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J.C. Centennial Society
President Obata Speaks
Excerpts of i remarks by Roger
Obata, President Japanese Cana­
dian Centennial; (Society;*: at; a Ne­
ws Conference/ ’ ‘ 'Hotel ^Toronto
Toronto; Ontario January;4, 1977._
The first immigrant from< Ja­
pan to . Canada was an adventu­
rous, and7 enterprising ' young
man who stowed away -aboard a
British ship and 'disembarked^. in
1877 on the ; British Columbia co­
ast. His name was Manzo Naga­
no, and he Is considered to be the
first Japanese to ^settle. in Cana­
da. He ended up in Victoria, and
•became a successful 'businessman

occupations and professions- were,
closed to the Japanese Canadians,
as well as civil; service positions.
This■ second-class citizen
status
existed for' 72 years of the 100
years of pur history in Canada.
It was not until March 1949 that
Japanese Canadians wer e allowed
to vote in British? Columbia, and
therefore also in Federal electi­
ons.
.
.

Japan Donates $50,000 To U.S. Japanese Centre
Although details of the grant
Kat-LOS ANGELES. — The Japa
Japa- su relayed the .news to
nese government is reported to suma-Mukaeda, chairman of the will not be available until later,
J. Doizaki supporters of the. JACCC ? who
have donated $50,000 - to the. Ja­ board, and George
panese American Cultural ■ '.and I JACCC president,, as. well. as to have worked for more than five
Max: years to bring the cultural-comm­
of Lbs other, members . of the
Community Center, Inc
Angeles, it was announced offici- board of directors, after receiv­ unity center in Little Tokyo to
reality,
were
jubilant at the
a^y- ing a telegram from the ■ Foreign
news from Japan.
Consul General Yukio Takamat- Ministry.

