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A Jolting
Reminder
By BILL HOSOKAWA

U.S. Buddhist group take stand for total disarmament
SAN FRANCISCO. — In re­
action to Japanese Buddhist
leader Koshin Ohtani's plea
for world peace and nuclear
disarmament, issued March 6
in Hiroshima, the national
board, ministerial association and district officials of
the Buddhist Churches of
America have endorsed a
total ban on nuclear weapons
and have agreed to circulate
an a n t i - n u c lea r : petition
among all U.S. Buddhists
which will be sent to the Se­
cond Special Session on
Nuclear Disarmament of the

The Buddhist Churches of ed ::Heiwa O Negau Kotoba
United Nations this summer.
The move marked one of Americari national board at (An Appeal for Peace) precent
the only times the Buddhist its meeting held at the nation­ March 6, 1982 at Hiroshima,
churches of America has for­ al headquarters in San Fran­ Japan.
mallycommented on a secu- cisco on April 17 and 18,
“We, of the Buddhist Chur­
iar social issue. Spokesper- 1982, and the Buddhist Chursons in Bay Area headquarters ches of America Ministerial ches of America, realizing the
pf the BOA said that the peti- Association cabinet and oneness of all life, unani­
tion supporting nuclear dis­ district chairmen at its mously endorse the appeal of
armament would be circulated meeting on April 16, 1982. . . mutual trust among all peo­
among its members during hereby jointly endorse the ap­ ples and nations by our indivi­
the celebration of Shinran peal for world peace and total dual practice of our Buddhist
Shonin's birthday during the ban on nuclear weapons as way of life as taught to us by
Shakyamuni Buddha and
month of May.
Mohshu Koshin Ohtani on Shinran Shonin, the founder
The resolution passed re­ Hompa Hongwanji-Ha, Kyoto, of the Jodo Shin Buddhist
cently by the BCA read:
Japan, in his message entiti- denomination.”

Toronto A-Bomb
Survivor to
be moderator

J.C. Cultural Centre's
annual meeting June 7

If newspapers are amirror
\ of the times, a booklet of
newspaper clippings publish­
ed by Dr. James M. Watanabe
of Spokane, Wash., reflects
* the baseness of an America
torn by fear, anger and hys­
teria.
But let's start at the begin?
ning. Dr. Watanabe, a pathok logist, is associate director of
k Sacred Heart Medical Centre

