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"The Quaint Customs Of Japan" Brings One Big Headache For Gaijin
By DON MALONEY

TOKYO. — A "fair .summary
of what friends and neighbors
back in Cleveland had to say
when they heard we were mo­
ving to Japan would go someth
hang like this: “We really envy
you your exciting opportunity to
learn? first-hand the quaint cus­
toms of Japan.”
'
Well, that was about four ye­
ars ago, and I’m still not sure
I have learned anything- about
Japanese customs.
Now don’t get me wrong. I
do know that, in Japan, you have
to take your shoes off inside the

house.' Not in the houses of any' into Japan.
My first tangle with Japanese
of my Japanese friends, * mind
after. I
you — only in my own Tokyo Customs came right
house- where Wife Sarah insists first arrived here. We came by
plane and shipped our household
on it.
~
One day, a
“After all,” Wife Sarah says, goods separately.
“if the Tokyo American Club can notice arrived' saying • they were
put little jars 'of toothpicks rig­ here and would I please pick
ht on the table between
tha them up.
My Japanese business partner
salt' and pepper, you can be Ja­
chore
panese enough to take off^your volunteered to do that
for me and asked for the notice,
shoes.”
Those sort of quaint customs my passport, and my copy of
I’m quite familiar with.
The the Declaration of Unaccompa­
customs that I’ll never underst­ nied Goods.”
and is the one with the capital ? I had the notice in my hand
“C” -— the Customs that decides and the passport in my pocket.
what you can and cannot bring But, I asked, “What is' a Decla­

ration of Unaccompanied
Go­
ods ?”
“You didn’t fill out a form on
the airplane saying your house­
hold goods weren’t with you and
give it to the Customs man when
you arrived?” my partner wan­
ted to know. “No,” I said. “Nobody
ever
gave me any such form.”
The air he hissed through his
teeth>would have blown up half
the balloons in Macy’s Thanks­
giving Day Parade. I
already
knew about that custom, too, and
smelled big trouble."
'
“You’d better come to see the
Customs officer with
me, he

advised. And so I did.
My partner told the Customs
man iny story and they hissed
together. This time, two parades
worth.
“You must write a
letter,”
the Customs man said, • “to tlie
man in charge here apologizing
for breaking Japanese law and
promising never again to cause
such trouble.” He wouldn’t gua­
rantee, however, that such an
apology and promise would be
accepted. But, he’d try his best.
“What do I say?” I
asked
him.

(Cont on P. 2)

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An Independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin
Vol. XXXVIII — 87

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1974

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Hosokawa’s Talk Brings Reader’s
Editorial For Centre Program

UFO
Pictures
In Japan

WW IT Holdout Leaving Japan
Permanently To Live In Brazil

KAINAN, Wakayama
Pref, se he did not want to feel miof communication between the
— World War II straggler Hi- sellable being exposed to public
Japanese communities in
the
roo -Onoda’s recently announced attention, . the father explained,
TORONTO. — Ori November
United
States
and
Canada;
In
decision to settle down in Bra!Hiroo, now visiting Brazil at
8th my wife I attended the ad­
zil did not surprise his old pa-, the invitation of his brother Kadress by Bill Hosokawa at the the discussion period which fo­
old
ONOMICHI.

