Page 1
Japan Reverting To Police State, Claim Critics Of New Penal Code
TOKYO. — A government ad study, goes to the Justice Mini- punishing a conscientious emplo- would be up to
three years in st against the proposed new co
visory
committee
proposed stiy for probably another year yee who revealed pollution
by prison, or up to 10 years for de. Authorities said one demons
recently amendment of present, or two .of study before presenta
his company. .
। the leader of. a riot or “collecti- trator was arrested in a skirm
criminal laws to set stricter sta tion to parliament.
ish with the riot police.
Another change would provide j ve threatening.
ndards and punishment
for a
Among
new
crimes
that
would
up
to
10
years
in
prison
for
)
The
new
code
would
give
wide range of crimes, including
The Japan Lawyers’ Associa
be banned by the proposed code violence or threats- against visit- strict protection to the private tion denounced the proposed new
30 new ones.
is the leakage of professional se ing chiefs of state or delegations • Hves of Public officials. The pecode, declaring, “It violates ba
The ^proposal touched off sharp crets by government
would sic human rights, and threatens
officials from foreign countries. Such cri- na^ ^ar ^minal libel
controversy among members of or company employees, with a mes now are treated in the sa- be increased to five years in pri
parliament, intellectuals and lib proposed - prison sentence of up me way as crimes against ordi-;son from the current three, and the basics of democracy.”
erals, with some calling it “a to three years.
The opposition parties in par
nary citizens under the principle reporting on officials’ private linew step to the prewar police
ves
could
be
punished
even,if
the
liament
called the proposed hew
Opponents, including . consum of equality under law.
state.**
stories were true. .
code a sign of the “reactionary
er movement leaders, said this
The proposal also would make
An -estimated 200 demonstra course” which they say Prime
The new draft of the penal co would deprive the public of its it a crime to gather for
the tors booed and shouted in front Minister Kakuei Tanaka’s govde, the result of eight years of right to know by, for example, ‘ purpose of rioting. The penalty
of the Justice Ministry in prote- ernment is following.
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The Dm Canadian
An Independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin
Vol. XXXVIII — 50
TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1974
Toronto, Ont.
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PARTV
NISEI: Best Of
Two Worlds?
Nisei Nabs
Slayer Of
U.S. Nisei
Woman
American Nisei Veterans Defend
Display Of Seized Jpnz. Weapons
LOS ANGELES. — The Nisei.
Ms. Endo’s column was pub
Veterans Coordinating Council, lished to remind Hahn of his
comprised of Japanese American promise to have the display re
veteran units in the area, defen moved. She also suggested ACS
quarters be relocated elsewhere
ded the permanent display
of or have the building at 1816 S..
captured Japanese military art Figueroa renamed “Peace Hall.”
By GBAYCE YAMAMOTO
ifacts at Patriotic Hall.
• “As it exists now,
Patriotic
SEATTLE, Wash. — Until the
A
These'
are.
not
intended
to
“
glo
The greatest holiday 7of the ( on bad children
and ' their second' suspect in the May 26
.Hall glorifies., the^m
tragic of
rify
the
war
”
,
the
NVCCdeclar
year was New. Years, when all i thoughts and actions.
Rather, street slaying of June T. Yone
all of man’s traits--- the desire
Japanese rested from work and j the Japanese practised a reli kawa, 42, was in custody, the ed in response to Rafu . Shimpo
to compete on the battlefields.
wore their best' clothes. lt was gion, or. a code of ethics; compos^ name of Charles T. Kiyonaga, English section editor Ellen En
To me, there is simply nothing
the custom in most homes to ed of various precepts of Bud 27, was not -released by author
do’s column of May 24. where glorious about war nor
about
spend New Year’s Eve cleaning dhism, Shintoism, and Confucian ities for fear of reprisals. . He
she
agreed
with
Kay
Kokubun
the house from top to bottom, thought, in which social sanction - was responsible for. nabbing the
the men who buy a place in hist
director
of
Asian
Community
with even the menfolk helping, more than anything else, shaped first suspect at gunpoint.
ory as the result of such per
the women preparing the deli conduct and
determined be
Services, which recently secur version,” she concluded.
