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Japanese School Teacher Tackles Age-old Japan Tradition Of Counting Years
TOKYO. — Mokuji Nakamura | la to' end his teaching career on night school.

on March 31, 1972. This calcu­ were right and rejected Naka­
was born on April 1, 1912. He pi arch 31. 1972 and pick up the' ; He had to accepf'the transfer, lation is true in my
case. So mura’s appeal.
happened to be a teacher of En-j bonus. Board; officials
argued but never changed his mind abo­ you'are supposed to offer me a
The board’s argument ■ ■ went
glish and commerce at
Kig*a that he had turned 60 on. that ut his-way of calculating
his bonus retirement pay at the e- • like this: “In counting a pers­
/Senior-High School in Hamama- day.
own age.
nd of the first academic year on’s age,' we start with his birt­
tsu, Shizuoka ; Prefecture.
. Nakamura told officials ,that
On May 22, 1972, Nakamura after I become 60,_ that is Mar­ hday, as stated in the 1902 Re­
■, ■ The. prefecture’s
Board of he was still 59 on
March. 31, sent the board a letter deman­ ch 31, 1973, “not- March 31, 1972.” gulation on Age Calculation.
- _ Education, has made'it a rule to 19/2'and refused to retire at the ding what he called injustice' be
Apparently, officials of - . the i “Meanwhile, according to Ar­
advise'teachers on its payroll to end of the 1972 academic year. corrected/
'
j board began to doubt if
they
retire at . the end of a given acaAt first; officials 'said. “This . His letter argued in effect. “A had beeen right in calculating ticle 143 of the Civil Code, one
■ full year comes at the end of
• - ' demic year (March 31) if- they ' must be a joke. He was born on person born on April 1, 1912 be- teachers’' ages.
the day before the
birthday.
are already fully 60 by that day. April Fools’ Day.”
came fully 60 years .old on his I It • took them
nearly a half Accordingly, you were 60 years
If teachers agree they can get j —When they realized that Na- 60th birthday, or April 1, 1972, year to' consider Nakamura’s leold at 24 hours on March 31. T9a retirement bonus.
j kamura was not-joking, they ab- not March 31, 1972..
tter. It was November 16, 1972
The board persuaded Nakamu- . ruptly transferred
him to a '/Tn other words, he is still 59 I when \ officials decided that they]|
(Cont. on F. 2)

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Dew Canadian

An Independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin
Vol. XXXVIII 26

FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1974

Toronto, Ont.

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The Late Chet Huntley
And The Nisei

Van. Asian Centre Now Under Way;
October Target For First Phase

VANCOUVER. — Footings now are in pla- plete the building’s interior,
according to its
ce and excavation completed for the Asian Cent- chairman, Joe L. Whitehead.
re at UBC.
The major cost increase was due to infla­
Commonwealth Construction Company is caClhet Huntley was the reporter who “sat” with us while we
tion.
.The committee learned that, during the past
had one..-eye .on-, the TV set and the other eye on supper for many rrying-out Phase T of the project at a cost of
year, the cost of steel has increased 100 percent
' '
.
years. Till he moved to New York to anchor the NBC Evening $1.4 million.
glass, roofing material, concrete
Completion
\>vilipiu UA VAX
of
MX
this
VAX AO
phase is
pilftCC
1O
scheduled
O'VJllCU
UACU
1V1
k
for while .lumber,
News, his beat was mainly on the west coast, reporting on KNX....-CBS .radio and later ABC radio and TV. He covered the arrival of October, 1974. If there is no interruptions to the' and labor eosts ^ also lncreas«l substantially.
A second and minor cause was the variety of
evacuees at-Poston and the life of evacuees at Santa Anita.'A de­ flow cf funds, the whole^project is expected to
be
finished
by
September,
1975.

