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Montreal J. C. Cultural Centre Bazaar Dec. 1st to aid senior citizens
MONTREAL — The ready preparing items to waki, has been successful in tural, Social, Church, You­ coffee, snack bar, Japanese
take-out food
Montreal Japanese Canadi­ sell at the Bazaar It will be obtaining the - co-operation th, Athletic Flower Arr­ cafeteria,
New-Comers, counter (Japanese foods
an Cultural Centre will Food Fair. The objective of of all groups in the Com­ angement,
hold its first Annual Pre- this Bazaar, is to raise munity so that on Bazaar Temporary, Golden Agers, and baked goods), chil­
dren’s penny-bank bouti­
Christmas Bazaar on Satur­ funds to purchase much Day you will find the mem­ etc. ‘Kai’ or Clubs.
day, December 1st, 1979 needed equipment to impro­ bers of many different gro­ At this Fund Raising, pre­ que, and senior citizens cra­
fts boutique. Everyone is
from 12 noon to 6 p m. at
Christmas Bazaar, y ou will cordially invited to attend.
ups
working
together.
For
ve
the
Centre
for
the
Senior
the Centre, 8155 Rousselot
boutiques,
flea And admission is free.
this first attempt, these f ind:
Citizen’s Drop-In days.
Street in Montreal.
Senior Citizens are al­ _ Chairman, George Kado­ groups come from our Cul­ market, treasure auction,

$ he New Caqabiaq
An Independent
VOL. 43 - NO. 89

"Konglish" - the knitting
of Korean and English

for Conodions c-fJapanese Origin
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1979

TORONTO, ONTARIO

Tor. Nisei Doctor’s medical license
is suspended for eleven months

TORONTO. — The revo­ the Ontario Health Plan —- j a section of the Ontario
tea”. Too much witty leads
to “overeat”, which is a cation of Dr. Paul Takaha­ has been changed to an 11-. Supreme Court, ruled that
From time to time this nice Korean way of saying shi’s license to practice month suspension by the the St. Clair Ave. W. physi­
cian had not been given ad­
medicine — for failing to Divisional Court.
column has reported on the upchuck.
The three-member court, equate notice of the charges
submit proper accounts to
amusing
corruptions of
Many
Korean
uses
of
against him when the ColEnglish when the Japanese
leg of Physicians and Sur­
adapt it to their use: (Since English are the same as, or
Over
200
friends
attend
sixty-fifth
resemble
the
way
Japanese
geons’ discipline committee
some readers found it in­
have
adapted
English.
For
held a second series of hearsulting and demeaning that
birthday
party
for
Father
Labrecque
example,
the
verb

