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SEPTEMBER 20, 2008 VOLUME 63, No 8

YOUR JAPANESE COMMUNITY NEWS

Source: Alan Itakura

20 Years After Redress

In this photo (from the right): Alan Itakura, George & Harumi Furuya, Stan Kido

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editorial / redress remembered Looking back can be a good way to remind ourselves of what we can achieve when we unite in a common cause. This issue highlights some of the many accomplishments of our community. September 22nd marks the 20th anniversary of the redress agreement. We've borrowed from several 1988 issues of the Montreal Bulletin, compiling reports and reflections of those who lived the redress experience. A small exhibition to commemorate the 20th Redress Anniversary has been mounted at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre of Montreal. Bulletin staff member Alan Itakura has prepared two large panels - one with photos of the 1988 march on Parliament Hill and the other a collage of press clippings of the events leading up to the announcement of the redress settlement. Come look for familiar faces in the display at the centre. Our cover photo is one of those from the exhibition. Several of our staff members attended the 35th Anniversary of the Shidokan Judo Club which included four days of planned activities. Our coverage begins on page 9 with a personal account by Alan Itakura, a former judoka of the Shidokan club. Two other Bulletin staff members attended the event and report on the clinics and banquet. Anniversaries abound in this issue and we've rounded them out with a report on page 17 from Isshin, our dragon boat team. We are particularly encouraged to see that the 10th anniversary of their forming has inspired them to rekindle their committment to community involvement and spirit. A quick look at page 16 will remind you of the wonderful Matsuri that drew us together in August. We hope that this issue inspires you to get more involved in our community. There are many activities from which to choose and many friendships waiting to be renewed or formed. Our community members have so much to offer - bring some of your time and energy to the table. 3

Redress thoughts and accounts compiled from Montreal Bulletin archives

On this the 20th Anniversary of the signing of the Redress Agreement with the Federal Gover nment, we review the events surrounding this historic agreement.

From Montreal Bulletin, April 1988 An estimated five hundred Japanese Canadians from across Canada converged in front of the Parliament Buildings on April 14 and marched through a light drizzle across Parliament Hill to the National Redress Forum, organized by the NAJC in conjunction with the National Coalition for Japanese Canadian Redress. Under blow-ups of photos - from the 1942's on placards demanding justice for Japanese Canadians and yellow Ribbons of Hope in memory of JCs who are no longer survivors, a festive atmosphere reigned as friendships were renewed, some dating back to the war years over 40 years ago (made possible by having everyone wear name tags). About 75 JCs attended from the Montreal

Issei looking at postcards delivered to Parliament Hill. photo credit: Alan Itakura

area, including 16 seniors invited as guests (thanks to the recent successful fundraising dinner) and a Sansei supporter from Quebec City. The NAJC Quebec Chapter has also received donations to the Seniors-to-Ottawa Fundraiser from Vancouver, northern Quebec, and even from Japan.

From "The Redress Agreement" signed on September 22, 1988 by Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT As a people, Canadians commit themselves to the creation of a society that ensures equality and justice for all, regardless of race or ethnic origin. During and after World War II, Canadians of Japanese ancestry, the majority of whom were citizens, suffered unprecedented actions taken by the Government of Canada against their community. Despite perceived military necessities at the time, the forced removal and internment of Japanese Canadians durcont'd on page 4 MONTREAL BULLETIN • SEPTEMBER 2008

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redress remembered Japan getting further and further away from me as the train moved ahead. It was as if my tie with Japan was torn. I just cannot forget that sad feeling. Our family was separated into three places."

Redress agreement

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ing World War II and their deportation and expulsion following the war, was unjust. In retrospect, government policies of disenfranchisement, detention, confiscation and sale of private and community property, expulsion, deportation and restriction of movement, which continued after the war, were influenced by discriminatory attitudes. Japanese Canadians who were interned had their property liquidated and the proceeds of sale were used to pay for their own internment. The acknowledgement of these injustices serves notice to all Canadians that the excesses of the past are condemned and that the principles of justice and equality in Canada are reaffirmed...

Mr. K.: "We white-haired seniors went to Ottawa. We marched carrying placards in the rain, and in the parliament building everybody saw us with white hair sitting well-behaved. Through television people saw us. You see, times have changed. So it was not useless. The minister was impressed that we all behaved."

From Montreal Bulletin, October 1988 MONTREAL has been the site for many significant Japanese Canadian redress events recently. - In August, the redress negotiations were formally completed when the federal governnment, represented by the Honourable Gerry Weiner, met with the NAJC Strategy Committee in Montreal. - On September 23, the day following Prime Minister Mulroney's redress announcement in parliament, a public information meeting was held at the Cultural Centre. Audrey Kobayashi, our president and a member of the Strategy Committe, spoke on the details. It was passed that: "This meeting, on behalf of the Montreal Japanese-Canadian community, endorses the redress settlement announced by the Canadian Government on September 22, 1988. We extend our gratitude and appreciation to Art Miki and all the members of the Strategy Committee for their vision and dedication on our behalf. We also recognize the contribution of all people, past and present, who have worked towards the goal of redress for Japanese Canadians." 4

From October 8 - 10, 1988, the NAJC Annual Conference was held here in Montreal at Le Nouvel Hotel. Following the government's announcement of redress for Japanese Canadians by only 2 weeks, the Thanksgiving week-end conference was an historic occasion and a real celebration. The local NAJC chapter and all its community helpers did a great job as hosts to the many delegates and others who came from out of town...on Saturday of the conference, the Issei Speak discussion was held. Four of our Montreal Issei spoke about their prewar and wartime experiences. They also spoke about their feelings for redress and their hopes for the next generation. The following are some quotes from the discussion: Mrs. O: "I felt a strong pain in the depths of my heart and it was very, very sad. I just prayed that (my daughter in Japan] stayed alive. I prayed. My son objected to the government's policy and was sent to the internment camp. My younger daughter was in Japan and the rest of us were sent to Roseberry. I still clearly remember when I left Vancouver that I was feeling MONTREAL BULLETIN • SEPTEMBER 2008

