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Research group says Nagasaki area is still contaminated by atomic bomb
r*Out 7.7 times as hiah as the 239 bomb and only part of

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about 7.7 times as high as the
iNAGASAKI. — A research about 3 km from the center of

average radiation measure­
g rou p of the Med i cal School the A-bomb explosion.
ment of samples collected
of Nagasaki University an­
They collected soil samples from places not affected by
nounced
recently
that
a from the district as well as
the A-bomb raid.
heavily
populated.
from places which were not
sti 11
in
Nagasaki
is
Okoshi ma
said
radiation
affected by the bombing and
■contaminated
by
pluto­ measured
radiation
levels level\ was not so high as to
nium 239 which did not under from radioactive mattor cont­ affect human health directly
go nuclear fission in the 1945 ained in the soil samples.but warned that radioactive
atomic bombing of the city.
matter might concentrate in
As
a
result,
they
found
that
The group headed by. Shun­
human bodies over a long per­
samples
from
the
Nishiyama
zo Oka shim ay a professor of
iod through drinking water.
District
had
an
average
radb
the school, began studying re­
The A-bomb dropped in
mnants of radioactive matter ation measurement- of 540.7
Nagasaki was at plutonium
in
the
Nishiyama
District pico curies per kilogram, or

176.3 milicuries of cesium 137,
the plutonium 239 underwent a nuclear fission product, were
nuclear fission when the bomb detected per kilogram of sur­
was dropped with the rest face ground in the Nishiyama
scattered over the ground sur- - District.
To ease residents’ concern,face, Okaslhimgt said. :
239 136 local residents underwent
He said plutonium
emits alpha rays-and is highly official health checkups.
Okas him a said his group
toxi c. I ts ha If-I ife, du ring wh i ch
half of the atoms of a radio­ would continue its study .to.
active substance disintegrate determine if the radiation
contamination from the 1945
is 24,360 years.
was
affecting
In a study conducted by the A-bombing
Health and Welfare Ministry in plant and human health.

1976 and 1978, the average

Oe Xew ^anabi
An Independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin
iFRIDAY, NOV

VOL. 44 — NO. 87

King Carlos of Spain
taken by samurai spirit
TOKYO. — King Juan Carlos
of Spain told the Emperor re­
cently that he was deeply ■im­
pressed by the moral basis of
Japanese “bushido” (the sam­
urai spirit) which, he said, had
something in common with
.Spanish chivalry.
At a palace banquet.in his
honor hosted by the Emperor,
the king said that the Japa­
nese were deeply interestd in
learning the.philosophies and
modes of life of other nations
while maintaining their* old
traditions because .they had a

TORONTO, ONTARIO.

14, 1980

Dr. David Suzuki says Alta, has money
to support a “Harvard” of the North

EDMONTON. — Alberta has
’ts traditions, Imperial House­
the money to support a “Har­
hold Agency officials said.
The. Emperor and Empress vard of the north,” geneticist
presented a cloisonne vase Dr. David Suzuki says.
“There is not a single school
and a jewel box to .the Spanish
of univerity (in Canada) cater­
royal couple.
The Emperor also conferred ing to the intellectual elite,”
the Collar of the Grand Cordon he told students at the Univerof the Supreme Order of the
Chrysanthemum on the king

sity of Alberta. “I do not think
we can continue to ignore the
plight of the gifted. There is
not a si ng I e H a rva rd of th e
north. Mayibe Alberta is the

Suzuki criticized guldi ng stu­
dents into arts or sciences and
calling them educated when
Suzuki said Alberta could be they are ignorant of other
the Houston of the north in fields. Science graduates “will
handle the most powerful tool
(in society) and they will never l
have had religion, philosophy

Protest changes highschool name >
emperor with the Ordre de
Latoison de Dor, Spain's high­ from "Chinks" to "Dragons" in U.S.
est decoration.

medical' matters if the government continues to support
medical and scientific research.

or literature.”
Most Canadians suffer from
scientific illiteracy formalized

Until 1975, a bay and a girl
system by
students protest the decision, in Chinese attire would greet in the education
cheer leaders at teachers who are not well
Pekin High School administr­ opposing
ators finally handed down a Pekin High games by bowing versed in science themselves,
decision Sept. 4, to change and then escort them to their ne said.
He expressed the hope that
the nickname of its athletic side. In recent years, the nick­
both Japan and Spain would
to name has been removed from
Chiniks
continue to. cooperate for pe­
teams
from
Judo Boys
the band uniforms and athletic
TORONTO
ace and justice.