functions
the building must serve. In order to acade later, he supported the JACL campaign, to expedite the JaHowever, due to increasing costs, the Asian cconnmodate them all, approximately 18 per cent
, panese American Evacuation- Claims program, urging a /House
subcommittee^ to enact legislation as “a matter of simple justice”. Centre Fund Raising Committee is faced with more floor space was required than was originathe need for an addition! $1.4 million to com- Hy anticipated.
'
' - Huntley was among- the rare ,voices who sought the “other
When completed, the
Centre
- side” of breaking stories, and the plight of evacuees in 1942 was
will house UBC’s 180,000-voluone of them at . a . time when the rabble rousers were demanding
me Asian Studies Library, and

the Japanese — citizen and alien. — all-be locked up in concenwill provide offices for faculty
_ ' /ration camps for the duration and shipped to Japan after the
the
RAYMOND, Alta.
Memb- Special guest minister was Rev. and graduate students in
z war. The Native Sons of the Golden WTest sought to have the coStudies
ers and friends of the Raymond S. K. Ikuta of the Calgary Bud­ Department of Asian
,- urts disenfranchise- the Nisei voter. '
' and the Institute of Asian and
Buddhist Church gathered
to- dhist Church.
'
A variety show put on by the Slavonic Research. Areas will al­
, By the time Huntley appeared before the House subcommittee • aether on, Sunday, March 17th
was so be provided for cultural dis­
in 1954, he had won the Peabody Award for distinguished jour­ to celebrate the 45th Anniversa­ Sunday School students
theatrical
nalism on the air and Rep.-Peter Rodino Jr. (D.N.J), now head ry of their church and the 30th greatly enjoyed by all who att— plays, musical and
performances.
Fujin-Kai ended. After a break for
box
of the House Judiciary Committee and investigating- the inquiry Anniversary of the
Mas lunch supper, the evening’s eninto impeachment of the President, was so moved by Huntley’s (Ladies Auxiliary). Mrs,.
Designed by Vancouver archi­
Sunada
was • Chairman for the tertainment’was supplied-by the tect- Donald Matsuba, the Cent­
statement and agreed with other members of the subcommittee he
special
anniversary
seiwice. adult members with skits, song■ Ws deserving of another Peabody Award for his statement.
re will be a recreation of the
Rev. N. Kasagi officiated, assi- s, dances and highlighted by a
Sanyo Corporation pavilion wh­
To make a first-hand observation and see how the evacuees sted by Rev. J. Burkey.
Rev. 4-aet play, written and directed ich "was a highlight of the Osawere treated and what facilities were being provided when the
Leslie Kawamura came
back ; by Rev. Kasagi. The Master of j ka Expo 70 and is based on the
<order for evacuation was promulgated, Huntley went to Parker,
from his studies in Saskatonto j Ceremonies for ' the entertainm : design of a
Japanese farm hoAriz., when the first group of evacuees were moving- into Poston
participate in the celebrations, j ent was Mr. Mac Nishiyama.
use.
'
relocation center. He.recalled:
<lThe temparature stood at about 115 degrees. Many of them
The fund raising
committee
had become very ill in the buses on the way over. They stepped
has retained Ralph Russell as
into what was to be their new homes. Construction was by no meconsultant to. prepare
present­
ans finished.:
ations for foundations,. civic au­
(Then project director W. Wade Head admitted housing conTOKYO. — Japanese cabinet ment decided to present $1 mil­ thorities, governments of Paci­
ditions were not exactly what anyone would desire. The large arecently
to lion to the Philippines to exp­ fic Rim nations and people with
. parments were without partitions but lumber and other materials ministers agreed
present
one
million
yen

al- ress thanks for helping in the specific? interests in Asia.
were furnished to enable residents to remedy the situation.)
most
$3500