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THE NEW CANADIAN

But the experience that is unique to - the ' Japanese Canadians
TORONTO, ONTARIO
was their mass evacuation' and
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World War. As is now well kno­
wn, such treatment did. not ex­
tend to German 'Canadians/or Ithere.
. .
,
Thtan in the latter years of the talian Canadians. But in the .. na­
19th Century,' more and more i- me of so-called - “national secu­
mmigrants <f oil owed in Nagano’s rity”, 22,000 persons, the-majori­
footsteps.to settle on the west co­ ty . of whom were. Canadian Citi-'
zetas, were uprooted from their
There is^no better known sym­ rai. Because of this love and reast of North America.
J.C. Centennial Society
bol of Japanese culture than the. spect, surprisingly large numbers
Like. Manzo N agan o, they we- homes on the Pacific Coast/ ba­
pioneers nished to road .camps and; relo­
re a special. breed of
major sword. From the legendary be - of ancient blades have been pre­
TORONTO.
,
stamina cation centres inland, and. their project to celebrate the Centen­ ginnings of Japan’s . .history it served through the centuries.
who had the courage.
Today the sword ranks as an
and determination to- carve a new properties confiscated.
nial of Japanese immigration to has had a significance far grea­
life in a strange and often hosti­
" To many of the Issei (the im­ Canada, the 'Japanese. Canadian ter than that of a mere weapon. object of art, a lesson in superb
le environment on the other side migrant generation) who
were Cultural Centre is sponsoring a It has been a symbol of the go­ technology. For centuries, - the
of.- the wide Pacific Ocean from then in their middle age, it me­ large-scale exhibition, tentative­ ds, sacred treasure of shrines and skills and secret lore of the. an­
their native land.’ From the out­ ant losing everything they had ly entitled: “Treasure Swords of temples, and the visual represen­ cient-swordsmiths have been pa­
pupil,
tation- of the spirit of the Samu- ssed on from master to
set,' unfamiliar with the langua­ worked: so hard to own, and star­ Japan.”
and- flourishes even now, thanks'
ge and^ the customs/’ they wer? ting from .scratch. again.
to dedicated craftsmen.
mainly .used as. cheap labor in 7 "More than one Prime Minister
the opening up of- British- Colum­ has expressed regrets in , recent
In the Nihon-to, the traditional
bia, as were the ‘ Chinese before years for• this- official 'injustice,
TORONTO. -^- Sansei from the ages of 15 to 30 years of age Japanese sword, we can see the
most
beautifully
them.
because no case of sabotage or from across Canada are urged to "attend the Japanese Canadian finest and
fishing,
.. Whether it was in
treasonable- action ever occurred. Centennial Conference on July 29 to;31st, 1977 at the Japanese Ca­ wrought steel in the world.
building
lumbering, mining or
Furthermore, it Ihas been recently nadian Cultural Centre.' Theme is “ Vf hereDo. We Go From Here ?■
Japanese men wore no jewelry,
What is the conference about ? It is. about us. It is structured
the railroads, they were under revealed that Canadian military
so the decoration of their prized
paid in comparison with
their authorities in 1942 did not exp­ so that we may discuss and exchange ideas 'about our* aspirations sword-blades became a
major
of being Japanese Canadians in a changing Canadian society. It is
fellow non-oriental workers.- And ect any such acts.
about the problems we might feel about being in a minority ethnic way of indicating their artistic
yet within two decades, the imThe evacuation and the subse­ group, highly visible to, the public. It. is about the contributions tastes. Goldsmiths,
la
migrant Japanese became firmly quent treatment of our. people we hope we are making to develops better nation. It is about un­ artisans of supreme skill all ap­
entrenched in the economic life had been merely a political act derstanding our heritage and history.
plied their efforts to the orna­
Hut it is more! This will be a chance to meet others who are mentation of hilts, scabbards and
of the province, and played -a in response to well-cultivated hy­
significant role in' the early de- steria, not merely because of the interested in the Arts, the Professions, in Bu sines s-^and Athletics. metal fittings. Their skills have
"Plans have already been made to. find and invite speakers,,
velopment of western Canada.
shock of the Japanese attack on
but more help is required. If you are interested in this conference, produced a wealth of fine crafts­
By the late 1930s, the Japane- Pearl Harbor, but as a direct link
please write to: Conference Organizing Committee c/o Mr. Ron manship and superb artistic des­
se Canadians held ' 50% of the with decades of
-anti-Oriental, Shimizu J.C.C. Centre
ign.
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commercial fishing licences, did prejudice which tainted the en­
During the exhibit, to be held
85% of the berry farming in the tire West Coast of North Ame­
at the Ontario Science Centre in
Fraser Valley, and
constituted rica. ■
Don' Mills, many rare examples
25% of the -labor force in the
■ You must be wondering in vi­
The list of the top 10 foreign of the art and technology of Ja­
TOKYO. -— The Kyodo News
lumbering industry. This was ac­ ew of the foregoing experience,
panese swords will be on display.
Service said recently— the Lock­ stories:
complished in spite of the consi­ why we should want to celebrate
Canada,
heed
payoff scandal was pick­
1. Deaths of Chou En-Lai and For the first . time in
derable racial; discrimination im­ the Centennial instead of having
visitors will see swords and ar­
ed as the biggest news event of Mao Tse-Tung;
posed upon them and. other resi- a national mourning^
;
_
tifacts relating to over 1500 ye­
1976 in Japan, while Chinese de­
2. U.S. presidential election;
dents of Asiatic origin by go­
ars of Japanese history. A few
Well, we Japanese Canadians velopments centering, .on the de­
Establishment of 200-mile
vernment statutes and ' legislat­ are a tough, determined and re­
selected artifacts relating, to the
aths of Chou En-Lai and
Mao fishing zone;
ors. ' '
Samurai — armour, costumes, pa­
sourceful group, as we have pro­ Tse-Tung were rated the top fo­
The most repugnant of these
4. Exposure of payoffs overse­ intings, sculpture, etc. will
be
ven over the years.
reign news story.
>
legislations was an Act passed in
as by U.S. firms;
shown as well.
To have survived the traumatic,
The Japanese news agency co­
1895 disqualifying, the Japanese,
5. Viking 1 and 2 landings on
Live demonstrations by craft­
experience of the evacuation wi­ mpiled the lists of the top
10
■naturalized -. or
Canadian-born,
Mars;
thout becoming bitter, resentful, news events of the year from
smen from Japan are being pla­
from the right to vote in provin­
6; (Socialist Republic of Viet­ nned. In addition to this, a full
social misfits was in itself a ma­ votes of its member newspapers
cial elections. This -meant being
programme of films, demonstra­
jor accomplishment. In addition; and broadcasting outlets throug- nam formed;
barred - from. - fed er al. voting . as
7. Major earthquakes in seve-. tions, and performances related
we have survived and prevailed hout the nation.
well because, one right depended
to traditional Japanese
culture
through the hardships, injustices
After Lockheed on the. domes- ral countries;
upon the other.
8.
Organization