15-year
kuo who lives in Sao Paulo, re- rents here.
Japanese Canadian Cultural Cen­ llowed, there was an
attempt
has
His father Tanejiro, 87, said portedly said recently he would
tre. We went in the expectation to raise some important quest- high school boy 'claims he
seen
a
disk-shaped
and
hat-sharecently that the former Impe­ live in Brazil permanently.
of hearing about the struggles,
ions, but unfortunately ' .these pej flying saucer recently and
achievements and future aspira­
“I don’t mind his
living in
rial Army intelligence
officer
were
not
adequately
dealt
with,
has
.three
color
pics
to
back
his
tions1 of the Japanese Americans
apparently decided- to live in Brazil because he returned to
return us alive after 30 years of hid­
and also to hear some challenge It is in connection with these unidentified flying oibject sigh- Brazil soon after his
home from Lubang, the Phili­ ing on Lubang,” Tanejiro said.
to Japanese Canadians. The la r- questions that I would like to: ting c aun.
ge turn-out was encouraging and g^^ a few thoughts.
The boy, Kazuhiko Fujimatsu, ppines, in March this year.
“But I would be happier had
indicated'that many others had a _
. a freshman of ^Onomichi Technihe chosen to live in Tokyo rat­
Hiroo, 52, found Japan com­ her than in Brazil,” the father
similar expectation. For years
Two young ladies1 raised the cal'High School, said recently he
we have been encouraging the questions of the role of the San- saw the objects on Oct. 11 and pletely changed upon his return said.
home. He felt strongly dissatis­
The local people, who accord­
Centre to undertake this type of sei in the life of the Centre and 19.
fied
with
the
attitude
of
the
Ja
­
of
how
they
could
be
expected
ed him a hero’s welcome when
program and we would like to
Three of his' classmates
panese
toward
the
war
dead
and
to
have
an
appreciation
of
Jacommend the
leaders of the
., Teruhisa Takara. Yoshiomi Mu- deplored that they did hot pay he returned home, have beco­
panese
culture.
As
they
Centre for this and similar acti-;
’ kai and
Kunimasa Sunada — enough respect to the Yasukuni me cool toward him because he
beyond/
having
a
taste
for
Ja
­
stayed at home for only
two
vities such as the stimulating
said they, too, saw the UFO’s Shrine the father said.
weeks and was traveling throug< and informative series1 of‘ lectu­ panese food, they have little? or with Kazuhiko when he made
no
contact
with
their
ancestral
“My son must. have decided hout Japan, writing of his- ex­
res by Dr. Fuse. We hope that
the sighting on Oct. 19.
heritage
and
feel
as
thoroughly
‘ to settle down in Brazil becau- periences for magazines
this will prove to be a lohg-ranTadataka Murakami, astrono­
Canadian
as
any
third-generati
­
ge trend in'. the program of the
on immigrant from any other my professor at Kinjo Universi­
Centre.
cultural • background. Why, then, ty, said the color photos appea- Victim's Father Stabs Man Come For Apology
In the unhappy wartime days should they feel any special ob­ red to be “unmanipulated” snapTOKYO. —A factory worker | The worker, 35-year old Tsuwhen my parents tried - to make ligation to the Centre ? What is shots.
Canadian
evacuees it, they ask, that the Nisei, ex­ . He said,- “They seem to show whose car killed a 17-year oild j tomu Komiya, had come to the
Japanese
incense Nakamura home to discuss comwe something existed that I found bicyclist was .burning
welcome in our St. Thomas, On- pect of them ? For years
did at a Buddhist altar at the vic- pensation for the death of.Namy have heard that the Centre must hard to flatly deny.” He
tario, community,' I had
have a program that will attract, not elaborate.
tim’s home recently when the kamura’s only son; Masayuki, 17,
first contact with Japanese Ca- the Sansei and Ybrisei. But why ?
Kazuhiko said he was at ho­ vietim’s father, 43-year old Sanji last March, officers said.
nadians and became aware of If it is simply to perpetuate an
me in hi s' second-floor bedroom Nakamura, a tailor, killed him
They said they found poems by
the injustice inflicted upon them. institution, we can expect only when “something strange gave
Nakamura left in the room, la­
the me a headache. I got up and with a knife.
Since then eight years of teach­ a limited response' from
and
Nakamura then failed in an menting his son’s death
ing in Japan,. my wife Setsuko, young people. There must be so­ opened the window facing south;
lid, relevant reasons for them
. pledging’vengeance.
and a term on the Board of Di- to give their time and energies I looked out and suddenly saw a atempt to hang himself.
disk-shaped object, about 40 me­
. rectors of the Centre have de­ to the Centre and eventually to
ters (122 feet) thick, gliding oepened the value I place upon pick up the reins' of leadership ver the southeastern sky as the
my'contacts with Japanese Ca­ from their elders. There must object emitted a dark greenish
TORONTO. — The flower creation of Mr. Chiaki Katsuno of
nadians. So if my remarks' seem * be a1 greater effort at dialogue light.
between the leaders of the Cen­
Toronto captured three awards- at the recent Toronto Japanese “I grabbed my pocket camera
critical, I hope they will be con­ tre and the young people to work
Garden Club show held at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre.
structive and will be taken in out the long-range purposes of and got-a shot of the object mo­ Mr. Katsuno’s awards included the E2. Shin Challenge Trophy,
the spirit in which they are in­ the Centre. Ultimately, however, ments before it disappeared.,
the Gunji Nakamachi Memorial Trophy' (Best Chrysanthemum in

