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0
o Mishima And The Samurai Sword
05
ail
a
he l )cto Canadian
I6S
I
Three Years After Death
— Three years ago last address. It is this sword first
was
“Eirei no Zekvo
Eirei no Zckkyo” that brought , tercsts in samurai culture, con^ontb) I ukio Mishima with which he was seen in his (Cries of the War Dead),
in him closer to Mishima, and, Fufessed he did not. He gave Mithe worM by carrying last public
appearance
on which he recounted his personal,
nasaka
tears,
gave
Mishima
a
shima the one certified as hav
^l has come to be known the balcony ‘ of the GSDF re- bloody encounter with war. and
gi'onal headquarters. It is the how he survived it hy a series push on his way to the spectacu ing* been forged by one of the
^Mishima Incident.
later-generation Magoroku
Ka
^ month, a man who knew sword that severed his
head of strokes of miraculous good lar denouement of his life.
V
hen
Funasaka
completed
a closely published
a from his body.
luck. When the war ended? he his manuscript, he showed it to nemoto of Seki. Among the Seki
swordsmiths, Magoroku Kane
[entitled “Seki no Mago
The author is the president of had 24 bullets and shell frag
Mishima.
To
Funasaka
’
s
surmoto IT, popularly known simply
^ revealing what he be- a company which
owns the ments in his body, of which he
prise,
Mishima,
obviouslv
moas
Magoroku, was the most fa
b a clue to understanding nine-story
Taiseido bookstore in still has two that cannot be re
ved
by what he read, gave perti mous for his works. His swords
ma’s ritual suicide.
Shibuya, one of the largest book- moved.
nent suggestions on its style and have been considered “practical”
clue is a Japanese sword retail stores in the world in
Funasaka had known Mishima composition.
When the galley rather than “artistic”
swords.
'the author Hiroshi Furia- terms of floor space.
as a junior partner in kendo proofs were ready, Mishima wrote I That, is, a Magoroku cuts well; as
'^ave Mishima. It is this
Although, a bookstore keeper and earlier as a customer at his a preface for the book.
I legend has it, in a good hand,
.that Mishima brandished by occupation, Funasaka is no bookstore in immediate postwar
In return, Funasaka
wanted it could cut through iron.
feting a Ground
Self-De- stranger to writing. He is a ce years when Mishima was be
to give Mishima a
present.
After having given the sword
Force general at Ichigaya lebrity in Uhls own right for his ginning to blossom as a youngWhen asked if he had a good
1 out troops to listen to his • books about World War II. His novelist. But it was Funasaka’s
sword, Mishima, despite his in-I
(Cont. on P. 2)
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An Independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin
XXXVII 95
FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 7, 1973
Toronto,. Ont.
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jee Canadian Gets Elected
illderman In Richmond B.C.
WOND, B.C. — A JaCanadian, Mr. Kiichi KuB jias been elected Alderfor Richmond, B.C. in remunicipal elections here,
roximately 40 percent of eturned out to vote with
&of good weather.
UBC Gets
$3,000 Of
Jpnz. Books
$12,450 Grant For National
JCCA History Of JX.'s
to improve efficiency of muni
cipal
operations. 3. To exploit
every possible recreational adva
coinpletion of' the long awaited ‘‘History of the Ja
ntage for all citizens. 4. _A
panese Canadians'' was anounced this week by the
fresih look at Richmond area zon
VANCOUVER.
Canada’s Minister of State for Multieulturalism, the Honoing. . 5. A look at the school si
largest
Asian
studies
library
at
tuation.
the University of British Colum
~ Another Japanese Canadians bia will soon be fuither enrich
f. Kumagai ran on a 5 step elected was- Kiyo Kinoshita as ed with a collection of books va
1. To increase rapport Aiderman for Slocan, B.C.
lued at $3,000, the gift of the
p the elected council and ■ Mr. .Shohe Saito was defeated Japanese Foundation of Tokyo.
Japanese Canadians from tin*
2. To provide tax bene- in his bid for mayor of Ashcroft,
The books will be purchased
---------- early years of immigration and
W citizens by attempting B.C.
by the Foundation in Japan and
settlement date. As well as hclpwill cover a wide range of sub Dance Group
ing Japanese Canadians to chronicle their contribution to Cajects, including religion, philo
I Nisei Protest Teacher's Action
nada and the Canadian cultural
sophy, fine arts, linguistics, li- Gets $2,000.
mosaic, it will also assist Cana
terature and history.
® lake city. - Salt War II,. Aug., 31, in an unna
B.C. — The dians in general in becoming fa
VANCOUVER,
The Foundation is a joint cre'City Japanese
American med school.
ation of Japanese industry and Tatsumi Japanese Dance Group miliar with the Japanese group.”
^.s League president Tom
government. Its aim is to pro- of Vancouver has been given a
The Federal Government's Mul
J has protested the conduct Ron Aramaki, student' at the mote the understanding of Ja- grant of $2,000. under the fe ticulturalism Program, announc
^ school teacher during Univ, of Utah, was speaking on panese culture throughout
the deral government’s multicultura ed in October, 1971 by Prime
American
r® given by a college stu- the topic “Japanese
lism program.This was announced Minister Pierre-Elliott Trudeau
world.
^ the detention of Ja- Life in .America,” to a history
Earlier this year the Founda this week by the Minister’ of is designed to promote a greater
the
Americans during World' class, explained Sutow in
tion provided a. grant to enable State for Multiculturalism, Hon. understanding and awareness of
JACL chaipter newsletter for the
the UBC Department of Asian Stanley Haidasz.
Canada’s multicultural diversity
month of August. When the topic
Studies to conduct a summer
The grant will aid this group, and to encourage Canadians to
came up of discrimination and
Me, Smokes,
program in teaching of the Ja organized 5 years ago, to pro share their cultural heritage with
the detention camps by the Univide their children with instruc other Canadians.
fobes Popular ted States towards Japanese A- panese language. — U.B.C.
tion in Japanese classical dancing.
mericans during WWII, the high
Objectives of the project are to
O0AMA. — Foreign li- school instructor began interru Yanks Stop Jpn
Frisco Woman
provide
greater incentive for the
as
Wes and wristwatches' pting with comments such
children by means of public pe
J t t ^e P0Pu^a,r souvenirs “how about Pearl Harbor, the Orphan Fundage
Chops The
rformances,
and
to
provide
en
Atomic
Bomb,
Japan
’
s
industry,
* by Japanese. touTOKYO. — Since 1948,
the tertainment and spark cultural
Head Off Son
to the local Cu- size-of Japan, Japan’s populat orphans of Japan’s difficult post
appreciation among people
in
ion,” according to Sutow.
war years have grown up and the Vancouver and surrounding ar
SAN FRANCISCO. — A ho
?^5o top the list of items
Aramaki, a Sansei, tided to ex country has become rich, an of eas, expecially those
confined mesick Japanese woman chopped
^ customs clearance plain that he wasn’t trying to de- ficial said recently in explaining for one reason or another.
off her young son’s head recen
visitors.