The suspects, both 21,
were
cacies which must be eaten on haviour. Basically, Shintoism was
ed office space in the County
The defunct Imperial Japane
the Great Morning: bamboo for a nature cult before it was trans- found to be parolees and char
building through Supervisor Ke
ged
with
first
degree
murder.
flexibility, crayfish for longevi formed into a state religion; it
se military artifacts have been
ty, black beans for dexterity, was based- on the appreciation Verne L. Herd and Michael W. nneth Hahn.
on display .since 1946. The Nisei
fish cakes, burdock, bean paste of nature and natural pheno Kimball pleaded not . guilty May
JKokubun “dislikes the display” veterans regarded them as a “vaand rice cakes, which had been mena, with emphasis on ritual 31 before Superior Court Judge as an irreverent reminder of the
service
previously boiled and pounded purity in which love of cletan- Donald Horowitz.
spoils of victory — which inclu lid testimonial” of the
into a gluey consistency, then liness was equated with love of
Herd is accused of fatally st-- de a samurai sword, Japanese rendered by 12 million Americ
left <to harden, to be eaten beauty. Gradually, it came to abbing the victim while Kimball, army and naval flags,
pistols ans, regardless of race, color or
toasted or in soup. After the form the/ basis for religious the second suspect, is charged and other weapons. Miss Endo creed, who “fought against one .
family had eaten the traditional beliefs related to birth, mar- with aiding and abetting in the reported. He had asked its remo of the most evil forces
that
breakfast together, it was the riage, and death.'
murder of the Boeing Co. emp val last December and when the
existed in .the word at that ti
-custom for Father to do the
Because Shintoism provided no loyee downtown at Fifth Ave. Asian American Mental Health me”. Their removal would only
rounds of his friends* homes to
and Pike St. Robbery was the Conference was held in April at
belief
in
an
after-life,
Japanese
thank them for kindnesses . ren
apparent motive.
Patriotic Hall, a county facility mean a futile attempt to obviate
were
quick
to
embrace
the.
teach
dered in the year past and to ask
Kiyonaga, a Todd
Shipyard for .its military and veteran af history,” the NVCC observed.
for the same for the new year. ings of Buddha, which also con welder, was driving- down Fifth fairs department, conference or
•Since many Asian
veterans
After elaborate bowing - and tributed largely to their culture Ave. when he saw two men at ganizers found themselves apol
also
use
Patriotic
Hall,
they
wo
handshaking, they would ■then and art. These philosophies tack a woman on the sidewalk. ogizing to attendees for the mi
uld resent changing the purpose
settle down to taste more food
litaristic surroundings.
combined with the Confucian He stopped his car, yelled at the
or. meaning of that building, NV
and on' it would go until all the
pair. They fled and he gave chaCC
pointed out. “Veterans, abo
. ~ friends had been wished a Happy teachings of correct social har se and blocked them when they
ve all other, do not glorify war.
New , Year. In one - f particular mony and order, and its moral entered a dark alley. Permitted
They have seen first-hand the
'community, this custom of doing teaching with emphasis on filial to carry a pistol for protection
tragic effect of war.
; the rounds at New? Years was respect "and the importance
in his car, Kiyonaga got’out wi
“Let those who-would looku. .. called ‘canting’ and it caught on
education, resulted in the eclec- th his weapon and ordered them
ppn
the; artifacts with displeasu- with the white members - of the
to stop. Kimball slipping around
re remember that they are" look
community to such an extent tic religion which -was their way his car escaped. Herd was driven
SENDAI. — A “super-steel,” ing'at the vis.ual reminders^ of
and popularity that finally, one of life.
back to the scene of the crime
shed
by *
tougher, but more
economical the blood that was
year a notice was posted in the
Ritual as such was especially and turned over to police.
and corrosion-resistant than con hundreds of Americans of all ra
. local post office . to the - effect
evident
in
the
Japanese
commuThe
Seattle
District
Journal
preserve a
that, henceforth, this custom
ventional stainless steel has been ces who fought to
nity and maintained rigidly in commended Kiyonaga:' “His ef developed by Tohoku Universi way of life that permits them to
would be discontinued. It seemed
hold meetings -in a veterans buil
too many Japanese were playing the event of death, in which the forts was only that "expected of ty scientists.
deceased
was
dispatched
with
every citizen who sees - a vicious
(unwilling) host to local white
The feat was accomplished, by ding and permits them to voice
great ceremony, Huge floral crime being committed and sho
drunks and sots, who knew a
a project team led by Prof. Ts their opinions in print.”
tributes would, be offered, a uld not go unrecognized.”