Dragons

.
To Tokyo” will be the theme
equipment but the football
vWelcoming King Carlos and
a
came from
Objection
and purpose of a Teen Dance
field
still
has
“Memorial
Queen Sofia, the Emperor not­ at the Japanese Canadian number of groups and indivied that the two countries have Cultural Centre on Saturday, duals. The Organization of Stadium, Home of the Chinks.”
had close relations for several November 22, 1980. The dance Chinese Americans in 1974, The nearby Peoria Journal Star
iBRANDON, Man. — It was
hundred years and that their hopes to aid this cultural ex­ complained the nickname was stopped using the nickname
more a boxing match than a
economic and cultural
ex­ change. Music is by D.J. and offensive and a racial slur.
hookey game but Steve Tsujidancing starts at 8 p.m. and
ed the newspaper.
changes have grown in recent
JAGL/also joined in the pro-,
ura’stwo goals helped Medi­
continues to 12 p.m. Refresh­
years.
test.
cine Hat Tigers to. a 5-3 vicments available.
About 120 VIPs were invit­
tory over Brandon Wheat Kings
ed to the banquet. They includ­
in a penalty-packed Western
ed Prime Minister Zenko^Suzuki
Hockey League clash in
i.. Bran­
and members of his Cabinet,
don.
the heads of both Houses of
gold and silver — would be
erupted
The
same
Tokyo
firm
earlier
TOKYO. — Japanese salvthe Diet and Chief Justice Taagers have found the wreck of this month recovered platinum donated to the city of Naga- during the first perioa ana
; kaaki Hattori.
second was a replay of firstthe a 17th century Portugese ship
Earlier in the
al miljion dollars from the to rical relics.
period scuffling. The thrid per­
Spanish royal couple had a 30- sunk after a battle off the
wreck of the Admiral Nak
iod stopped just short of an
minute meeting with the Em­ coast y of southwest
the
Madre
de
Historians say
himov, a Russian cruiser, that
all-out brawl and referee Bob
peror and Empress at the possibly carrying $2 million
by
Nagasaki
sank in the 1904-5 Russo- Deus was sunk
Thom span handed out a game
palace following a welcoming in treasure.
citizens in 1609
total of 147 minutes in penal­
The company plans to salv- Japanese war.
ceremony at the Government
Asked if his company might against the Portuguese cap­
age
the
Madre
de
Deus
from
ties.
Guesthouse.
tain, who. is supposed to have
return
the
newly-found
vessel
The Tigers took 11 of 27
The royal couple expressed the sepbed off Nagasaki, said
killed
Nagasaki
citizens
involv
­
and its cargo to Portugal, Te­
minors, eight of 17 majors and
surprise over the fact that Mitsuo Terasawa, .managing
ed
in
a
l
dispute
with
Portug
­
director of the Nippori Mari­ rasawa said-any treasure
one of two game misconducts.
Japan
enjoyed z economic
uese sailors.
which
he
speculated
would
be
inrnsnAritv while maintaining time Development Co.

PEKIN, Hl. — While some

Dance for "Judo
Boys to Tokyo"
at J.C.C. Centre

Steve Tsu jiura s
two goals win
rough game

Japanese find another "treasure ship"

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Jpnz. loan sharks
run theiry prey
to the death j. T