Mrs. O.: "I was hoping that we could achieve the goal of redress while I'm still alive. Now I feel all relieved. I'm ready to die tomorrow (laughter). I am grateful for all the efforts of the NAJC members and I feel it is necessary for this organization to continue. I also hope that Nisei end Sansei carry on the Japanese spirit, work earnestly and loyally, and become good Canadian citizens." Mr. K.: (Talking about his experience in southern Ontario where he farmed after the war) "'Among Canadians, there must be Christian roots, love and compassion. I had faith, that's why I thought that we would be able to reach a good solution some time. That's why I asked you people to pray with me and I went to the demonstration believing that this redress problem would be solved...So on Christmas Eve at about 5:30 we were eating supper. It was snowing. We noticed that people were gathering outside. It turned out that young Mennonite people were gathered to sing Christmas carols for us. Since then whenever we sing Christmas carols it occurs to my wife and I that God never abandons us. He is always with us. . . So we should love Canada. My wife and I have already bought a burial plot in Montreal and I will be buried here. There is no regret in my life." 4

redress remembered Redress For Some and Justice for All

by Mariko Omatsu

(Ms Omatsu is a Toronto lawyer and a member of the National Association of Japanese Canadians negotiating team.) Four weeks ago today, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney honored a four-year pledge to compensate Japanese Canadians for Ottawa's wartime decision to strip citizens of Japanese ancestry of their property and civil rights. In addition to issuing a formal acknowledgement, the government agreed to compensate individual survivors a token sum of $21,000; to provide $12million for a community fund directed by the National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC), $3-million to help implement the agreement and $12-million to the NAJC, which has dedicated the money to establishing a National Foundation to Combat Racism. The total package could run to $300-million. The government's decision to compensate Japanese Canadians immediately fuelled speculation about what the repercussions may be. There are at least five kinds of implications: historical, moral, legal, political and personal. A direct result of the acknowledgement of wrongdoing will be the rewriting of Canadian history and the putting of blame where it should lie, on the shoulders of the government of the day. The government itself has emphasized the agreement's moral implications. For example, Mr. Mulroney rightly stressed the need to "face up to the past" in order to meet the "challenges of the future." Certainly, the settlement goes some way toward affirming a humane ethic of compassion and a concern for justice. Legally, by acknowledging and compensating a "moral" injustice that the government maintains has no legal status, the agreement has immeasurably strengthened Canadian human, civil and constitutional rights, which clearly do have legal status. Certainly by its own actions, the government may have blurred forever the distinction between moral and legal rights. 5

It is also inevitable and proper that an agreement, that "serves notice that the excesses of the past are condemned and that the principles of justice and equality are reaffirmed"* would set a precedent for other groups. More nebulous than legal implications are the agreement's potential political effects on Canadian democracy. Explicit recognition of a wrong committed against a minority group emphasizes that Canada is a country of many communities, no one of which, even if politically dominant, may with impunity abuse another. Politically, Japanese Canadian redress ultimately was victorious because one of the country's smaller ethnic communities was able to build broad-based support among the media, church, ethnic, labor and civil liberties groups. Therein is our best civil rights guarantee. A citizenry that will not permit its government to trample the rights of a minority provides far greater protection of all our civil rights than any perfectly worded statute. Moreover, the settlement has the

potential to strengthen Canadian pluralism. It is noteworthy that, throughout negotiations, the NAJC insisted on the repeal of the War Measures Act, not to protect the dwindling numbers within its own community, but to impede unjust treatment of any other community. As well, one of the cornerstones of the agreement is the National Foundation to Combat Racism, whose mandate will be to prevent history from repeating itself. The obligation to help create a more democratic country was shared by the varied organizations that supported the claim. Many of these groups, like the Japanese Canadians, had directly experienced inequity, yet all felt an obligation to help create a country free of discrimination. Personally for the members of my own community, the government's longawaited acknowledgement means that, as Joy Kogawa said, we can now begin to "heal" our collective wounds. For old men like my father, who went to his grave with his tattered and worn enemy alien identification card still in his wallet, there will be a small collective sigh of amen. Globe & Mail, October 1988

I K E B A N A ET S H O D O On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Société des Missions-Étrangères in Japan Come and see the exhibition of floral art (Ikebana) and artistic writing. (Shodo) Saturday, October 4, 10:00am to 5:00pm Sunday, October 5, 10:00am to 3:00pm Saturday 10:30am 2:30pm

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UNE FIERTÉ POUR NOTRE VILLE…

Gérald Tremblay en compagnie de “M. Monopoly”, Photo Le Journal En effet, la ville figure à la traditionnelle case de la Promenade. Paris, Londres, Tokyo ou New York, aucune de ces célèbres métropoles n’a réussi à devancer la deuxième plus importante agglomération canadienne. Le 26 août dernier, la sortie du “Monopoly Here & Now : The world Edition”, s’étant déroulé dans 50 pays et en 37 langues, propulse Montréal en tête du classement des villes les plus prestigieuses du globe. En obtenant la seconde position du plateau, Riga, la capitale lettone, remplace la case de l’avenue du Parc ; et rappelle que la présidente de la République de Lettonie, Vaira Vike-Freiberga, a enseigné la psychologie de 1965 à 1998 à l’Université de Montréal. Une élection sous le signe du patriotisme C’est à la compagnie Hasbro, le fabricant du célèbre jeu de société, que revient la responsabilité d’organiser une élection au suffrage international. Durant six semaines, entre février-mars 2008, plus de 5 millions d’internautes du monde entier ont sélectionné 22 villes sur les 70 villes présélectionnées.

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Aux cotés de Montréal, deux autres villes canadiennes sont de la partie. Vancouver appartient au groupe orange ; tandis que Toronto se place en tête du groupe magenta, juste avant Kiev et Istanbul. Le Canada ainsi que la Chine sont les seuls pays à posséder trois de leurs villes dans le jeu. Le patriotisme explique en grande partie le succès de la feuille d’érable. Un grand nombre de votants canadiens ont partagé leurs voix entre Vancouver et Toronto; ce qui n’a pas inquiété les internautes montréalais. La réalité rattrapera-t-elle le divertissement? Les joueurs du Monopoly Monde devront débourser 4 millions de dollars

pour obtenir la case Montréal illustrée par l’Oratoire Saint Joseph du Mont Royal. Cette forme somme relève certes de la fiction, toutefois, selon une récente étude de la banque d’investissement Merrill Lynch Canada, réalisée par Carolyn Kwan et David Wolf, le marché du logement à Montréal serait surévalué de 10%. Montréal pourrait-elle vraiment compter parmi les villes les plus chères du globe? L’avenir nous le dira. En attendant Monopoly Monde est disponible en magasin depuis le 27 août 2008… Alors que les meilleurs gagnent! Sonia Eyaan Média Mosaïque, 9/8/2008 Paris

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cultural events E X H I B I T I O N S SOME IDEAS ON LIVING IN LONDON AND TOKYO: Exhibition featuring recent architectural projects by Stephen Taylor in London and Ryue Nishizawa in Tokyo that propose new approaches to living in urban environments. To Oct 26 at CCA. LACQUER, PRECIOUS RESIN: Exhibition inviting visitors to learn about how lacquer is created and admire the superb collection of pieces made by the members of the Japan Urushi Art and Craft Association. To Oct 31 at the Japanese Pavilion of the MBG. OEUVRES RÉCENTES: Works by Minako Takahashi at MCN to Oct 28. Vernissage: Thurs, Sept 18. 514-3285630; www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/mtlnord.