Soon
afterwards,
the
second
the
next
generation
will
have
to
the Show), and the Umezo Morishita Memorial Challenge Trophy.
tended, namely that though !
UFO,
about
one-third
the
size
discover
the
answers
for
'
them
­
' Winner of two awards “was Mrs. Yae Iwata. Her trophies were
am an outsider I am a concer­
of the first, appeared near whe- the Garden Research Dab. Award Best Specimen In Show, and the
selves.
■ x
ned friend who feels he has one
re the first, disappeared, I got Toronto Japanese Garden Club Challenge Trophy.
One
of
the
points
raised
du
­
foot in the Japanese Canadian
a picture of this object, too,”
The John Bassett Annual Challenge Trophy for Best
ring the discussion period was he said. community:
Bloom
In the Show waswon by Mr. Chiyogi Matsuo.
that, while there are similari­
three
On
Oct.
19/
he
and
the
_Frankly, the program on No­ ties in the historical experiences
The Kanezo Nagao Memorial Trophy for Best, Novelty In The
vember 8th was a .disappoint­ of the American and Canadian classmates gathered . in* his ho­ Show was won by Mrs. E. Shin. The Toronto Japanese Garden
ment. Mr.' Hosokawa’s written Nisei, there are several import­ me to inspect his photos.
(Hub’s Award for Best Specimen In The Show was captured by
speech was full of platitudes and ant, ways in which' the Canadian
‘Tn the midsts of our discuss­ Mrs. Kisa Mori.
contained nothing that was new and American societies are diff- ions,” said Kazuhiko, “I . began
Some; 1,000 people attended the two-day show. The show was
or challenging except fgr his
officially open by the Japanese Consul General, Y. Arino.
Cont. on Page 2
(Cont. on P. 2)
’ suggestion of a greater measure
By JAMES THURLOW

Katsuno Wins 3 Flower Show Awards

Page 2

THE

PAGE 2

Thurlow. . .

(Cont. from Pago Ono)

Friday, 'November 15, 19.74

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XCont. from. Page One)

Gomen-nasar. . .

The New Canadian

A member^pf Ethnic Press
“I’ll tell you what , to write,” to the counter.
erent. One such’ difference that ribution throughnon-ethnic > or­
Association; of Ontario
he told me,and
dictated my . “No good,” he said, pointing
emerged ‘ was the restively high ganizations; ''
Second Class mall
to the' declaration.' “This form
degree of political involvement
There is another, group whose first “Gomennasai” . letter ever.
No. D-0366
by the' Jap.anese Americans whi­ assistance to the Centre in ■ its I\ wrote it word for . dictated* only lasts six months. You retursix
ned 'two days more than
PUBLISHED ON EVERT TUESDAY
le Japanese Canadians are al­ cultural activities would, be va­ word and signed it..
AND FRIDAY
months
ago,
and
so
you.
.
.