as
a

token
of
sy- search for Onoda, who had re­
“The dust was about two feet thick. Their belongings were
Initial grants included .$400.mpathy
for
World
War.
II
Lt. fused to - surrender until; comma­
carried in-a- couple suitcases. More illnesses occurred from the
000 from each of the Govern­
•heat and by-virtue-of the fact that the new arrivals were not a- Hiroo Onoda, who returned to nded to do. so personally by. his ment of Canada and the Provin­
Japan March 12 after remaining former commanding officer.
ccustomed to the-water. .
ce of B.C., $250,000 from
the
at large~for-30 years in a Phi­
“Even the completed dwellings were pretty crude. There was lippine jungle. Meanwhile, Onoda celebrated fund established by the, profits
confusion, and there was, indeed, considerable suffering, parti­
his 52nd birthday , at
Tokyo’s of Osaka’s Expo 70, and $550,; A spokesmen for the Prime
cularly on the'.part-of the older people and children.
National Hospital, where he has 000 from-Kei danren.
Minister’s Office said Chief Ca­
’ ... “But in' all the conversations I had with these people, the binet, Secretary Susumu Nika­ been undergoing medical check­
presi­
;aliens as- well as the Nisei, there- existed a magnificient stoicism ido’s: proposal that each' cabinet ups since his return from the ~ Canada-Japan Society
dent
Alan
F.
Campney,
who
and an absence of hatred against this, their adopted or native minister present a gift of 50,000 Philippines.
headed the Asian Centre commi­
land. There was, indeed, a frank and candid conviction that an yen — or $125 —-To Onoda was
ttee since its inception, was su­
injustice was being carried out: but there existed an accompany­ accepted by . all 20 ministers.
have recovered from a cold he cceeded ’by Mr. Whitehead last'
ing faith that ultimately * the people of the United States would
The spokesmen said the cabi­ caught recently, cut a -bir­ fall. Mr. Campney and the Hon.
’ realize the error and that they would make it right. There was
also a determination on the part of these people to so conduct net ministers presented a simi­ thday cake presented by the ho­ Norman A. M. MacKenzie con­
' themselves that they might prove their loyalty beyond question lar amout to World V/ar II sol­ spital- staff. Attending the par­ tinue to serve as honorary codier Shoichi Yokoi; who returned ty were his 88-year old mother, chairman.
- aitd in' the shortest possible time.
~
Two weeks Iater, when l returned to this same relocation from Guam in 1972 after hiding Tamae, and his three brothers,
Sinsuke Hori, former Consul28
years
on
the
.U.S.
administer­ including his older brother,' Ta­ General of Japan in Vancouver,
center, I found everything in order. Thre were lawns in place of
ed island.
dao 60, who flew here recently serves, in Tokyo as head of the
Cont. on P. 2
Earlier, the Japanese govem- from Brazil for the reunion.
Japanese.. fund-rising—committee.

, /By HARRY K. HONDA
CHET JHUNTLEY (1912-1974)

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Raymond Buddhist Church 45th Anniv.

Si

One Million Yen For Soldier

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Friday, April 5, 1974

PAGE 2

Goodnight Chet

(C-ont. from Page Ope)