20TH ANNIVERSARY OF REDRESS: Alan Itakura remembers the redress march on Parliament Hill in 1988 in photos and press clippings. From Sept 22 at JCCCM. ECOLE KORYU SHOTOKAI IKEBANA EVENT, Sat-Sun, Sep 27-28,15pm at CHBP. Flute concert Sun, Sept 28, 1:30pm. Info: 514-873-5338. IKEBANA EXHIBITION, Flower and shodo exhibition to commemorate the 60th anniversary of their mission work in Japan, Sat-Sun, Oct 4-5 at Société des Missions Etrangères (Centre House of the Mission) in Laval. See ad on page 5. EXPOART MONTREAL 2008: International artists display a vibrant collage of exquisite contemporary and modern art on Fri Oct 24, 11-8pm, Sat-Sun Oct 25-26, 10-6pm at PB. $8-12, children free. www.expoartmontreal.com 7

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MUSIC/PERFORMANCE

SPECIAL EVENTS

80TH ANNIVERSARY: JAPAN-CANADA RELATIONS. A list of all events for Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver can be found at www. c a . e m b - j a p a n . g o. j p / c a n a d a _ e / 80thAnniversary/Index.html ARASHI DAIKO, Montreal's own taiko group performs: · Sun, Sept 28, 1:00pm. Tous Ensemble/ All Together Multicultural Festival at Cabot Square, Ste-Catherine and Atwater. Info: http://lincoln-tupper.com /alltogetherfestival/index.html.

TAI-CHI & CHI KUNG classes with Kuniko Fujita, Tuesdays, 10-11:15am, at JCCCM. MONTREAL ACADEMY CLUB: Presentation in Japanese by Dr. Hidefumi Nishimori (Surgical Oncology Fellow, McGill University) Fri, Sept 26, 6pm, at MCL. Info: [email protected]. LES JOURNÉES DE LA CULTURE: Fri-Sun, Sept 26-28. Info: www. journeesdelaculture.qc.ca. · Sat, 10-11am, JCCCM: Arashi Daiko demonstrate & perform during a public rehearsal. Que- stion and discussion pe- riod follows. Reservation required: 514-3765819. · Sun, 2-3pm, CCSG: Japanese chamber music by Matsu Také with explanatory comments in French. · Sat, 2-3pm, 3-4pm, PEL: Introductory origami workshop in French led by Julie Savard for ages 6-13. Reservation required: 514-872-6071. MONTREAL JAPANESE UNITED CHURCH ANNUAL BAZAAR, Sat, Sept 27, from 11:30am to 3pm at JUC. Japanese, Filipino and Pakistani baked goods and take-out, clothes, merchandise, crafts for sale. SANDRA TATSUKO KADOWAKI: original jewellery and card creations. · Sat, Sept 27, 10am-5pm at Sign of the Theotokos Orthodox Church's Annual Festiva de l'Artisanat, 750 St. Joseph E (métro Laurier). Info: 514-376-5819. SOGETSU SEIBI-KAI 20th ANNIVERSARY IKEBANA EVENT: calligraphy workshop, piano concert, Ikebana demonstration and workshops. Sat-Sun, Oct 4-5, 11am-5pm at TH. www.ikebana-seibikai.com. KARAOKE, starts Sat, Oct 4, 7:30pm. All are welcome. JCCCM. Terry Yasunaka 514-351-9554. KOBUDO TRAINING OPEN HOUSE: Sandôkai Kobudô Shugyôkai (tradi(cont’d on page 8)

YUKI ISAMI, flutist, gives a concert of traditional Japanese music as part of Ecole Koryu Shoto- kai Ikebana Event, on Sun, Sep 28, 1pm at CHBP. Info: 514-873-5338. TOMOKO INUI, piano concert as part of Sogetsu Seibi-Kai 20th Anniversary Ikebana Event, Sat-Sun, Oct 4-5, 1pm at TH. www.ikebana-seibikai.com. CIRCULATIONS MONTREAL-SEOUL -TOKYO TOUR. Contemporary choreographers, Mélanie Demers, Yun Jung Kim, and Ayako Hamaguchi, present their latest dance creations on Oct 9-11, 7:30pm, Oct 12, 4pm at TG. $7-17. TSUZURE, musical journey featuring Toronto's professional taiko and music ensemble Nagata Shachu on Fri-Sat, Oct 31 & Nov 1, 8pm. $25 at TOH. MSO: Kent Nagano, conductor; 514842-9951, www.osm.ca, PDA. · Till Fellner (piano) plays Debussy, Dun, Bartók, Beethoven on Wed & Thurs, Nov 26-27, 8pm. $24.75-143.

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tional Japanese martial arts group) 25th anniversary celebration. Observe courses and training in Jodô, Kendô and Iaidô every Sat, Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, 9am-12pm, at CR. www. sandokaikobudo.org. CANADA JAPAN SOCIETY activity for October: Cranberries and Fall Discoveries in Saint-Louis-de-Blandford and Victoriaville, Sun, Oct 5. Reserve before Sept 22: Alice Bolduc 514-7210052. SPEAKER SERIES: Architect Masaharu Fukushima will examine Japanese spatial concepts in "Fascinated by Architectural Space", Wed, Oct 8, 6:30pm at JCCCM. Free admission. Reserve: 514-728-1996. ASSOCIATION FRANÇAISE DE HAIKU: Third Festival with workshops, readings, competition, andbook launch on Fri-Sun, Oct 1012, full day events, open to all at LC. $14-35. Registration: 514-2707400, www.afhaiku.org. MINYO-KAI: Sun, Oct, 19, 2-4pm, JCCCM. Terry Yasunaka 514-351-9554. MONTREAL BOTANICAL GARDEN (MBG). Admission gives access to all gardens and Insectarium until Fri, Oct 31. www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/jardin/ Japanese Garden and Pavilion · Guided tours of the Tea Garden, weekends to Oct 31: 11 & 11:30am, 2 & 2:30 pm. Schedule subject to change, Free. Maximum of 10 visitors. Cancelled in case of rain. Chinese Garden · THE MIGHTY SOYBEAN to Oct 31. Learn about their history, their countless uses and their importance in Chinese daily life. You'll be amazed by their versatility. · THE MAGIC OF LANTERNS. Fri, Sep 5 to Fri, Oct 31. The Botanical Garden will remain open until 9pm. Theme: A Thousand and One Stars. There will be over 700 traditional lanterns and dozens of enormous fig8

ures representing popular Chinese performance arts (juggling, acrobatics, opera, music and more) to amaze and delight visitors of all ages. Visitors will also be able to admire two shimmering curtains of water and light and a moving sphere containing lions playing with balls. First Nations Garden · To Fri, Oct 31: Guided tours, cultural activities, gift shop with Native arts and crafts. 9am-6pm.