“Now, where is the man in
most. totally unirivolved politica­ luable but whose’ talents' genera­
I
“Have to write a letter
I’. UMEZUKI Publisher
lly. Of course political activity lly have hot been used. ’ This charge who gets this letter?” I
interrupted.
.
*
K. C. TSUMURA
is hot among the purposes of the group. is the post-war immig­ inquired.
“That’s right,” he agreed. And
English Section Editor
Centre, but perhaps.we have he­ rants* from Japan. I realize that
“I’m the man in charge,” the -he dictated and I wrote — now
KEN MORI
re a clue to the -lack of partici­ their experience has been; quite dictator announced, “Please 'give
Japanese
Section Editor
doing a little hissing of- my own
pation by the -younger. Japanese different from that of the Japa­ me the letter.”
and thanking heaven that this
Canadians. In : the United, States nese Canadians in^the circum­ ? He took it back to his desk
SUBSCRIPTION
wasn’t the . same- Customs man:
some Sansei have entered acti­ stances of their immigration. and and, right where I could watch
$7.00 for Six, Months
to whom I’d promised
earlier
vely and aggressively into the in their war-time .experiences him,read every word very ca­
$11.00 a Year
that I wouldn’t be a bad gaijin
activities. of the JACL and appa­ and. that many of them are too refully. He finished it,
stared
479 QUEEN ST. WEST
rently are forcing that organi­ busy getting established .to par­ out? the window for a minute, again.
He took the letter, ' read it,
Toronto, Ont. M5V-2A9
zation to espuse the cause of mi­ ticipate very actively, but surely then "opened his drawer, pulled
but didn’t stamp it. “Your letter
366-5005
nority rights, not only for their they have an imp ortant contri­ out a little round oblong gadget,
OK, but you still have to pay
own ethnic group,,but for black, bution to make in our cultural hit a stamp pad with it a couple
the duty.”
Chicanos; and Indians. They feel mosaic, as the new
Japanese of- times, and. stamped my letter.
“Why?” I hissed. “I apologi­
the ' JACL / is their organization Canadians. But first they must
He came back over to. the co­ zed. I promised never again.’’,
and through, it they can do so­ have a reason for making their unter and proudly^ announced
“Yes,” he said, “but the car­
mething worthwhile to
make contribution. through the Centre. that my “Gomenhasai” had been
pet is valued at
more
than
their country a better place for As a J^ane^
Japanese Canadian C^
Cultu- accepted. But, only
because I Y100,000 and unaccompanied or
Heip Wanted
all minorities. But what Japan­ ral Centre' perhaps the Centre । promised never to break such a
accompanied form or no form, ONE typist and secretary wan­
ese Canadian
organization ..is could help them, to feel, at home ]^^ again.
speaking out on. behalf of other here, assist them in getting es­ ■ So, next time I~ came back to letter or no letter, promise or no ted. Apply Nissho-Iwai Canada
promise — duty must be paid.” Ltd., Phone 368-1751 (Toronto).
minorities in Canada, the Indi­ tablished, and- help - wi th . the Japan unaccompanied by
my
I did. There was no sense ..
ans for example ? What Japan­ problems of settlement in a new goods, I filled out that form —- in So,
asking why the letter. And - EXPERIENCED, sewing machiese Canadian organization is pu­ and sometimes bewildering envi­ in duplicate — and made sure
I thought to myself — now I ne operator wanted for sewing
tting pressure on the provincial ronment.
the Customs man at the airport know all there is to know about blouses at home or in the facto­
or federal government to rescue
There are only-two sources of stamped it. for me.
the quaint" Customs’ customs of ry.' Call Mary 363-4588 (To­
the Indians of north-western On­ future, leadership for the Centre.
When the goods arrived — an
ronto).
tario whose waters . and fish — the Sansei and Yonsei, and Oriental carpet from Taiwan — Japan.
. But then we came back from PACKERS, assembly workers,
■have been polluted by ..deadly the new Japanese, immigrants. I gave the man my arrival no­
mercury ? I am not suggesting If either of these groups is ; ig­ tice, my passoprt and very pro­ home leave last month —una­ technical -workers with soldering
„that the Cultural Centre take up nored or. if- the-Centre seems ir­ udly, indeed -— my Declaration ccompanied by some more goods. experience wanted. Electronic
such causes but surely . Japanese relevant to them, then' the long- of Unaccompanied Goods. He as­ I’ll tell you about that latest technicians to work near Wood­
chapter next time.
have a special obligation to be run future of the Centre
bine & 1 Steeles plant. Call for
for ked me to have a * seat. From
'
That
-is
if
they
haven

