TEN YEARS OF SUPPORTING TOHOKUHaru Matsuri 2021
Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster- 10th Anniversary Special Commemorative Screening

DOGS WITHOUT NAMESDrinks of Japan
Maru: Immigration Stories

March 2021 2021年3月 Vol. 47 Issue 3

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Dear Readers,
For the safety of our members, community and friends - and in accordance to Ontario publichealth directives - the JCCC remains closed to the public.
For the foreseeable future, the JCCC will continue distributing our newsletter online.
Please feel free to share our newsletter as it contains helpful information about the community
as well as JCCC online offerings during this time of social isolation. Our website, www.jccc.
on.ca, and our social media channels will have the most up-to-date information.
Please note that this closure does not apply to private businesses operating within 6
Garamond Court. We thank you for your understanding and support, and look forward towelcoming you back soon as the crisis abates.
Please stay well.

JCCC Staff

2020 - 2021 JCCC Board of Directors
President 			
Past President/Advisor		
VP, Heritage			
VP, Management		
VP, NJCC			

James Heron
Executive Director			
jamesh@jccc.on.ca
416-441-2345 ext.224

Gary Kawaguchi
Marty Kobayashi
Jan Nobuto
Brian Toda
Miki Rushton

Kathy Tazumi
Chief Accounting/Administration Officer
kathyt@jccc.on.ca
416-441-2345 ext.229
Sandy Chan
General Manager		
sandyc@jccc.on.ca		
416-441-2345 ext.226

Finance Chair			
Linda Ono
Secretary			Sharon Marubashi
Directors			Ann Ashley
				Jiro Fukushima					Jonathan Carter								Karen Gordon					Mark Hashimoto								Kristin Kobayashi-Reid					Keiichi Kubo					John Ota					Cary Rothbart					Karen Webb					Seiji Ichii
				Elaine Shigeishi
				Ryan Lang
Advisors		
Mackenzie Clugston					William Hatanaka					Steve Oikawa					Connie Sugiyama
				Christine Nakamura
Community Relations Advisor
Sid Ikeda
Chair - Capital Campaign		
JCCC Foundation Chair		Constantin Dutescu
Operations and Technical Manager
constantind@jccc.on.ca		

416-460-3522

Haruko Ishihara
Special Events and Rentals Manager
harukoi@jccc.on.ca

416-441-2345 ext.228

Christine Takasaki
Community Events Coordinator 			christinet@jccc.on.ca 		
416-441-2345 ext.221
Yuki Nakata
Volunteer Coordinator			
yukin@jccc.on.ca		
416-441-2345 ext.235
Yayoi Kawabe
Website and Database Administrator
yayoik@jccc.on.ca		 416-441-2345 ext.223
Yoshie Watanabe
Community Rentals
yoshiew@jccc.on.ca		

416-441-2345 ext.231

Su Yen Chongsuyenc@jccc.on.ca		

Chris Hope
Janice Fukakusa

416-441-2345 ext.303

Theressa Takasaki
theressat@jccc.on.ca		

416-441-2345 ext.300

Yumi Ogasawara
JCCC Receptionist
jccc@jccc.on.ca			

416-441-2345 ext.222

Yoko Tsumagari
Communications and Accounting Associate
yokot@jccc.on.ca		
416-441-2345 ext.227

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Contents

March 2021 Vol. 47 Issue 3

2What's On and What's Not at the JCCC

3

Message from JCCC

4TEN YEARS OF SUPPORTING TOHOKU

6Haru Matsuri 2021

8

Film: DOGS WITHOUT NAMES

10Drinks of Japan

11

Maru: Immigration Stories

12

Japanese 1 on 1

16

A Recipe from our Seniors’ Supper Club18

Online Japanese Language Program  

19

Spotlight on Martial Arts Club

19

KOKUBAN20

JCCC YouTube Content

20

Happy 100th birthday to Hazel McCallion

21

JCCC News

22

Nikkei Youth Athletics Bursary

23

Calendar of Exhibitions

24

Donations26

読書の時間～書店が選ぶおススメ本～

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14th Japanese Calligraphy Competition in Canada

38

JSS Online Programs: March 2021

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健やかな老後をめざして

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その37

What's On and What's Not at the JCCC

In accordance with Ontario's latest state of emergency guidelines, and for the safetyof our members, community and many friends, the JCCC remains closed to the
public until further notice.