of
-Petroleum
will be presented all during the
and countless adversities which tic list were the losses of the
But this^denial of what
all,
Exporting
Countries
decision
to
'summer, both atjthe Science Cen­
were our lot tin the 1940’s and ruling-Democratic party and the
Canadians have always assumed
tre and the Japanese Canadian
early 1905’s.
Communist party in the Dec. 5 raise oil prices;
as an.automatic right did not ex­
9. Israeli ~ commandos
rescue Cultural Centre.
by
"We did not set out to do it as elections along with gains
empt-Japanese Canadians from
The exhibit is being supported
and hostages and Entebbe; and
a group. Scattered as we were middle-of-the-road parties,
the Taxation Act or the Income
10. Pound sterling drops sharall over the country, the Japa- the Soviet MIG25-defector incid­
Tax Act, to name, only a. couple.
(Cent, on P. 2)
, plyent.
Without the franchise, many

Japanese Samurai Sword Exhibit In
Toronto At JCC Centre For Centennial

J.C. Centennial Confab July 29-31st

Lockheed Scandal Biggest Jpn. News

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nese. Cana dians -s et < out individu­
; This is why we are celebrating
ally to/ prove something, to < our-;
In' .the first' category, the obj- B.C.
to
rave
reviews.. As.
•...»<,•&¥« Federation..’
the
Centennial
of
the
Japanese
selves - and to • our fellow. Canadi­
ectiyes-are:
I opening
in
Ottawa in
May ; , Seconi Clua maU NA 09366
Canadians.
We
want
to
tell
other
A. . To link up the’ fragmented I will begin .a n^tipnal tour of this I - ^ UMEiUKI PUBLISHER
ans. Despite the politicans/and
Canadians
:
as
.-well:
-.-as.-.to-^-r
the community leaders wh o _wanJapanese Canadian
community, I exhibit which will tone
many I ~
ted to categorize us ’as non-Ca- ourselves - - of how' far. along ..the which 'stretches , from B.C.-- to I Principal cities.
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nadian and something less than read we" have.come..
the Maritimes, in a joint celetea-1
Other national projects
stilll
KEN MORU
Today we enjoy all the privile­
loyal citizens,we set out to pro­
tion of-our CenteiTnial;' < '
I not finalised include film festi71 "
japaneM Section Editor
ges
of
the
full-fledged
citizen'of
ve that Canada is our country,
B. To* honor the ,pioneer Issei |y^s» a tour of Japanese. Univer-1
^^^1 on every-Tuesdays
Canada.-Being
"born
here,
we
too/ and., that we are as'
good
(or first -generation) who-: bore 1 sity Drama Students, performing I
. and Fridays
-shouldn

t"
havehad.
to
earn
it.
or even better . C anadi an s ■ than
the brunt of the early struggle I traditional plays across Canady I—
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But
we
had
to