One-room Existence Typifies
Life For Many Japanese

The New Canadian

the dust. Neat curtains were at the windows of the dwellings.
A member of Ethnic Press
There were sidewalks and clean streets. There was agood deal of
. Association of Ontario
self-govemmnt: and a spirit of cordiality and cooperation bet­
Second Class mall
ween the Japanese and the United States Army guards had taken
No. D-0366
the-place of the original doubt , and suspicion.
“I believe it is agreed that these people did prove themselves.
T. UMEZUKI Publisher
ders are easier to get,” . Otani
By STEVE WILSON
All of that is a matter of ; record. . . If I am not mistaken, Gene­
explains.
.
K. C. TSUMURA
Living standards
TOKYO.
ral Willoughby, Chief of Intelligence under General MacArthur, is
English
Section Editor
He is like miliohs of Japanese
on record saying that the war in the Pacific was shortened by an are inching upward for Ryuzo businessmen who conduct some
KEN MORI
estimated two years, due to the help given this country by oui Otani and his wife, but it takes
Japanese
Section Editor
of their most important business
Japanese in cracking the Japanese code and in supplying other hard work and sacrifice. '
at night in small bars and night
PUBLISHED ON EVERY TUESDAY
information.
They live with their five-ye­ clubs.
AND FRIDAY
“I believe you will also find J. Edgar Hoower, chief of the ar old daughter Chikako, in a
nights
Perhaps two or
SUBSCRIPTION
FBI, and Navy Intelligence on record assserting that there was.no single crowded room. Mrs. Ota­
a week, Otani gets home “early”
$7.00
for Six Months
case of attempted espionage or sabotage among the Japanese mi­ ni teaches high school English from the office — 7 o’clock to
$11.00 a Year
nority group.
>
all day. Her husband frequently spend the evening with his fa­
day
<
“ . . . In spite of the'fact that they-have been forced to live spends 10 to 14 hours a
mily.
479 QUEEN ST. WEST
in what might be called the second-class or blemished areas of struggling to keep his small plThey live in a straw-mat room
Toronto, Ont. M5V-2A9
our West Coast communities,"yet the rate-of juvenile delinquency umbing fixtures firm afloat; in about 10 by 14 feet with a sli­
366-5005
among the Japanese is almost neglible. You will find very few Japan’s troubled . economy.
ding wooden door opening on to
Japanese on relief rolls or in the care of our welfare agencies.
Together they make the equ- a narrow lane lined with apart■(Of course, times have changed and while Japanese Americans ivalant of about $9000 annually. ments, shops and some
1arger
can live in better areas-, delinquency rate has arisen and the indi-. They sacrifice for the future and homes.
gent elderly are receiving public assistance.)
are able to save about half their
Their
There is no sidewalk.
income.
Someday they may en- daughter plays in the street, but
“In short, it would seem that these people qualify for the
Help_Wanted______
greatest amount and the swiftest kind of simple justice,” Huntley ' joy the good life if inflation,' the the street is so narrow and hard
testified. We can almost hear that gentle Montanan’s voice before oil crisis Or some other shock do­ to get to that there is scarcely EXPERIENCED working fore­
man for heavy machinery wa­
the House subcommittee again.
.
'
! es not upset their careful plan­ any traffic.
rehouse in Mississauga. Please
That Chet Huntley was'able to vividly recall (and in his bro­ ning. .
The Otanis’ -$50-a-mohth room phone 625-6292.
The Otanis are typical
of has a desk, color television, dish
adcasts and articles in the Nation magazine) those early days of.
the
patient,
hard-working
Japa
­ cabinet, dresser low eating ta­ EXPERIENCED
camp life permeated his style in commenting on the news of the
desk
clerk.
nese
workers
who
have
built
the
­
day. Not only was he fair but he was never maudlin in his appro­
ble and other odds and ends. At Starting with good salary. Apply
ir
country
into
the
world

s
No.
ach.
'
night, they fold up the table to . Muir Park Hotel,. 2900. Yonge
3 economic power. Despite Ja­ make room to unroll the futons St. Toronto, 488-1193.
. '
pan’s wealth, however, the Ota­ on which Japanese usually sleep.
(Cont. from Page Oue)
LEADING
Japanese
Trading
Age . . .
ni’s have a hard life that ma­
A sliding door at. the back of Company requires aggresive in­
Europeans
one year older on every Empe­ ny Americans or
72.”
the room opens onto a crowded dividual, preferably... experienced
would find'appalling.
Nakamura was not convinced. ror’s birthday.
hallway leading to the next apa­ in import-export with
driver’s
The defense lawyer responded
There are .51 million on the rtment and the toilet
He immediately sent the com-.
shared licence. Typing and telex are amittee another letter of appeal. by saying, “We celebrate Empe­ Japanese labor force, of whom with neighbors.
ssets. Phone 363-0414 (Toronto).
The committee did not take mu­ ror’s Birthday literally as. the about nine million are small bu­
When the Otanis want to take
ch time this time and rejected- date of his Majesty’s birthday. sinessmen. The average monthly
a bath, they have to walk down
the second appeal on December It t does - not matter much how income of a Japanese wage ear­
KAZUO G. OIYE Q.Cbathouse
old the Emperor is on his natio­ ner is the equivalent of $505 ac­ to the neighborhood
28,1972.
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR
which charges the equivalant of
NOTARY PUBLIC
nal
holiday.