Contact the JCCC

The JCCC facility remains closed to the public, and hours of telephone enquiries
have also been adjusted. For any enquiries, please contact respective staff directly,
or email us at jccc@jccc.on.ca. For general enquiries by telephone, please call 416441-2345 and leave a message at extension 222. One of our staff will return yourcall at our earliest convenience.

Upcoming Events include:••

Virtual Haru Matsuri (page 8)Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster – 10th Anniversary Special
Commemorative Screening (page 10)

For latest information about JCCC’s online events, please visit the What’s On
section of our website.

Cultural Classes and Workshop•••

Drinks of Japan (page 11)
Japanese Virtual Group Lessons for Adults – Winter session – in progress (page 19)
Japanese 1-on-1 Online Japanese Conversation Lessons – Currently Full (page 16)

Martial Arts Classes•

Many of our clubs are now conducting Zoom classes. Classes are opened toregistered students only. Please contact jccc@jccc.on.ca with any questions.

Exhibitions••

Maru: Immigration Stories – Virtual Exhibit (page 12)
The Intermedia Work of Nobuo Kubota – Virtual Exhibit (page 25)

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Sometimes time passes so fast! It is one year already since the JCCC closed its doors dueto the pandemic. I would like to thank everyone for your ongoing support and generosity inhelping to keep the JCCC going.
In 1999 we moved into our new building at 6 Garamond Crt and took the next 14 years
to complete our build out of the space that we have today.
It is also hard to believe that James Heron was hired as the Executive Director of
the JCCC twenty years ago in Feb 2001. The JCCC has thrived under his leadership, bymodernizing our programming, launching the Toronto Japanese Film Festival, increasing
our audience and recruiting a wonderful staff team as we grew into our expanded centre.
On behalf of the JCCC Board of Directors I would like to thank James and his wife
Masayo for a wonderful 20 years of work and fun.

Gary Kawaguchi
President

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As I write this we are watching the beginning of the provincial reopening, the roll-out of vaccines,
decreases in new case counts and the approach of the return to the normal that will allow the JCCC
to reopen.
It has been an exhausting, anxious time for everyone and we really appreciate the countlessmessages of encouragement, support and goodwill we have received since lockdown began.
The JCCC very much values your membership and it is that membership support that is criticalto our ability to flourish. Through your memberships and donations the JCCC was able to serve ourcommunity under circumstances we have never faced before.
During that difficult and very busy time we did not send out membership renewal notices. Despite
that, many have renewed their memberships and we are very grateful for your thoughtful support. Itmeans a great deal to us.
For those who have seen their membership lapse and been uncertain of the best way to continue
membership we would like to make this as simple as possible. Your membership is critical to the
JCCC’s survival and so we would like to suggest a one-year “fresh start” membership renewal
starting April 1, 2021. We will set those lapsed months aside and start anew as we enter this periodof recovery. Spring is upon us, the sakura are ready to bloom and our reopening cannot be far away.
We will be mailing out membership renewal forms and we sincerely hope you will consider taking
part.
In the meantime we will continue to deliver on the JCCC mandate virtually. Our virtual Haru
Matsuri opened the month of March and a hybrid Toronto Japanese Film Festival will be presented
both virtually and eventually onsite later this year. An event to commemorate the 10th anniversaryof the 3.11 tsunami disaster will held on the 11th as well as a presentation to report on the JCCC
Foundation’s scholarship program in three Tohoku universities.
To those who were so used to coming to the JCCC weekly to attend our cultural and martial arts
classes, the JCCC has been able to provide free Zoom classes for our martial arts students, outdoor
practices in the summer months and execute some of our cultural programming online. Our Japanese
language group classes resumed in January with 6 classes of all levels being conducted online.
To those who want to stay connected, the JCCC increased the frequency of our monthly
newsletter publication, as well as introduced a new monthly bulletin – KOKUBAN online.
To those who are looking forward to visiting the JCCC again when we reopen, we are working
to welcome you back with a new exhibit Maru: Immigration Stories in our Moriyama Nikkei Heritage
Centre. We will be announcing the virtual version of the Maru exhibition on Google Arts and Culture
very soon.
All this was made possible because of the support the community provided through donations
and memberships.
Thank you,James Heron
Executive Director