' good thing when they saw one.
The Nisei veterans felt that
uyoshi Matsumoto, 41, of the uphotographer hired to capture
The Japanese were not and
Police arrested Kimball three niversity’s metal research insti changing the purpose and value
have never been religious in the for posterity the respect in which’ days^later “with no resistance” tute.
of Patriotic Hall as a memorial
the deceased was held, the cof
\ Western sense, of the word, that
to veterans would be creating
According to the professor, the
fin surrounded by members of at his place of employment.
is, there was no churchgoing, no
Kiyonaga told, reporters
he new alloy is made by
adding “another -injustice” and held th
the immediate family, relatives,
thought of Sunday as a religious
would have-gone after them “e- chromium, phosphorus and car at the name of Patriotic Hall
'day, no grace before meals, no friends, acquaintances, lined up ven if I'didn’t have a gun (as) bon to iron and has a non-cryst- was “quite acceptable’* to them
6 and 7 deep in the hall or along
as war veterans.
threats of in? avenging Evil-hat
I’m a welder and keep a crow alline and glass-like
property
ing god who kept a close watch
Cont. on Page 2
bar . under the seat”.
known as amorphousness.
(Pacific Citizen)
New Supersteel
Developed By
To ho ku Univ.
*
TOKYO. — A government ad study, goes to the Justice Mini- punishing a conscientious emplo- would be up to
three years in st against the proposed new co
visory
committee
proposed stiy for probably another year yee who revealed pollution
by prison, or up to 10 years for de. Authorities said one demons
recently amendment of present, or two .of study before presenta
his company. .
। the leader of. a riot or “collecti- trator was arrested in a skirm
criminal laws to set stricter sta tion to parliament.
ish with the riot police.
Another change would provide j ve threatening.
ndards and punishment
for a
Among
new
crimes
that
would
up
to
10
years
in
prison
for
)
The
new
code
would
give
wide range of crimes, including
The Japan Lawyers’ Associa
be banned by the proposed code violence or threats- against visit- strict protection to the private tion denounced the proposed new
30 new ones.
is the leakage of professional se ing chiefs of state or delegations • Hves of Public officials. The pecode, declaring, “It violates ba
The ^proposal touched off sharp crets by government
would sic human rights, and threatens
officials from foreign countries. Such cri- na^ ^ar ^minal libel
controversy among members of or company employees, with a mes now are treated in the sa- be increased to five years in pri
parliament, intellectuals and lib proposed - prison sentence of up me way as crimes against ordi-;son from the current three, and the basics of democracy.”
erals, with some calling it “a to three years.
The opposition parties in par
nary citizens under the principle reporting on officials’ private linew step to the prewar police
ves
could
be
punished
even,if
the
liament
called the proposed hew
Opponents, including . consum of equality under law.
state.**
stories were true. .
code a sign of the “reactionary
er movement leaders, said this
The proposal also would make
An -estimated 200 demonstra course” which they say Prime
The new draft of the penal co would deprive the public of its it a crime to gather for
the tors booed and shouted in front Minister Kakuei Tanaka’s govde, the result of eight years of right to know by, for example, ‘ purpose of rioting. The penalty
of the Justice Ministry in prote- ernment is following.
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The Dm Canadian
An Independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin
Vol. XXXVIII — 50
TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1974
Toronto, Ont.
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PARTV
NISEI: Best Of
Two Worlds?
Nisei Nabs
Slayer Of
U.S. Nisei
Woman
American Nisei Veterans Defend
Display Of Seized Jpnz. Weapons
LOS ANGELES. — The Nisei.
Ms. Endo’s column was pub
Veterans Coordinating Council, lished to remind Hahn of his
comprised of Japanese American promise to have the display re
veteran units in the area, defen moved. She also suggested ACS
quarters be relocated elsewhere
ded the permanent display
of or have the building at 1816 S..
captured Japanese military art Figueroa renamed “Peace Hall.”
By GBAYCE YAMAMOTO
ifacts at Patriotic Hall.