and
we
feel
we
those, who tried to deny-us.
to.. establish themselves - in their I This will be of special interes>
oI
$14.00 for . one - year^ /
,have proved that vye are as. Ca­
The past 30 years of the his­
new'country;
-v -I
' '
I those who speak Japanese. Na-1
$9.00 for- Six... Months
nadian
as
'anybody,
with
a
;
ven
­
tory of the Japanese Canadians,
C.; To examirie . our identity as I tional sports tournaments inclu I
47^ f<jneen Sheet West;
geance.
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are /perhaps the m'ost significant
an ethnic group formed by' the I ding the martial arts, and you g I
Toronto; Ont. M5V 2A9 -;
The
.Centennial
programs
.will
ones. What we have achieved in
cultural -heritage of ' Japan and I peoples, - conferences and semi I
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be
in
two
categories
:
those
which
becoming’ accepted . members of
our Canadian education experien- I »ars. And on the., local’ level, re-1 _
the communities>in which . we re­ are primarily for the - Japanese ce
'
- I gional and other Centennial .co-1
..
themselves,
and
In the second category, the ob-|mmittees have their own projects I
side is even more rmportan i> than communities
those' which are . for the public
the .black cloud of pur wartime
jectives are:
' . I which they-will' be announcing
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A. To share the"7history of the I ih due course.
.
r
Japanese" Canadians with
our | Among these, several projects. |
Help Wanted
^fellow Canadians; '
la?6 bed ng-planned by the Sansei I p^pjjjjjg typist for general.
d
piiblicize^our
cultural, (grandchildren of the immigrants | ^^•g^z^jgg? Some
shorthand
social and. economic contribution and younger
Nisei
(children ; r uired ggi4Q61. (Toronto),
to Canada ;
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kof the immigrants) to discuss the j
. C. To make some..lasting con- future of the Japanese Canadian |

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tributions to the community, at .identity.
This general - announcement - alarge through -Centennial
probout the plans for the celebration I
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jects: and .
- CHARTERED
of the Japanese Canadian Cente-1
-■ D. To demonstrate .. Japanesei
ACCOUNTANTS
nnial is a kick-off for what pro-I
Canadian, arts—and . culture thro-'
523. THE QUEENSWAY
;mises to be a colorful year in I
TORONTO*,: ONT. M8Y 1J7
ugh participation in multicultural;
which we hope many other Cana- I
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programs across Canada.
'dians will be- able- to . share.. _ . I
•As a national
organization"
The bulk of "the funding is pla-1 •
our main function is to imple­
nned to.be raised from the Ja-|
ment these objectives in each and?
panese
Canadian
community? I
every centre were Japanese Ca—.
which is alsopart.-of our tradith I ; 940 MT PLEASANT ROAD,
nadians .form an integral part, of
TORONTO^ ONT. M4P 2L6
on. But because the overall pro-1
that community.
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gram- is national'-in scope,
and I.
In additi on,. we are. sponsoring
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•involves- the Canadian communi— I
a number * of nationa 1: ? projects.
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-ty at large Z we; y are presently . &?- I
vvhidh will travel across the coun­
OPERATED BY
eking- financial assistance, from I
try. One example; is one : of the
NAMIKI & TANOUTE;i
governments, foundations, •>. busir-1most colorful, graceful: and entnesses and othe r ^sources.
. I
ertaiping of the performing - arts
As you may have surmised, the I:
—. the Japanese od.ori or dance.
JAPANESE
diverse and* ambitious variety of J
A " group. of the finest availably
RESTAURANT
-programs
planned
for
the
Japane_
I
odori- teachers and dancers in Case Canadian Centennial involves I;
■ nada* is ^producing a Centennial
major a- tremendous amount, of yolun459 Church. St.
‘concert•■which .will- tour
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Canadian • centres/ In - addition, tary effort..The magnitude ■. of
-hundreds of odori dancers * will the total program is staggering
Queen'Street Restaurant
•participate in local'and regional but it ns a once-in-a lifetime cha* closed but j will be opened. at

festivals - throughout ■ Cen tennial Henge.
: University and’ Richmond St.
For this.'reason, we ■ Japanese
Year. .This National O dori Pro­
In 'hear-future
ject will be the major display of Canadians are ready to do our
our; cultural contribution^, to Ca- determined best. ^. . To put on
and. sib are with" everyone an exci­
nada.
The-second national project is ting and eventful Centennial du­
"the Historical; Photographic Ex- ring 1977 which truly reflects? a
‘ hibit which depicts1 pur 100- years history, of which we are right­
in a collection of photographs of fully proud.
great archival significance. This

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Suite 201
Toronto. ? Ont.-M4P ,U9
Phone 485-5087r
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Swords. .-.
by major public and private or­ ble exhibit material from among
ganizations, as well, as individual members of the Japanese Cana­
patrons." Most exhibit .material dian community. For the purpo­
local
wiH come from 'museum' and pri­ se, and also to aid 'any
vate collections in Canada^., and sword-owners to find information
many of these. artifacts have ne­ concerning their- possessions, a.
sword examination will be held
ver before been on display;:
' Some owners in other countri­ at the Japanese Canadian Cultu­
es have generously offered rare i- ral- Centre. Private collectors are
tems for the exhibit' and negotia­ asked to bring their swords and
tions are now underway to_ have artifacts to the Cultural Centre
a number of treasures sent from
Dr. Ted Wicks and David Pep­
Japan.
The Sword Exhibition Commi­ per, 10:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m. on
ttee is hoping to find some suita- February T9 and February. 26.

