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The New Canadian
An Independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin

{ VOL. 50 — NO. 61

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1986

TORONTO, ONT

Information & aid for JC
centre in Slocan requested
by village aiderman Barkley

! Enough
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to
! Vic Ogura

SLOGAN, B.C. — The Cor­ we need a lot of help with
By Dr. JIM HASEGAWA
poration of the Village of such things as artifacts, pic­
(of Montreal)
Slocan, B.C. has requested tures, furnishings and general
When the Sansei begin to
any information or assistance information on the daily lives
question the credibility of the
from J.C. groups and indivi- of the people in these
Nisei, then I say enough. The
duals across Canada in their camps,” he added.
Nisei who for the past decades
plans to establish a centre in
“We are anxious also to ob­
literally picked themselves
remembrance to the JC's who tain information concerning a
off the floor, pledging their
section of the Slocan Ceme­
were interned in this area.
lives through sweat and toil
“The Village of Slocan is in tery which is known as the
to make a better life not only
the process of constructing a Japanese graveyard. There is
for the Sansei but for all
replica of the type of shelter a marker but we do not know
Canadians are quickly losing
occupied by Japanese intern­ its full meaning or history,
respect in the eyes of all
ees during the war years, says Barkley.
Canada, painfully in the eyes
writes Slocan Aiderman, Ro­
Japanese Canadian readers
of the Sansei.
bert Barkley.
interested in aiding this pro­
The recent fiasco in Toron­
“Many people here remem­ ject can write Aiderman, Ro­
to, re the JCCA elections, and
ber the years of the intern­ bert Barkley in care of: The
the recent irresponsible ac­
ment and consider this peri­ Corporation of the Village of
tions of Vic Ogura is totally
od as a part of the history of Slocan, P.O. Box 50, Slocan,
unbelievable and inexcu­
the area as well as contribu- B.C. VOG 2C0.
sable. The Sansei are now
ting to the life and culture of
saying, “Hey this can't be,
Slocan,” he says.
we don't live in a banana
TORONTO. — They didn't win but it was a hot day
“The Village would like to
republic” We Japanese Cana­ anyway, so teammates of Mark Suyama, 22, from Kelly's Keg use the facility being built to
dians were always proud of N' Jester, gave him a shower of Perrier mineral water. They establish a centre where peo­
the legacy handed down by were competing at the Fourth Annual Toronto Perrier waiters' ple can look back in time to
the Issei to the Nisei and now race around Queen's Park Circle recently. Suyama and about see what the Japanese had to
to the Sansei, based on the 150 other waiters raced the five-kilometre course carrying endure, a setting in which,
honest pursuit of justice and open bottles of Perrier on bar trays.
with only a bit of imagination,
goodwill in a democratic
we can see a family trying to
society. Today a few self cen­
cope under what must have
tered individuals in the JC
been very stressful condi­
community are knowingly try­
tions.”
ing to destroy this legacy by
“Thanks to Mitch Nishimura
their vindictiveness, selfish­
of Calgary we have detailed
ness, irresponsibility and
in the fight against racism plans of a typical cabin. But
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The
deceit.
and prejudice in this nation.
House of Representatives on
Enough has already been a voice vote passed a resolu­
“I want to begin by congra-.
written about the Toronto tion on July 23 calling for the
tulating the gentleman from
Sumo prexy
fiasco. All I can add is that it use of the abbreviation “Jpn.”
Washington, Mr. Lowry, who
upset with
must be very very difficult for for the words Japan or Japa­ is the author of this resolu­
Tenta quitting
the elected JCCA executives nese.