; - xend Japan, but lecture on the the decision of an American char
tly and then urged her husband,
treatment of Americans of Ja ity organization to stop its 25
“Let’s all die together,” accor
^nan said 2524 persons panese ancestry in this country years of aid to Japanese orphans.
ding to police.
The Christian Children’s Fund,
£#, re by ship in Septem- during ;the war, Sutow said.
N. C. Issues
Police
said that 37-year-oId
based in Richmond, Va., has con
F^U74 foreigners;
Akiki Umegaki believed the fa. -“Such-a demonstration by an tributed 4892 innlion yen ($17.72
Eliminated
g^eials coUected duties
mily
could be reunited after
educator in. front of his class million) to a total of 25,623 or
death.
deluding gifts, without respect or courtesy to phans.
For Special
Hiroshi
Umegaka, a rubber
ward his guest speaker is inex><0,000 yen.
'
The organization
introduced
firm
representative,
said
he
susable,” Sutow said. “I feel needy orphans to its 180,000 me^ far, turned out to
found his decapitated son, KoIn order to prepare for the
that it should be brought to the mbei-s and they extended help
suke, 7, lying on the bedroom
SwsC £>Wlar- Some 540 .1 attention of JACL members eve with letters -and money,
Holiday
special issue. The
said
floor after his wife had teleba». B^ Ly-foreign rywhere.”
Chitose Kishi, head of the Fund’s
New Canadian will not be pu
phoned him to return home im
passengers with
blished on Friday, Dec. 14th
Sutow also said that this in Japanese branch.
mediately.
over 1,250,00
But children bom in 1948 “are
and Friday Dec. 21st. Final
He said his wife had been
cident showed the necessity for now 25-year _old adults and Ja
unhappy
since the family arri
regular issue for the year will
an organization such as JACL pan’s economy also has grown
j^“a Customs House
ved in the United States
a
be published on December
along with them,” Kishi said.
57 yen in duties more than ever.
year
ago.
She
wanted
to
return
He said the Japanese branch
18th. Special issue will be ma
0
^yen°f ^OOO cigarhome for_ treatment of ailments
Aramaki works in the JACL- office of the Fund plans to help
iled dated Dec. 28, 1973.
Om. ^ for wristwatch^ Asian. American Center on the
she felt U.S. doctors could not
children of other countries join
yen for wood, car- Univ.- of- Utah, campus as a full
cure.
tly with the U.S. head office. |
time volunteer.
0
o Mishima And The Samurai Sword
05
ail
a
he l )cto Canadian
I6S
I
Three Years After Death
— Three years ago last address. It is this sword first
was
“Eirei no Zekvo
Eirei no Zckkyo” that brought , tercsts in samurai culture, con^ontb) I ukio Mishima with which he was seen in his (Cries of the War Dead),
in him closer to Mishima, and, Fufessed he did not. He gave Mithe worM by carrying last public
appearance
on which he recounted his personal,
nasaka
tears,
gave
Mishima
a
shima the one certified as hav
^l has come to be known the balcony ‘ of the GSDF re- bloody encounter with war. and
gi'onal headquarters. It is the how he survived it hy a series push on his way to the spectacu ing* been forged by one of the
^Mishima Incident.
later-generation Magoroku
Ka
^ month, a man who knew sword that severed his
head of strokes of miraculous good lar denouement of his life.
V
hen
Funasaka
completed
a closely published
a from his body.
luck. When the war ended? he his manuscript, he showed it to nemoto of Seki. Among the Seki
swordsmiths, Magoroku Kane
[entitled “Seki no Mago
The author is the president of had 24 bullets and shell frag
Mishima.
To
Funasaka
’
s
surmoto IT, popularly known simply
^ revealing what he be- a company which
owns the ments in his body, of which he
prise,
Mishima,
obviouslv
moas
Magoroku, was the most fa
b a clue to understanding nine-story
Taiseido bookstore in still has two that cannot be re
ved
by what he read, gave perti mous for his works. His swords
ma’s ritual suicide.
Shibuya, one of the largest book- moved.
nent suggestions on its style and have been considered “practical”
clue is a Japanese sword retail stores in the world in
Funasaka had known Mishima composition.
When the galley rather than “artistic”
swords.
'the author Hiroshi Furia- terms of floor space.
as a junior partner in kendo proofs were ready, Mishima wrote I That, is, a Magoroku cuts well; as
'^ave Mishima. It is this
Although, a bookstore keeper and earlier as a customer at his a preface for the book.
I legend has it, in a good hand,
.that Mishima brandished by occupation, Funasaka is no bookstore in immediate postwar
In return, Funasaka
wanted it could cut through iron.
feting a Ground
Self-De- stranger to writing. He is a ce years when Mishima was be
to give Mishima a
present.
After having given the sword
Force general at Ichigaya lebrity in Uhls own right for his ginning to blossom as a youngWhen asked if he had a good
1 out troops to listen to his • books about World War II. His novelist. But it was Funasaka’s
sword, Mishima, despite his in-I
(Cont. on P. 2)
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An Independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin
XXXVII 95
FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 7, 1973
Toronto,. Ont.
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jee Canadian Gets Elected
illderman In Richmond B.C.
WOND, B.C. — A JaCanadian, Mr. Kiichi KuB jias been elected Alderfor Richmond, B.C. in remunicipal elections here,
roximately 40 percent of eturned out to vote with
&of good weather.
UBC Gets
$3,000 Of
Jpnz. Books
$12,450 Grant For National
JCCA History Of JX.'s
to improve efficiency of muni
cipal
operations. 3. To exploit
every possible recreational adva
coinpletion of' the long awaited ‘‘History of the Ja
ntage for all citizens. 4. _A
panese Canadians'' was anounced this week by the
fresih look at Richmond area zon
VANCOUVER.
