English
Section Editl
vears. AkutagaAva killed himself
KEN MORI
alone in his study. Dazai commit
Japanese Section Edit
ted a double suicide by throAving
SUBSCRIPTION j
himself with a Avoman into a
$9.00 a Year 1
canal—a
public
place, but in
seclusion. Mishima’s suicide is all
$5.00 for Six MontH
public .and most, spectacular and
479 QUEEN ST.
violent. If his death is symbolic
Toronto 133, Ont. 1
of something, it is symbolic of
EMpire 6-5005 i
the contemporary Avorld, not of
the possible revival of militarism
in Japan, nor of the samurai
spirit which Mishima announcedly aimed at reviving by his death.
In the September issue of the
Male Help Wan
Shincho in Avhich his tetralogy
has been serialized, Mishima de GARDEN helpers wanted. nr
scribes the psychological state of 6195. Mr. Maehara. (Toronto).
Honda, a major character of his
Domestic Help Wan
final Avork. The Sea of Fertility
(Hojo no Umi):
MIDDLE
Honda remembered an instan ter
Nev Yo-j
taneous sensation he felt at the of
quiries to:
moment when he Avas caught by Bvron
a kind of revengeful joy at the 10583.
thought that when he was to
die all these buildings would no
KAZUO G. OIYE (
longer exist. It is not difficult
to destroy this world completely
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR
and to turn it into nothing. It is
NOTARY PUBLIC
sure to happen when one dies.
2 Carlton St., Toronto
Honda felt a little elated to find
Room 1805
that even an old man Avho has | 366-6388
293-4281
been forgotten by society pos
sesses the absolute power of
destruction called “death.” Honda
Avas not at all afraid of the five
RES. 231-0863
BUS. 7834*251%
stages of debility.
11 Ivy Lea Cres.
3101 Bathim||st^
Kawabata
s
Meaningless Death
But how did this fanatic atA similar revengeful joy might
MRS. SATOKO Sj®
TOKYO. — Japan’s exports of previous year to total 5,173 mil tempt start ? One finds a clue
have
passed
in
Mishima
’
s
mind
to
this
question
in
his
own
Avords
various kinds of cameras, project lion yen. On the other hand, exSB
All types of insura
when he faced his death. But the
ors and other photographic equip ports to South Vietnam came to expressed at a meeting Avith Mr. futility of his death leaves us in
Kawabata Yasunari
and
the
ment in 1970 totaled 79,702 mil 4,550 million yen, a sharp decline critic Mr. Nakamura Mitsuo over bitter sorroAv. Some people are
CROWN LIFE
lion yen (about $222 million), or of 34 percent.
which Mishima presided in 1962. concerned about the aftereffects
■*11
INSURANCE C
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a 10 percent increase over the
By type, focal-plane shutter Referring to his interest in the of the incident on Japanese
3#
society. But I would like to be
72,570 million yen of 1969, on single-lens reflex cameras ag- -Middle Ages of Japan, Mishima lieve that the effect is little. Sx
reveals his vieAA- that Ashikaga
a customs clearance basis, accord gragated 27,222 million yen or Yoshimasa and Yoshihisa, the 8th belieA’ing, my heart pains, for
ing to the Japan Camera Indust 34.2 percent of the total exports. and 9th Shoguns of the Ashikaga this belief makes Mishima’s
SAY IT WITH
ry Association.
The figure represents an increase Bakufu, mus have felt that they i death, if it is for the cause as
FLOWERS
By destination, exports to Eu of 15-percent over the preceding lived in a degenerate age, masse, he described it, meaningless and
and' that they must have regard- wasted. My grief over this talentrope reached 26,285 million yen year.
SHARON'S FLO
ed themselves as the last chosen ed artist’s death does not derive
or 33 percent of the total exports,
Lens-shutter cameras totaled people to bring about the final from my underestimation of the
CITY-WIDE DELIVERY
exports to North 13,60-0 million yen, l/.l percent flowering of the most luxuriant social implications of his death.
Peter Sasaki — IL
America (24, <83 million yen) for of the total export and repres- and the most magnificent. Dur- It is not simply grief over the
Bus: HO. 6-2041
the Avar Mishima cherished loss of .an artist. I feel deeply
the
Sales to
cuts a decline of 4 percent. Eight- this view of the Middle Ages, sorroAvful, for I see in his death
Res: HO. 6-7962
842 PAPE AVE.. TORONT
America accounted for 31.1 per millimeter cine cameras came But more s ign if icant I y Mishima a sad irony of man’s Avasted
cent of the over-all exports.
at the meeting that vitality.
to 16.239 million yen or 20.4 also
the
war
ended
without seeing
Exports to West Germany to- percent of the over-all exports
the
final
grand
flowering, and
taled 8.543 million ven
down 20.4 percent.
points out different effects of
percent
the preceding
JAMES KAMINQ
Lenses totaled 13,2S9 million the end of the Avar on himself
and on Mr. Kawabata who share
yen .and’ accounted for 16.< per a common interest in the Middle!
million
cent of the total exports. The Ages.
yen. up 16 percent.