COURSES COLLECTION JAPON with Ritsuko Uchiyama, GRU. · Ikebana, every 4th Sat. · Chado, Tues, 6:30pm. · Kimono kitsuke, on request. · Japanese language: beginners & advanced. MIYAMOTO (MF) · Sun: Sushi workshop with Mikio Owaki. · Mon & Thurs: Japanese cuisine. VISUAL ARTS CENTRE (VAC) · Wed am, starts Sept 24: Mixed media: personal projects, Heather Yamada. · Thurs am, starts Oct 2: Ikebana: Japanese Flower Arranging, Cornelia Singh “Hobi”. AU PAPIER JAPONAIS (APJ) · Sat, Sept 27 - Sheer pleasure: Watercolour on thin Japanese papers, Heather Midori Yamada. · Sat, Oct 11 - Painting with washi fibre, Émilie Painchaud. · Sat, Oct 11 - The medium of the card, Heather Midori Yamada. · Thurs, Oct 16 - The flying art of kitemaking, Robert Trepannier. · Sat, Oct 18 - Toji: The Japanese soft book, Fran Sendbuehler. · Thurs, Oct 30 - Kake jiku: Figurative collage with paper, Sandra Kadowaki. · Sat, Nov 1 - The word as art: Introduction to Japanese calligraphy, Peter Quenter. · Sat, Nov 22 - The light fantastic: Washi wireform lamp coverings, Stan Phillips. · Thurs, Nov 27 - Black ink: Experimental drawing on washi, Lorraine MONTREAL BULLETIN • SEPTEMBER 2008

Pritchard. · Sat, Nov 29 - Painting with acrylics on washi and canvas, Lorraine Pritchard. · Thurs, Dec 4 - Free lecture: The washi waltz: Practical steps of working with Japanese papers, Stan Phillips and Lorraine Pritchard. WATERCOLOUR PLUS with Heather Midori Yamada starting Sept 22 at S5141. [email protected], 514281-5695 or Thalia: 514-952-6284, [email protected]. · Mon afternoons - beginners. · Mon evenings - all levels. RENDERING PLANTS AND FLOWERS: Workshop series given by Heather Midori Yamada on Wed, 69pm, Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26 at MFA. CREATIVITY WORKSHOPS and mentoring including meditation, yoga and art in Montreal at S5141, Eastern Townships at ALM, Mont- Tremblant at SY with Heather Midori Yamada hmidoriy@gmail. com. HATHA YOGA & MEDITATION, private classes and workshops for all levels and ages with certified Yoga teacher Heather Midori Yamada 514281-5695, [email protected]. IKEBANA WORKSHOPS, monthly Monday evenings with Seibi Watanabe at MSC; Heather Midori Yamada, [email protected]

CINEMA / FILM

CINEMA DU NOUVEAU MONDE, Festival: Oct 8-19. Web: www.nouveau cinema.ca CHINESE CINEMA at CQ · Photography exhibition: "Around the Yangtze" to Nov 9. · History of Chinese cinema to Nov 30. · Films of Jia Zhang-ke to Sept 28. · Emerging voices to Oct 3 Paprika (Japan 2006, dir: Kon Satoshi, 92 min, Eng subt). In this anime, a scien(cont’d on page 15) 8

judo anniversary celebration Shidokan Judo: 35 years in Canada by Alan Itakura

When former Montreal-based, world class judoka, Terry Farnsworth, invited Hiroshi Nakamura to teach at his club in the late 1960s, it’s unlikely that he envisioned how the Canadian judo scene would dramatically change and how Montreal would become the judo capital of the nation. Since Hiroshi Nakamura has arrived, Shidokan has become synonymous with outstanding judo and is the place for any Olympic hopeful to train. I first met Nakamura Sensei at the Kodokan in 1968 while training in Japan. He invited me to train with his Chuo University judo club and I declined knowing that I lacked the commitment and fortitude to train at their levels. At the Kodokan’s monthly red and white tournaments, where competitors fight stronger and bigger opponents one after the other, the Chuo boys were always the biggest and meanest. Nakamura Sensei brought his knowledge and expertise to Montreal where thousands of judoka, including me, have improved and received the benefits of that Chuo spirit. The Shidokan’s 35th anniversary events included a three-day clinic with the legendary Isao Okano, former member of the Chuo University judo club where Nakamura Sensei was captain. Okano,

Senseis Nakamura and Okano

author of several well-read books on standing and ground techniques, displayed why he was Olympic and two-time World Champion. I attended two clinics as a spectator. A 9

couple of former national team friends urged me to bring my judogi (uniform) and to participate. I declined arguing that I hadn’t trained in over twenty years and could no longer fit into my gi. The night before, I tied my belt but was only left with two inches on either side. (I can hear you laughing!!) I told them my job was as contributor to a widely read Japanese community newspaper. The gymnasium hosting the clinic was huge. Hundreds of judo tatami (mats) were laid down to create an enormous dojo. Equally impressive were the number of visitors who came for the event. It reflected the great respect the Montreal Shidokan Judo Club has nurtured over the years. The celebration was a chance to honour Sensei Hiroshi Nakamura, to be surrounded by elite judo athletes and to renew some old friendships. One of the legends at the banquet was Doug Rogers, the first Canadian Olympic medallist in judo (silver in 1964 Tokyo). His success inspired judoka to follow his approach of training in Japan where the sport was born and where training and competition was the most rigorous. Also present was Nicolas Gill who won bronze at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and silver in 2000 at MONTREAL BULLETIN • SEPTEMBER 2008

Sydney. Gill has had the most success of any recent judoka and is Nakamura Sensei’s biggest achievement as a trainer. Taro Tan, former Canadian champion and someone I used to work out with when he was very young, was also present. He eventually grew in size, strength and tech(cont’d on page 10)

Nicolas Gill & Taro Tan: former champions and members of the Quebec Judo Hall of Fame.

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nique and went on to capture seven national championships. I met up with two B.C. natives, Hiroshi Nishi, former national team member and current chief instructor of the Vancouver & Capilano Seikidokan Judo Clubs and Henry Boas, head instructor of the Penticton Judo Club. I also chatted with three members of the team that represented Canada at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Brad Farrow, ten-time Canadian champion, was fifth at the Montreal Games. Wayne Erdman, five-time Canadian champ, arrived from Kitchener where he is the lead sensei at the Kaizen Judo Club. And Rainer Fischer, the first Ontario judoka to train at the Shidokan with the national team, is a six-time Canadian champion. Along with Christophe Preobrazenski, they hold the record for most medals won at the Pan-Am Games in one sport by one country. At the 1975 Mexico City Pan-Am Games, Farrow, Erdman and Fischer each won gold while Preobrazenski won bronze in the light heavyweight and open weight categories.