in Spokane. He was a high
| school senior at Fife, Wash.,
I
not far from Tacoma, at the
I time of the Evacuation - in r
/
1942 and was one of 20 Nisei
J
given diplomas at special
:
graduation rites just before
they were sent off to assem­
bly centers.
Dr. Watanabe's older sis­
Ah Independent Organ far Canadians of Japanese Origin
ter, Yoriko Watanabe (later,
nit
Sasaki), kept a scapbook of
TORONTO, ONT
clippings from Seattle and
- FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1982
VOL. 46 — NO. 41
Tacoma newspapers during
this period. She died about
ten years ago: But the scrapbook lived on, growing tatter­
ed and worn as Watanabe
loaned it to many who wanted
to read contemporary ac­ ' TORONTO. — Survivor of
TORONTO — The Toronto Japanese Canadian Cultural
counts of those fearful post­ the Hiroshima A-Bomb and
Centre will hold its Annual General Meeting on Monday, June
Pearl Harbour days.
now resident of Toronto, Mrs.
7, 1982 at 123 Wynford Drive in Don Mills, Ontario.
Watanabe not long ago had Setsuko Thurlow will bejnodAgenda is as follows: (1) Message from the President. (2)
the clippings reprinted in a erator on a Toronto DisarmaReport of the Administrator. (3) Report of the Treasurer. (4)
100- pag e bob k I e t as a t ri b u te me nt Network presentation
Election of Members to the Board of Directors. (5) Appoint­
to her memory. He writes in at Convocation Hall on Friment of Auditor for the.ensuing year. (6) Appreciation to the
the foreword: “As an older day, June 24th, 1982. Harvey
Retiring Directors. (7) Transaction of new business.
Nisei, she was well acquaint­ Cox of Harvard and Richard.
All members not able to personally attend this meeting
ed with racial discrimination, Falk of Princeton will speak
und still wishing to vote shouici contact the J. C. Cultural
and felt the hysteria of the on the subjects “Spirituality
Centre for a proxy form And other information.
war years was a brutal exam­ and Nuclear War” and “Is the
ple of race hatred. She pre­ Nuclear Arms Race Legal?”
Sansei mother of 3 succumbs to burns
served, these articles to serve
as a;reminder of the danger of
after set ablaze by husband's mistress
racial hatred, prejudice arid
TOKYO. — A Japanese born in Idaho and who was a
TOKYO. '.-A Dentsu Inc. of
bigotry. She hoped that suclV
American woman, who was long-time resident of Port­
a reminder would help to pre­ Japan topped the list of ad­
doused with gasoline and set land, Ore., was taken to a
vent a repetition of the Eva­ vertisements handled in
ablaze by her husband's mis­ Kamakura hospital in serious
cuation and all of the other 1981, Advertising Age, an in­
tress, died one day after the condition. Her husband, who
pain experienced by Japanese dustry trade publication, re­
LOS ANGELES- Canadian- attack as a result of multiple had been in London on busi­
vealed recently.
Americans.”
ness, returned to Japan the
Dentsu handled more than born actor, Robert Ito, best burns to her body.
Despite the booklet ' s many
known for his portrayal of the
Nancy Keiko Sakuragi, the day after the attack.
obvious shortcomings, it is a $3 billion worth of ads last
38 year old wife of Tokyo atThe murdered woman is
jolting reminder of the cal­ year, according to the maga­ character Sam Fujiyama on
torney Takeshi Sakuragi, 41, the daughter of Portland
lousness with which America zine. Its gross income totaled NBC's “Quincy” series, talks
was attacked by her husband's Nisei Henry and Ayami Mat­
took care of the “Jap” prob­ $428 million, making iL the shop with a group of drama girlfriend of 10 years at the sunaga. Her three sisters and
lem after the start of the war. I leading ad agency in the students at Torrance, Califor- Sakuragi home in Kamakura, brother still reside in the
have long felt that the West world again for the ninth nia North High school. His 22 miles west of Tokyo.
greater Portland area. She
appearance was in connection
Coast press was totally re­ time
The girlfriend, Akiko was a graduate of Portland' s
with the Asian/Pacific Herit­
miss in its traditional role of
age Week proclaimed by Shimoda, 41 broke into the Roosevelt High School.
. exposing injustice and de­
The Portland Oregonian
President Reagan from May 7 Sakuragi home, attacked the
fending the victims of bigotry,to 14 to recognize the contri­ Sansei woman with a razor, quoted Mrs. Sakuragi's
and thus contributed to the
TOKYO. — The 28-year- butions Asian/Pacifics are then poured gasoline on her mother as saying her daughter
eventual Evacuation of Japa­
had lived in Japan for three
and set her on fire.
nese Americans, and the clip­ old wife of former grand making to the United States
Following Shimoda's, at­ years and “had settled
champion of sumo wrestling, Acor Ito told the young thes­
pings support my thesis.
tack, Mrs. Sakuragi ran to a smoothly.” Before moving to
For example, story after Hiroshi Wajima, 34, attemp­ pians of the problems, re­ neighbor's home for help.
Japan, the couple lived in Vir­
wards and pitfalls of show
story concerned themselves ted suicide police said.
Mrs.. Sakuragi, who was ginia.
She was saved, however, business.
with the economic loss the
after being rushed to a hospi­
Northwest would suffer as a
Nancy Sakuragi also is sur­
Foreign Cemetery in Yokohama slipping
result of the evacuation of tal by ambulance.
vived by her three young
According to police invest­
YOKOHAMA. — Full scale repair work to shore up land
Issei and Nisei farmers, but
igation, Satsuki Wajima, tele­ slippage at the Yokohama Gaijin Boch (Foreign General Cem­ children — two sons, nine and
not a word appears about
phoned her mother Tomi etery), is being aided by a citizens' group conducting a fund six, and a daughter, four.
their civil rights. No questions
Nakajima, 61, pouring out, I drive to raise Y2 million of the estimated cost of Y12 million.
Taken into custody by
were raised in the press about
can no longer follow him ...
police after the attack, girl­
the violation of basic constitu­
though I did my best.”
A major city landmark in Yamate-machi (known as the friend Shimoda said she did
tional safeguards. In the story
Tomi visited Wajima's Bluff), the cemetery was opened in 1854 at the request of the not mean to kill Mrs. Sakuragi
about the Fife graduation,
house in Nakano Ward to find United States to bury an American sailor who fell from the top but wanted to frighten her in­
nothing is said of Nisei rights
her daughter lying on the bed of the mast on the U.S. Navy ship that brought Commodore to returning to the United
but there is mention of the
with gas valves open.
Perry to Japan. Since then, some 4,200 foreigners from 40 States.
loss of state aid due to the
When the incident happen­
Cecii Suzuki
countries have been buried.
(Cont.-on Page 2)
ed, Wajima was not at home.