The sense of finality Avhich
figure registered a rise of 18
also
haunted
Mr.
Kawabata
364-9913
percent over the precering year.
during the Avar deepened at the j
end of the Avar and led Mr. Ka- I
(TORONTO)
wabata to pronounce in his “Aishu” (SorroAv) Avritten in 1947:
TORONTO JAPANESE UNITED CHURCH
“Since the end of the Avar I have
done nothing but to return to
11th Annual
the ancient Japanese sorroAv.”
The end of the Avar made Mishi Read Jessie L. Beattie’s
ma “realize that Avhat had seem
ed to be final Avas not final” and
(Spring Festival)
that he had to begin .anew. The
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navi]ion. which was built m the
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I have not been able to read death bv other
his recent
which are regarded as
ng the philoOne can easily associate
sophy behind his conduct. But I phy cal beautvr sought, by t
would like to draw our attention hero
novel Avith t
thi:
to his Iavo major works, not due author
own physical train!
to the unavailability of his recent which Avon him his pride in the
works, but because of the two beauty of his oaa'ii body. But
works’ special implication to his Mishima’s death cannot be redeath. The two works are Con garded as a death of a martyr.
31 ask an d The Living in a society Avhich seems
fessions of
Temple of the Golden Pavilion.
tc- 'preclude possibilities of mar
Confessions of a Mask presents tyrdom, Mishima killed himself
a search for Beauty in vitally after molding himself into a dis
physical objects. The whole pre torted image of a martyr. Here
sentation has psychological in lies a sad irony of his fanatically
terest due to the unmasking of anachronistic death.
the hero’s subconscious desire
His pride in his attained phy
for that sort of physical beauty sical beauty has much more to
from his childhood onto his adol do with the artist Mishima than
escence. The hero is a pale deli with the assumed advocate of the
cate youth Avith sadistic tenden samurai spirit. One can discern
cy. As a child of about five, un- in this pride his revolt against
aAvare of Jeanne d’Arc being fe the image of an “inactive” deli
male, he loves an
illustrated cate artist, Avhose visage he de
story of her. He feels excited tected in himself. The soldier
with a keen anticipation of an Mishima was a mask of the artist
illustration of Jeanne d’Arc’s he Mishima. Why, then, could the
roic death which would folloAA- search for vitality not remain in
the picture of her riding on a ! the sphere of metaphor and art ?
white horse, holding hex- sword Here another revolt was assumhigh. This child also persistent- ] ed by Mishima. His mask, a solly pursues his vision of a “prince ' dier, took a nationalistic rightist
to be killed.” In his puberty he stand out of his revolt against
finds a strong attraction in Gui- the image of an “active” artist
do Reni’s picture, “St. Sebasti who shows communistic sympa
an.” Later he writes a prose thy. Mishima endeavored to create
poem, “St. Sebastian,” in which a new image of an artist: a dy
he describes the saint as a “youth namic artist, free from any image
with a physique of a slave and of his artist predecessors in the
features of a prince.” Sebastian, modern Japanese lite
world.
the young soldier,
---------- then,
------ , comes This new image became his
to stand for physical beauty Avhich session.
the hero always associates Avith
The Temple of the Golden Pa-
vilion s ggests that Mishima se
himself to the creation of tin
image immediate!;
new ar :-t
the end o. the war. Th
x of the novel destroys the
pie Avhich has been to him the
sbol of Absolute Beauty. He
sets the temple on fire to sym
bolize life. But instead of burnmg nimseii Avith the temple, he
runs out of the fire and lights
as if to signal his
fe in the denial of
choice of
Absolute Beauty, Mishima in his
own life chooses the creation of
the physical beauty after his de
sertion of Absolute Beauty and
replaces his devotion to Beauty
with his attempt to balance idea
and action. These choices them
selves are often necessary and
admirable for an artist to make,
for they strengthen and enrich
his art.
But Mishima’s trouble Avas that
he was too proud or too obsessed
to admit that he had been car
ried away by his attempt to man
ifest all his ideals in his own
physical existence instead of
transforming them into .art. He
lias died without learning the im
portance of silence. To my mind
Lis last work sound's hysterically
verbose.