Brad Farrow, Rainer Fischer & Wayne Erdman: members of the Canadian Judo Hall of Fame who won judo gold at the 1975 Pan-Am Games

It is an understatement to say the Shidokan Judo Club has produced and continues to produce outstanding judoka. Nakamura Sensei, Louis Jani, Farrow, Erdman, Fischer and Rogers are all in the Judo Canada Hall of Fame. Farnsworth, Gill and Taro are inductees of the Judo Quebec Hall of Fame. We should be proud to have this kind of excellence within our community. 10

Shidokan 35th Anniversary highlights by Kuniko Kondo, Yoko Sayeki

Nakamura Sensei’s Achievements When Mr. Nakamura founded Shidokan, his purpose was to increase the number of judo practitioners, to develop Olympic athletes and to become someone who would be remembered in judo history as a great teacher and developer. He has certainly achieved all of those goals. Today there are 450 members at the main Shidokan headquarters and its satellite facilities. From elementary school children to people in their sixties, judoka vary in their motivations as well - from maintaining good health to self-defense to nurturing an interest in Japanese culture. Canada sent five judo athletes to the Beijing Olympics and they were all trained at Shidokan. Their results were 7th in 60kg category, 9th in 66kg for men and 9th in 78 kg category for women. Nicolas Gill was head coach of Team Canada. Nakamura Sensei was the Canadian national coach from 1973-76, 1984-89, 1996, 2000 and 2004 and he trained Nicolas Gill silver medallist at the Sydney. Olympics. Nakamura Sensei’s plans to encourage his successors and to contribute to cultural exchanges between Canada and Japan through judo. In Japan, judoka who have trained at the Shidokan formed the “Montreal Shidokan OB Group”. In 2006, thirty students from Kokusai Budo Daigaku (International Budo University) came to Shidokan to practice and live with Canadian students and their families. Slowly his dreams are coming to fruition. Okano Sensei’s Clinic One of the feature events of the Shidokan celebration was a clinic given by Isao Okano - former Olympic, World and All-Japan Champion. He was assisted by Nakamura Sensei and Nicolas Gill. Okano Sensei, an 8th dan, held five sessions from August 29-31 on a massive tatami area installed specially at the Centre sportif Côte-des-Neiges. The clinic attracted 120 judoka from across North America. Several Olympians were easily MONTREAL BULLETIN • SEPTEMBER 2008

identifiable by the maple leaf logo on their judogi. Okano Sensei explained his techniques in English which was translated into French by one of the senior instructors. Okano Sensei then demonstrated the technique after which the participants practiced.

Okano Sensei demonstrating his technique.

He also showed his favourite techniques: morote-seoinage and ippon-seoinage both are throws which require maximum coordination of arm, waist, hip and foot while maintaining a strong pulling motion on the opponent’s collar. Okano Sensei was Nakamura Sensei’s junior by one year at Chuo Daigaku (University). After retiring from competitive judo, Okano Sensei founded the Seiki-juku Judo Club which became a training mecca for elite athletes including those from Canada. Banquet Speeches & Presentations On August 30th, the Shidokan Judo Club celebrated its 35th anniversary at the Manoir Notre-Dame-de-Grâce with a luxurious banquet for over 160 attendants. Louis Jani, former Canadian Shidokan champion and current senior Sport Canada official was master of ceremonies. He started by introducing the 2008 Canadian Judo team who competed at the Beijing Olympics. These included Keith Morgan, Marylise Levesque, Nicholas (cont’d on page 10) 10

japanese canadian cultural centre of montreal 8155 Rousselot Montreal, QC, H2E 1Z7 (514) 728-1996 or 728-5580 (fax) Office hours: 9am-4pm, Mon-Fri (voicemail 24/7) www.geocities.jp/jcccmcanada

DROP-IN Coordinator: Amy Kadowaki Animator: Miyoko Onishi Thurs 10 am-2:30 pm Sept. 25 - Line dancing Oct. 9 - CLOSED (Thanksgiving) Oct. 2 - Games Oct. 16 - Singing Oct. 23 - Craft Donations received with appreciation: T. Erles, L. Konishi, J. Okimura, J. Ono, Kim Shikatani, T. Yashiro, T. Yasunaka.

SUPPORT SERVICES FOR SENIORS Best wishes to all those celebrating birthdays in September, including Flo Onishi and Sachi Ogura. This month's article "How not to get snowed by a contractor comes courtesy of CAA Touring magazine, Fall 2007. With the approach of winter, snowremoval contractors af all stripes are all out trying to get new customers. But before you sign up with the first pretty plough that comes along, take some tips from the Office de la protection du consommateur. Be wary of ads and business cards bearing phone numbers only. If someday you call and there's no answer, how are you going to find them? Also watch out for the guy who comes knocking at your door claiming to do it for less money but requesting a deposit. Best to ask your neighbours or friends who they use and if they're satisfied. Shop around. Ask questions about the contract, terms of payment, as well as how he gets rid of the snow (will he push it onto your property? To the end of your driveway?). How much snow must fall before he comes? Will he return at the end of the day? Does he have liability insurance? Does the contract stipulate 11

fixed dates or does it start with the first snowfall and end with the last? A contractor who means business will be able to answer all your questions. Demand a written contract and have him include your priorities. Do you want him to remove the snow before a certain hour in the morning? Do you want the entire driveway done? Note that some contractors will plough just enough for you to get your car out and will come back later to finish the job. If possible don't give a deposit: your signature at the bottom of the contract already holds you responsible for your end of the agreement. Pay in instalments over several months.

LIBRARY NEWS Coordinator: Kumiko Hagiwara The Library will be closed on Sunday, Oct 12 for Thanksgiving Day. New arrival DVD videos (in Japanese) : "Always 3-chome no Yuhi," "Mamiya Kyodai"(Kuranosuke Sasaki), "Bushi no Ichibun" (Takuya Kimura), The Beat Takeshi Trilogy (English subtitles)"Violent Cop" "Boiling Point" "Sonatine" Donations received from: Ms. M. Ikeda, Ms. Kamakura, Ms. Saito, Ms. Uesaka, Ms. K. Murakami, Mr. Yoshiyama, Mr. & Mrs. Yuasa Volunteers: Ms. Morin, Mr. Tsuji, Mr. K. Ikeda, Mr. Endo, Ms. Masaki, Ms. Asama, Ms. Y. Takahashi, Ms. Takayama, Mr. Yagi

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We're looking for a new coordinator to plan the monthly meetings. If you're interested in helping out, please call the Centre at 514-728-1996.