• “As it exists now,
Patriotic
SEATTLE, Wash. — Until the
A
These'
are.
not
intended
to
“
glo
The greatest holiday 7of the ( on bad children
and ' their second' suspect in the May 26
.Hall glorifies., the^m
tragic of
rify
the
war
”
,
the
NVCCdeclar
year was New. Years, when all i thoughts and actions.
Rather, street slaying of June T. Yone
all of man’s traits--- the desire
Japanese rested from work and j the Japanese practised a reli kawa, 42, was in custody, the ed in response to Rafu . Shimpo
to compete on the battlefields.
wore their best' clothes. lt was gion, or. a code of ethics; compos^ name of Charles T. Kiyonaga, English section editor Ellen En
To me, there is simply nothing
the custom in most homes to ed of various precepts of Bud 27, was not -released by author
do’s column of May 24. where glorious about war nor
about
spend New Year’s Eve cleaning dhism, Shintoism, and Confucian ities for fear of reprisals. . He
she
agreed
with
Kay
Kokubun
the house from top to bottom, thought, in which social sanction - was responsible for. nabbing the
the men who buy a place in hist
director
of
Asian
Community
with even the menfolk helping, more than anything else, shaped first suspect at gunpoint.
ory as the result of such per
the women preparing the deli conduct and
determined be
Services, which recently secur version,” she concluded.
The suspects, both 21,
were
cacies which must be eaten on haviour. Basically, Shintoism was
ed office space in the County
The defunct Imperial Japane
the Great Morning: bamboo for a nature cult before it was trans- found to be parolees and char
building through Supervisor Ke
ged
with
first
degree
murder.
flexibility, crayfish for longevi formed into a state religion; it
se military artifacts have been
ty, black beans for dexterity, was based- on the appreciation Verne L. Herd and Michael W. nneth Hahn.
on display .since 1946. The Nisei
fish cakes, burdock, bean paste of nature and natural pheno Kimball pleaded not . guilty May
JKokubun “dislikes the display” veterans regarded them as a “vaand rice cakes, which had been mena, with emphasis on ritual 31 before Superior Court Judge as an irreverent reminder of the
service
previously boiled and pounded purity in which love of cletan- Donald Horowitz.
spoils of victory — which inclu lid testimonial” of the
into a gluey consistency, then liness was equated with love of
Herd is accused of fatally st-- de a samurai sword, Japanese rendered by 12 million Americ
left <to harden, to be eaten beauty. Gradually, it came to abbing the victim while Kimball, army and naval flags,
pistols ans, regardless of race, color or
toasted or in soup. After the form the/ basis for religious the second suspect, is charged and other weapons. Miss Endo creed, who “fought against one .
family had eaten the traditional beliefs related to birth, mar- with aiding and abetting in the reported. He had asked its remo of the most evil forces
that
breakfast together, it was the riage, and death.'
murder of the Boeing Co. emp val last December and when the
existed in .the word at that ti
-custom for Father to do the
Because Shintoism provided no loyee downtown at Fifth Ave. Asian American Mental Health me”. Their removal would only
rounds of his friends* homes to
and Pike St. Robbery was the Conference was held in April at
belief
in
an
after-life,
Japanese
thank them for kindnesses . ren
apparent motive.
Patriotic Hall, a county facility mean a futile attempt to obviate
were
quick
to
embrace
the.
teach
dered in the year past and to ask
Kiyonaga, a Todd
Shipyard for .its military and veteran af history,” the NVCC observed.
for the same for the new year. ings of Buddha, which also con welder, was driving- down Fifth fairs department, conference or
•Since many Asian
veterans
After elaborate bowing - and tributed largely to their culture Ave. when he saw two men at ganizers found themselves apol
also
use
Patriotic
Hall,
they
wo
handshaking, they would ■then and art. These philosophies tack a woman on the sidewalk. ogizing to attendees for the mi
uld resent changing the purpose
settle down to taste more food
litaristic surroundings.
combined with the Confucian He stopped his car, yelled at the
or. meaning of that building, NV
and on' it would go until all the
pair. They fled and he gave chaCC
pointed out. “Veterans, abo
. ~ friends had been wished a Happy teachings of correct social har se and blocked them when they
ve all other, do not glorify war.
New , Year. In one - f particular mony and order, and its moral entered a dark alley. Permitted
They have seen first-hand the
'community, this custom of doing teaching with emphasis on filial to carry a pistol for protection
tragic effect of war.