~DenhuNoTl

Sumo wife
trys suicide

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Yamashita Wins All-Japan
Judo Crown for sixth year
TOKYO. — Husky defend­
ing champion Yasuhiro Ya­
mashita, 24, postgraduate
student at Tokai University,
recently won the 1982 All­
Japan Judo championships
for the sixth consecutive year
by beating Isao Matsui in the
final match of the national
tournament at Tokyo's Budokan Hall.
More than 10,000 fans wat-

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beat Matsui by decision.
Yamashita swept the heavy­
weight and unlimited world
judo titles in the 57 nation
1981 World Judo Ghampionshps in Maastricht, the Neth­
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Yamashita beat Nobutoshi
Hikage, fourth dan, in the

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by BILL HOSOKAWA
Cont. from page 1

The New Canadian

enrollment drop.
One clipping opens with
this paragraph: “A warning to
Japanese potential evacuees
semifinals of the one-day ^a| they will be summarily
event that started with 36 dealt with if they fail to plant
competitors selected from or take care of growing crops
across Japan, he won by yo- pending evacuation was
ko-shihogatame in 56 seconds. sounded, here yesterday by
Matsui won h'is semifinals Charles M. Ross, field officer
match over collegiate champ­ for the Wart i me Farm Adjust­
ion third dan Hitoshi Saito of ment Program.” The headline
Kokushikan University by de­ read: ‘‘Jap Farmers Warned
cision.
Crops Must Be Grown”.
Yamashita said he was not
But apparently no one
in the best fighting mood nor questioned the inju st i ce if
in top'physical condition.
not the absurdity of threaten­
He said: “Frankly speaking, ing to punish people, if they
I thought my chance of winn­ Tailed to invest time, seed
ing was about 50 percent. But and labor in crops that they
I was not as complacent as probably would never harvest
other people might have and had no assurance they
thought I was. Since I would be paid for.
haven't been humiliated
The economic loss to the
these days through losing a evacuees is reflected starkly
match. I think I'm not so in clippings of classified ads.
earnest to win as I used to be. One ad, headlined “Evacua­
I think this is a factor for my tion Sale”, says: ’’The follow­
not being in high fighting ing going business establish­
ments are for sale at a sacri­
THE RESULTS
fice in a district filled with
shipyards, aircraft, and other
1ST ROUND Shigehisa Komoda
beat Kenzo Itamoto (kuzurekamishiworkers. Full information can
ho); Hiroshi Nakagawa beat Eiji Nabe obtained from the Japa­
gafuku (yusei); Yoshihiro Nakamura
nese owners at the respec­
beat Nabuaki Hayashi (okuri-erijime);
tive addresses.” There
Fumiyuki Yosoya beat Hideyuki Ura­
be (haraigoshi).
follows a list of perhaps two
2ND ROUND Minoru Yamamoto
dozen humble Issei and Nisei
beat Hideaki Momota (yusei); Masabusinesses ranging from res­
hiko Kimura beat Takehisa Maruya
(yusei); Isao Matsui beat Yoshimasa taurants and hotels to gro­
Motomatsu (kamishiho); Kiyoaki Shi­ ceries; taverns and even a
bata beat Shigehisa Komota (kosotojewelry and watch repair shop.
oari): Masato Mihara beat Masahiro
The booklet's chief weak­
Chiba (uchimata); Hitoshi Saito beat
ness is that the dates and
Masao Takahashi (kuzure-kamishisources of the clippings are
ho); Hideharu Shirase beatSeigo
not noted, and the clippings
Ueno (yusei); Tsuguyasu Nakamura
beat Hiroshi Nakagawa (yusei); Yo­ are in hodge-podge order. For
shiaki Kondo beat Yoshiharu Enoki
example, clippings on one
(yusei); Seigo Nose beat Bisao Ito r page tell Of the beginning bf