hire

rings in his case.
I should refer to these cor­
became
a
Korean
noun
The charges followed
ruptions as Japlish, a com­
MONTREAL. — Over 200 freiends crowded into the
meaning “taxi” of “vehicle
bination of Japanese and
Montreal J.C. Cultural Centre on October 27, 1979 to complaint by 37 of ■ Taka­
for hire”. I first heard that wish Father Labrecque “Happy Birthday”. The Catholic hashi’s patients that he fail­
English, I’ll bow to their
expression from a young Womens-Group which organized the. event with the aid ed to keep proper records,
sensitivity - and not. use the^
Japanese lad soon after of the Japanese Canadian Association were expecting a making it difficult for them
term.) Now, I’ve run across
group of 110 to 120 so they were happily surprised when to collect OHIP benefits.
Konglish which, according World War II, although he the community turned out en masse.
pronounced it “hai-ya”. The
Mr. Justice Sydney Rob­
to Ahn Juhg-Hyo of Orient
Congratulatory speeches were made, Japanese songs
Japanese used to, and may­
Press feature service' is
were sung, a piano rendition was given and Consul ins, in a written - decision
be still do, call a white shirt General
Takiguchi extended best wishes to the guest of released recently said Ta­
what develops when Eng­
“wai-shatsu” In Korean it’s honor. The former Mother St. Peter applauded as the kahashi’s conduct at the
lish words are absorbed in
“wai-shasu”. And in both president of the Catholic Women’s group, Mrs. Kay discipline committee’s hear­
Korean.
languages
“departo” is Toguri, presented an engraved plaque to Father. This
For many years, Ahn short for department store, group has honoured on previous occasions two other ing’s — in which he repre­
says,
Korean
thought “apahto” for apartment, pioneers: Mrs. Kina Kuwabara and the late Mr. Koi­ sented himself — was disi graceful. — T.S.
“small” meant American- and “punku” means puntu- chiro Miyazaki. — Mont. Bulletin
made G.L fatigues. The rea­ red, as in tire.
son was that the U.S.-supp­
In Korean almost any
lied fatigues that Korean
“apahto” with an “air con”
soldiers wore were always
(airconditioner) and “Wash­ TOKYO. — More socially men, but economic and sex- ceived other assets from
marked “small” on the
ington college” (W.C., or assertive and economically ual dissatisfactions were their husbands, up from 38.9
label.
per cent in 1963, but added
flush toilet) qualifies as a independent women are a also major factors.
Korean businessmen are “mansion”. I think I’ve writ­ major reason for the steady
Of the male divorces, 31 that in the majority of
greeted at tea-rooms by ten once or twice that the rise in Japan’s divorce rate, per cent said they differed cases, usually less than
“regi” or hostesses. Ahn difference between a “man­ indicates a survey published too much from their wives $4350. Additionally, 54.8 per
isn’t sure whether it is an sion” and an “apahto” in recently by the Health and in character, 27 per cent cent of the men admitted
Oriental abbreviation for Tokyo is that one does not Welfare Ministry.
said sexual problems, in­ they made no finacial cont­
“registered lady”. The regi hang the bedding for the
The ministry said that cluding extramarital aff­ ributions to their children’s
offer customers “carnation” daily airing out in the win­ 132,000 divorces took place airs, were responsible, and education expenses.
Around 65 per cent of the
with their tea or coffee, dows of a “mansion”.
in 1978; 1.15 persons out of 14 per cent cited financial
which has become the Kore­
men said they plan to
every 1000. That is a steep difficulties.
-Another
interesting
use
One-fourth of the women marry again, but women
an word for cream because
increase from 1963 when the
of
an
English
word
with
an
of the popularity of Carna­
rate was only 0.73 per claimed incompatibility was were far less eager, number­
altogether
different
mean
­
the main cause, while 19.5 ing about 34 per cent.
tion brand condensed milk.
ing is “nylon”, as in stock­ thousand.
Ministry officials stressed
Wives initiated 55.3 per per cent said sexual pro­
Some early customers ing. Ahn says it became
drink “morning coffee”, popular in Korea as a term cent of divorces, an increa­ blems caused the breakup. that the divorce rate is still
A large majority of the only a fourth of that in the
which is Korean for coffee for anything 'artificial, syn­ se of 5 per cent over 1963.
with a raw egg in it. This thetic or phoney. A “nylon” Men asked 35.2 per cent of women said that they lived United States, which posted
caused many “regi” to be­ patient was a person who the time and the remainder off their own incomes after a 4.80 per thousand rate in
lieve “morning” is the Eng­ was not sick at all, but pre­ was attributed to parents of separation, while only 7.8 1975. They said the latest
per cent said they were on U N. statistics put America
lish word for eggs. Later in tended to be so as to get the couple.
“Incompatibility” was the welfare. The survey found at top in divorce frequency;
the day, “witty” is a popu­ sick leave from his job or a
main reason for divorce that 51 per cent of the wo­ Mexico’s rate of 0.28 per
lar drink, and that is an
among both men and wo- men were paid money or re- thousand was the lowest.
Cont. on page 2 .
abbreviation for “whiskey

By Bill Hosokawa

Changes in Japan society cause of rise in divorces

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hears unfamiliar words both Korean and Japanese
with different meanings, is the word, “cunning” or
but pronunciation problems cheating. But I haven’t
complicate communication heard Japanese use the
word "meeting” as the Koreeven further. .
"The Korean language,” ans.4l0.-A Korean "meeting”
Ahn writes, has no f, v, or is a mass blind date involv­
th sounds, so an American ing boys and girls in classes
watching a baseball game from two different colleges.
So you can tell your folks
on TV (or TB) might hear
the announcers describing you’re going to a school
the "drill” (thrill) of a meeting, and they’ll think
"pine” (fine) play, or a you’re taking your educati­
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me pf a bar in downtown
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Mont. Japan Society party Dec. 15

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1979 was the setting for the Vancouver, B.C.
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Friday, Nov. 23, 1979