; the rounds at New? Years was respect "and the importance
in his car, Kiyonaga got’out wi
“Let those who-would looku. .. called ‘canting’ and it caught on
education, resulted in the eclec- th his weapon and ordered them
ppn
the; artifacts with displeasu- with the white members - of the
to stop. Kimball slipping around
re remember that they are" look
community to such an extent tic religion which -was their way his car escaped. Herd was driven
SENDAI. — A “super-steel,” ing'at the vis.ual reminders^ of
and popularity that finally, one of life.
back to the scene of the crime
shed
by *
tougher, but more
economical the blood that was
year a notice was posted in the
Ritual as such was especially and turned over to police.
and corrosion-resistant than con hundreds of Americans of all ra
. local post office . to the - effect
evident
in
the
Japanese
commuThe
Seattle
District
Journal
preserve a
that, henceforth, this custom
ventional stainless steel has been ces who fought to
nity and maintained rigidly in commended Kiyonaga:' “His ef developed by Tohoku Universi way of life that permits them to
would be discontinued. It seemed
hold meetings -in a veterans buil
too many Japanese were playing the event of death, in which the forts was only that "expected of ty scientists.
deceased
was
dispatched
with
every citizen who sees - a vicious
(unwilling) host to local white
The feat was accomplished, by ding and permits them to voice
great ceremony, Huge floral crime being committed and sho
drunks and sots, who knew a
a project team led by Prof. Ts their opinions in print.”
tributes would, be offered, a uld not go unrecognized.”
' good thing when they saw one.
The Nisei veterans felt that
uyoshi Matsumoto, 41, of the uphotographer hired to capture
The Japanese were not and
Police arrested Kimball three niversity’s metal research insti changing the purpose and value
have never been religious in the for posterity the respect in which’ days^later “with no resistance” tute.
of Patriotic Hall as a memorial
the deceased was held, the cof
\ Western sense, of the word, that
to veterans would be creating
According to the professor, the
fin surrounded by members of at his place of employment.
is, there was no churchgoing, no
Kiyonaga told, reporters
he new alloy is made by
adding “another -injustice” and held th
the immediate family, relatives,
thought of Sunday as a religious
would have-gone after them “e- chromium, phosphorus and car at the name of Patriotic Hall
'day, no grace before meals, no friends, acquaintances, lined up ven if I'didn’t have a gun (as) bon to iron and has a non-cryst- was “quite acceptable’* to them
6 and 7 deep in the hall or along
as war veterans.
threats of in? avenging Evil-hat
I’m a welder and keep a crow alline and glass-like
property
ing god who kept a close watch
Cont. on Page 2
bar . under the seat”.
known as amorphousness.
(Pacific Citizen)
New Supersteel
Developed By
To ho ku Univ.
*
Page 2
THE
PAGE 2
NEW
NISEI
Tuesday, July 2, 1974
CAN AD IAN
The New Canadian
(cont. from page 1.)
A member of Ethnic Press >
the sidewalk; there would be an while community. '
The generation gap is a •'Enryo syndrome”. This is not
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eulogy delivered by friends, a
Especially was this aspect of phenomenon! with which all to saythat the * NISEI remained
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reception table'to which one Japanese life relevant t in the •races are familiar, caused by the mute and' helpless; indeed, the
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brought one’s (monetary) ex field of the spoken - Japanese: rebellious intolerance of youth very Japanese heritage which
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pression of condolence, and later, among each other and oh special on the one hand pitted against instilled' in him his reticent
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an elaborate dinner for close occasions, the Issei spoke a Jap the refusal and .reluctance - of manner gave him as well the
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friends and relatives, with much anese which was very formal, parents, on the other, to rec co energy and ambition, the- deter
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in the true tradition.
words which had yet to be ro- bility of their own beliefs and Japanese one of the most up
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achievements.
As
in
most
mis
—
wardly
mobile
minorities
in
_
the
Japanese
Section Editor
manized,
for
example,
the
word
Although the Issei and later the
or
non-understandirigs,
the
chief
world.
