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Suicide and Culture: A tragedy that knows no borders
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(The following excerpt are from a lecture delivered by Toronto
York University professor, Dr. Tombmasa Fuse to the Faculty of
Medicine, Paris, France, on november 18, 1983.)

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By Dr. TOYOMASA FUSE
(York University)

A scholarly study of suicide was initiated by some European researchers a little more
that a century ago, and it has continued since then. Especially after World War II, suicide
research acquired an inter-disciplinary, international scale and outlook. It might be said,
however, that the real, systematic and inter-disciplinary nature of scientific suicide
research was given its proper title and definition when Dr. Edwin Schneiderman, the
founder and subsequently director of the world-famous Los Angeles Suicide Prevention
Center, formally coined the term “suicidology.”
Suicidology constitutes three main areas of concern: (1) epidemiology of suicide

(statistical distribution of suicide rates in terms of socio-economic-demographic variables,
involving demographers, sociologists, police officials and statisticians); (2) theories of
suicide (explanations of motives leading to suicide, involving psychiatrists,
sociologists, psychologists, philosophers, etc.); (3) clinical treatment and prevention work
(involving physicians, psychiatrists, sociologists, psychologists, social workers, religious
practitioners, teachers, nurses, crisis-intervention volunteers, telephone emergency ser­
vice workers, et al.j.
My own area of specialization, “Comparative Suicidology,” is simply a cross-cultural
branch of suicidology. It is a new area of suicide research, focusing its attention on the
intrinsic and extrinsic relations between suicidal behaviour and culture.
The statistical data of the past 200 years show that suicide is far more frequent in
Europe than in other areas of the world. The 20th century is no exception. The highest rate
of suicide is observed in European countries, followed by the United States, Canada, Japan,
Australia, New Zealand, France, and countries around the Mediterranean.'Much lower rates
are in;Latin America, Asia and Africa. It is obvious that suicide is closely related to a high
degree of socio-economic development. Even in Europe,
(Continued on page 2)

The New Canadian
An Independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin

Regarding the Canadian
War Measures Act
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TORONTO, ONT.

TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1984

VOL. 48- NO. 20

by K. Oyama

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U.B.C. wants to build Bell
Tower for their “Pacific Bell”
VANCOUVER — The Uni­
versity of British Columbia
was honoured early in 1983
by the gift of a Japanese tem­
ple bell cast by Master Craft­
sman Masahiko Katori. This
beir was presented to the
university by Mr. Katori's
son-in-law, His Excellency
Kiyohisa Mikanagi, the Japa­
nese Ambassador to Canada.
And now the university is
seeking donations to enable
the construction of a bell
tower on the grounds of the
Asian Centre at UBC.
Estimates for the construc­
tion of the bell tower are
$80,000 Canadian.

In keeping with the basic
design philosophy adopted in
the construction of the Asian
Centre Building and its sur­
rounding garden, the bell
tower design will adhere
closely to traditional building
forms while being construc­
ted with modern materials.
The bell will be hung from a
roof structure set on an
elevated platform similar to
those which are common at
many temples.in Japan.