Annex Senior's Bazaar on Nov. 22nd

.. TOKYO. -— One thing stood
between- Ya suaki - Tanoue-, a nd
TORONTO. '— Annex Senior Citizens Drop-in Centre Bazaar
his dreams of a better-life -— will be held on Saturday, Nov. 22nd, 1100-3:00 p.m., at Holy
TANAKATrinity Church, 201 Monarch Pk. Ave. (near Coxwell and 2 $13,000 — so - he borrowed
VANCOUVER. ’— AAr. -Eddie
blocks north of Danforth). There will be Japanese foods, home
the money, He didn’t - .know baking, hand-knitted children’s sweaters and baby outfits,
Eiichi Tanaka, aged 44, pass­
what he was getting into.!
attractive and unusual gift items and decorations, plants,•
ed away on October 20, 1980.
Unable to get a bank loan afglian raffle, “pink elephant” table,^ and much more. Come
Survived by his wife, Tam; I
early and see for yourself!
son, .. Randall;
1
daughter J because of a' .poor credit rat­
From Dec. 1st, 1980, the Drop-in Centre will be located at
ing,
Tanoue
approached
a
Catherine all of Vancouver; 1
666 Victoria Park Ave. at Danforth (facilities of the^ Seichoneighborhood loan company no-ie). Craft workshops on Mondays - 10:30 a.m. and “go” and
brother, Mitsuo in Japan. '
Funeral'service at Vancouver that was only too willing to “shogi” on Thursdays - 1:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome. — M.N.
Buddhist Church with .the Rev. provide funds for him to put
Y. Izumi officiating. Glen'haven his children through school,
Memorial Chapel. Cremation at and buy7a few luxuries;
Vancouver -Crematorium/
By years
end, Tanoue's
TORONTO. — A very happy congregation-in a family service
dreams had turned to night­ held on Sunday the 26th of October, welcomed and officially
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-soared to several hundred per • the Toronto Buddist Church.
.MASUDA.
The Installation Ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Fuji­
cent annually .and his.earnings
, HAMILTON, Ont. ' —' Mr. from his contraction job, eq- j kawa during the family service and following the conclusion
of the service, everyone attending the gathering joined in the
Sakae Masuda passed away uivalent to $200 a week, left । social hall to welcome the Rev. Tsunoda at a party.
on October 30, 1980 at Che- him far behind in payments, j
The luncheon menu was delicious and- enjoyed by all, esp­
ecially the huge cake made for this special occasion. The food
doke General Hospital. Belov­
Then, in what is known-in
was prepared by out faithful social organizers from the Fujined husband of Hamayo Doi
Japan loan sharking business kai and Dana ladies.
/
and the late Ayano Masuda,
asz “giving the runaround,’’ the i
The Rev?_ Tsunoda expressed his sincere gratitude for the
'in his 81st year. Dear father
co m pa ny f o reed Ta nou e to kind and warm reception he has recieved during the past
of George of Hamilton, Roy of
take out .four more loans to month he has been in Toronto, and commented on the warmth
Thunder- Bay, and Glen of
and harmony of- the members. He also felt a friendly and
cover his original debt.
most co-bperative atmosphere in working together with the
Hamilton; : also surviving - are
Finally, after months of be­ Rev. Fujikawa and the Rev. Nakatsumi.
twelve grandchildren, fifteen
The Rev. Tsunoda pledged to do his utmost, and he will en­
great-grandchildren and two ing hounded for payment, the
family disappeared without a deavour to work along with his ministerial colleagues and
g rea t- g reqt-g ran dd a u g h te r s. the members, for the progress and betterment of the Toronto.'
trace

owing
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more
• Dodsworth
and
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Buddhist Church.
than
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original
amount
The members of the TorontoBuddhist Church are very
Funeral Home. Service at the
happy to have the Rev. Tsundo as the Senio.’ Minister, and
Japanese United Church. Inter­ borrowed.
appreciate the kind words he expressed to the members. We
Two months later, police
ment Chapel Hill Cemetery.
shall work in unison and further the disdenxination of the'
found the remains of Tanoue, Buddha Dharma. — T.B.C.
35, and his wife Haruko, 29,
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Friday, Nov. 14, 1980

Rage 4

Issei, Nisei/Sansei experience

Haji vs. emotional vulnerability
-

nese -Americans,- and many j kept in line by public opinion
help to explain why they are weighted by the traditional
1 have been reading Darrel
so pridkly about some things, ethical views. Fear of ridicule
Montero's book,
“Japanese
and such sheep about other. and ostracism provide great
American: Changing Patterns
Montero writes:
A motivation for' conformist be­
of Ethnic Affiliation Over Three
havior, and from childhood the
Generations," (Westview Press,
“It is fairly easy to deter­
Japanese are controlled by
Boulder, Colo. $20) and find mine how in fact the Japanese
what has been called a shame­
the text is not nearly so for­ establish and enforce conform­
orientation. As a result, the
midable as the title would in­ ing behavior in their, comrpuniJapanese become extremely
dicate.
ties. DeVos, for example, notes
vulnerable to hurt feelings and
The book is based on the that central to the Japanese
develop acute sensitivity to the
findings of the three^genera- social organization is the code
feelings of others."
tiona! survey -undertaken .by of duties that defines the roles
Does this, then help to ex­
the Japanese American Re-, and obligations of the mem­
plain why Sansei often comsearch Project {JARP), with bers of the sodiety. The authori­
plain that they cannot get
the cooperation of scores of ty that enforces these obligati­
their Nisei parents to talk
JACL volunteers. Many of the ons is the Japanese belief in
about the'ir Evacuation ^exper­
findings are too technical or- the superiority of the group
ience.?
specialized. to be of interest over the individual. Solidarity
On the other hand; there is
to other than sociologists.
is maintained by forcing indi­
more and more evidence that
/But there is one passage viduals to conform with the Japanese . Americans
themthat offers insights _ into the traditional group values, while selves are helping to get their
recalcitrants > are
character and values of Jqpa- potential
own story before the majority
public. Witness, for example,
the following:
Last spring Alan K. Ota of
the Portland Oregonian was
assigned to write the story of
(ask for Sadako Madoka)
Sgt. Frank Hachiya of Hood
>
River, Ore., the World War II
hero for whom a building was
being named at the Defense
Language Institute in Monte­
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cabinet is formed, the lineup
appears in the papers with
TOKYO. — The trend is defi­
kana" syllabary alongside the
nitely toward macho names in
kaniji names of the ministers.
'When one’s name is not a
easily gather from the. handles
familiar one like Suzuki" Sato
of new. soft drinks advertised
or Takahashi, it is in danger
on televison.
of being read more than one
Producers no doubt think
way here. For instance, the
that simple names like “Kirin
name of the lady next door,
Lemon" and “Ribbon Citron"
,
... .
, which is Mrs. Yasuo. A widow,
no longer will do. The result ,
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she still receives monthly bills
has been an array of Japanese
i in the name of her late hus­
thirst quenchers that don’t ex­
band Nagaharu.
actly seem ..palatable, if you
The name is katakana on a
ask me.
One of the -new drinks is
is Anpo Choshun — which is
"iB & L", produced by the
how the characters for Yasuo
Calpis company. “B & L"
Nagaharu can be read.
means “Bitter and Lemon,"
My own name is misread
which is not so bad. But what
sometimes, as Manpo, Manabout “Salty Dog", turned out
kata or Yorozukata. At a
by Suntory,
"Reguts"
and
hospital once, people thought
“Pocari Sweat?"
nqy son* Jun’s name was Man
Pocari Sweat? That name is
Hojun.
enough to arouse anyone's
* * *
curiosity and I bought a can of
There’s
one' good’ thing
the stuff, shelling out a little
over Y100, myself the other about having an unsual name:
day. Sharing it with my wife, it’s easier io'find in the tele­
Tasked her how it tasted. “Like phone directory. An item appea ri ng in the papers in the
sweat,” was the reply.
Actually, according to the, early 1970s came up with the
legend on the can, “Pocari’ information that there were
By MAS MANBO