The
point
is
that
there
NISEI were amenable to Chris “chiku onki” (sound machine)
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baptized and confirmed into ed “re-co-do-pu-re-ya”, “katsudo municate meaningfully. In the who become successful in the
$11.00 a Year
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of
the
NISEI,
this
meant
areas
of
public
life
where
the
shashin
”
(action
picture)
now.
various churches (due mainly to
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derstanding shown them by the • In their everyday life, the municate with his parents be- on one’s feet before an audience
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missionaries) in the end, when language was a mixture of the cause he grew up in a. society is a pre-requisite, namely in the
a Japanese died, he was given a various and many dialects of the which was predominantly En fields of politics and the law. It
Japanese funeral, and in rare prefectures, some of which, like glish -speaking, and he would might be interesting to note
cases, a church funeral, The the Kagoshima dialect, is in form most of his relationships, here, that as the image of the
body would be cremated, his comprehensible to the average even among- his NISEI ■ peers white, aggressively independent
demise officially mourned for Japanese to begin with, plus a through English and not Japa and boisterous American has
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nese.
But
at
home,
he-was
re
overshadowed
the
conservative
100 days; often,; the ashes would Japanized version of many En
HOUSEKEEPER general, live
be taken back to Japan to be glish words for easier pronuncia quired to speak that mixture Canadian in world affairs, so in, three children. Private room,
(which -was, in fact, "kata-koto” also' the Japanese Canadian has
buried in the ancestral plot.
tion and- communication _ with
Phone
(baby-talk) Japanese and En- remained more in the back T.V.,, .radio, and bath.
787-1766
(Toronto).
While Japan, as the socio their offspring: such words as glish,. a poor medium indeed, for ground,
relatively
speaking,
economic- source of inspiration “bo-shin” (boss), "mekibeddo” expressing thoughts and ques than his American counterpart.
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for these immigrants,
kept (make the bed), “washi dekki” tions which would arise natural
The Issei took’ pride in their
the
floor).
Common
changing , in language, custom (wash
ly as 'the child became a youth, children’s achievements and good .MACHINE tools servicing pers
and idiom, the image to which among all Japanese was the and a young adult. Moreover, grades at school, but had little on required for. servicing wide
they -adhered remained the same habit of using the handier En the baby-talk Japanese which he idea what they were studying; range of interesting machine to
as that which the Isseb had car glish pronouns of “me, you, he, had picked up at home was limit they
rarely attended P.T.A. ols. Top wage rate, car allowan
ried with them upon leaving. she, it” instead of the more ed, to the area of basic needs meetings or met the teachers ce, good fringe benefits. Apply
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terms,
the
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sen,
from
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eping the nation as a result of
lenge any of the teacher’s an accountant dept. Typing an
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ment,
but
little
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intel
is
no
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toms arid traditions. Hence, the
The NISEI learned to be is little wonder that, his deve
For the NISEI, 'the white
Japanese community in -Canada flexible, speaking the good En loping natural curiosity turned teacher and the missionary or SEWING machine operators, ex
became - a cultural microcosm,- glish he "was taught at school, him to the world of introspec Sunday school teacher embodied perienced in factory work, year
an anachronism so long as they Outside his home, and reverting tion rather, than to the ..world of. the culture of the ■.white world round work. Airconditioned factdiscussion.
The
ry. Call Mary 363-4588 or 363all clustered and refused ; to to this mixture inside his home, debate -and
and. was a vital link and source
aforementioned
Prof.
Kitano
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disperse, as they were forced to' somewhat akin to the ability of
of assimilation into the society.
believes
this
to
be
the
cause
for
do after the war, when, the re the. educated Negro in the United
Here was the highest authority OPERATORS wanted — home
turn of prosperity
and self- States to revert to his southern what he has termed the “enryo on marrers, customs and habits sewers to sew blouses.’ We deli
confidence allowed a greater "no-account” black man drawl syndrome”. “Enryo” means an of the whites; here too, was ver and pick-up. Call Mary 363attitude of restraint and reserve,
degree of assimilation into the among his own.
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Japan, coming as they did from and - more -familiar vocabulary verbs.
the latter were very few. NISEI
the rural -areas and relatively for calculation of the Canadian
students were considered by EXPERIENCED accountant . cl
.