Canada’s Minister of State for Multieulturalism, the Honoing. . 5. A look at the school si
largest
Asian
studies
library
at
tuation.
the University of British Colum
~ Another Japanese Canadians bia will soon be fuither enrich
f. Kumagai ran on a 5 step elected was- Kiyo Kinoshita as ed with a collection of books va
1. To increase rapport Aiderman for Slocan, B.C.
lued at $3,000, the gift of the
p the elected council and ■ Mr. .Shohe Saito was defeated Japanese Foundation of Tokyo.
Japanese Canadians from tin*
2. To provide tax bene- in his bid for mayor of Ashcroft,
The books will be purchased
---------- early years of immigration and
W citizens by attempting B.C.
by the Foundation in Japan and
settlement date. As well as hclpwill cover a wide range of sub Dance Group
ing Japanese Canadians to chronicle their contribution to Cajects, including religion, philo
I Nisei Protest Teacher's Action
nada and the Canadian cultural
sophy, fine arts, linguistics, li- Gets $2,000.
mosaic, it will also assist Cana
terature and history.
® lake city. - Salt War II,. Aug., 31, in an unna
B.C. — The dians in general in becoming fa
VANCOUVER,
The Foundation is a joint cre'City Japanese
American med school.
ation of Japanese industry and Tatsumi Japanese Dance Group miliar with the Japanese group.”
^.s League president Tom
government. Its aim is to pro- of Vancouver has been given a
The Federal Government's Mul
J has protested the conduct Ron Aramaki, student' at the mote the understanding of Ja- grant of $2,000. under the fe ticulturalism Program, announc
^ school teacher during Univ, of Utah, was speaking on panese culture throughout
the deral government’s multicultura ed in October, 1971 by Prime
American
r® given by a college stu- the topic “Japanese
lism program.This was announced Minister Pierre-Elliott Trudeau
world.
^ the detention of Ja- Life in .America,” to a history
Earlier this year the Founda this week by the Minister’ of is designed to promote a greater
the
Americans during World' class, explained Sutow in
tion provided a. grant to enable State for Multiculturalism, Hon. understanding and awareness of
JACL chaipter newsletter for the
the UBC Department of Asian Stanley Haidasz.
Canada’s multicultural diversity
month of August. When the topic
Studies to conduct a summer
The grant will aid this group, and to encourage Canadians to
came up of discrimination and
Me, Smokes,
program in teaching of the Ja organized 5 years ago, to pro share their cultural heritage with
the detention camps by the Univide their children with instruc other Canadians.
fobes Popular ted States towards Japanese A- panese language. — U.B.C.
tion in Japanese classical dancing.
mericans during WWII, the high
Objectives of the project are to
O0AMA. — Foreign li- school instructor began interru Yanks Stop Jpn
Frisco Woman
provide
greater incentive for the
as
Wes and wristwatches' pting with comments such
children by means of public pe
J t t ^e P0Pu^a,r souvenirs “how about Pearl Harbor, the Orphan Fundage
Chops The
rformances,
and
to
provide
en
Atomic
Bomb,
Japan
’
s
industry,
* by Japanese. touTOKYO. — Since 1948,
the tertainment and spark cultural
Head Off Son
to the local Cu- size-of Japan, Japan’s populat orphans of Japan’s difficult post
appreciation among people
in
ion,” according to Sutow.
war years have grown up and the Vancouver and surrounding ar
SAN FRANCISCO. — A ho
?^5o top the list of items
Aramaki, a Sansei, tided to ex country has become rich, an of eas, expecially those
confined mesick Japanese woman chopped
^ customs clearance plain that he wasn’t trying to de- ficial said recently in explaining for one reason or another.
off her young son’s head recen
visitors.
; - xend Japan, but lecture on the the decision of an American char
tly and then urged her husband,
treatment of Americans of Ja ity organization to stop its 25
“Let’s all die together,” accor
^nan said 2524 persons panese ancestry in this country years of aid to Japanese orphans.
ding to police.
The Christian Children’s Fund,
£#, re by ship in Septem- during ;the war, Sutow said.
N. C. Issues
Police
said that 37-year-oId
based in Richmond, Va., has con
F^U74 foreigners;
Akiki Umegaki believed the fa. -“Such-a demonstration by an tributed 4892 innlion yen ($17.72
Eliminated
g^eials coUected duties
mily
could be reunited after
educator in. front of his class million) to a total of 25,623 or
death.
deluding gifts, without respect or courtesy to phans.
For Special
Hiroshi
Umegaka, a rubber
ward his guest speaker is inex><0,000 yen.
'
The organization
introduced
firm
representative,
said
he
susable,” Sutow said. “I feel needy orphans to its 180,000 me^ far, turned out to
found his decapitated son, KoIn order to prepare for the
that it should be brought to the mbei-s and they extended help
suke, 7, lying on the bedroom
SwsC £>Wlar- Some 540 .1 attention of JACL members eve with letters -and money,
Holiday
special issue. The
said
floor after his wife had teleba». B^ Ly-foreign rywhere.”
Chitose Kishi, head of the Fund’s
New Canadian will not be pu
phoned him to return home im
passengers with
blished on Friday, Dec. 14th
Sutow also said that this in Japanese branch.
mediately.
over 1,250,00
But children bom in 1948 “are
and Friday Dec. 21st. Final
He said his wife had been
cident showed the necessity for now 25-year _old adults and Ja
unhappy
since the family arri
regular issue for the year will
an organization such as JACL pan’s economy also has grown
j^“a Customs House
ved in the United States
a
be published on December
along with them,” Kishi said.
57 yen in duties more than ever.
year
ago.
She
wanted
to
return
He said the Japanese branch
18th. Special issue will be ma
0
^yen°f ^OOO cigarhome for_ treatment of ailments
Aramaki works in the JACL- office of the Fund plans to help
iled dated Dec. 28, 1973.
Om. ^ for wristwatch^ Asian. American Center on the
she felt U.S. doctors could not
children of other countries join
yen for wood, car- Univ.- of- Utah, campus as a full
cure.
tly with the U.S. head office. |
time volunteer.
Page 2
Friday, December 7 1973
PAGE 2
(cont. from page 1.)
Mishima
.
agonized
whenever
he ■ the blade1, with a small hamto Mishima, Funasaka would on partment Store at Ikebukuro, and
A member of Ethnic Pre
But when
Funasaka tried
1------------he Tokyo, held an exhibition called heard or read Mishima descri- mer.
occasion ask Mishima- how
Association of Ontarit
getting “Mishima Yukio Ten.” Mishima bed as having been “insane” for to do this, which ordinarily is a
and the sword were
Second Class man i
very simple operation, he found
along, and Mishima would say, personally organized it presuma- what he had done.