Perhaps the society
might have not alloAved him the
necessary
luxury
of
silence,
though he had Avanted it. Or he
might have feared to risk his
literary fame by inviting a sus
picion that he could be in a
slump. Whichever the case was,
Mishima arrogantly attempted to
make himself a symbol of his
ideals of a “new” artist.
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The balance
: sustained onl
by the heavy weight put on th
ess or the transition. The
ance of ine’s vitality in
on oi Beauty comes at :tne
oi the novel. But once
step Avas taken Avith weis
aeiimtety sin
tire old con fl
mat an artist is
oetAveen life and
contusion.
M
h reminds us of
sors. Dazai Osated
wno
Mish
o
nimself in 1927.
to have wanted
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Shincho in Avhich his tetralogy
has been serialized, Mishima de GARDEN helpers wanted. nr
scribes the psychological state of 6195. Mr. Maehara. (Toronto).
Honda, a major character of his
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die all these buildings would no
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But how did this fanatic atA similar revengeful joy might
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have
passed
in
Mishima
’
s
mind
to
this
question
in
his
own
Avords
various kinds of cameras, project lion yen. On the other hand, exSB
All types of insura
when he faced his death. But the
ors and other photographic equip ports to South Vietnam came to expressed at a meeting Avith Mr. futility of his death leaves us in
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and
the
ment in 1970 totaled 79,702 mil 4,550 million yen, a sharp decline critic Mr. Nakamura Mitsuo over bitter sorroAv. Some people are
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lion yen (about $222 million), or of 34 percent.
which Mishima presided in 1962. concerned about the aftereffects
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a 10 percent increase over the
By type, focal-plane shutter Referring to his interest in the of the incident on Japanese
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society. But I would like to be
72,570 million yen of 1969, on single-lens reflex cameras ag- -Middle Ages of Japan, Mishima lieve that the effect is little. Sx
reveals his vieAA- that Ashikaga
a customs clearance basis, accord gragated 27,222 million yen or Yoshimasa and Yoshihisa, the 8th belieA’ing, my heart pains, for
ing to the Japan Camera Indust 34.2 percent of the total exports. and 9th Shoguns of the Ashikaga this belief makes Mishima’s
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ry Association.
The figure represents an increase Bakufu, mus have felt that they i death, if it is for the cause as
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By destination, exports to Eu of 15-percent over the preceding lived in a degenerate age, masse, he described it, meaningless and
and' that they must have regard- wasted. My grief over this talentrope reached 26,285 million yen year.
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ed themselves as the last chosen ed artist’s death does not derive
or 33 percent of the total exports,
Lens-shutter cameras totaled people to bring about the final from my underestimation of the
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exports to North 13,60-0 million yen, l/.l percent flowering of the most luxuriant social implications of his death.
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America (24, <83 million yen) for of the total export and repres- and the most magnificent. Dur- It is not simply grief over the
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the Avar Mishima cherished loss of .an artist. I feel deeply
the
Sales to
cuts a decline of 4 percent. Eight- this view of the Middle Ages, sorroAvful, for I see in his death
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America accounted for 31.1 per millimeter cine cameras came But more s ign if icant I y Mishima a sad irony of man’s Avasted
cent of the over-all exports.
at the meeting that vitality.
to 16.239 million yen or 20.4 also
the
war
ended
without seeing
Exports to West Germany to- percent of the over-all exports
the
final
grand
flowering, and
taled 8.543 million ven
down 20.4 percent.
points out different effects of
percent
the preceding
JAMES KAMINQ
Lenses totaled 13,2S9 million the end of the Avar on himself
and on Mr. Kawabata who share
yen .and’ accounted for 16.< per a common interest in the Middle!
million
cent of the total exports. The Ages.
yen. up 16 percent.
The sense of finality Avhich
figure registered a rise of 18
also
haunted
Mr.
Kawabata
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percent over the precering year.
during the Avar deepened at the j
end of the Avar and led Mr. Ka- I
(TORONTO)
wabata to pronounce in his “Aishu” (SorroAv) Avritten in 1947:
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“Since the end of the Avar I have
done nothing but to return to
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the ancient Japanese sorroAv.”
The end of the Avar made Mishi Read Jessie L. Beattie’s
ma “realize that Avhat had seem
ed to be final Avas not final” and
(Spring Festival)
that he had to begin .anew. The
A Japanese Canadian story
SATURDAY. MAY Sth. 1971. 7:30 PAI.
arson of the temple of the golden
navi]ion. which was built m the
Available at The Ncav Canadian For $5.50
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Middle Ages and stood for cen
Toronto 2-B, Ontario Jf.701 DOVERCOURT ROAD
turies as a symbol of Absolute
479 Queen Street West
TORONTO. ONTARIO
Beauty, provided Mishima Avitli
I have not been able to read death bv other
his recent
which are regarded as
ng the philoOne can easily associate
sophy behind his conduct. But I phy cal beautvr sought, by t
would like to draw our attention hero
novel Avith t
thi:
to his Iavo major works, not due author
own physical train!
to the unavailability of his recent which Avon him his pride in the
works, but because of the two beauty of his oaa'ii body. But
works’ special implication to his Mishima’s death cannot be redeath. The two works are Con garded as a death of a martyr.