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stmisi1 Dates
iwfRushAs;
Singers Wanted For Mont. Centennial
Oliituaries^

| Persocial Notes Across Canada*-

"
MQNTRF AT, — Everyone interested in singing, whether young
or^oldj male or female, is invited to -take part in a Centennial Choir
MONTREAL.. —^Mrl & Mrs; I
/ MATSUMIYA'
to7 be formed-for' 1977. 'Weekly practices will be under the superviBy KAY TATEISHI
Tatsuya Miyazoe of Montreal re|
MONTREAL. — Lori Matsusion of a professional; choirs leader. The first practice took place
cehtly /announced "the .birth
of I miya. passed away; at -the -Mbnt- - TOKYO. — Two -men died of on January" 23rd> at 11:30. a.m. at; the; Japanese Community Centre,
their first born, a baby girl on I /eai . Children’s - Hospital, on Fri-‘
8155 Rousselot Street. 7
heart attacks, andi-25 others' were
Anyone interested is asked to' cMl Kay or Sam Toguri at
Dec. 27th, 1976. Both doing fine. day> Janiiary 7th, 1977. Lori?Mat- Injured recently in massive ‘cro— Mont. Bull.
697-2722.
- *
„ / ’ j I sumiya, -age 8 years, dearly beWds scrambling to buy tickets for.
:^^^ZZ=Z==^=^——• r loved daughter 'of > iMr. & < Mrs. a government' lottery* that could
I Carl Matsumiya, - dear, -sister > of bring - them winnings .of up to 10
CARD OF THANKS
I Lynn," granddaughter^ x>f Mrs.. Sa- million yen (^34^000) tax free.
- -The -family 7 of 'the -late Jack ' I dako Matsumiya. Funeral service
TORONTO. — Many people .may not be aware that the National
The 40 million 100-yen
(34 '
I
was
held
at
'the
Chapel
of
/Wray,
Masayuln Matsui wish to expJCCA .as undergoing a change. With its reorganization, there is a .
.

| cent) tickets were sold out wit- definite move, to include the younger people, the Sansei and those
ressbursincere -appreciation I Walton, Wray 123A Mountain ; ^ ^ lhoursat ^00 counters j
to all our friends and relatives I Street, on Monday, January 10th. nait|orLW|,je The lottery, largest J in that age group. Already, Sansei are involved and are heading
committees that concern them and. perhaps you. Three have been
' for their. kindness during our
1977 at 10:00 aJm. to Mount Ro. T
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' formed. As of now, we have the Cultural Affairs Committee, the
±;‘
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■ ever in Japan, has 40 first, prizes. .
sad bereavement. We shall al­
yal Cemetery, Reverend T. Taka- ,

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Political and External Affairs ’Committee and the Sansei Involve­
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The
crowds
were
so
thick
at
ment Committee. We are all interested in hearing from you and in
ways ’remember. your , ' kind ; k
hatake officiated.
.1
$ some counters that ■ the injured informing you of -the various activities and resources available, not
words of comfort, the; beauti- had to be -passed over the heads only from a local, but a national wide point of view.. If you’d like
ful floral tributes and other
i _
TANABE
of the waiting- ticket customers; to be^bn our mailing list to learn more about it,x>or just to have,
expressions - of sympathy. .May,.:
contact with other Japanese Canadians, please write to the follo­
WINNIPEG. 1 — On - J anua ry
wealso -thank all. the.doctors .
Police -said thetwo who died wing address, including name, address, and if you wish, occupa-16th, 1977 at the Luther Home suffered heart attacks •'•brought on tion interests, age and phone number.
-and ; nurses at . St. ^Michael’s
_
N.
Kuroyama,45
Oakmount
Rd.
No.
302
Toronto,
Qnt.
M6P
2M4
1081 Anderson Avo; -aged ’ 80 ■ ye- by the cold weather, tension and ;
Hospital.
We would sincerely like to open up the lines of communication
• ars, widow of the late '1 ■ Nanjio the crowds’ pushing and pulling.!
between Sansei. Please help us. — Sansei Involvement Committee
- Yuki Matsui
Tanabe. .
One
was
a
41-year
old
mason
j
“ Karol & John Mchaluk.National JCCA
Mrs. Tanabe was born ’-in Wa­
who collapsed in Fukuoka where
Danny /& .Naomi
( .
kayama’ ‘Ken, -Japan and came to
34,000 persons queued up, inclu­
Lorinnc’& -Gordon -.-Chong . —
Canada in 1917, residing, in Ste-.
ding many who joined the line
Russell, Jeffrey & /Wendy
veston/'-B.C. until coming to ^Wi­
MONTREAL. — As a result of the many meetings of the Mon­
the previous night.