As
the
NISEI
grew
older
and
dollar
and
.
cents
system:
for
unaware of and out of contact
their teachers to be ideal stu erk wanted. Responsible person
with the mainstream of the new example, $2.50 would be -express his thoughts turned to the realm dents because, they rarely spoke to maintain records and handle
abstract . reasoning . and
intellectual life which was -swe ed “ni yen gojussen” (2 Yen, 50 of
up to question, let alone, chal varied and interesting duties ’ in
terms,
the
language
barrier
sen,
from
the
Meiji
era,
when
eping the nation as a result of
lenge any of the teacher’s an accountant dept. Typing an
the Meiji Restoration. Until the yen was worth considerably would become insurmountable statements, as so often happened asset. Good starting salary and
their immigration, they probably more than .it is today; the sen and with much vocal encourage with white students; 'they were benefits. For appointment
call
ment,
but
little
active
intel
is
no
longer
in
use
as
a
unit
of
believed the rest of Japan wqs
Mr. Sam Okamoto or Mr. Paul
lectual stimulation at home, -it well-behaved,- quiet, end eager Steinberg, 677-3680
still entrenched in feudal cus exchange-.
(Toronto).
to learn.
toms arid traditions. Hence, the
The NISEI learned to be is little wonder that, his deve
For the NISEI, 'the white
Japanese community in -Canada flexible, speaking the good En loping natural curiosity turned teacher and the missionary or SEWING machine operators, ex
became - a cultural microcosm,- glish he "was taught at school, him to the world of introspec Sunday school teacher embodied perienced in factory work, year
an anachronism so long as they Outside his home, and reverting tion rather, than to the ..world of. the culture of the ■.white world round work. Airconditioned factdiscussion.
The
ry. Call Mary 363-4588 or 363all clustered and refused ; to to this mixture inside his home, debate -and
and. was a vital link and source
aforementioned
Prof.
Kitano
3782 (Toronto).
disperse, as they were forced to' somewhat akin to the ability of
of assimilation into the society.
believes
this
to
be
the
cause
for
do after the war, when, the re the. educated Negro in the United
Here was the highest authority OPERATORS wanted — home
turn of prosperity
and self- States to revert to his southern what he has termed the “enryo on marrers, customs and habits sewers to sew blouses.’ We deli
confidence allowed a greater "no-account” black man drawl syndrome”. “Enryo” means an of the whites; here too, was ver and pick-up. Call Mary 363attitude of restraint and reserve,
degree of assimilation into the among his own.
for example, refusing anything kindness and affection rarely 4588 (Toronto).
the first time as a matter of expressed at home, - although it UPHOLSTER, Sewing machine .
course, refusing to ask for any existed in .all families.. In the operators, will train. Urgently
thing, keeping -in the background memories of most NISEI, the needed, apply 925 The Queensand not attracting attention to grade school or high school way, phone 252-5226 (Toronto).
oneself — a characteristic which teacher stands out as the most
is admired and honoured, it influential and beloved figure of ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS
For-service department at Japan
[governs, many instances of soo youth.
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Through
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Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902) to give the form the name, haiku, by
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Framing NISHIMURA
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the Prince Hotel on
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923-6877
Saturday, October, 5, 1974. $17.50. per person includes a luscious ro
THE HAIKU FORM, by Joan Giroux, Tuttle, 176 pp., . $6.50.
ast beef .dinner arid fine dancing to the music of Archie Ginsberg’s
SELECTED .POEMS OF TAKAGI ,KYOZO, introduced .and tr. by
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CO Collection of Representative Works.
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Your Home
.>■.•,::■.In•hel, analysis, .Joan Giroux graces the evolution of- haiku
Through
-from older poetic forms, .a forerunner being waka. Also known as
~ tanka or uta, waka is a verse of five lines in a sequence of 5-7-5TORONTO JAPANESE GOSPEL CHURCH
7-7.
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From waka sprang renga, “a succession of waka in which the
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first three lines of 5-7-5 syllables are composed by one person, the
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Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902) to give the form the name, haiku, by
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The authoress offers a tentative definition of the form: “A
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haiku is a 17-syllable, having some reference to the season and
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i expressing’ the’poet’s union w:ith nature.”
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areness), has had the greatest, influence on haiku. She says that
haiku
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In one of his most celebrated haiku, Basho wrote:.
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of nature are not symbols of something else.”
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-•Special problems_^rise, of course in fitting the haiku form in
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In contrast to the thought concentrated into stylistic haiku is
the poetry of Takagi Kyozo,- who! early “stopped writing fixedform poems.” ’Kyozo made' his reputation as poet by writing in
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