No. D-0366
“Although I intuitively under it was not easy — only because
“I keep it on the desk in my bly to celebrate the completion
479
QUEEN
ST. WES
study and look at it by drawing of his tetralogy entitled “Hojo stood Mr. Mishima’s death as a Mishima had carefully, fastened
Toronto,
Ont.
M5V
no Umi” (Sea of Fecundity). samurai’s death, the whirlpool the “mekugi,” made of a piece
the blade from time to time.”
366-5005
of bamboo, by flattening *both
It appeared that the writer On display among other memo surrounding it was1 so unplea
sant that is was extremely diffi ends. .
indeed treasured the gift and he rabilia was the sword.
A lose “mekugi’.’ can spoil a
would, despite Funasaka’s
obWhat
perturbed
Funasaka cult for me to convince myself
sword
fight,
and
apparently
jection, tell others he now own was the fact that Mishima had that this was a ‘glorious death’,”
Mishima had taken into account
ed a Magoroku.
outfitted . the
sword in army Funasaka writes.
the
possibility of this having to
“Mr. Mishima’s
action
and
Help Wanted
“I secretly wished to make a style with brown leather
covuse the .sword in close quarter- true samurai out of Mishima by ering the scabbard. Why should plan were despised as
calcucombat in case the GSDF com- WANTED Clerks, accoun
presenting him with a sword,” anyone in peaceful Japan want lated acting and 'his faculty for
proved uncooperative. typists and secretaries. Md
Funasaka
writes. But he re-j to keep a sword, which a Japa- making a courageous
decision mander
The
caution
would have
been ve good English. Startin:
grets the way Mishima used it. nese is allowed to keep only as was labeled as ‘insane action1
meaningful also for the use of ry $100. Dufferin and Finch
He blames
himself,
further an object of art, in army style ?^ by the mass media...”
the
sword in the ceremonious Call 661-9511, ask for Mr. :
more, for having failed to pre
Toward the end of his book. beheading he had planned if he
In view of what Mishima did
(Toronto).
vent Mishima from carrying out
relates an episode wanted to reduce to zero the
only eight days after the exhibi- Funasaka
what-he did. There was, Funasa
tion.
Funasaka now believes which is seemingly trivial but chance of the blade flying out
ka recalls in the book, a clear
that the writer was sending a which he regards as profoundly of the hilt. It was symbolic of REAL estate salesman and
sign of what Mishima was up to.
message to him to the effect: significant, to prove that he Mishima’s meticulous thorough lady wanted for small, pro
From Nov. 12 to 17, Tobu De
“I am going to use the sword was right about Mishima’s mo ness that characterized his Nov. ve west-end company. Tho
•sitions are for agents who
you gave- me in a certain way tivation and what he believes^ 25 program at Ichigaya.
in a friendly and warm
as his “greatness.”
After Mishima’s death, Funa
Given his background, values
Auto-Fire-Life
Immediately after the incident, saka talked with the writer’s phere. Good commission fo
and the kind of friendship he Funasaka informed police that father, Azusa Hiraoka,
All Forms Of
many Ring workers. Sidney Lieb
had- with Mishima, it is totally it was he who had given the times and for many hours. Hi Realtor, 1296 Bloor St.
INSURANCE
understandable that Funasaka sword to Mishima, and police ne raoka at one time told him, “If 537-1284 (Toronto).
Consult
should have unadulterated admi eded Funas aka’s testimony as a you had not given my son the
ration ’ for Mishima as a, sa- material
------------ witness
------— to
__ the
— bloody
- ------y Magoroku, my ‘ son might not
murai of 20th-Contury Japan, incident in which two, men died ^e dead.
KAZUO G. OIYE
Inevitably, after the Nov. 25 in- and a few more were injured
Home 759-8317
BARRISTER, SOLICITOE
.
To this Funasaka could only
cident, Funasaka was infuriated
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On Nov. 27, Funasaka went to say “Mr Hiraoka,-I can well
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to
have
himself
and his cundity’.”
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1. Mr. M. Kakei
2. Mr. Ching Hwa Hoo
Mr. M. Nakagawa
THANK YOU FOR SHOP
PING AT FUKUYA
TRAVEL SERVICE 363-0655
FURUYA TRAVEL
PRO
GRAMME TO JAPAN
Dec. 20 Oshogatsu Group
April 1 Frank Fedemoto’s
Spring Tour
May 10 Group Spring Tra
vel
PLEASE CALL US FOR
— Domestic or Internatio
nal Travel
— Business or personal tra
vel
— Low cost group/indivi- :
dual fares to japan.
— Charter flights.
BOOK YOUR WINTER HO
LIDAY TODAY.
B.C. BAZAAR RAFFLE DRAW
$1,000 Winner:
Mr. Ty Ebata
23 Boston Ave.,.- Toronto
Consolation Winners $50.00:
Mr. Jim McGoveran, Willowdale
Mr. N. Nasu, Scarboro
Miss. D. Shikatani, Montreal
Mrs. Calaiacovo, Toronto
Mrs. K. Shigeishi, Toronto
S.L. Grant, Toronto
Miss Tracy Hatanaka, Toronto
Kay- & Frank Shiraishi, Toronto
Sellers’ Ticket Whinners $50.00
Mrs. Susan Crichton, Keswick,
Mrs. Kitty Tanaka, Toronto.
Bonus Winners $25.00
Mrs. Y. Harada, Mississauga
Mr. Jack Tehara, Toronto.
TORONTO BUDDHIST CHURCH
CHAIRMAN BAZAAR COMMITTEE.
The blade was thickly cov
ered with caky, brown-colored
blood from the’ two men, and.
Funasaka could not be positive
about its identity. Although he
knew that the sword was un
signed, he wanted to remove
the hilt to study
the hidden
handle part of the blade. This
could be done by knocking out
the “mekugi,” which runs thro
ugh the hilt and the handle of
METAL WORKS
RUNNYMEDE ROOFE
Tom Lo
59 Lunness I
Toronto, Phone 763Licence No. 1
Rep. John Sugai — 767-1
Thos. T. Onizuka, Q.C
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR
AND NOTARY PUBLIC
425 UNIVERSITY AVE.
SUITE 615, TORONTO
Phone 363-5002
(Res.) 493-2457
SAY IT WITH
FLOWERS
JAPANESE
RESTAURANT
SHARON'S FLO
"MICHI"
KIMURA &
GADSBY
LAW OFFICE
3601 Lawrence Ave. East
Scarborough, Ontario.