For more information on membership registration/renewal, please visit https://jccc.on.ca/join-support/
membership.
For more information on how you can support us through donations, please visit https://jccc.on.ca/
join-support/donate/emergency-appeal.
To learn more about our activities, please visit https://jccc.on.ca/visit

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TEN YEARS OF SUPPORTING TOHOKUJCCC Foundation Directs $1.5 Million to Support Children
Affected by the 3.11 Earthquake/Tsunami/Nuclear Disaster
It is a day we will never forget.
On March 11, 2011, Japan experienced
the strongest earthquake in its recorded
history. The 9.0 magnitude earthquake
occurred 30 km below the North Pacific
Ocean floor, with the epicentre 130
kilometers (81 miles) east of Sendai, thelargest city in the Tohoku region.
The Tohoku earthquake zone of
300km long and 150km wide thrust 33 feetupward from the ocean floor causing atsunami producing waves up to 40 meters(132 feet) high.
The tsunami also severely crippled
the infrastructure of the country. In
addition to the thousands of destroyed
homes, businesses, roads, and railways,
the tsunami caused the meltdown of three
nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi
Nuclear Power Plant. The Fukushima
nuclear disaster released toxic, radioactive
materials into the environment and forced
thousands of people to evacuate theirhomes and businesses.
More than 450,000 people became
homeless as a result of the tsunami. The
combined total of confirmed deaths andmissing is more than 22,000 with nearly
20,000 deaths and 2,500 missing.
Three days later on March 14, the
JCCC donated $100,000 to the Japanese
Red Cross Relief effort and formed
the Japanese Earthquake Relief Fund

March 2021 Vol. 47 Issue 3(JERF). The JCCC Foundation JERF
went on to collect $1.5 million from the
GTA community.
To ensure the maximum impact, JERF
focused on three distinctive elements.
1) JCCC Foundation through JERF
donated $100,000 to each of threeprefectural governments in the Tohoku
Region (Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima) toassist the educational needs of affectedchildren.
2) JCCC Foundation through JERF
donated $15,000 to the CanadianEmbassy in Tokyo to support their ‘Hopefor Youth’ program, a program set up to
enable affected Japanese students tocome to Canada to study for a period of
up to 6 months to enhance language andcultural skills.
3) JERF
fundedmultiyear
postsecondary scholarships in the Tohoku
Region at three local Prefectural
Universities supporting students impacted
by the tragedy in order for them tocomplete their university education.
Each prefectural university administered
the scholarship program for the JCCC
Foundation.
The students attend Iwate Prefectural
University,
TohokuUniversity
andFukushima Medical University.
So far over 130 scholarships havebeen granted with 38 of those going to

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medical students in Fukushima Medical
School which houses departmentsofRadiation
Oncology,
Radiation
Disaster Medicine, and Radiation HealthManagement.
The JCCC Foundation’s JERF
remains committed to continuing tosupport those who have suffered throughfuture scholarships and other initiatives.
We were reminded of those terribledays on February 13 of this year when theregion was again struck by a powerful 7.3
magnitude quake – an aftershock from the2011 disaster - which injured more than
100 people and caused widespread power
outages.
The JCCC Foundation appreciates theover 4,000 wonderful donors (individuals
and organizations) that ran fundraising
events and made personal pledges.
Together with the Canadian Embassyin Tokyo we had planned to invite all of thestudents supported so far by JERF for acelebration of their accomplishments at the
Embassy. The event will be rescheduled
in 2022 as a result of the pandemic.
The JCCC’s motto is Friendshipthrough Culture. We look forward tomeeting the many new friends we havecreated through JERF and wish them thebest for happy and prosperous lives.

東日本大震災被災児童自立支援プロジェクト

Support Our Kids

The JCCC has been supporting the SOK since the program started in Toronto in 2013.

Click here to watch the video.
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Virtual

Haru Matsuri 2021
Haru Matsuri is one of the oldest traditions at the JCCC. It originally started
as a way to promote the martial arts and cultural classes that were offered as
Spring classes started in mid-March each year.
To continue on with this tradition, we will be presenting a program of
performances and martial arts demonstrations. This program can beaccessed via the JCCC website any time over the weekend of March 6-7,
2021.
We will also be presenting a couple of children’s programs in cooperation
with the Heritage department.   