tion. His leadership on this
to face themselves in the mir­
issue must be praised.
Rep. Norman Y. Mineta
TOKYO — Apparently highly agita­
ror every morning. It must be
ted
by the sudden resignation of
equally difficult for them to (D-Calif.), a sponsor of the
“I also want to thank Chair­
Canadian sumo wrestler John Tenta,
go to church every Sunday resolution, said:
man Hawkins and the ranking Kiyotaka Kasugano. president of the
and utter the words of bro­
Republican Member of the Japan Sumo Association told the
“Mr. Speaker, today we are
therly love and goodwill to all.
Education and Labor Commi­ press “I'm not in a position say
passing an important resolu­
this or that about any fellow in the
I ask you in all sincerity,
tion, which is one more step ttee, Mr. Jeffords, for their lower ranks of sumo, but if he had
TOKYO — Teiichi Igarashi,
“How can you face your chil­
support of this resolution.
wanted to quit, why not let him quit who will turn 100 on Sept. 21,
dren every night at the dinner
right away? It was an awful mistake
“The resolution before us to have brought him in without fully is some social climber.
table knowing that the legacy
Beverley Oda of
Igarashi recently reached
expresses Congressional re­ acquainting him with the traditional
you are building and handing
Toronto appointed
the 12,461-foot peak of Mt.
cognition that the proper ab­ practices and the disciplines.”
down to them is full of deceit
to Ont. Film Board
Fuji, Japan's highest moun­
breviation for Japan is Jpn.
and lies.” Can you in all
“Our motivation in bringing
Kasugano made the statement tain for the 11th time. His
honesty turn to the Issei and
TORONTO. — Ontario Con­
say to them that their legacy sumer Minister, Monte Kwinter this resolution to the floor is moments after he was notified that peak performance renewed
is in the hand of honest res­ recently announced the ap­ simple. We seek to wipe out Tenta, the 23-year-old wrestler, his record as the oldest per­
would quit the centuries-old Japa­
son to climb the picturesque,
ponsible people.
pointment of 6 new board once and for all the use of a nese sport.
deeply offensive racial epithet
dormant volcano 62 miles
The only thing missing members to the Ontario Film
from the Toronto fiasco was Review Board recently for a often applied to Japanese na­
He added that Tenta's decision west of Tokyo.
Igarashi was accompanied
someone named Marcos and one-year-term. Among those tionals and indeed to Ameri­ was evidence that the precepts rig­
idly governing sumo — often diffi­ by his son Toshiichi, 61,
a few machine guns.
appointed was Ms. Beverley cans of Japanese ancestry.
cult
for many Japanese to uphold — daughter Fumiyo, 64, and
“I know that some indivi­
Vic Ogura in his article Oda.
remain in place despite changing
(The New Canadian July 22,
Ms. Oda is a 42-year-old duals continue to use this values among young people, whether grandson Kenichi Haga, 27.
About 20 other climbers con­
racial epithet because they they be Japanese or foreign.
1986) dwells on the words Toronto resident who works
gratulated him at the top.
honesty, integrity and unity. as a consultant specializing do not understand how offen­
Tenta, who had won 21 straight
“My key to success is the
He writes, “this writer takes in multicultural communica­ sive the term is. Unfortunately,
pride in writing honestly” I tion and broadcast regula­ the use of the abbreviation bouts after entering the lowest ranks strong will to climb. At the
of sumo in the New Year tournament
beg the readers indulgence tions. She is also a member Jap. reinforces the use of that this year, decidet to hang up his belt summit, I prayed for long life
and ask you to decide. The ar- of the federal committee on term, and implies that it is an as he was unable to adjust himself for the people who cheered
me there,” Igarashi said.
■ acceptable usage.”
to the traditional sumo life.
(Cont. on Page 2)
employment equity.