'Telephone: 431-1500
OSCAR'S
SPORT SHOP
r /
459 Church St.
Phone 924-1303
328 Queen St. W.
Phone 863-9519
Toronto
CITY-WIDE DELLVEBY
TEL. 425-2122
942
it. - - -
532-4267
—
CHARTERED
accountant
2261 Lakeshore Blvd-
Nikko’«
Toronto, Ont. M8V-1
Phone 252-3513
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Through
j
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TOM OMURi
Reservations: 366-2164
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PAPE AVE., WHO
JUNN KASHI
Closed On Mondays
3334
2924
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8281
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15840
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Seven Days A Week
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Scarboro, Ont. |
757-5184
I
460 Dundas St. West,
Toronto, Ont.
HYLAND
HAMILTON JCCA
NEW YEAR'S DANCE
With John McDonald &.His Band
I
flowers]
propri**0* j
ION ONODERj
Featuring Lenny Martin
Bece.-,-29th. at Hillcrest Restaurant
'-
Dancing from 9 to 1a.m.
Buffet at 11:30 p.m.
$29,- per; couple
3
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a
PAGE 2
(cont. from page 1.)
Mishima
.
agonized
whenever
he ■ the blade1, with a small hamto Mishima, Funasaka would on partment Store at Ikebukuro, and
A member of Ethnic Pre
But when
Funasaka tried
1------------he Tokyo, held an exhibition called heard or read Mishima descri- mer.
occasion ask Mishima- how
Association of Ontarit
getting “Mishima Yukio Ten.” Mishima bed as having been “insane” for to do this, which ordinarily is a
and the sword were
Second Class man i
very simple operation, he found
along, and Mishima would say, personally organized it presuma- what he had done.
No. D-0366
“Although I intuitively under it was not easy — only because
“I keep it on the desk in my bly to celebrate the completion
479
QUEEN
ST. WES
study and look at it by drawing of his tetralogy entitled “Hojo stood Mr. Mishima’s death as a Mishima had carefully, fastened
Toronto,
Ont.
M5V
no Umi” (Sea of Fecundity). samurai’s death, the whirlpool the “mekugi,” made of a piece
the blade from time to time.”
366-5005
of bamboo, by flattening *both
It appeared that the writer On display among other memo surrounding it was1 so unplea
sant that is was extremely diffi ends. .
indeed treasured the gift and he rabilia was the sword.
A lose “mekugi’.’ can spoil a
would, despite Funasaka’s
obWhat
perturbed
Funasaka cult for me to convince myself
sword
fight,
and
apparently
jection, tell others he now own was the fact that Mishima had that this was a ‘glorious death’,”
Mishima had taken into account
ed a Magoroku.
outfitted . the
sword in army Funasaka writes.
the
possibility of this having to
“Mr. Mishima’s
action
and
Help Wanted
“I secretly wished to make a style with brown leather
covuse the .sword in close quarter- true samurai out of Mishima by ering the scabbard. Why should plan were despised as
calcucombat in case the GSDF com- WANTED Clerks, accoun
presenting him with a sword,” anyone in peaceful Japan want lated acting and 'his faculty for
proved uncooperative. typists and secretaries. Md
Funasaka
writes. But he re-j to keep a sword, which a Japa- making a courageous
decision mander
The
caution
would have
been ve good English. Startin:
grets the way Mishima used it. nese is allowed to keep only as was labeled as ‘insane action1
meaningful also for the use of ry $100. Dufferin and Finch
He blames
himself,
further an object of art, in army style ?^ by the mass media...”
the
sword in the ceremonious Call 661-9511, ask for Mr. :
more, for having failed to pre
Toward the end of his book. beheading he had planned if he
In view of what Mishima did
(Toronto).
vent Mishima from carrying out
relates an episode wanted to reduce to zero the
only eight days after the exhibi- Funasaka
what-he did. There was, Funasa
tion.
Funasaka now believes which is seemingly trivial but chance of the blade flying out
ka recalls in the book, a clear
that the writer was sending a which he regards as profoundly of the hilt. It was symbolic of REAL estate salesman and
sign of what Mishima was up to.
message to him to the effect: significant, to prove that he Mishima’s meticulous thorough lady wanted for small, pro
From Nov. 12 to 17, Tobu De
“I am going to use the sword was right about Mishima’s mo ness that characterized his Nov. ve west-end company. Tho
•sitions are for agents who
you gave- me in a certain way tivation and what he believes^ 25 program at Ichigaya.
in a friendly and warm
as his “greatness.”
After Mishima’s death, Funa
Given his background, values
Auto-Fire-Life
Immediately after the incident, saka talked with the writer’s phere. Good commission fo
and the kind of friendship he Funasaka informed police that father, Azusa Hiraoka,
All Forms Of
many Ring workers. Sidney Lieb
had- with Mishima, it is totally it was he who had given the times and for many hours. Hi Realtor, 1296 Bloor St.
INSURANCE
understandable that Funasaka sword to Mishima, and police ne raoka at one time told him, “If 537-1284 (Toronto).
Consult
should have unadulterated admi eded Funas aka’s testimony as a you had not given my son the
ration ’ for Mishima as a, sa- material
------------ witness
------— to
__ the
— bloody
- ------y Magoroku, my ‘ son might not
murai of 20th-Contury Japan, incident in which two, men died ^e dead.
KAZUO G. OIYE
Inevitably, after the Nov. 25 in- and a few more were injured
Home 759-8317
BARRISTER, SOLICITOE
.
To this Funasaka could only
cident, Funasaka was infuriated
NOTARY PUBLIC
On Nov. 27, Funasaka went to say “Mr Hiraoka,-I can well
2 Carlton St., Toronto
the Mishima Incident' Investiga- understand your: feelings.. But I
Room 1605
tion Headquarters,
established- think this is destiny. Mr. Mi293-4281
386-6388
at Ushigome Police Station, to shima explains to us fully about
JAMES KAMINO
identify the weapon
Mishima reincarnation in his Sea of Feused
to
have
himself
and his cundity’.”
2239 Bloor St. West
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.
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RENOVATION
WORK IS
JUST ABOUT FINISHED.