31 ask an d The Living in a society Avhich seems
fessions of
Temple of the Golden Pavilion.
tc- 'preclude possibilities of mar
Confessions of a Mask presents tyrdom, Mishima killed himself
a search for Beauty in vitally after molding himself into a dis
physical objects. The whole pre torted image of a martyr. Here
sentation has psychological in lies a sad irony of his fanatically
terest due to the unmasking of anachronistic death.
the hero’s subconscious desire
His pride in his attained phy
for that sort of physical beauty sical beauty has much more to
from his childhood onto his adol do with the artist Mishima than
escence. The hero is a pale deli with the assumed advocate of the
cate youth Avith sadistic tenden samurai spirit. One can discern
cy. As a child of about five, un- in this pride his revolt against
aAvare of Jeanne d’Arc being fe the image of an “inactive” deli
male, he loves an
illustrated cate artist, Avhose visage he de
story of her. He feels excited tected in himself. The soldier
with a keen anticipation of an Mishima was a mask of the artist
illustration of Jeanne d’Arc’s he Mishima. Why, then, could the
roic death which would folloAA- search for vitality not remain in
the picture of her riding on a ! the sphere of metaphor and art ?
white horse, holding hex- sword Here another revolt was assumhigh. This child also persistent- ] ed by Mishima. His mask, a solly pursues his vision of a “prince ' dier, took a nationalistic rightist
to be killed.” In his puberty he stand out of his revolt against
finds a strong attraction in Gui- the image of an “active” artist
do Reni’s picture, “St. Sebasti who shows communistic sympa
an.” Later he writes a prose thy. Mishima endeavored to create
poem, “St. Sebastian,” in which a new image of an artist: a dy
he describes the saint as a “youth namic artist, free from any image
with a physique of a slave and of his artist predecessors in the
features of a prince.” Sebastian, modern Japanese lite
world.
the young soldier,
---------- then,
------ , comes This new image became his
to stand for physical beauty Avhich session.
the hero always associates Avith
The Temple of the Golden Pa-
vilion s ggests that Mishima se
himself to the creation of tin
image immediate!;
new ar :-t
the end o. the war. Th
x of the novel destroys the
pie Avhich has been to him the
sbol of Absolute Beauty. He
sets the temple on fire to sym
bolize life. But instead of burnmg nimseii Avith the temple, he
runs out of the fire and lights
as if to signal his
fe in the denial of
choice of
Absolute Beauty, Mishima in his
own life chooses the creation of
the physical beauty after his de
sertion of Absolute Beauty and
replaces his devotion to Beauty
with his attempt to balance idea
and action. These choices them
selves are often necessary and
admirable for an artist to make,
for they strengthen and enrich
his art.
But Mishima’s trouble Avas that
he was too proud or too obsessed
to admit that he had been car
ried away by his attempt to man
ifest all his ideals in his own
physical existence instead of
transforming them into .art. He
lias died without learning the im
portance of silence. To my mind
Lis last work sound's hysterically
verbose.
Perhaps the society
might have not alloAved him the
necessary
luxury
of
silence,
though he had Avanted it. Or he
might have feared to risk his
literary fame by inviting a sus
picion that he could be in a
slump. Whichever the case was,
Mishima arrogantly attempted to
make himself a symbol of his
ideals of a “new” artist.
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By Japan's Controversial
Ex-Ambassador To Argentina
ICHIRO KAWASAKI
S5.50 (Includes Postage) Cloth Bound
The New Canadian
479 Queen St. West
Toronto 133, Ont.
STRENGTH FOR THE BRIDGE
zransition Avhich he Avent through
At the end of the Avar.
Symbolically describing this
solute Beauty to vitality of life.
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion stands or
perilous balanci
The balance
: sustained onl
by the heavy weight put on th
ess or the transition. The
ance of ine’s vitality in
on oi Beauty comes at :tne
oi the novel. But once
step Avas taken Avith weis
aeiimtety sin
tire old con fl
mat an artist is
oetAveen life and
contusion.
M
h reminds us of
sors. Dazai Osated
wno
Mish
o
nimself in 1927.
to have wanted
-
... ..
,
----------------------
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TORONTO 133. ONT.
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Please find, enclosed S......................
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