The War Measures Act gives the government the right to
pass laws through orders-in-council - that is by circumven­
ting the parliament-“in the event of war, invasion, or insurrection.” This act was the source of grief for Japanese Cana­
dian, and it is understandable that some of them would like
to see the act revised.
Redress is our primary goal, goes the reasoning, but that
is not enough. It is up to us who bore the blunt of injustices
perpetrated under the War Measures Act to see to it that the
act is televised and make sure that what happened to us shall
not happen again.
,
There are, however, grounds to reexamine the question.
Diagram of Japanese Temple
First, we might consider the question: would evacuation
The donated bell, known as Bell Tower, south-north eleva­
have taken place if there had not been a War Measures Act?
the Pacific Bell, is inscribed tions.
-The answer should be obvious to those of us who lived
with five characters which
through the tense moments of the evacuation.
may be translated as “a clear mind leads to tranquil thou­
The United States has no War Measures Act, and it has a
ght.” While in Western
widely respected constitution. Yet the evacuation took place.
culture ringing bells tend
Would Canada's prime minister, MacKenzie King, have
PARIS — The Japanese, by gourmets, are expensive to mark time suggesting ur­
saicLin the face of mounting pressure: “We can't do wnat ihe
abandoning any sense of because of their rarity. gency, for many Japanese
United States did. We have no authority.”
people the fading sound of
It seems that acts of racism may be modified but not pre­ respect for the gastronomic Specially trained pigs are
the bell is not only a sign to
vented by legislation. It happens when there is sufficient integrity of the French truffle, used in France to find and
hurry but a poignant reminder
pressure — even local pressure —and there is insufficient are about to introduce an im- uproot them.
The newspaper report said of the transitory nature of life.
mitation truffle based on a
public opinion to oppose it.
The creator of the bell,
The second consideration is that most people recognize blend of garlic and ginseng, , a Japanese company has de­
Master Craftsman Katori was
that there is a need.for extraordinary powers in an emergency. the Freeh agricultural news­ cided truffles are made up
born in Tokyo in 1899. A parti-,
It is unfortunate that any power is subject to misuse. It is un­ paper Marches’Agricoles re­ of elements also found in
ginseng and garlic, and will cipant in many exhibitions,
fortunate, too, that the gun needed for protection cannot ports.
Truffles, the dark brown market the imitation truffle he was awarded the Japan Art
be designed to shoot bad guys only.
Academy Prize in 1952 for his
That is not to say that the War Measures Act should not be edible fungus highly prized worldwide this summer.
cast metal bowl mounted on
modified. But at the present time the sentiment favoring its
dragons. When he was ap­
revision is not strong. The reform may be necessary but its
pointed a holder of an Impor­
time has not yet come.
tant Intangible Cultural Pro­
Then why not raise this issue together with the redress ef­
perty in the skill of casting
fort and bring it to public attention, you may ask. The answer
metal, Mr. Katori became
is such a gesture would not strengthen the movement for the
popularly known as a “Living
Act's revision; it would rather weaken the case for redress.
National Treasure,” a title he
An effective way of preventing a measure from passing is
shares with a small group of
to saddle it with riders and amendments that are controversial
Japanese artisans renowned
or which less people are willing to be associated with.
for their skills in traditional
The support for redress exists, but it is not overwhelming,
crafts. His works include
s
It is too easy to build up unfounded expectations. On the
flower containers, bowls, and
whole, the Canadian public is woefully ignorant about the
Buddhist temple bells.
evacuation, and there is a lot of public relations work that
All those interested should
must accompany the redress campaign.. Why not devote all our
make donations payable to
time, skin ano eloquence io the redress campaign by not ANOTHER COUNTRY: Willie Nelson held a press conference
in Tokyo recently to kick off a tour of Japan. The country the University of British Col­
diffusing our goal and taking on the War Measures Act?
umbia, The Japanese Bell
Finally we should take another look at the evacuation siriger said the audiences will enjoy his music, even though
Tower Fund, Institute of
they may not understand the words. “It seems to me there
question. Is it ever justified?
Asian Studies, Asian Cetre,
Ann Sunahara, in Politics of Racism states that the is zero difference between the people from FortWorth, Texas,
1871 West Mall, Vancouver,
and the people from Tokyo, Japan. We all laugh at the same
B.C.
(Continued on page 2)
things and cry at the same things.

Pseudo truffles made in Japan

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as a controller. Successful
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What if it had been otherwise?
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search is an effective index of the
What can be stated with certainty is not that evacuations degree
some of these scandals and subse- for the entire accounting
of democracy in a given coun­
are never justified, but that the evacuation of Japanese Cana­ try.
quent suicides, there are suicide function and report direct­
dians was not justified because it was based on racism, arid
notes that literally say, “I believe in ly to the President. Please
Japan has the image of the country
not on considerations of “national security” that the Cana­ of “hara-kiri,” but from the stand­ the eternity of my company.” They submit resume to . Robert
are reminiscent of the suicide notes
point of suicidology, it has always
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Japan's postwar recovery and de­
a country with a Buddhist culture
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vel. Many Japanese have conse­
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