Scavenger Hunt + Tic Tac “Know”

Rakugo by Ken Saito

Saturday March 6, 2021
Suggested ages 5 – 10 years

Finally, we have a special performance of Rakugo by Ken Saito.
If you have never experienced a Rakugo performance, this is aperfect opportunity.
Rakugo is a form of Japanese verbal entertainment. The
lone storyteller sits on stage, using only a paper fan and a small
handkerchief as props, and without standing up, the rakugo artist
depicts a long and complicated comical or sentimental story.
The story always involves dialogue of two or more characters.
The difference between the characters is depicted only throughchange in pitch, tone, and a slight turn of the head.
Ken has worked as an actor in Japan and the United Statesfor years. In his early 20’s, he went to Korea and Canada to study
Korean and English to open up his potential to be internationallyactive. He continued that pursuit by joining theater companies
and eventually going to NY to learn more advanced acting
techniques and methods. Following a 2-year program at HB
Studio, he started doing English Rakugo performance, trainedand directed by Jim Boerlin, one of the legendary professors
from HB studio.
This performance will be in English.

How well do your children know their family history?
Participate in this fun workshop, where children will learn
through engaging activities the importance of appreciating theirroots and celebrating their heritage.
This workshop is full. please go here to place your name on
the waiting list as the JCCC is working to run more workshops in
the near future.

Rice Ball Workshop
Sunday March 7, 2021
Suggested ages 5 – 10 years
A simple workshop to teach children to make fun onigiri rice balls,
and through that, look at how food evolves through generations.  
This workshop is full. please go here to place your name on
the waiting list as the JCCC is working to run more workshops in
the near future.

We continue to develop more ideas, so keep checking the Haru
Matsuri event page at www.jccc.on.ca so that you don’t miss out!
This may not be our traditional Haru Matsuri, but there will belots to check out all weekend long. We hope that you will join us!

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8バーチャル

春まつり2021
JCCC恒例イベントの中でも歴史の長い春まつりは、武道や文化ク
ラスの発表、広報を目的として始められた催しです。今回のプログラ
ムでは演芸と武道のデモンストレーションを3月6日、7日の週末、オン
ラインビデオでお好きな時間にご覧いただけるようなりますので、この機会にJCCCで提供するクラスや活動をご覧ください。
詳細、当日のビデオアクセスなどはJCCCウェブサイトの春まつりページでご確認いただけます。
ヘリテージ部門が担当する子ども向けのプログラムも二種類あります。

『スカヴェンジャー ハント ＋ Tic Tak “Know”』

Ken Saito

2021年3月6日（土）
5歳から10歳向け

今回の春まつりのKen Saitoの英語落語。日本人にとって落語はお馴染みのものですが、英語落語を聞いたことがなければ、これは絶好のチャンスです！
Saitoさんは長年、日本とアメリカで俳優として活躍してきました。
国際的な活動を目指し、まず20代の時に韓国とカナダにそれぞれ語学留学をしたSaitoさんは日本帰国後は劇団に所属、俳優活動を続けました。そして、演技の更なる勉強のためニューヨークへ赴き、HBスタジオでの２年のプログラムを終了。その後、HBスタジオの教授、
ボーリン・ジム氏の元、英語落語の練習に取り組み始めました。
今回の公演は英語のみとなります。

子どもたちが一家の歴史をどれくらい知っているか？がわかるゲー
ム。
ゲームを通して家系について学びながら、先祖に対する感謝の気持ちが湧き出るようなこの楽しいワークショップへのご参加には事前登録が必要となります。
このプラグラムは満席になりました。引き続きキャンセル待ちを受付いたします。
ご希望の方はこちら。

落語講演『おむすびワークショップ』
2021年3月7日（日）5歳から10歳向け
おむすび作りを通して、子どもたちは世代を経て食べ物がどのように変化してきたかを学びます。
このワークショップも事前登録が必要となります。
このプラグラムは満席になりました。引き続きキャンセル待ちを受付いたします。
ご希望の方ははこちら。

今年の春まつり企画は、引き続き新しいアイデアを検討、内容の充実を図る予定ですので、JCCCウェブサイトを時々覗いてアップデイトをご確認ください。
通常の春まつりとは一味違うオンラインでのフェスティバルを、乞うご期待！