cording
to
the
Prime
Minister

s
Now
Nakamura was a
bit
about 20 U.S. cents apiece.
2 Carlton St.. Toronto
confused. The committee insist­ A At another point, a personnel office.
Mrs.
Otani
cooks
meals
stand
­
Boom 1805
ed that he became fully 60 at 24 officer of the Shizuoka Prefects A “A man lives for his work,”
38B-6388
293-4281 (Hm.;
He ural Government stammered in says Otani. “All Japanese think ing in the back hall, using sin­
hours on March 31, 1972.
“Suppose this way. Anyway as long as we gle 'burner gas hotplate and a
wondered whethei' 24 hours on the witness stand:
March 31 belongs to March 31 there is a person who was born are healthy we must work hard rice cooker jamned onto a shelf
sink.
on April 1, 1912. Suppose he di­ in_ order to have a happier futu­ beside a stainless steal
or April 1.
Thos. T. Onizuka, Q.C.
She has no hot water or refries
on
the
afternoon
of
.March
re.
I
don

t
think
money
is
eve
­
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR
He wrote to the Tokyo Astrogator and her single luxury is
31,
1972.
rything,

he
adds,
But
I

d
like
AND NOTARY PUBLIC
nomical Observatory asking wh­
a small electric washing machi­

In
that
case,
we
say
he
died
more
than
I
have
now.

ich was which.
425 UNIVERSITY AVE.
ne outside; the back door.
at the age of 60 in Japan, or
Otani
is
43.
He
was
born
in
SUITE 615, TORONTO
The observatory replied, “The
don’t we. Should we say he died 1929 when the world stumbled
Like
most
modern
Japanese,
Phone 363-5002
hour in question is March 31 if
at the age of 59 plus 364 days
Otani
married
his
wife
for
love,
into a massive depression. He
(Res.) 493-2457
you look at it from March 31
(sic) and. . .,”
rather
than
using
the
traditio
­
never
has
had
an
easy
life
and
but is also April .1 if you look
After three hearings,
Judge he is hoping the oil crisis does nal “Omaiai,” or arranged mar­
at it from April 1.”,
Tosaku Mizukami simply dismi­ not create another economic ca­ riage. He met her when she was
Nakamura felt encouraged by ssed- the case early this
year, tastrophe.
a high school senior and he was
the reply. He thought he now ruling that Nakamura
wasted
moonlighting,
teaching
English
Orphaned
when
he
was
six,
;
,
,
.
.

.
CHARTERED
clearly understood that he wasi^ long a time before coming Otani lived with relatives until after J1* Aguiar job. Patiently
still 59 until the hour in ques- | to court.
ACCOUNTANT
they dated during her four col­
- tion and became 60 after-that l Undaunted, he recently appe- college. Then he worked his way lege years. She then
taught ,
2261 Lakeshore Blvd. W.
hour had passed, or on April 1. a]e(j
the- Tokyo High Court through Meiji Gakuen ,a Prot- school three more years before 1
estant school that awarded him
Toronto, Ont. M8V-1A6
He brought the case before to seek a^clear-cut decision.
degree
in
English.
.

W
Married
in
1963.
a bachelor’s
Phone 252-3513
the Shizuoka District Court on
Nakamura now teaches at a literature.
Her most pressing
problem
March 25, 1973.
commercial school in Hamamat­
There were jobs in textile and J»w is. ^W to »« money on
On March 31, he notified the su City as a part-time lecturer plumbing equipment factories’ groceries, since consumer prices
board that he was now 60 and three days a week. He is also before he started his own small are rising more than 15
per
wanted to1 retire- and demanded raising vegetables in his back­ company four years ago. Otani cent annually, abort twice the
JAMES KAMINO
'
he be paid a bonus. The board yard.
is happy to be on his own, but. us- inflation rate. Pork, a staHe says, “Yes, I want the bo­ he has lost the job security, an- ^ te risen from $1.36 a podid not pay him a bonus althou­
nus.
But that’s not all. People nual- bonuses and other benefits an^ ^o
gh he actually retired on that
a pound. A long
at
the
boarddemand
us
to
stop
day.
'
of working for a big company.
^ry S^I Tras helped push the
teaching
at
60
simply
obeying
price -of vegetables up.
Meanwhile, the board commi­
364-9913
a
mere
guideline
worked
out
by
In
many
large
industrial
conc
­
ssioned a lawyer to defend itself
But
shezfeels
their
real
in
­
erns. Japanese workers got lowTORONTO
anainst Nakamura’s unexpected the Education Ministry.
come is going up despite" the ricost
housing
or
housing
allow“And just consider the retali­
legal action.
atory
transfer I got from them. ances,- large' retirement allowan- : “« prices. For instance, she is
There were a lot of confusing
ces and twice-a-year bonuses e-^16 t® buX meat perhaps five
exchanges dining , hearings on They have been doing a lot of quivalent to three to five months ' times a week now. A few yeother mean things to us teach­
the case.
pay each. ’ Often medical bene- ars ag°’ ^' Otani ate pork onAt one point, Nakamura, ar­ ers. I’m fed up with the mean fits are free
ce or twice a week and made do
been
dealing
guing his case himself, pointed way they have
.
’ . '
.
' with -fish and vegetables
the
Otani gave that up
<rf the Mme.
out that the Emperor becomes with us.”
cramped office in downtown To- i
kyo where he spends six days a ! The most pressing
shortage
week processing .orders
from this winter has been detergent
.Buy and Sell
Your. Home
Bus: 961-5511 Res: 429-6206
building companies or tracking for the washing machine.
Through
down supplies from plumbing eThe Otanis remain optimistic
quipment manufacturers. About despite their, difficult life in one
5 or 6 o’clock he starts on the of the world’s most crowded and
MELL REAL ESTATE Ltd.
Chartered Accountant
second half of his business da expensive cities.. Otani explains
2008 Lawrence Ave. East
y -— entertaining potential bu- that’ his savings are
growing,
Scarboro, Ont. . yers.
his business progressing, his fa­
TORONTO
757-5184
“If I do things-to become fri- mily is healthy and Tm jbeco’ endly with clients, then big or- ming happier and healthier.”