t
match
­
sensitive to injustices to
any which so many have
particulars, 266-4554 (Toronto).
laboured that'seat, I could see that all my
minority. Somehow the work of so faithfully looks bleak indeed. documents were * the subject of ed up my two “never again” le­
tters by then.
Business For Sale
the Centre- will have4 to include
The Japanese Canadian' Cultu­ one of the biggest meetings ea challenge to the next genera­ ral Centre has, through the de­ ver held in the Customs office.
JAPANESE food store for sale
tion that they consider to : be dication and hard work of ma­ The gathering generated more
I or lease. For further -informati]
on call 266-8247 (Toronto).
worthy of them before their. ac­ ny people come through nume­ paradefuls of hissing. The. man
tive participation can be expec­ rous trials and crises' and ? has who took the papers came back
ted. And the Nisei should not be gradually improved its financial
2239 Bloor St. West
Paul K. Asada, D.C., N.D. |
surprised if . succeeding . genera­ p o sition .It has made important
(At Runnymede) Toronto
“Doctor of Chiropractic”
tions feelthemselves so thoro­ contributions to the life of the UFO
Phone 766-4292
728A St. Clair Ave. West
ughly integrated ; in to the main­ Japanese Canadian
community
(Cont.
from
Page
Oue)
OPERATED
BY
(Pi block West of Christie}
stream of Canadian life
that and to the cultural life of Toro­
feeling
the
same
type
of
head
­
TORONTO
NAMIKI * TANOUYE
thejr prefer to make their coht- nto,; and I sincerely hope that
ache I had on Oct. 11.”
651-8060
Res. 621-1989
these contributions may continue
Teruhisa said, “I also . felt a ।
far into the future, but what numbing feeling as if I were
happen when the present bewitched.’’
KAZUO G, OIYE Q.C- will
Auto-Fire-Life
Bus: 961-5511 Res: 429-6206
generation
of
leaders
passes

It
could
be
another
UFO
ap
­
BARRISTER: SOLICITOR
_ All Forms Of
from the scene? I know these pearance/’ suggested Kazuhiko.
NOTARY PUBLIC
INSURANCE
leaders are. concerned .about' this
2 Carlton St.. Toronto
“We rushed upstairs to check
matter. But the evening
with and to* our astonishment we saw
.
Room 1?C5
Consult
Chartered
Accountant
Mr.
Hosokawa
indicated
that
.293-4281
(Re«J
366-6388
the two flying objects,” said Te­
IJ
sufficient thought has not yet ruhisa.
been given to this problem and
Suite 403
“They disappeared after head­
Bus: 449-9891
130
BLOOB
ST. W.
TORONTO
I hope that the questions raised ing in' our. direction for? 15 sec­
Home: 759-8317
Thos.T. Onizuka, Q.C. that night will initiate a new onds,” Teruhisa said..
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR
consideration of the future of
AND- NOTARY PUBLIC
the Centre in this - community
;YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE
and of new avenues of service
425 UNIVERSITY AVE.
DEMONSTRATION OF PANASONIC MICRO OVEN
which will attract the necessa­
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7
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ryleadership for the decades aPhone 363-5002
head.
.
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Friday, November 15, 1974

Thank You All <
On behalf of. the Montreal Buddhist Church, we wish
to thank you' most sincerely for all the. donations and effort
we received -for the bazaar ' held: on Sept. -28th., Due to -your
kind (support the bazaar was a great successs. Thank you
~ oi)0g again.
Bazaar .Committee.. .
Following are the lucky winners of- the .benefit dr aw r—
Mrs. {Shinkoda $100.00 Montreal
Mr. K. Yamamoto $100.00 Montreal North
, Mrs. ,F. Iwasaki $50.00 {Montreal
_
Miss Debbie Hayashi $25.00 ■ Montreal.
Mr. S. Yamamoto $25.00 Dollard des Ormeaux

Dates And Doings

CARDS OF THANKS
To our friends we wish to
express our sincere .thanks
and appreciation for their acts of kindness,
sympathy
and beautiful flowers receiv­
ed in the sad loss of our dear
mother, Yoshiko.

Jack Momose
/
Tom Momose
Mr. & Mrs. Haj Kagetsu.

Hamilton JCCA Year End Dance December 28th.
HAMILTON. — The Hamilton JCCA will be holding their Annual Year End Dance on*Sat., December.-28, 1974:-from 8 p.m. to
1 a.m. at-the Hillcrest Restaurant, 510 Concession Street. Music by
.John McDonald and his; band featuring Lenny Martin. Hot French."
'buffet to be served- at 11-p.m.- Open, bar and select, door prizes. We
extended our invitation to all and especially to our out-of-town
friends to join us on this' occassion to celebrate the year’s end with
— Ham. J CCA
us.
*

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Suite 405, Toronto - 315, Ont.
Phone 485-5087
- Home phone: ? 449-9293

Reservations: 366-2164
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Toronto, Ont.