A shower of Perrier

Climbs Mt. Fuji
at age of 100

“Jpn” to replace “Jap”
under new U.S. resolution

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tide reads “it was not the
redress committee but the
Japanese community that
voted to join the Coalition.
After hundreds of phone calls
urging all to attend the meet­
ing, a vote was taken, and a
VAST majority decided to join
the Coalition.” The truth of the
matter is only 26, yes, twenty
six attended the meeting and
the vote was 18 for and 8
against, for joining the Coali­
tion. Assuming that at least 6
present were committee
members then only 20 actually
showed up for the meeting.
With the 6 voting yes then in
reality the Japanese com­
munity voted 12 for and 8
against joining the Coalition.
A vast majority' hardly,
shameful irresponsible, mis­
leading reporting.
The manner in which the
article was presented one is
led to believe that after hundreds of phone calls we ha
made and the vote won by a
vast majority literally hun­
dreds had voted, far from the
truth. Vic does not represent
the silent majority as he al­
ways misleads one to believe,
but only a handful few.
One long time respected
member of the redress com­
mittee informed me that she
refused to attend the meeting
for no one in the committee
was remotely informed about
the Coalition. The silent ma­
jority in Montreal is real, at
least 196 showed their in­
terest in redress by taking the
trouble to answer the ques­
tionnaire sent out by the NA­
JC. When redress meetings
are conducted in a dictatorial
manner full of inuendos,
character assasinations, and
degradation of fellow JCs
even the community can stomach so much. Vic Ogura has
lost the credibility and the
respect of the silent majority.
Vic then writes about the
NAJC being remiss in not
uniting the various fractiona­
lized Nikkei groups and the
NAJC was guilty of fostering
dissension and mistrust in
the JC community. Let the
readers decide. It is a known

A member of Ethnic Press
fact that over the past years
Association of Ontario
many have written The New
and Canada Federation
Canadian voicing their objec­
Publisher & Japanese Editor
tions to Vic Ogura's
Kenzo Mori
irresponsible writings. I along
English Editor
with them feel Vic above all
Kei Tsumura
has been sowing the seeds of
Published on Tuesdays
distrust, vindictiveness, and
and Fridays
self interested attacks on the
479 Queen Street West
JC community in the name of
Toronto, Ontario M5V 2A9
honesty, integrity and unity.
PHONE: 366-5005
Early this spring Vic mailed
Subscription in advance $30.00
to every elected member of
per year, $20.00 fbrsix months.
parliament, a 4 page presen­
Second Class Mail No. 0366
tation titled “Japanese Cana­
dian Redress” an Insiders
Overview by Vic Ogura, Council Member, NAJC. The pre­
sentation is full of vindictive
attacks on both the credibility
HELP WANTED
of the NAJC and the president
Art Miki personally. Trying to
Order processing clerk,
give some credence to the ar­
computerized, typing 50 W.P.M.
ticle by signing it Vic Ogura,
PART-TIME, 3 days
Council Member NAJC, Vic
Phone Terry after 1P.M.
was in reality washing his
366-8676
own laundry in the public eye,
especially the Government of r
Canada. Unity, integrity, with
BLOOD
a member like Vic the NAJC
TRANSFUSION
needs no enemies.
SERVICE
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Many of my learned friends
i
in the world of academia,
politics, and business were 5
asked to comment on the
were .•
presentation.
unanimous in their shock
that a member of the JC com­
munity could write and mail
to the government a presen­
tation meant to destroy not
only the credibility of the NA­
JC, but the JC community at
large. They were also unani­
mous in saying that they had
always felt that the JC com­
munity was one of the most
respected anywhere in Cana­
da, and as a small minority,
all were supportive in helping
each other. The growth and
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tegrity and unity, but these ;
are only words with no;
substance, no heart. Some
Nisei are blind to this but
thank God, many of the
Sansei are not. There is hope :
for the JC legacy.


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Friday, August 22, 1986

PERSONAL NOTES
TAKEUCHI
VANCOUVER. — Masu Ta­
keuchi passed away at her
residence on July 24, 1986.
Survived by her loving sis­
ters, Shizu Iwai; Yae and her
husband Vince Maruno; Sumi
and her husband Toshi Koba­
yakawa. Many nephews and 1
niece. Rev. Y. Izumi officiated
at a private family funeral ser­
vice at Glenhaven Memorial
Chapel on July 28.
WAKISAKA
TORONTO. — Mr. Minoru
(Lefty) Wakisaka passed away
on August 4, 1986. Dear bro­
ther of Kikue Kusayama of
Japan. Predeceased by bro­
thers Yasuo and Takashi. Lov­
ingly remembered by sisterin-law Sumiko; niece Angie
and her husband Ron and
their children Christopher
and Neil; and nephew Larry
and his wife Amy and their
child Caitlin, also sadly miss­
ed by two nephews and three
nieces in Japan.
Earle Elliott Funeral Home
“Cook-Thompson Chapel.”
Funeral service conducted at
Toronto Buddhist Church.
Prospect Crematorium.