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GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DISASTER - 10TH ANNIVERSARY

SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE SCREENING
東日本大震災10周年特別記念オンライン上映会

DOGS WITHOUT NAMES「犬に名前をつける日」

Date: Thursday March 11, 2021 @ 11:00am – Saturday March 13, 2021 @ 11:00pm
オンライン上映日：2021年3月11日(木)午前11時 ～ 3月13日（土）午後11時
Tickets: FREE（無料 ）This special screening includes a presentation on the $1.5
million raised by the JCCC Foundation’s Earthquake Relief
Fund and how it is being used to support scholarships in the
Tohoku Region
In 2016 we screened Akane Yamada’s moving docu-drama
looking at the issue of abandoned dogs in Japan with specialreference to those animals lost or abandoned in the days
following March 11, 2011. The screening helped raise money for
the JCCC Foundation's Japan Earthquake Relief Fund.
We will reintroduce the film online to commemorate thisimportant anniversary with director Yamada providing words ofwelcome as well as a message updating the story and the real
people it documents.
A television director, Kanami is devastated by the passingof her beloved dog Natsu. At the suggestion of a friend, she
throws herself back into work and channels her grief into making
a documentary about dogs, in particular, the plight of those
suffering as the output of unscrupulous “puppy mills” or awaiting
adoption – or more likely euthanasia - in overcrowded animal
control centres.
Her journey introduces her to some of the exceptional andpassionate people dedicated to saving dogs. The members of
the Chiba-wan group identify adoptable dogs from among theferal and take them into their homes while searching for potential
adopters. She learns of the tireless operators of Hiroshima’s
Minashigo who took up the cause after the Great East Japan
Earthquake Disaster.
A heart-breaking story of compassion, hope and the love
we share with our four–legged friends.
Starring Satomi Kobayashi (Kamome Shokudo, Megane,
Pale Moon) and Takaya Kamikawa

上映に先立ち、寄付金総額1.5万ドルを集めたJCCCファンデー
ション日本地震救済基金（JERF）
について、そしてこの基金が東北の被災学生への奨学金制度にいかに活用されているかについて、簡単なプレゼンテーションがあります。
JCCCでは、2016年に山田あかね監督を招き、
この「犬に名前をつける日」を上映しました。こ
の映画は、東日本大震災後に避難地域に残された動物たちのレスキュー活動を織り込んだ、名前のない犬たちと彼らを救い出す人々を描いた感動ドキュメンタ
リードラマです。
このイベントでの収益はJERFに寄付されました。
JCCCでは、3月11日にこの映画を再度上映します。映画の後に、山田あかね監督からのご挨拶と、映画のその後について語って頂きます。
2010年秋、愛犬のゴールデンレトリバーを重い病気で亡くした山田あかね監督が、先輩映画監督に促されて「犬の命」をテーマにした映画を撮ろうと思ったことが、この映画の始まりだ。 それから動物愛護センターから犬や猫を救い出している人たちや、東日本大震
災で置き去りにされた動物を保護している人たちの活動を4年にわたって追い掛け、200時間を超える映像を撮りためた山田監督。
『犬に名前をつける日』は、200時間を超えるドキュメンタリー映像に、取材する側＝久野かなみ（小林聡美）を主人公としたドラマを加えたドキュメンタリードラマである。
ドキュメンタリーとドラマを融合させることで、犬と猫の命の現場でゆれる取材者の気持ちをリアルに描き出すことに成功している。出演者、音楽、製作者も本作には犬たちを愛するメンバーが集結している。
（シネマトゥデイより抜粋）
出演：小林聡美、上川隆也

Visit the JCCC website for the details.
詳細は、JCCCウェブサイトでご確認ください。

March 2021 Vol. 47 Issue 3

10Seminar Sake package$85 + HST and bottle deposit return fee.

The JCCC Zoom live seminar “Drinks of Japan” is a series of
online seminars, which will provide in-depth insights into different
Japanese drinks.
The series will be led by Shotaro Ozawa, who is a certified
Kikisake-shi, Sake Expert and Japanese food specialist andalso the president of Ozawa Canada, which is a pioneer in theimportation and distribution of quality Japanese foods, beers,
premium sakes and spirits.
The live seminar will be broadcast via Zoom from a different
featured restaurant in GTA.
Discussions with restaurant chefs about pairings will allow
participants to learn (and enjoy) more about Japanese drinks andfoods.