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thank their many . relatives,
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We wish to 1 express
our
sincere thanks and heartfelt
appreciation to bur many fri­
ends and' relatives for their
kindness, messages of sympa-'
thy and beautiful floral tribu­
tes in the recent loss of a
dear husband and father Kur
mao Nagano.
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Grandchildren & Family

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_

CHARTERED
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Toronto, Ont. M8V-1A6
Phone 252-3513

Toronto JCCA Membership Drive At $2,223.76
.
TORONTO. — At a recent meeting of, the Toronto Chapter
JCCA it was reported that the Membership Drive for 1974-75, pro­
duced.-with the able assistance of the Tssei-bu, had received memb­
ership-fees in the amount of $2,223.76, including 8 Lifetime Mem­
bers of $50.00. This generous support of the Japanese Canadian
community will enable the chapter to continue their work. in wel­
fare, publife relations, inter-ethnic activities, and -involvement- with
senior citizens projects.
With the -coming of the. Christmas- season, the T. JCCA will
make theiiii<annual visit to Nipponia - Home in Beamsville in . early—
December, when members of the Executive committee will prepa­
re and serve a Japanese dinner to the residents and staff, with a
small gift to each. This will be .followed- by an evening of visits
to Convalescent homes, hospitals, and Homes for Senior Citizens,
t— T. JCCA
scheduled for mid-December.
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J. C. Cultural Centre "Artisan '74" Nov. 23-24
TORONTO-. — The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre will
present ARTISAN ‘74 — an exhibit and sale of crafts by its mem­
bers' and local craftsmen — on-Saturday, November 23, and Sun­
day, November 24' from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. both days.
Works featured will be contemporary Japanese dolls by Ki­
miko Koyanagi; pottery by the award-winning potters, Chizuko
Shimano and Norine Rive ; enamelling by Robert -Short and Betty
Miyasaki; batik hangings by-Walter Sunahara. Also shown will be
works by 60 craftsmen in the form of conventional crafts such,as
weaving, macrame,.jewellery, etc. as well as the traditional Japa-?
neise crafts—like shoji screens, paper, dolls, and other folk arts.
Sumi-e (Japanese brush painting) will be ■ presented. by Ruth Ya­
mada and her students.
...
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With Christmas on our minds, this show will provide an ex­
cellent opportunity for selecting unique gifts, as well as a chance
to spend a pleasurable few hours. .Snacks, Japanese and Canadian,
will be available and there will be several beautifully crafted ob­
jects d’art .to be raffled.
J.C.C. Centre
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460 Dundas St. W.
Foronto 2B> Ont.

ka, T. Nagata.
STORE 366-5451.
In anticipation of -freight cha­
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rge ’ increase, we - brought in
- 363-0655
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get for your Issei parents,
New chinawares,
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Nippon music,“they are all in Puerto Rico?
Twice monthly draw for a
We» are going there
for 7
now".
pair of green NHL tickets.
We
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for
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will continue till the end of Call us today as we
only
- November.
have a limited space.
Lucky Prize Winners Are: Group Travel To Japan
March 19
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173 Dundas St. W. Toronto
Oct.
5
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PAGE 4
SAY IT
WITH FLOWERS

Welcome Japanese Canadian Friends

KWONGCHOW CHOP
SUEY TAVERN

SHARON'S FLORIST

iBy BILL HOSOKAWA

Peter Sasaki

THE RICE CULTURE — About the most-appreciated, thing
you can do for a visitor from Japan, particularly if he lias been
traveling many days, is to provide him with a meal of rice. After
he has been deprived of rice for >ai while he develops a deep yearning for it. This love of rice is evident even among many Nisei —
after meat and potatoes for a couple of meals they’re ready for
rice.