Donald Ritchie chooses his favorite “best” books on Japan
perOne of the most rewarding human involvement.
only writer to have interpreted proof of the existence of a spe­
haps unitended paradigm is
Japan through its religion and cific Japanese civilization is sections of the Singer book is
There are scores of good bo­ the only observer to have no- ’ perhaps tht impossiblility for called “The Geometry of Japa­ therefore also created: the”two
oks on Japan and at least a ted that the Japanese religion any typical Chinese or West­ nese Culture.” In it an in­ parts of Barthe Suggesting the
dozen excellent ones, but my consists entirely of being Ja­ erner to live in this medium tellectual model, as it were, is two parts of Japan — the offi­
“best” books are peculiar, panese.
without feeling slightly op­ his subject — a system of its cial and real; the girl and the
7
V
and in this peculiarity I find
This is “the conviction that pressed even when charmed, intellectual signs. Barthes goes ninjo.
One final word. All of these
their pre-eminence.
everything should be sacrifi­ subtly excluded even if al- one step further. He creates in
this
book
a
paradigm
of
Ja
­
“best” books are out-of-print
“There is but one way of ced for the sake of the cult lowed., to participate, Moments
knowing the mind of a foreign ... to displease the commu­ of perfect congruity may oc- pan. “I could make a descrip­ in their countries of >origin and
people from inside,” writes nity . . . is a serious matter. cur, but they are rare and fugi- tion of (the Japanese), treat all would be completely out-of-fal­ them like people in a novel, print had not the Charles E.
Kurt Singer: “To share its life When the community is dis­ tive.”
and without attempting to rep­ Tuttle Co. reprinted three of
... adopting its own style, al pleased, it acts as an individ­
resent or analyze any (of them, for which-one cannot be
lowing oneself to be swayed by ual . . . this discipline brought
their) reality . . . gather some sufficiently grateful. £Jow per­
its rhythm, -both in the cur­ into existence a wondei-nful. ..
by Ber- features (in both the linguistic
The
Kimono
Mind,
haps someone will reprint the
rents and seasons of daily in character of surprising patien­
nard
Rudofsky.
Charles
E.
Tut
­
tercourse and in (its) tides and ce,
unselfishness,
honesty, tle. Reprint of tht 1965 edition. and the literal sense) and with Singer volume.
these deliberately from a (par­
revolutions of the spirt. . . .”
kindliness and docility . . . but
A notorious book — wildly allel) system. It is this system
This immersion is one of my only the evolutionist can imag­ unfair, packed with error and
qualifications; another is that ine what the cost of developing absolutely glorious. This last which I am going to call Ja­
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the resultant reaction must be that character must have quality is the' result of the au­ pan.”
The book is not nearly so foraccounted for. The book ought been.”
thor’s affectionate exasperat­ biddingpas this sounds (a qual­
INSULATION
to constitute an enquiry which
Hearn’s final glimpse of the ion which cuts through all the
Save fuel -- Be warm
includes emotions as well as country (he died the following volumes of cant written on ity which my translation per­
Typical price $40. total
observations. It must be highly year) is almost Kafka-like: Japan and presents the con-, haps increases) because Bar­
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prejudiced (for this indicates “Personality is wholly sup­ frontation with heartfelt dra­ thes is not, strictly speaking,

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depth of feeling), ought be giv­ pressed by coercion; and the
Please call
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9 to 12 a m.
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try and its various patterns speaking, or free thinking out on the obi: (It) would seen for Japan but this activity is
treated as a game rather than
and the writer and his various of the question.”
indeed a senselessly vicious the rigorous semiological exer­
patterns. My “best” lies pre­
Such sober valuations have constriction were it not for
cisely in this deeply felt inter-, given the book the reputation the extenuating fact that men cise it also is. See, for ex­
of being bitter. It is not — /it derive infinite pleasure from ample, the section where Bun­
action.
is, however, a radical and watching hobbled women.” Nor raku is seen as a microcosm
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Tuttle, Co Reprint of the fifth
tional situations. Also, Barthes
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robes. The same men perfor­ is a very human semiologist
Rrevised edition (Japanese ing of Hearn’s reaction to it.
KEN MURATA
ming the samt salutations in and his scientific detachment
Things), 1905.
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shirt sleeves look like so many- regularly collapses into very
Dr. Johnson in Japan —rude,
opinionated and, at the same
Mirror, Sword and Jewel, by daddies playing horsie.”
time, sensitive, learned, and Kurt Singer. Croom Helm, Lon­
Rudofsky dares call the Minvery fair. The Japanese sense don, 1973. Out-of-print.
inistry of Transportation “the
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humor: — it has no irony, no ever read) consists of observa­ tacks the image of Japan pre­
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guage is personified by “the written in finished form after Guide: “. . . although it lists
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any time at your convenience.
of neuter nouns in combination the ms. and at once realized sent, of Yoshiwara or ShimaIt Sure Pays in the Long Run.
with transitive -verbs.” On the value of the work. It wa.s he bara.”
cherry-blossom tea: “The frag­ who edited it and brought it to
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Charles E. Tuttle. Reprint Japanese custom, and he will er. . .” And on into h perfect
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By DONALD RICHIE

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