CULTURAL CENTRE ACTIVITIES Program Director: Susan Shoji Levesque

Cleaning Days - Saturday, Oct. 4 and 18, from 9am until 4pm - We'll be sprucing up our Centre, washing, weeding, de-cluttering, painting etc and we hope you'll join us. All those who use the Centre for meetings and other activities, should feel the need to keep it well maintained. We'll provide the lunch. Please call the Centre to sign up if you're interested. 514-7281996. Tai-chi & Chi-kong - classes given by Nico Fujita on Tuesdays from 10 11:15am beginning Sept 16 for 10 weeks. The cost is 70$, plus membership to the JCCCM (10$). Ikenobo Ikebana classes are held on Tuesday evenings (call 514-453-4851 for details) or Wednesday morning 10 week class $100 plus cost of flowers. Contact the Centre for more info. Minyo-kai - the next practice will be held on Sunday, Sept. 28 from 2-4 pm. All are welcome! Call Terry at 514351-9554 or 514-728-1996 for more info. JCCCM Speaker Series: October 8 at 6:30pm. The featured speaker will be Mr. Masa Fukushima. Call the Centre to reserve your place. Karaoke evening - Saturday, Oct 4 at 7:30pm. All are welcome!

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President’s Report by Kiyoko Shibamoto A heartfelt thank you for all the donations received this past month. Without your monetary support, the JCCCM will not be able to sustain itself and its activities. Donations received with appreciation: J. Manning, A. Nishi-Naud, K. Yasuhara, Mr & Mrs R. Pollock in memory of Ray Kumagai (Ont) It definitely feels like autumn! With the air unseasonably cool, even before thinking of harvest, fall fashion and good food, our mind races with thoughts of winter preparation. Alas. Here is what is happening at JCCCM. Photos & Collage: Redress 20th Anniversary Alan Itakura organized a two-panel commemorative exhibition at the Centre. One panel shows photos of the 1988 march on Parliament Hill. Another contains a collage of press clippings of the events leading up to the announcement of the redress settlement. Terry Yasunaka hung the panels on the wall in time for the small opening ceremony on Mon, Sept 22 at 6:30pm for this modest but important exposition. Mike Ochiai who was president of the Centre

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at the time and Alan Itakura who worked for the redress as a NAJC member will both say a few words. All are welcome to join us. The exhibit will stay on the wall for a while so that everybody can appreciate the meaning of redress. We owe a large part of our JCCCM building to the redress settlement. Speaker Series: Lecture #5 features Architect Masa Fukushima, "Fascinated by Architectural Space" on October 8th. The speech will be given in English with key words captioned in French. So, you are encouraged to bring your francophone friends! Number of seats is limited. Avoid disappointment and reserve your seat today by e-mail: [email protected] or call 514-728-1996. The first of the autumn Speaker Series was "Major Advances in the Management of the Cancer Patient" given by Dr. Henry Shibata on Sept 10. Everyone in the hall seemed impressed with his presentation. The huge amount of information was superbly organized and accessible for the general public. Oo-soji (Autumn Clean up): The dates are set for two Saturdays: Oct 4th and 18th, 9am to 4pm. The Centre will provide lunch. Please come forward to clean the outside of the building. All sorts of small jobs like cleaning windows, tidying up, putting away things, etc. must be done before the cold sets in. Give a few hours of your time to keep the Centre clean and nice. Call 514-728-1996, or write to: [email protected]. Hope you will respond in number! (Oct 4, 18) Maintenance: Did you notice the plastic curtain hanging at the right side of the main entrance? It collects water from a leak. We have been waiting for the roofer to fix this MONTREAL BULLETIN • SEPTEMBER 2008

since spring as the job couldn't be done last fall. But he hasn't started the job yet! Mike Ochiai and Susan of the office have been calling the roofer. Kodomo Club: About every two weeks, parents with young children get together at the Centre for a few hours from 10am. It is intended to provide children a place to play together and parents with an opportunity to exchange info/experience. If you'd like to join the group, please call the Centre or write to [email protected]. Volunteers: A volunteer log system was intended to encourage our volunteers. When we discussed it at the last council meeting, there were very different views on the issue. So, it will be set aside for the time being. In closing, let me repeat the mantra: Let us grow into a more vibrant and active community of which you would be proud and love to take part in. Consider what you could do to attain that goal, be it offering your talent, ideas, helping hands, time or money. The JCCCM Council shall do its utmost to match your efforts. We are excited and looking forward to work together with you!

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maze koze To keep us informed of important milestones and events, great or small, in the lives of members and former members of the Quebec Japanese community, our readers are invited to send in any news or anecdotes. Please call us at (514) 723-5551 before each deadline date (see back cover).

CONDOLENCES To the family of SUMIKO SYLVIA (nee HASEGAWA) NOLAN who passed away at the age of eighty after a courageous battle with cancer on August 22 in Sacramento, California with her husband and soul mate Andre by her bedside. A long time resident of Montreal, the couple moved to California in 1958 right after their marriage. The private funeral service was held at North Sacramento Funeral Home in Sacramento. Those who remember Sumiko are invited to a "Celebration of Life" to be held on Saturday, October 25 from 4pm at Rideau Funeral Home, 4275 Sources Blvd, DDO.

CONGRATULATIONS To SHIGERU WATANABE (former Montreal Bulletin Japanese editor) whose Tanka was mentioned in the 5th Kaigai Nikkei Bungei Sai (Literary Festival for Nikkei Abroad) organized by the Association of Nikkei & Japanese Abroad. Winners will be announced at the 49th Nikkei International Conference to be held in Tokyo in early October. To conductor HIROYA MIURA, a native of Sendai, Japan with strong links to Montreal who conducted the chamber ensemble production of "Calling: An opera of forgiveness". T h e opera, which opened at La MaMa in New Courtesy of Bates College