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It would
there are deep ..historical and cultural ties bet­
ween the Japanese and rice, and this is explained in a fascinating,
beautifully illustrated book called “The Rice Cycle”. It was publi­
shed by JETRO, the Japan External Trade Organization, for dis­
tribution at the Spokane World Exhibition. It is not for sale, but
if you will read to the end of the column, you will learn how you
can get a copy.
.
“In Japan,” the-book explains, “the notion of ‘staple food’ is
quite strong. Cooked rice is the staple food, no matter how many
other foods — fish, meat, vegetables — might be served no matter
how many courses a meal may have, no matter how beautiful the
rest of the food may look. Anything other than rice is a side dish.
In times when people could not get other foods, they filled them- selves with cooked rice sprinkled with salt. During the feudal peri- .
od, whenever samurais confined themselves in their castle during a
siege, the only provisions they secured were rice, salt and water
_ simply because of this notion. In this sense, then, rice as food
functions as a far more important food in Japan than does either
bread or potatoes in Western countries.’
The book explains the key role rice played in Japanese ci­
vilization. For example: Until the Japanese learned to -grow- rice,
they were • wanderers in search of food. Rice cultivation led to the
formation of villages, and a classed society divided into commonerfarmers and their ■ leaders who controlled labor and peiformed the
rituals.
In feudal times rice was measured in terms of “koku,” the
equivalent of about five U.S. bushels. The size of a territory, administered by a feudal lord was determined by the annual rice
yield of his land. Thus a 100,000-koku lord had enough land to
produce 100,000 koku of rice One koku of rice also was approximately the amount the average
_ Japanese consumed in a year.
So, roughly speaking, a lord with a 100,000-koku fief also had ju­
risdiction over approximately 100,000 people.

TOM OMURA

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Phone 531-1931 Toronto

364-9913
TORONTO.

JAPANESE
RESTAURANT

JAPAN TOUR DURING THE NEW YEAR
Departure Nov. 23 — 8 weeks

"MICHI"

Departure Dec. 22 — 5 weeks

459 Church St.
Phone 924-1303

Call your family or relatives from Japan during the summer
holidays

328 Queen St. W.
Phone 863-9519
Toronto

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other holiday resorts

Closed On Mondays

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(Business)

(Residence)

540 Eglinton Ave. W.,
Toronto

APPLICATION FOR PERSONAL ORBITINGS
IN THE SPECIAL EDITION OF THE ENGLISH SECTION IN
THE NEW CANADIAN

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One-'hundredth of a .koku was a “sho” which also served
-as a unit of cost' A traveler might be charged one sho for an
overnight stay at an inn. One-thousandth of a koku was called a
“go” which was roughly what one person would consume per meal.
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The book tells us that the original Ise shrine, the most reve­
red. of Shinto shrines, may have been a rice warehouse. Many Ja­
panese rituals' are connected with rice-farming, as aie sacied dan­
ces and formal music.. The book also relates the many uses of rice
other than food. Rice bran, the result of the grain-polishing process, contains oil used in cooking, it is a pickling ingredierift, can
be made into chicken and livestock .feed, and is used by women in
skin care. Rice straw is used as fuel, livestock feed, foi tatami
mats'and thatch roofs, rope, containers^ wrapping to protect trees
from the cold, and even in firing pottery.

Yet, rice is -not indigenous to Japan. It was probably introdu­
ced to the islands from China in the second or third century. Niigirimeshi” which, is rice hand-packed into balls,, first made their
’ appearance about the 11th century, and as many Nisei know, it
still appears in the Japanese lunch.
Koji Yoshitsugu of the JETRO office in San Francisco re­
ports’ that he has a limited number of these books on hand. If you.
■would write to huh at the Japan Trade Center, 1737 Post St., San
Francisco, CALIF. 94115, he’ll be glad to mail you a copy without
charge, first come first served, as long as the supply lasts.

3601 Lawrence Ave. East
Scarborough, Ontario.

$5.00
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Over $5.00 space according to sum.
(Please mark which above sample)
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I enclose $_____ T- for which to publish my greeting
or greetin g omitted, in the Holiday Issue as follows:
(Please remit with cheque or money order)
NAME(S)

|HEMMY‘
ADDRESS

NOV. 24 — JAN. 23
NOV. 17 — DEC. 13
DEC. 29 — JAN. 19

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January 26 — February 8.
TOUR Escort from Vancouver, Japanese speaking Guide
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RELATIVE FLIGHT from Japan Xmas.
DEC 22 — JANUARY 9.
For further details and reservations
Please Call or write to:

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