CLASSIFIED

JUNN KASHINO

T.V. Service

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ARE YOU A
BLOOD DONOR?

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Personal Notes
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59 Lunness Road,
Toronto, Phone 763-1360
Licence No. B-L69
Rep. John Sugai — 767-1092

Change of Address

Teachers
Promote
Japanese

Dates And Doings
lapanese Anglican Church Readies Easter Service

Mr. & Mrs.
TORONTO.
TORONTO. — Faith in the Lord’s resurrection set the Chri­
Arthur Azuma wish to announstians free from the “fear of death” and brought them “hope for
ee their new address as:
30
eternal life.”
'
Brucewood
Crescent, Toronto,
About twenty years ago there was a tragic shipwreck at the
.Ontario M6A 2G6, Phone 787VANCOUVER. — The Socie­ Strait of Tsugaru, in' Japan. The Rev. N. Stone, a Canadian mis­
tor Best Results
8364.
ty for the Promotion of Japan­
sionary happened to be abroad. In the midst of the confusion and
Use New Canadian Ads
ese Language Instruction is the chaos, the Rev. .Stone found a Japanese teenage girl without a li­
tentative name chosen for a new
fe jacket on. He gave his own life jacket to her, saying “a young
group being organized as a re­
girl like you should live longer.'Please.be a witness to Jesus Christ
sult of the February 15-16 conwho died for us.” Rev. Stone’s body was found a few" days later.
ference on the learning of lanHe did not'have.a “fear of death” because of his faith in the Lord’s
DEPARTURES
RETURNS
guages sponsored by UBC.
resurrection..
_
Planning the new group are
Let us .worship the resurrected Christ together and receive
MAY 19,
JUN 16,
nine teachers of Japanese who the eternal life which He promised us.
JUN 29,
AUG 19,
attended the conference.
Easter Baptism — Palm Sunday —- April 7th at 11:30 a.m.
AUG 11,
AUG 30,
Japanese-language
teachers
Good Friday Service — April 12 at 1:30 p.m. Joint Service
AUG 31,
SEP 20,
and
others
interested
in
estab
­
at the Japanese United Church.
SEP 01,
SEP 29
lishing programs are asked to
Easter Day Service — April 14 at 11:30 a.m.
contact Professor Matsuo Soga
Celebrant —- Rev. Ken Imai
Phone or Write for Color Brochure and Further
at UBC (phone 228-5188).
Preacher — Dr. Cyril Powles
Information.
- Ken Imai
Margaret L. Howes (Mrs. Jo­
*
hn Howes) represented the Ca­
nada-Japan Society at the ConVancouver
Toronto
ference on the Learning of Lan ‘Daffodil Night' Multiculture Show Cancer Fund
869-1291
254-5101
guages in our Multi-cultural So
TORONTO. — Thirty performing groups from the wide ran- *
1115 East Hastings St.
Res. 762-4742
ciety.
ge of talent in Metro Toronto’s etho-cultural groups will parade
Vancouver 6. B.C.
162 SPADINA AVE.
Mrs. Howes reports that the an exciting array of talent across the stage of Varsity Arena the
discussion panel on Japanese ad­ evening of April 5, in a DAFFODIL NIGHT show dedicated to
liaising funds for Cancer research.
vanced two suggestions.
Extending the parameters of Daffodil Day, the Community
1 —- That private, n on-comm­
460 Dundas St. W.
Folk
Art Council of Metropolitan Toronto has enlisted eight cho­
ercial institutions offering lan­
Toronto 2B, Ont.
guage instruction receive
tax- irs, and 22 dance groups and other ensembles to perform in an