IKEDA
TORONTO. — Mrs. Hatsu
Ikeda passed away on July
18, 1986 in her 84th year
at the Castleview Wychwood
Towers in Toronto, vyife of
the late Fred Kintaro Ikeda.
Survived by sons Thomas,
Satta (Chizuko), Walter (Shir­
ley), Howard (Michiko) and
daughters Nete (Mrs. Ron
Mowry), Edith, Joyce (Mrs.
Tom Nishio) and Florence
(Mrs. Ken Onishi). Also miss­
ed by 13 grandchildren and 4
great grandchildren.
Earle Elliott Funeral Home
“Cook - Thompson Chapel”.
Funeral service conducted
from the chapel. Interment
Highland Memory Gardens.

TATEYAMA
Mr.
BURNABY, B.C.
Shinpachi Tateyama passed
away at Burnaby General
Hospital on August 3, 1986 at
the age of 83 years.
Survived by his living wife,
Kazue; 3 sons, Jim and wife
Jean, Roy, and Lenny; 2
grandchildren, Curtis, an
Debbie; 3 brothers, Shinya
and wife Tsugie, Burnaby,
Shinkichi, of Kelowna,
Shingen and wife, Atsuko, of
Toronto; 1 sister, Irene and
husband Sid, Vancouver;
many nieces and nephews.
Funeral service held at
Vancouver Buddhist Church.
Glenhaven Memorial Chapel.
Vancouver Crematorium.

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NISHIMURA
VANCOUVER. — Mrs.
Shigeno Nishimura, aged 83
years, passed away at St.
Vincent's Hospital on July
30, 1986.
Predeceased by her hus­
band Zenshichi Nishimura in
1955, she leaves her loving
family; her 2 sons, Kazuo
Nishimura and Shigeru Nishi­
mura; her 7 daughters, Emiko
Nakagawa, Ayako Iwamasa,
Mikiko Jordan, Tomoko
Christopher, Akiko Wata­
nabe, Shigeko Fujinami, Kanaye Tomiye; 2 brothers in
Shiga - Ken, Japan, Kyuhei ■
Nishikawa and Tokutaro Ko­
suga; her nephews Hideo
Nishimura and Hisakazu Ni­
shikawa; her niece Harue
Tomiye and others; 25 grand­
children; 10 great-grandchil­
dren.
Funeral service held in the
Vancouver Buddhist Church.
Mount Pleasant Funeral
Home. Cremation at the Gar­
den Chapel Crematorium,
Ocean View Burial Park, Bur­
naby, B.C.

ASAI
VANCOUVER. — Mr. Tadaichi Asai passed away on
August 2, 1986 at Vancouver
General Hospital at the age of
93 years.
He will be sadly missed by
his loving wif^, Yukiko and
family; sons, Kiyoto and wife
Sachi, Akira and wife Rei, Yuji
and wife Yuki: daughters,
Yuriko Sakurai, of Yonago,
Japan, Kuni Sugiyama and
husband George, Kisa Nishi­
hata and husband George;
his 11 grand-children, and 6
great-grandchildren.
Funeral service held at the
Vancouver Japanese United
Church with the Rev. D.
Murata officiating. Graveside
service in Forest Lawn Me­
morial Park in Burnaby, B.C.
Richmond Funeral Home.

KOBAYASHI
VANCOUVER. — Mr. Ken­
neth Kiechi Kobayashi pass­
ed away peacefully at Van­
couver General Hospital on
July 24, 1986 in his 67th year.
He is lovingly remembered
by his loving wife, Jean
Ayako; son, David; and dau­
ghters, Phyllis and Maureen,
Predeceased by one son
Glenn. Survived by his loving
mother, Mrs. Ikue Kobayashi
of Kelowna; beloved brother,
Matthew; and sisters, Mrs.
Mieko Kawano, Mrs. Florence
Kamanishi, Mrs. Margaret
Yamamoto and Mrs. Jane
Wakita; and survived by many
dear nieces and nephews.
Funeral service held at the
Japanese United Church with
the Rev. David Murata officia­
ting. Interment Forest Lawn
Cemetery in Burnaby, B.C
Mount Pleasant Funeral
Home.