(yusei); Yasunori Yamashita beat
Ryoichi Kawabata (awasewaza); Yoshihiro Nakamura beat Shinji Takamura (udegarami); Norio 'Fujiwara
beat Yoshimi Masaki (yusei); Nobu­
toshi Hikage beat Tsuyoshi Yoshioka
(yusei); Hidetoshi Nakanishi beat
Kazunori Shiraishi, (yusei); Kinjiro
Motoya beat Fumiyuki- Hosoya (Kuzure-kamishihp).
3RD ROUND Yamamoto beat Ki­
mura (sukuinage); Matsui beat Shiba­
ta (tate-shiho); Saito beat Mihara (yu­
sei); Shirase beat Nakamura (yusei);
Nose beat Kondo (udegarami); Yama­
shita beat Nakamura (osotogari); Higake beat Fujiwara (yusei); Motoya
beat Nakanishi (kuzure-kamishiho).
Quarterfinals' Matsui beat Yama­
moto (osotogaeshi); Saito beat Shira­
se (yusei); Yamashita beat Nose
(okuri-erijime); Hikage beat Motoya
(haraikomi-maki).
. Semifinals Matsui beat Saito
(yusei); Yamashita beat Hikage (yOkoshiho).
Finals Yamashita beat Matsui
(yusei).

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... 3 .

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*be Tolan Committee hearings
in Seattle (that~WOUjd be February, 1942), an account of
the Tolan Committee hear­
ings a few days earlier in San
Francisco, and a story out of
Washington announcing the
end of exclusion orders,
which would be in December,
1944. This may prove confus­
ing to those unfamiliar with
the Evacuation story/
Nonetheless, thez booklet
js a valuable addition to the
total of printed matter about
the Evacuation. Dr. Watanabe
has some copies left. He can
be reached at: W. 304 Sierra
Way, Spokane, Wash. 99208.
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TOKYO. — A major Japa- y
nese electric wire cable
maker has produced what it
claims is the world's largest
industrial diamond, a 1.2 carat
TORONTO. — Good Friday choirs rendered anthems,
stone squeezed out of natural
carbon materials, a company Service was held at St. An­ Wesley Chapel and the Issei
official said recently.
drew's Japanese Anglican United Church contributed
Spokesman Osamu Fujiku­ Church led by Rev. Roland with singing and a beautiful,
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the diamonds measure 0.24 Toronto joined in the service. young people enriched the
inch in diameter, a glimmer The ministers participating musical portion of the ser­
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This year the offering went
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reputed to be the world's Campbell, Rev. Rydi c h i Take- to STOP 103, a new service
established by a group of
da and Rev. George Tomita.
largest.
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Fujikura said the firm, in
The Seventh Day Adventist the needy.
producing the giant diamonds,
— Nisei Newsletter.
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1982.
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Friday, May 28, 1982

CANADIAN

West 'sOuter Space Being U.S. Nisei Sheriff Faces
Sexual Harassment Charges
Complex Toward Japanese