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recive.
NEW SHIPMENTS ARE IN
May 10 Japan: 3 weeker
“We’ve never had such an, enthusiastic response to an appeal
2 —- That good language in­
NOW.
May 22 Portugal & Spain
struction taught by such schools for talent among groups” chairman Leon Kossar said recently. The
* FRESH AOMORI YAMAJune 24 Japan: 4/8 weeker
outside the normal system
be. Council is kicking off a series of 10th anniversary events in Ap­
IMO
ril with the Daffodil Night extravaganza. “It show® that all peo­
Jun 30 Japan: Japanese Lan­
given high-school accreditation.
* HIME NAMA UDON
ple
in Toronto are eager to respond to an appeal that affects all
guage School .
Among other
recommendati­ humanity, such as the champaign to beat cancer,” he said.
* INSTANT TOFU
ons from the conference, which
* HANA ARARE * SHOGA Jul 06 Japan: 3 weeker
Tickets for the event are $2, and are available through Eat­
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will be sent to the Secretary of
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Princesses from the popular summer festival, Metro Inter­
of education are:
Sept 27 Japan'4 weeker
PARKING AVAILABLE AT
national Caravan, will also participate in the Daffodil Parade at
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THE BACK.
1 — That a language and its
noon April 5, and in the Daffodil Night show at Varsity Arena
culture be taught together.
Calling.someone from Japan?
LUCKY CONTEST
WINN­
which begins its marathon run of entertainment at 8 p.m.
2 —- That language teaching
For lowest individual fare to
ERS.
Among the groups involved is Japanese Cherry Blossom Dan­
should be extended down to gra­ cers.' , ■ •
Japan, hotel, tour, chartering
1. Mrs. K. Yahiro.
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bus, cal! us for the reserva2. Mr. M. Yonemura
Other groups involved are:
'tion. '
3. Rev. R. Miyaji '
Armenia Folk Dance Ensemble,
. Bandurist. Ensemble (Ukrainian),
Paul K. Asada, D.C., N D.
The Byrne School of Irish Dancing,
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i

David Oikawa Of J.C.C. Centre Karate
Dojo Wins Barrie Shitoryu Tourney
TORONTO. -— The First Bar­
rie Ontario
Shitoryu
Karate
Championship kumite was won
by' David Oikawa of Toronto’s
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre> Karate Club last week. Ru-,
nners-up in the
all
Shitoryu
; championship were: Duncan Do-

herty of Barrie Shitoryu Dojo, amp of Alliston-Bairie Shitoryu
and Ron Veyt of Canada Shito- Dojo, x
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ryu Hombu in Toronto. %
| - .In the Kata or-form contest,
In the Novice Division Murray Tony Terzo of Midland CollegiaBone of Canada Shitoryu Hom- te Shitoryu Dojo captured first
bu took first place. Runners-up p]ace Ruriners-uip were
Craig’
were. John Linehan of Kingsvi- Mercer of
Canada
Shitoryu
ew Shitoryu and Doug Beauch- Hombu and Tom Meditskos of
Midland Collegiate1 Shitoryu Do­
jo.
In the Novice Division Kata,
Dennis Skulech of Parry Sound
Shitoryu captured first, place.
Runners-up were Noel Metcalf
of Ippon Shitoryu Dojo and Howie Carnish of Barrie Shitoryu
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