Sweat is a health oriented ' 32,000 . Suzukis, 23,000 Satos
drink which supplies water and 20,000 Takahahis listed in
and electrolytes lost through the Tokyo telephone book.
iln -contrast, when I took a
about a member of his ethnic perspiration!”
peek the other day, I. noticed
group.
* * *
that there were just six whose
A few weeks ago the Seattle,
My vote as the "' store with names could be pronouced
Times carried a story by staff
Mambo in the- directory. This
reporter Teresa Watanabe on the most outlandish name
Seattie-area activists who are wholly unintentional — the was an increase of four over
in conflict with the national one below the railroad tradks the last time I looked.
JACL over its so-ca I led redress at Nakanobu Station along the
Oi Line in the capital. The
program.
And more recently the Los store, selling magazines, soft
Angeles Times published a drinks and confectionery, bears
AND ASSOCIATES
long feature-by .Eddie Iwata, the name "TOKUS” in big, red
CHARTERED
identified only as a Los Ang­ capital letters.
ACCOUNTANTS
Jt
no
doubt
acquired
the
eles writer, about young San­
523 THE QUEENSWAY
sei who against the wishes of name ^because it is" a store
TORONTO, ONT. M8Y 1J7
along
one
of
the
Tokyu
Rail
­
their-Nisei parents are turning.
PHONE 255-7341
way
lines.
No
one
seemed
to
their backs on prestige oocup- j
nations 'like medicine, the law i have been aware that it so
and accounting to make good happens that Tokus is slang
as artists, musicians, dancers word stemming from Yiddish,
meaning “buttocks."
and actors.
The
new generation
of
* * *
(DONALD I. KIMURA)
Japanese American ^reporters
The Yomiuri Shimbun' on
aren’t reluctant to write about
Barristers & Solicitors
their peers, and there seems to Sept. 8 announced that hence­
155 MAIN ST. W.
be an Interest about such a forth the name of Republican
presidential
winner
Ronald
Stouffville, Ontario LOH 1L0.
specialized
subject
in
the
Reagan
would
appear .as
public press.
Telephone: 640-5454
<ln fact, between the news-, “Ray-gan” in Japanese syll­
papers and books, like Mon­ abary instead of "Ree^gan” in
tero’s term papers and sociolo­ the paper. It said a check had
gical studies, Japanese Am­ shown that Reagan preferred
Ray-gan
pronunciation.
ericans these days have been the
poked,
probed,
weighed, Other Japanese publications
biopsied,
analyzed, x-rayed have also made the switch.
Foreign names ma^ be hard
limited—R
and dissected as thoroughly as
to get straight in this country,
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any American group.
Scarborough,Ontario
Fm not sure that such scru­ but it’s nothing compared with
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tiny is either^ necessary or fun, the way Japanese names in
t but on the other hand it may kanji characters can become
KEN MURATA
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Home; 291-0952
be therapeutic. Anyone want balled up. Thus, to avoid mis­
to argue about that?
•, reading, when a new Japanese

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