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By KENYA MURANO
Shiosaki, the only local De­ over the sheriff's office. The
I tried to understand Chris­ man caught in a dilemma bet­ mocratic off iceholder, is cur­ county counsel had reported­
Some .time ago, an Ameri­
ween the culture of Euro­
ly advised the Nisei he had
can movie I saw on TV made a tianity with my mind amid the peans and Americans deve­ rently being sued for sexual
spiritual
climate
of
a
panthe
­
harassment by two women ■ the right to hire and fire. He
strong impression on me. I
loped ip a Christian climate
istic
environment.
I
read
the
and is the defendant in anoth­ has been called on to show
have forgotten the title of the
and
Japanese
culture,
which
movie but it was set in an iso­ Bible as a history of the peo­ in a Buddhist climate has de­ er suit brought against him by cause in the second com­
lated hamlet somewhere in ple who had formed this reli­ veloped customs and ideas seven other former employees. plaint.
gion. I had a hard time under­
County officials recently
the U.S. where a young
of its own for more than 1,000
standing
that
the
revelations
ruled that since Sheriff
teacher was assigned to a
The fair trial fund is being
years.
bf
God
often
mentioned
in.
Shiosaki has been filed spearheaded by local resident
1 school which had only one
Thirteen years ago, I had
the book meant man's con­
classroom. The
the honor of receiving the against by both as a public of­ Masa Tsukamoto, who said
tract with God.
ficial and as an individual, recently, “It is difficult to
story was about
While I was able to closely Vaughn Prize which is award­ they will not pay for his de­
the conflicts be­
comprehend the reason for.
approach true faith in God ed annually to a Japanese
tween the teach­
fence. So, a group of Japa­ the county not defending
who created the Earth and all journalist who has made out­
nese Americans, suspecting him, when it would appear
er, who tried to
lives thereupon, I found it im- standing contributions to fur­
open up the tradthering international under­ that the 442nd Regimental that only as sheriff would he
possible,
as
a
Japanese,
to
tion-bound vilCombat Team veteran might have the power or authority to
accept the concept that hu­ standing. I was chosen for
lage and' bring
be the victim of a ploy to dis­ fire.”
the
honor
for
my
role
as
a
mans
were
created
in
God's
the children into Ken*a Muranocommentator on NHK televi­ credit him politically have
image
and
that
they
are
harmonious contact with the
Others active in spreading
sion during Apollo Il's his- formed a “Mike Shoisaki Fair
chosen
creatures.
Since
outside world (the rest of
the news about Shiosaki have
Japanese humanism is based toric moon mission for which Trial Fund.”
America) and the village
The
fair.trial
fund
was
esbeen 442nd veterans Y.R.
I was kept on TV for a total of
elders and other people who on the thinking that human­
tablished
in
mid-March
after
Hiraoka of Fresno and Kay
64-hours over two weeks. I
kind
enjoys
its
existence
as
were dead set against it.
county insurers said that its Ishibashi of Carpinteria.
an equal with all other things concluded the long series of
Dreaded Ultrahuman Powers in nature, we cannot possibly moon mission telecasts with public-liability coverage
would not cover the type of
The strange part of the take the position that man's the following comment:
story was that the villagers life alone is superior to all
“This great scientific charges filed against the
had super-faculties no ordin­ other lives.
achievement may lead many Nisei sheriff.
Meanwhile, local Nikkei reary Americans had. In parti­
I must confess that my his­ people to think that man has
cular, the children were able tory as a Christian has been a conquered space. But I don't port that newspapers and
to float in the air and could constant struggle between think that way. What we have television new~reporters have.
j
the charges
P^Y^d up
communicate with their kin the Buddhist view of life, just seen is the successful
from a distance through tele­ which has served as the spiri­ flight of a space ship as the against the Nikkei official.
pathy. Under the influence of tual foundation of the Japa-, fruit of technology which They said they felt Shiosaki
the teacher,’the wife of. the nese, and the Christian view man has developed by faith­ would have a hard time get­
village PTA chairman and
fully following the laws of ting a fair trial in that atmos­
phere.
daughter of the village head­
nature
and
the
Providence
The movie reminded me of
Many members of the com­
man, came to recognize the
that generations of our pre­
the
Nazi
attempt
to
annihilate
need to liberate the children
decessors have learned, l am munity have called for Shio­
PHONE
the