Paula Schroeder & Rollin
nnipeg in 1945. She' was a 'mem-,
treal Centennial Committee since the latter part of 1976, the follo­
Matsui. .
The other was a 77-year old
ber of the Manitoba
Japanese,
wing events have^'been assigned definite dates.
/ _ :
retired man whose friends said
May 7 (Sat.) : Centennial “kick-off” banquet and dance, Mount
United Church..
:
his
9
T^edeceased by her .husband, buying lottery tickets was
Royal Hotel
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May
15-22:
Centennial
Japanese
Film
Festival,
Concordia
Uni
­
latest
-enjoyment
in
life.
He
died
-and one son, Yutaka, she is sur­
/
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.
'
vived nby 3 sons, Kiyoshi (Eddie) in Matsumoto, 200 miles north­ versity’>
May
28
(Sat.)
:
Centennial
Keiro
Kai
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,
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Judo Championship InCentennialYearl liBIBiliB
LETHBRIDGE. — Lethbridge
will be the site of the 1977 Ca­
nadian judo championships.
And, if the Lethbridge; presen­
tation can attract the fans • such
an event is worthy of, it is a dis­
tinct possibility that- the city co­
uld be named as the host of the
world championships in the near

;hat as* many as 10 01^12 of the
Alberta team will be from this

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Alan~Ioi responded for -YamaBy .N." Seko & J. Kawasaki
I da ^ put.them back into contenTORONTO. — Japan Camera I tion. However, it was for naught

two of his . judokas, Joe
Meli I finally achieved tbeir inevitable as Dave Mitobe closed the seo-.
_
the I ring for- Urabe into..: an . .. empty
and Tom <^enway,;^
Canada ,in the Olympic Gamee 1 ^^ 'j^^ wM e
urabe| Yamada net.
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area. ~ .
.
.
. ' ; ■ “The Canadian .championships“We are Very pleased ^at ^e I i,egan their cHmib back into. the I
in contrast,' Japan and . Turf
will attract over 150 competitors,
tight
representing each province and Canadian. Judo _ championsliips Kp^^gj^ which has- in the past! turned in a'.low-sco^ng,
. defensively-oriented
Lethbridge | ^^' them* as both teamsgear-I cheeking,
the • territories. There- will
be will , Ke held here,”
seven weight divisions , this y®®11/ Mayor Andy Anderson stated at ed their energies towards solid-1 match-up* which >as frequently
- - . ,
I ifying their positions * for . the I interspersed- with -minor- penaltiinstead of five as in past cham­ the press conference.
“Yosh Senda ha s_ shown lead-j past-season playoffs/ As' a con-1 es as mistakes, proved to he the
pionships/- future;
'
'
in I deciding. factor in/ Japan’s 2-0
‘‘Weight classes will
include ersbipv and dedication - oyer , the j sequence, Turf slipped back
Yosh Senda; long-time Mr. Ju­
.
.
/
<
132, 143, 156, 171, 189, 209 and years .in judo in this city and we j the standings into a tie for- se-1 victory.
do'of Lethbridge, and for that
wish him" every success, in' this cond place with the resurging-In-1
rp^e -first ’period ; saw its only
under 209 pounds and over. .
matter .Canada, officially announI
surancemen
while
the
.Yamada
- '
goal take shape when Turf fail“We hope to make judo a spec­ venture.”
ced_that the Canadian champion­
The Lethbridge mayor wasn’t II Studiomen appear to have dug I ed to clear the puck out of -itstator sport here, in Lethbridge.
ships were set for the Lethbrid­
the only one who was pleased by
themselves further behind .the own : end due to Japan’s persisIf we do have a good attendance,
ge Sportsplex May 28.
the announcement. - Ray> Lambert,
- I tent forechecking. Steve, Seki, a
~
“We hope that the majority of it could well have .a bearing on manager of th® Sportplex, also other 4 . teams.,;
whether we are awarded * the
Chuck - .Saito and Sam I consistently strong 2-way perforthe Alberta team will be,-from
Urabe