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CANADIAN

Haven't
we met
before?
By DELPHINE HIRASUNA

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DATES AND DOINGS
Asagao, Ikebana & Bonsai exhibit
at Prince
TORONTO. — The Toronto Japanese Garden Club will pre­
sent an exhibit of “Asagao, Ikebana & Bonsai” at The Prince
Hotel on Sunday, August 31st from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The
T.J.G.C. will also be offering demonstrations on Ikebana and
Bonsai..
Everyone is cordially invited to attend.

Mark told me that while out jog­
ging, he stopped to have his cards
read by a tarot reader who ran her
business at a sidewalk table. The wo­
man also could read “past lives,” for
those who believe in reincarnation.
“Did you know we knew each other
several centuries ago?” Mark asked.
“Tanya, my tarot reader. . . ”
“Your tarot reader! You sound like
TORONTO. — The Nisei Women's Club will be holding a
your're a regular customer of Tan­
Benefit Dance on Saturday, October 4th at the J.C.C.C. in
ya's.” I scoffed.
Mark ignored my snide remark. order to raise money for the Momiji Complex Fund. D.J. will
“Weil, this makes at least the third , be Bob Henmi and door prizes, light refreshments and cash
time we've met then,” I commented. bar will be available. The hours will be from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.
“When I had my tarot cards read, I
and reservations for tickets at $10 per person will be avail­
was told that we knew each other
during the Civil War. Delilah, my tarot able by telephoning Katie Tsuda 266-2480 or Sumi Mototsune
reader, said that we had a mother-son 267-2354.
relationship, which came abruptly to
an end when you were killed in battle.”
Mark looked thoughtful. “Did
Delilah say what side I was on?”
TORONTO. — On June 10th, 1986, at the Annual General
“Obviously the wrong one. You
Meeting of the Momiji Health Care Society, JCC Centre Presi­
were killed,” I said.
I wanted to end the conversation dent Martin Kobayashi presented a cheque for $16,471.25 to
because it was depressing me. Al­ Dr. Fred Sunahara. This is the amount the Centre Board of
though I'm skeptical about reincar­
nation, I am bothered by the fact that Directors allocated to MHCS from the Centre's Annual “Trip
almost everyone I know who has had to Japan” raffle tickets sales.
Momiji Health Care Society's project is a worthy one
his/her “past life” read has told me
that we had known each other before. which the Centre supports and as a gesture of this support,
It goes to prove that I never get to half of the net proceeds from the 1986 “Trip to Japan”
meet anyone new. Three billion peo­
raffle ticketsales were voted by the Board of Directors to go
ple in the world today and I'm still
- JCCC
hanging out with the same group I towards this project.
knew back in Egypt.
“When we first met, did you think
that I looked familiar?” Mark asked. .
“I think I recognized you.”
I raised my eyebrows. “How?”
“You had a certain twinkle in your
eyes, and you had on that same fuzz­
Presents an exhibit of
ball sweater you used to wear on the
Nile,” he said, fingering the fuzzball
sweater I had on. “One of these life­
times you've got to throw this thing
away.”
— Rafu Shimpo.

Nisei Women's Club Benefit Dance Oct. 4

JCC Centre contributes cheque to Momiji

Toronto Japanese Garden Club

Asagao, Ikebana &
Bonsai

CARD OF THANKS
My children and I would
like to express our heart­
felt thanks to our friends
and relatives for sharing
in our sorrow in the loss
of a husband and a father.
Your beautiful floral offer­
ings, thoughtful gestures
and koden will never be
forgotten.
Mrs. Yuri Yamamoto
Glenn, Bruce & Karen
Thornhill, Ontario

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NAJC reps at JACL Confab Legendary Japan Judoka
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By Art Miki, President NAJC