Jewish
people
which
was
saki to be relieved of duty.
from the closed village. She
deepIy
moved
by
the
fact
that
a modern form of witch-hunt­
465-8020 x
The Idaho Human Rights
persuades her father to act.
man
has
acquired
such
an
The headman calls a meet­ ing, and of the Jewish people ability. But any arrogant feel­ Commission has adopted a
ing to make a decision, sets who arejsolated in fear of re­ ing that we have conquered “hands-off” posture on the
up an altar in the center of the newed persecution. And it nature and God will bring us case.
led me to wonder if the same
The sexual harassment
village, and prays to their god witch-hunting
psychology? humans unhappiness.
charges were filed by two fefor forgiveness. These people
Fear of Foreign People
was
working
behind
recent
were, the story went, des­
This comment of mine was
Japanese fine porcelain
cendants of outer space be­ events vis-a-vis the Japanese,
well
accepted
by
the
viewers,
laquerware and.
"MISTER
ings who had vacated their such as the hearings in the
many of whom phoned in their
gift items
planet which was threatened U.S. Congress.
ALUMINUM"
appreciation. I felt that this
by explosion. While many of
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view would be appreciated
Under
the
influence
of
my
the spaceships burned up
Concourse Level
• Siding Soffit & Fascia •
both by Japanese who feared
when they plunged into the mother, I attended Sunday
Toronto
’ • Ranware
,
Earth's atmosphere, some school from my early child­ and worshipped nature as an
• Storm windows/doors
object of religious faith as
928-3385
hood
and
received
baptism
managed to land safely.
Metro Toronto Lief B1971
well as Christians who attri­
The immigrants from outer when I entered university to
Mas Alda - 755-6505
bute all deeds of men to God.
space tried to live in harmony become a Protestant. How­
I fear that the same psy­
with the inhabitants of this ever, the spiritual climate that
planet but the Earth people cultivated my mind, as in the chology that drove people to
witch-hunting, persecution of
dreaded them for their ultra- case of all other Japanese,
Donald I. Kimura
human power, and killed was rooted in daily life which pagans and the witch trials —
Barrister & Solicitor
many of them in what was was based on traditional val- the darkest page in Christian
known as witch hunts, Ever ues related to Shinto and history as I see it - may, con­
since, these people had lived Buddhist rites and teachings. sciously or unconsciously,
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arouse
a
fear
of
foreign
peo
­
in the hamlet, away from
Stouffville, Ontario
As
both
Shintoism
and
ple
and
lead
to
their
exclu
­
other people and maintained
LOH 1 L0
ATHLETIC SHOES
their seclusion, the movie Buddhism are pantheistic, a sion. Japanese are no visitors
mind brought up in contact from outer space.
1201 Bloor St. W.
640-5454
went.
We Japanese, on the other
with them can never get used
Toronto, Ont.
532-4267
American Fairy Tale
to an absolute monotheism hand, must not hold on to our t
such as Judaism, Christianity exclusive, closed society
I thought the story was a
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or Islam. For example, Budd­ now that we have expanded
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kind of American fairy tale
M.
& H. Nishi
hism and Shintoism assign our stage of activity onto a
and that the story had a paral­
FOUR SEASONS LANDSCAPING
equal value of life to every­ world-wide scale. While mak­
GARDENS OF THE WORLD
lel today. When a nation thing. Their teaching holds

Planning,
design and construction by .
ing every effort, to have our

Japanese
landscape architects and
comes into contact with new
proprietor
horticulturists.
that humans and non-humans, culture understood by others,
• Commercial, industrial, large estates and
people — pagans — who exhibit
residential, including townhouses.
JON ONODERA
living things and inanimate we must try to understand
• Indoor and outdoor.
superior ability, it arouses a
objects have the same dignity other people's religions in
• Stone lanterns.
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feeling of awe that leads to
• Tree pruning and spraying.
of life. Therefore, the Japa- order to get closer to their
(Business)
(Residence)• Maintenance service.
the expulsion of the new peo­
nese can find divinity even in cultures.
ple. This might still be found
We, at the least, must per­
inanimate objects and natural,
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among Europeans and Ameri­
geographical surroundings use a book on the Bible, if not
Member:. Landscape Ontario
Toronto
cans.
and worship them.
the Bible itself.

JACK

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