s
expressed

his
pleasure.,
.
:
I Tanaka pulled up the slack- ere-1 mer, and the ever dangerous Pa-world championships in the futu­
Southern. Alberta,” Senda stated.
, ‘Tm veiy happy, to see the I ated by the. absence of league’s I ui Uchikata combined to set-up
—“The Alberta trials are set for re.”
event at the Sportplex. It is a ' top 2 scorers to lead • their team- | "Ken Komatsu for their’ first stri­
multi-purpose, facility/ ,as -we ye
mates to a clean, well-fought 5-3 ke.
. .
pointed out before, and this event
victory over Yamada. It was not
In the second period, a Turf
will mark another first for the
until Dave Mitobe scored
into defensemen had the puck stolen
building.”
the open net. that the
putconye^ at the blue - line by Steve Seki,
? The large Sportplex floor-will
who then had a clear path tow­
allow three mat areas to bemused was decided.
ALL HEEL HEIGHTS
Both teams exchanged a g^ ards goalie Bob Whyte. With a
LATEST STYLES
j for the'day-long-event.
each' in the initial 2 periods to fine display of /: stiekhandling,
MENS 4 and up
LADIES 2 and up.
I
“The; Sportplex is. the only faof
escort a 2-2 tie into the. final Steve' pulled the goalie out
I cility with enough room' for such
MEDTUM & WIDE FITTINGS
period. Scoring both goals for .position and slipped it into the
an event,” Senda stated. “With
I more than 150 competitors, we Urabe was Chuck Saito while Ke­ open corner. lly Kiyonaga and Ron Kishi sha­
The -/rest - of , the ? game
was
jneed that much room. Each mat
red the scoring for Yamada.
played to a large degree-at cen­
area needs 120 single mats.”,
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nited to qualify for the squad, got untracked. Sam Tanaka ear- wltb that. Mat Nakamura reeorTsujiura was recent gold, medal ried the puck deep into Yamada a ,ded Hs f|rst goals ^gainst avewinner in a large Pan American , zone on a 2 on .1 break and set rage t6 a ieague, leading 1.89.
up Doug Kawasaki who was left
Turning, in’ a strong perfortournament.

wide open 10 feet_
directly .in I
ance recently. were. Ron Ki. Officials for the event, will
front of the net.be got his first ^ ^ Ioi ^ George Shimpbe selected by Judo Canada and
will be cither national “A” card goal of the season by-banging it I ^ f^ Yamada; .. Chuck' Saito,
between the pads of goalie nave I Sam Tanaka, ahd Danny Higashi
holders or of international status.
McLean.
I for Urabe; Steve Seki and Mat
Local "volunteers are needed ho­
Not to be outdone, Kelly, Toyo- I Nakamura for, Japan; and . Ran­
wever, to assist in all other'.fa­
ta also got his first goal after | dy ^aeda/ and George Anzai for
cets of the. tournament.
among
Judo Canada will be
footing I being set up by Andy Hayashi Turf. The most notable
these was Steve Seki.
the bill for all the officials and and -.the tireless Danny. Higashi.

outside teams coming in. But loi cal judo people will be. laying
Pout close to $8,500 for the event,
covering everything from the veI nue to social functions.
I - As coincidence would. have it,
the
the Centennial of
first Japanese immigrant to Ca-

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“With judo originating m Ja­
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sport,
and large crowds could well, see
the world championships being
awarded to us ” Senda said.

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