TOKYO. — The legendary
judoist Yasuhiro Yamashita,
who collected 203 consecu­
tive wins, nine straight na­
tional championships, a gold
medal in the 1984 Los An­
geles Olympics and three
world championships during
his active career, will study
The convention dealt with major issues of concern for a year in England from the
Japanese Americans through workshops on: Redress, Anti­ beginning of September.
Asian Violence, Women's Concerns, Aging and Retirement,
Yamashita, born and raised
U.S.-Japan Relations, and Parenting - Developing Youth in
Kumamoto
Prefecture,
started drawing attention
Identity.
During the report on Redress by the Legislative Education when he was a high school
Committee (LEG) of the JACL, Art Miki gave an update on the student and was recruited by
progress of the Canadian Redress. Although the political Nobuyuki Sato, coach of the
systems differ in the two countries, the concerns within the Tokai University judo club.
Japanese American and Canadian communities are very He became the youngest
judoist to capture a national
much similar.
Some of these are: the lack of funds for lobbying and title in 1977 when he was 19
pursuit of redress, divisions concerning what is acceptable years old. He started the un­
as a final resolution, and the lack of support and involvement precedent winning streak in
by its membership with the lobbying process which is /ital in 1977 Collegiate Champion­
ship by defeating Yoshioka.
the American political system.
The workshop approach in presenting, discussing and
Yamashita, considered the
developing possible strategies on the various topics was very judo genius of the century,
effective. In each workshop, the resourse person, whether of retired last year after he had
Japanese American background or not, were highly quali­ beaten Hitoshi Saito in the
fied in their field, and provided valuable information for the final of the 1985 Japan Judo
Championship.
group discussions that followed.
During the election speeches for the JACL Board, each
“I wanted to go abroad to
candidate stressed that the Redress was the number one study since three years ago,”
priority, and that developing coalitions with other groups said Yamashita. “Living a
would be the major task of the JACL for the next two years. year in a foreign country will
give me a lot of experience.”
“Technically speaking, Ja­
pan is better than other coun­
tries,” he added. “But I want
to learn how they (other coun­
tries) promote judo, run the
operation and coach. In order
to do a better job, I have to be
able to speak to foreigners
fluently. As English is an in­
ternational language, I chose
England.”
Since Yamashita is an internationallly known judoist,
he is often invited by other
countries to coach their
judoists. South Korea, which
cropped two gold medals
each in the 1984 Los Angeles
Registration and classes take place at:
Olympics and the 1985 World
Georges Vanier Secondary School
Championship, invited Yama­
3000 Don Mills Rd. E.
shita to coach its judoists
(Don Mills Rd. & Sheppard Ave.)
about two months ago.
Asked if Japan would lose
to South Korea in the future
HERITAGE LANGUAGE CLASSES (Elementary Level)
because of his coaching, Ya­
To be eligible, students must be enrolled in publicly
funded schools, junior kindergarten to grade 8.
mashita said, “When I was

CHICAGO. — The 29th Biennial Convention of the Japa­
nese American Citizens' League (JACL) was held in Chicago,
July 20-25th, 1986.
The JACL has a membership of 26,000 with 114 chapters
across the United States and is the only representative na­
tional organization for Japanese Americans. NAJC President,
Art Miki, wife Keiko Miki, and Lucy Yamashita, NEC, repre­
sented the NAJC at the Chicago Convention.

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EDUCATION

Japanese Language Classes

Saturday, September 6
9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Classes start: Saturday, September 13
9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
*
Fee:
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Language instruction)
For further information, please call:Ken Gould
225-4661
Takao Kishii
264-4913
Ext. 490
Kay Watada
491-8519
Miki Kobayashi
439-7656
Kinji Kawamura 752—2587
.

Registration:

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(Conversational Level)
Japanese 1 - Beginners
Japanese 11 - Intermediate
Registration:
Saturday, September 27
9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Classes start: Saturday, October 4
9:00 - 12:00 noon
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Classes are offered at the grade 10,11 and 12 levels.
Registration:
Saturday, September 6
9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Classes start: Saturday, September 13
9:00 - 12:00 noon
For further information, please call Continuing Education

229-5507

active, I would not coach
anyone even if I was asked
to. Now I am retired. If I don't
do my best to coach the
others because I'm afraid
that Japan will lose, it's bet­
ter that I don't do it.”

Holidays
July 21st to Aug, 6, 1986
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“Japan is an insular coun­
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