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York City on Sept 12 for a two-week run, recounts the reactions and reflections of a downtown NY family to the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001 and the path they take to move from chaos to recovery and hope. Miura has been active as a composer, conductor, and performer in the U.S. and Canada. Acclaimed by Alan Kozin of NewYork Times as "acidic and tactile," his compositional output typically mirrors his multiple musical roles, and creates "the charm resulting from continuous changes of balance." Feeling equally as an insider and outsider to Japanese court music and European modernist music, Miura has composed works for Speculum Musicae, New York New Music Ensemble, American Composers Orchestra, Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, and members of Reigakusha (Gagaku ensemble based in Tokyo) and performed in venues such as Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Hall, Annenberg Center, and Smithsonian Institution's Freer Gallery. He is a founding member of the electronic improvisation unit, "NoOneReceiving", whose debut album "Grain of Sound" has won critical acclaim in Europe and the United States. Recently, Miura's works were featured in the one-hour program, "Ear to Ear" on New York Public Radio. Currently, he is Assistant Professor of Music at Bates College where he teaches music theory and composition and directs the College Orchestra. To the Asian American Action (AAA) Fund Blog web site which was selected by the U.S. Library of Congress for inclusion in its collections of Internet materials related to Election 2008. "Our Election Web archives are important because they contribute to the historical record of our national MONTREAL BULLETIN • SEPTEMBER 2008

elections, capturing information that could otherwise be lost. With the growing role of the Web as an influential medium, records of historic events could be considered incomplete without materials that were "born digital" and never printed on paper. The Library has developed three previous Election Web Archives, in 2000, 2002 and 2004. These Election Archives are available along with our other Web Archive collections through the Library's Web site www.loc.gov/webcapture." Read the full Library of Congress announcement at www.aaa-fund.com/?p=733. To Japanese director YOJIRO TAKITA's whose film "Okuribito" (Departures) won the top jury prize at the 32nd Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF). The MWFF jury, which included Chinese director Xie Fei, awarded the Grand Prix of the Americas to Takita's drama about an out-of-work cellist who leaves Tokyo to return to his hometown to become an undertaker. To screenwriters RIYOICHI KIMIZUKA and SATOSHI SUZUKI whose film “Nobody to Watch over Me” won Best Screenplay at the 32nd Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF).

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ST. PAUL IBARAKI JAPANESE CATHOLIC MISSION

5250 St. Urbain, H2T 2W9 (514) 273-7921 Lay Leader: Shig Kojima

CHURCH PROGRAM Oct 5 A combined OCTOBER SHOTSUKI SERVICE and BCC DAY SERVICE, 10:30 am. Doshi - Mr. S. Kojima. Chairperson - Mr. K. Nakano Dozo minasan omairi kudasai. BOARD of DIRECTORS' MEETING will be held after the service. Rev. S. Makino officiated at the Obon service in July. Rev. Makino was a long time resident minister of the Honolulu Buddhist temple, replacing Rev. Grant Ikuta who was transferred to Steveston Buddhist Church. His Dharma talk at the service was most interesting and we enjoyed listening to him. We hope many will join us when he returns for the next service.

8155 Rousselot, H2E 1Z7 Fr. Tohru Asakawa, S.J., Pastor (514) 342-1320, Ext.5272 Ms. Nobuharu Yamaguchi, Tel/Fax (450) 676-9016 http://st-paul-ibaraki.hp.infoseek.co.jp/ [email protected]

CHURCH PROGRAM Oct 12 (2nd Sunday) REGULAR MASS in Japanese by Fr. Asakawa, 10:30 am. CEMETERY VISITATION after the mass at Cote des Neiges. Major Fall Clean-up: As decided at the last JCCCM's Council meeting, there will be a major fall clean-up as follows: Days and time: October 4th (Saturday) and 18th (Saturday), from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Thank you in advance for your help.

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MONTREAL JAPANESE UNITED CHURCH 8120 Champagneur, H3N 2K6 (514) 271-6206 Pastor: Molly Mangana

SUNDAY SCHOOL Regular classes, 10:30-11:30am. All children are welcome. WORSHIP SERVICE Joint multilingual Japanese, English, Urdu and French. 10:30-11:30am. Hymnsperation singing, 10:15-10:25am. BIBLE STUDY Every Friday, 7:30-8:30pm, in English. Conducted by Pastors Molly Mangana and S. Mohan. You are most welcome to attend our stimulating and reflective Bible studies. HOME BIBLE STUDY Regular weekly home Bible Studies are held at various home in the Côte Des Neiges and Park Extension areas. Please contact the Pastor, Beth, Olive, R. James, Mylene or Connie for time and place. WOMEN’S MINISTRY NETWORK (formerly UCW) meets every third Sunday after service for prayers and hymns. All ladies, young and old, are welcome. CHURCH PROGRAM Sep 27 BAZAAR, 11:30am - 3:00 pm. Our annual Bazaar is fast approaching and preparations are in full swing. Come and join us.

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Tritton, Sasha Mehmedovich and Frazer Will with Nicolas Gill as head coach. Jani continued with congratulatory letters to Nakamura Sensei. The highlight was from Mr. Yukimitsu Kano, grandson of judo founder, Jigoro Kano, and current president of the famed Kodokan Judo Institute in Tokyo, Japan. Written on a large, decorative piece of Japanese paper, Mr. Kano’s letter praised Nakamura Sensei’s achievements and his club’s excellence. Mr. Atsushi Nishioka, Consul General of Japan in Montreal, congratulated Nakamura Sensei and also mentioned that 2008 is the 80th anniversary of diplomat-

tist delves into alternative realities to find a machine that records dreams. A visually dazzling allegory. Thurs, Oct 23, 6:30pm, $4-7 at CQ. Sukiyaki Western Django (Japan 2007, dir: Miike Satoshi, 121 min, English). The Genji and Heike clans face off again in a poor mountain town with a buried treasure legend. cinemamontreal.com

Head table at the 35th Anniversary banquet.

ic relations between Japan and Canada. He praised Nakamura Sensei for the strong cultural exchange he has nurtured between the two countries. Other speakers included Marcel Tremblay, City Councillor for the Côtedes-Neiges/Notre-Dame-de-Grâce district; Serge Piquette, President of Judo Canada; and Daniel De Angelis, President of Judo Quebec. Finally, representatives from Chuo University, Nakamura Sensei’s alma mater, made presentations. Hiroshi Takamiya, President of the Judo OB Association presented a large plaque of commendation. Shinji Tanaka, also President of the Judo OB Club presented Nakamura Sensei with a large shogi piece called ‘Hidari Uma’ from the shogi capital of the world - Tendo City in Yamagata Prefecture. As the presentations came to a close, Nakamura Sensei thanked everyone and presented a plaque for excellence and achievement to his devoted club member, Vo-Ho-Diep. 15

Cultural Event Venues: Abbr ALM

Location Auberge La Mara, 127 Chemin GosfordSud, Ham-Sud, QC, J0B 3J0. APJ Au Papier Japonais, 24 Fairmount W., 514 276-6863. CCA Canadian Centre for Architecture, 1920, rue Baille, www.cca.qc.ca CCSG Centre culturel St-Germain, 28 Vincentd'Indy, 514-983-0225. CHBP Chapelle Historique Bon-Pasteur, 100 Sherbrooke E, 514-873-5338. CQ Cinémathèque québécoise, 335 de Maisonneuve E, 514-842-9763, www.cinematheque.qc.ca CR College de Rosemont, 6400 16th Ave, corner of Beaubien. GRU Galeries R. Uchiyama, 460 St. Catherine St. W., 514-393-1342. JCCCM 8155 Rousselot Street, 514 728-1996.