LOOK FOR OUR- FRESH
FISH CORNER, GIFT CO
RNER AND ALL THE. NEW
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OCTOBER LUCKY
PRIZE WINNERS ARE
1. Mr. M. Kakei
2. Mr. Ching Hwa Hoo
Mr. M. Nakagawa
THANK YOU FOR SHOP
PING AT FUKUYA
TRAVEL SERVICE 363-0655
FURUYA TRAVEL
PRO
GRAMME TO JAPAN
Dec. 20 Oshogatsu Group
April 1 Frank Fedemoto’s
Spring Tour
May 10 Group Spring Tra
vel
PLEASE CALL US FOR
— Domestic or Internatio
nal Travel
— Business or personal tra
vel
— Low cost group/indivi- :
dual fares to japan.
— Charter flights.
BOOK YOUR WINTER HO
LIDAY TODAY.
B.C. BAZAAR RAFFLE DRAW
$1,000 Winner:
Mr. Ty Ebata
23 Boston Ave.,.- Toronto
Consolation Winners $50.00:
Mr. Jim McGoveran, Willowdale
Mr. N. Nasu, Scarboro
Miss. D. Shikatani, Montreal
Mrs. Calaiacovo, Toronto
Mrs. K. Shigeishi, Toronto
S.L. Grant, Toronto
Miss Tracy Hatanaka, Toronto
Kay- & Frank Shiraishi, Toronto
Sellers’ Ticket Whinners $50.00
Mrs. Susan Crichton, Keswick,
Mrs. Kitty Tanaka, Toronto.
Bonus Winners $25.00
Mrs. Y. Harada, Mississauga
Mr. Jack Tehara, Toronto.
TORONTO BUDDHIST CHURCH
CHAIRMAN BAZAAR COMMITTEE.
The blade was thickly cov
ered with caky, brown-colored
blood from the’ two men, and.
Funasaka could not be positive
about its identity. Although he
knew that the sword was un
signed, he wanted to remove
the hilt to study
the hidden
handle part of the blade. This
could be done by knocking out
the “mekugi,” which runs thro
ugh the hilt and the handle of
METAL WORKS
RUNNYMEDE ROOFE
Tom Lo
59 Lunness I
Toronto, Phone 763Licence No. 1
Rep. John Sugai — 767-1
Thos. T. Onizuka, Q.C
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR
AND NOTARY PUBLIC
425 UNIVERSITY AVE.
SUITE 615, TORONTO
Phone 363-5002
(Res.) 493-2457
SAY IT WITH
FLOWERS
JAPANESE
RESTAURANT
SHARON'S FLO
"MICHI"
KIMURA &
GADSBY
LAW OFFICE
3601 Lawrence Ave. East
Scarborough, Ontario.
'Telephone: 431-1500
OSCAR'S
SPORT SHOP
r /
459 Church St.
Phone 924-1303
328 Queen St. W.
Phone 863-9519
Toronto
CITY-WIDE DELLVEBY
TEL. 425-2122
942
it. - - -
532-4267
—
CHARTERED
accountant
2261 Lakeshore Blvd-
Nikko’«
Toronto, Ont. M8V-1
Phone 252-3513
Buy and Sell
Tour 1
Through
j
Japanese restaurant
TOM OMURi
Reservations: 366-2164
1201 Bloor Street West
PAPE AVE., WHO
JUNN KASHI
Closed On Mondays
3334
2924
1657
8281
2148
15678
12821
15946
15840
Peter Sasaki
MELL REAL EMBi
Seven Days A Week
2008 Lawrence Ave. q
Scarboro, Ont. |
757-5184
I
460 Dundas St. West,
Toronto, Ont.
HYLAND
HAMILTON JCCA
NEW YEAR'S DANCE
With John McDonald &.His Band
I
flowers]
propri**0* j
ION ONODERj
Featuring Lenny Martin
Bece.-,-29th. at Hillcrest Restaurant
'-
Dancing from 9 to 1a.m.
Buffet at 11:30 p.m.
$29,- per; couple
3
489-4654
481^
(Business)
540 Egl^to” £vc*
Toro®*0
a
Page 3
2
December ^ 1973__ '
PAGE 3
Greetings Omitted
Due To
Bereavement
Personal Notes Across Canada
Obituaries
mge Of Address
i Kim (nee Osaka) Ka
Tracy, Kerry, & An-
19513 Donora Ave.,
‘Torrance, Calif. 90503
U.S.A.
pARD OF THANKS
I fc wish to extend our sind thanks and appreciation,
"oiir many relatives and
ds for the messages of
ess and sympathy & flojlributes shown in our rehut loss of beloved
Tand and brother. Hided
Fa-
Mrs. Ayako Tamai &
r Vancouver, B.C.
In Toronto’s West End
; SHITO
Karate Dojo
' 76 Six Point Rd.
- _ Off Islington Ave.
South of Bloor
. PHONE 233-3478
CHANGE OF
OFFICE
Wive immediately.
K.
* Travel Service Toronto
has moved to
- 162
Mona Avenue (Cor. of
Queen St.).
Ken Kutsukake
will
e the responsibilities of
:rne" Office Manager,
jmeoka will remain as
Advisor.
Ata TRAVEL SERVICE
.Vancouver, B. C
TORONTO OFFICE
Tel. 869-1291
|K Tel. 762-4742
HUNTER
GREETINGS OMITTED
DUE TO BEREAVEMENT
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Omori,
Mrs. Ayako Tahara,
•Mrs. Kiyoko Shimano,
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Yonekura,
Mr. &
“ Mrs.
Kunio Suyama
' VANCOUVER. — Elsie Esplen
Hunter
retired
teacher from
Lord Byng School,
Steveston,
B.C. passed away on November
11th after an illness of 4 months.
She; is survived by sisters, Mrs.
Ian Main 2555 Dogwood
Dr.
White Rock B.C. V4A 3K4, Mrs. GREETINGS OMITTED
'Earl (Florence) Quinn arid bro DUE TO BEREAVEMENT
ther Baden. The Esplen family
Air. Tsutomu Ura,
were old timer’s in Marpole.
Jim & Betty Ura,
Mrs. Hunter spent her life of
Tomoye Ura,
teaching Japanese pupils at Ste
Roger & Alitzi Warner,
veston from 1924—1969 when she
Mooney & Terrie Sato,
retired. Pupils of hers arid the
Kurley & Shaz Saito,
whole school as well will reme'Moza & Nancy’ Matsumoto,
mber a cheerful and inspiring
Jits & Grace Makimoto,
teacher. She was planning' to vi
Yosh & Shirley Togawa
sit Toronto in September past
but was unable to make this trip
GREETINGS OMITTED
due to her illness.
DUE TO BEREAVEMENT
Mr. George Tameo Aoki,
*
*
William Kazuo Aoki,
FUJISAWA
50 Nymark Ave.,
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Francis , Willowdale, Ont.
Nobuo (Nobby) Fujisawa, 50, of
*
Mr.
&
Mrs.
Richard S. Aoki,
Vancouver passed away on De
38
.
Romulos
Drive,
cember 1st, 1973.
Scarboro,
Ont.
As President of the Greater
I Vancouver JCCA and prominent
Nisei member of the Japanese GREETINGS OMITTED
Canadian Commuity, he organi DUE TO BEREAVEMENT
zed and actively participated in Mrs. Torano Kobayashi,
many community-wide programs. Mr. Kiyomi Kobayashi,
A most recent project in enco Mr. & Mrs. Takeshi Kobayashi,
mpassing the whole B.C. — se Mr. & Mrs. Coby Y. Kobayashi
nior citizen building project for
Japanese residents in the pro GREETINGS OMITTED
vince — which he initiated and DUE TO BEREAVEMENT
encouraged> is now well advanced Mr. & Mrs. Eiji Tamai,
Vancouver, B.C.
in its research stage.
A charter member of the JCCA
and lifelong- supporter of worth- GREETINGS OMITTED
while community affairs, he de- DUE TO BEREAVEMENT
voted 'much of his time to the Mrs. Tokuye Tsumura
Lawrence Tsumura
welfare of J.C.’s in B.C.
He is survived by his wife Mi- 1 Ravine Pk. Cres.,
chiko Virginia Fujisawa and son West Hill, Ont.
Daivid, of 2376 West 16th Ave.,
Vancouver, parents Mr. & Mrs. Mr. & Mrs. Ken Tsumura
Masayoshi. Fujisawa, 4 brothers & Family
and 7 sisters.
79 Weir Cres.,
West Hill, Ont.
*
*
*
Poul K. Asada, D.C., N.D. Mr. & Mrs. Ike Murase
“Doctor of Chiropractic”
& Family
728A St. Clair Ave. West
1 Ravine Pk. Cres.,
(’/: block West of Christie)
, West Hill, Ont.
' "
TORONTO
Res. 621-1989
651-8060
IW ROOFING LTD
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Saito,
& Family,
3 Brownspring Rd.,
Agincourt, Ont.
MEMBER OF C.R.C.A.
roofs
^STROUGHING
SHINGLING
SHEET METAL WORK
GREETINGS OMITTED
DUE TO BEREAVEMENT
Mr. Tosh Kamino,
38 Norsield Cres.,
Rexdale, Ont.
ALCAN SIDING DEALER
}
^ma
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Shigetomi,
& Family, .
9 Fermoy Rd.,
Scarboro, Ont.
421-3374
NISEI OWNED
“Covering Ontario”
Dates And Doings
Toronto Buddhist Church Bazaar Successs
TORONTO. — On behalf of the Toronto Buddhist Church
we wish to thank everyone far coming out to our Annual Fall
Bazaar and making it one of the best in years. It was a real
success.
The baked goods, mochi, sushi, manju, etc. were in demand and were sold out early. To the poplee who missed out
in buying them, please forgive us for the shortage.
Also, we wish to thank all our kind fiiends and members
for their generous donations. If there was any omission in thanking you, please forgive us.
And to each and everyone who gave up their
e
time and energy by’ volunteering their service so willingly, thank
you.
Welcome Japanese Canadian Friends
KWONGCHOW CHOP
SUEY TAVERN
Special Attention on Take Out Orders
362-0029 For Reservations 362-4322
126 Elizabeth Street at Dundas, Toronto
Catering to Wedding Banquets, Showers and Parties
Seating Capacity 240
DUNDAS UNION STORE
OPEN SUNDAY
- 10 A.M. TO 6 P.M. 173 DUNDAS STREET WEST, TORONTO
364-7692
ONE HOUR FREE PARKING FOR
OUR CUSTOMERS. AT JOY LOY
PARKING LOT. (SOUTH OF LICHEE GARDENS)
15-day group tour of Orient $1,130.1
Tokyo - Atami - Kyoto - Taipei - Hongkong
KAMPAi
TOUR
• Weekly Saturday Departures from Vancouver
• Includes: Twin sharing hotel accommodation, sightseeing.
Most Meals, Airfare, Service Charge and Gratuities
•Single Room arid open return at additional charge.
Phone or Write for Color Brochure and Further
Information.
K. Iwata Travel Service
Toronto
Vancouver
254-5101’
869-1291
1115 East Hastings St.
Res. 762-4742
Vancouver 6. B.C.
162 SPADINA AVE.
TIMES SQUARE TRAVEL CENTRE LTD.
672 NO. 3 ROAD. RICHMOND. BRITISH COLUMBIA. CANADA
TRAVEL CENTRE NEWS
GROUP DEPARTURE TO JAPAN
SHOE
Dec. 21 (3 weeks) — Jan. 21 (4 weeks)
Feb. 15 (3 weeks) — Mar. 2 (5 weeks)
SIZES
HAWAD SPECIAL GROUP
<1^
LATEST STYLES
LADIES 2 and up *
MENS 4 and up
MEDIUM & WIDE FITTINGS
Albert’s Shoe Store
'1328 Queen St. West
Phone 531-1931 Toronto
Jan. -20, 1974 for 2 weeks
For further details and . reservations
Please Call or write to:
Times Square Travel Centre Ltd.
Gertrude Urabe
672 No. 3 Rd
Richmond, B.C.
insurance
iI
20 Eglinton Ave. East
Suite 405, Toronto 315, Ont.
Phone 485-5087
Home phone: 449-9293
THE PLACE TO START YOUR HAPPY HOLIDAY
December ^ 1973__ '
PAGE 3
Greetings Omitted
Due To
Bereavement
Personal Notes Across Canada
Obituaries
mge Of Address
i Kim (nee Osaka) Ka
Tracy, Kerry, & An-
19513 Donora Ave.,
‘Torrance, Calif. 90503
U.S.A.
pARD OF THANKS
I fc wish to extend our sind thanks and appreciation,
"oiir many relatives and
ds for the messages of
ess and sympathy & flojlributes shown in our rehut loss of beloved
Tand and brother. Hided
Fa-
Mrs. Ayako Tamai &
r Vancouver, B.C.