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Montreal Japanese United Church, 8120 Champagneur Ave., 514-271-6206. LC Le Centre 7400, 7400 St-Laurent (métro De Castelnau). MBG Montreal Botanical Garden, 4101, Sherbrooke E., 514-872-1400. MCL Meakins-Christie Laboratories, Seminar room (1st Floor), 3626 St-Urbain, http:// meakins.mcgill.ca/meakins/ MCN Maison de la culture de Montreal-Nord, 12004 boul. Rolland, Montreal-Nord. MF Miyamoto Foods, 382 Victoria, 514 4811952. MFA Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1380 Sherbrooke St. W, 514-285-1600 x440, www.mmfa.qc.ca MSC Montreal Shambhala Centre, 460 St Catherines west Suite #510. PB Place Bonaventure, 800 de la Gauchetière O, 514-907-3566. PDA Place des Arts, 175 St Catherine W, 514 842-9951, www.pda.qc.ca PEL City of Montréal, Parc-Extension Library , 421 St. Roch, 514-872-6071. S5141 Studio 5141, 5141 Clark in Mile End.. SY Studio Yogabloom, Lac Dufour, Mont Tremblant, QC. TG Tangente, 840 Cherrier, 514-525-1500, www.tangente.qc.ca. TH Town Hall, Town of Mount Royal, 90 Roosevelt Ave. TOH Tohu, 2345 Jarry E (at Iberville), 1 888 376TOHU (8648), www.tohu.ca VAC Visuals Arts Centre, 350 avenue Victoria, Westmount, QC H3Z 2N4, 514-488-9558.

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Thank you for making Matsuri Japon 2008 a great success. We received over 20,000 participants The festival wouldn't be possible without the support of our sponsors and the help of all the performers, volunteers, merchants and exhibitors. Performers: Arashi Daiko, Kazekko Taiko, Minyokai, Japanese Folk Dance and Awa Odori (Yumemirai-Ren), Sandokai, Suido, Club de Judo Shidokan, Shinkyokushin Camille Ohan Canada and Nawatobi. Merchants and exhibitors: Consulate of Japan, JCCCM, JETAA, Otakuton, UCHIYAMA, SHO-RAKU-AN, Beauty Art Japan, tatsuko, Artisan Emi, Kieko, KM Kitchen, Bento CS, Bento rama and Quebec Japanese Cook Association.

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dragon boat news Isshin's tenth anniversary season Don Watanabe, Mikio Owaki, Hisako Mori, Mark Takeda, Jason Manning

In 1999, through the combined efforts of the late Shigeru Futamura (then leader of the Kappa Japanese Youth Club) and the Arashi Daiko taiko group, the Isshin dragon boat club was formed with the goal of promoting community involvement and spirit through participation in this exciting sport. Despite several changes in personnel, goals, and format, ten seasons later, we are happy to report that Isshin is indeed alive and well. Further, in this tenth anniversary season, the team was infused with a renewed sense of spirit and purpose, reflecting Shigeru's and Arashi Daiko's original wish of a community group having "one spirit, one mind", Isshin's kanji character. Perhaps you can say that it was a season in which Isshin returned to its roots. With the theme of renewal in mind, Isshin embarked on its tenth season welcoming former team members as well as several new paddlers to the sport. Twelve weekly practice sessions later, during which the team trained hard under the very patient guidance of our new coach Sebastien Rist, it was time to race in the Montreal International Dragon Boat Race Festival (MIDBRF) over the July 26-27 weekend. We're happy to report that, over the five races that the team participated in, there was a marked improvement in each successive race culminating in second and third place finishes in our final 500m and 250m races, respectively. Beyond our performance on the 17

water, the weekend provided an opportunity to meet many friends, family, and former Isshin paddlers who dropped by to support and encourage us throughout the festival. Among the Isshin alumni, we were especially happy to see Mike Creamer, our coach in 2005, who left shortly thereafter for the Olympic Games in Beijing where he coached Thomas Hall to a bronze medal win in the C-1 (canoe single) 1,000m final. Congratulations Mike! Well done! A very special thanks go to Kano and Seigo Futamura as well as Nobuhara and Sanae Yamaguchi for coming and providing our team with delicious onigiri that fuelled our efforts and spirit. With the conclusion of our race season, and true to the Isshin spirit, our offseason activities kicked off with a very enjoyable BBQ (Aug 31) and will continue with apple picking (Oct 12) as well as

participation in the Japanese-Canadian Cultural Centre of Montreal (JCCCM) annual craft and bake sale (Nov 30) and community mochitsuki event (Dec 13). Finally, our season would not have been possible without the financial support of the JCCCM, Mrs. Claire Onishi, and the continued sponsorship of Arashi Daiko through its annual performance at the MIDBRF. domo arigato gozaimashita. For more information about Isshin, check us out on Facebook (Group: Isshin Dragon Boat) or send an email to: [email protected]. New members are welcome with our only pre-requisites being enthusiasm and a sense of team spirit! As many team members remarked during the end-of-festival celebrations that it had been a great season, I (Don) could not help but think, with what transpired during this anniversary season, that it surely must have left Shigeru with a smile on his face as he was looking at us from up on high.

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Living in London and Tokyo (p7) Exhibition: Oeuvres Recentes, Minako Takahashi (p7) Exhibition: Lacquer (p7) Exhibition: Magic of Lanterns (p8) Presentation: Dr. Hidefumi Nishimori (p7) Les Journees de la Culture (p7) United Church Fall Bazaar (p7) Festival de l’Artisanat, Sandra Kadowaki (p7) Ecole Koryu Shotokai Ikebana Event (p7) Arashi Daiko at Multicultural Festival (p7) Karaoke Night (p7) Ikebana Exhibition (p5) Sogetsu Seibi-kai 20th Anniversary (p7) Kobudo Training Open House (p7) Canada Japan Society, Fall Discoveries (p8) Speaker Series: Masaharu Fukushima (p8) Dance: Circulations Tour, Ayako Hamaguchi (p7) Association Française de Haiku Festival (p8) BULLETIN DEADLINE Minyo-kai (folk dance) practice (p8) Exhibition: ExpoArt Montreal (p7) Tsuzure: by Nagata Shachu (p7)

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Sushi Workshops & Japanese Cuisine Classes Sushi Workshops Sundays 10:00 - 15:00 Japanese Cuisine Classes Mondays or Thursdays

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(514) 487-1672

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We will be closed on: October 13th, 2008, December 25, 2008

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