In Toronto’s West End
; SHITO
Karate Dojo
' 76 Six Point Rd.
- _ Off Islington Ave.
South of Bloor
. PHONE 233-3478
CHANGE OF
OFFICE
Wive immediately.
K.
* Travel Service Toronto
has moved to
- 162
Mona Avenue (Cor. of
Queen St.).
Ken Kutsukake
will
e the responsibilities of
:rne" Office Manager,
jmeoka will remain as
Advisor.
Ata TRAVEL SERVICE
.Vancouver, B. C
TORONTO OFFICE
Tel. 869-1291
|K Tel. 762-4742
HUNTER
GREETINGS OMITTED
DUE TO BEREAVEMENT
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Omori,
Mrs. Ayako Tahara,
•Mrs. Kiyoko Shimano,
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Yonekura,
Mr. &
“ Mrs.
Kunio Suyama
' VANCOUVER. — Elsie Esplen
Hunter
retired
teacher from
Lord Byng School,
Steveston,
B.C. passed away on November
11th after an illness of 4 months.
She; is survived by sisters, Mrs.
Ian Main 2555 Dogwood
Dr.
White Rock B.C. V4A 3K4, Mrs. GREETINGS OMITTED
'Earl (Florence) Quinn arid bro DUE TO BEREAVEMENT
ther Baden. The Esplen family
Air. Tsutomu Ura,
were old timer’s in Marpole.
Jim & Betty Ura,
Mrs. Hunter spent her life of
Tomoye Ura,
teaching Japanese pupils at Ste
Roger & Alitzi Warner,
veston from 1924—1969 when she
Mooney & Terrie Sato,
retired. Pupils of hers arid the
Kurley & Shaz Saito,
whole school as well will reme'Moza & Nancy’ Matsumoto,
mber a cheerful and inspiring
Jits & Grace Makimoto,
teacher. She was planning' to vi
Yosh & Shirley Togawa
sit Toronto in September past
but was unable to make this trip
GREETINGS OMITTED
due to her illness.
DUE TO BEREAVEMENT
Mr. George Tameo Aoki,
*
*
William Kazuo Aoki,
FUJISAWA
50 Nymark Ave.,
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Francis , Willowdale, Ont.
Nobuo (Nobby) Fujisawa, 50, of
*
Mr.
&
Mrs.
Richard S. Aoki,
Vancouver passed away on De
38
.
Romulos
Drive,
cember 1st, 1973.
Scarboro,
Ont.
As President of the Greater
I Vancouver JCCA and prominent
Nisei member of the Japanese GREETINGS OMITTED
Canadian Commuity, he organi DUE TO BEREAVEMENT
zed and actively participated in Mrs. Torano Kobayashi,
many community-wide programs. Mr. Kiyomi Kobayashi,
A most recent project in enco Mr. & Mrs. Takeshi Kobayashi,
mpassing the whole B.C. — se Mr. & Mrs. Coby Y. Kobayashi
nior citizen building project for
Japanese residents in the pro GREETINGS OMITTED
vince — which he initiated and DUE TO BEREAVEMENT
encouraged> is now well advanced Mr. & Mrs. Eiji Tamai,
Vancouver, B.C.
in its research stage.
A charter member of the JCCA
and lifelong- supporter of worth- GREETINGS OMITTED
while community affairs, he de- DUE TO BEREAVEMENT
voted 'much of his time to the Mrs. Tokuye Tsumura
Lawrence Tsumura
welfare of J.C.’s in B.C.
He is survived by his wife Mi- 1 Ravine Pk. Cres.,
chiko Virginia Fujisawa and son West Hill, Ont.
Daivid, of 2376 West 16th Ave.,
Vancouver, parents Mr. & Mrs. Mr. & Mrs. Ken Tsumura
Masayoshi. Fujisawa, 4 brothers & Family
and 7 sisters.
79 Weir Cres.,
West Hill, Ont.
*
*
*
Poul K. Asada, D.C., N.D. Mr. & Mrs. Ike Murase
“Doctor of Chiropractic”
& Family
728A St. Clair Ave. West
1 Ravine Pk. Cres.,
(’/: block West of Christie)
, West Hill, Ont.
' "
TORONTO
Res. 621-1989
651-8060
IW ROOFING LTD
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Saito,
& Family,
3 Brownspring Rd.,
Agincourt, Ont.
MEMBER OF C.R.C.A.
roofs
^STROUGHING
SHINGLING
SHEET METAL WORK
GREETINGS OMITTED
DUE TO BEREAVEMENT
Mr. Tosh Kamino,
38 Norsield Cres.,
Rexdale, Ont.
ALCAN SIDING DEALER
}
^ma
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Shigetomi,
& Family, .
9 Fermoy Rd.,
Scarboro, Ont.
421-3374
NISEI OWNED
“Covering Ontario”
Dates And Doings
Toronto Buddhist Church Bazaar Successs
TORONTO. — On behalf of the Toronto Buddhist Church
we wish to thank everyone far coming out to our Annual Fall
Bazaar and making it one of the best in years. It was a real
success.
The baked goods, mochi, sushi, manju, etc. were in demand and were sold out early. To the poplee who missed out
in buying them, please forgive us for the shortage.
Also, we wish to thank all our kind fiiends and members
for their generous donations. If there was any omission in thanking you, please forgive us.
And to each and everyone who gave up their
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time and energy by’ volunteering their service so willingly, thank
you.
Welcome Japanese Canadian Friends
KWONGCHOW CHOP
SUEY TAVERN
Special Attention on Take Out Orders
362-0029 For Reservations 362-4322
126 Elizabeth Street at Dundas, Toronto
Catering to Wedding Banquets, Showers and Parties
Seating Capacity 240
DUNDAS UNION STORE
OPEN SUNDAY
- 10 A.M. TO 6 P.M. 173 DUNDAS STREET WEST, TORONTO
364-7692
ONE HOUR FREE PARKING FOR
OUR CUSTOMERS. AT JOY LOY
PARKING LOT. (SOUTH OF LICHEE GARDENS)
15-day group tour of Orient $1,130.1
Tokyo - Atami - Kyoto - Taipei - Hongkong
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• Includes: Twin sharing hotel accommodation, sightseeing.
Most Meals, Airfare, Service Charge and Gratuities
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Phone or Write for Color Brochure and Further
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Vancouver
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Jan. -20, 1974 for 2 weeks
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Richmond, B.C.
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