•••

Hakkaisan Happo Nigori Sparkling 360ml
Tamanohikari Omachi Junmai Daiginjo 300ml
Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Honjozo 720ml

Seminar Sake package can be purchased and delivered to yourhouse (only within the GTA, beyond the GTA, delivery may not be
possible, please check when ordering).
Advance order is required by 5pm on Mon. March 15,2021
Ozawa Canada, call 905-731-5088 ext. 5222 (ask for Lisa) or
email: sake@ozawa.ca
Pick-up @ AKA-ONI (2 locations) or Ozawa Canada can also be
arranged.

小澤彰太郎と共におくるJCCCウェビナーシリーズ 。

楽しんで、知識を増やそう！知るともっと美味しい日本のお酒と食認
定唎酒師で日本食と酒類のエクスパートである小澤正太郎（小澤カナ
ダ社長）がJCCCオンラインセミナー「Drinks of Japan」で様々な日本で作られるお酒（ビール、日本酒、焼酎、その他）の話を、ペアリングの日本食とともに展開します。
3月は日本酒、赤鬼居酒屋からお届けします。セミナー用特別メニ
ューとのペアリング、そしてレストランシェフのこだわりの話をお楽しみ下さい。

*Food and Sake need to be purchased separately.

Food Pairings menu
$35 + HST (pickup at 2 locations/ delivery -limited area) *10%
discount for pick-up.

Webinar for Sake Basics with Shotaro Ozawa and food & sakepairing with co-owner & Sake Expert & Sommelier, Christopher
Lao.
In the seminar, 3 selected sake will be served and paired 4
ways with 4 food pairings.

••

Fried Swiss Cheese (for Hakkaisan Happo Sparkling Sake)
Negi Toro Hand Roll (for Tamanohikari Omachi Junmai Daiginjo)• Negima Yakitori (for Hakkaisan Honjozo Chilled)• Angus Beef Roll with Seafood, Mushroom (for Hakkaisan
Honjozo Warm)
Packaged with a nice Japanese cloth wrap for food.

SAKE Webinar

Pick-up: Thur. March 18, 2021 at 11:30 am - 6:30pm.
Scarborough Location: 416-298-3828, Unit 108 - 633 Silver Star
Blvd, Scarborough.
Richmond Hill location: 365-366-8357, Unit 66 - 550 Highway 7
E, Richmond Hill.

Thursday March 18, 2021 at 7:00 – 8:30pm

Zoom Webinar on site from Aka-Oni Izakaya – Richmond Hill

Seminar fee: $35 + HST

Buy Tickets

Free food (3rd-party) delivery is included within 8km of each locations. In-house delivery can be also arranged AS LONG AS it
reaches 10 orders minimum. The area covers City of Toronto, theremaining area of City of Markham and City of Richmond Hill, Cityof Vaughan. Arrival time is 3pm-7pm depending on the route.
AKA-ONI will finalize your in-house delivery order a day in advance.
Order must be made by phone or online.
Last call for pick-up orders and 3rd-party delivery is 5:30pm on
the event day.
Last call for in-house delivery is 5pm one day before the event
day.

Visit the JCCC website for the details. 詳細は、JCCCウェブサイトでご確認ください。
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Experience Maru: Immigration Stories on

We are pleased to share the virtual exhibit Maru: Immigration Stories
with you! The JCCC has partnered with Google Arts and Culture to
bring you an ontime version of Maru: Immigration Stories. For easeof use, the exhibit will be available in three parts, grouped according
to the timeline of early Nikkei immigration to the Americas, WWII, andpost-war and contemporary Nikkei communities.
The exhibit is now available online and we encourage you tocheck out the exhibit and share your experience with us by email(heritage@jccc.on.ca) and social media on Facebook and Instagram,using #jcccmarustories. To access the exhibit, click here.

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From Recipes to Archives
Reflections by JCCC’s VP of Heritage, Jan Nobuto, on the Valuable Work of the Heritage
Department and how it Paved the Path for the Upcoming Exhibit – Maru: Immigration
Stories
The JCCC recognizes that the work and stories that have led tothe creation of the Japan Diaspora exhibit, Maru: Immigration
Stories, began several decades ago when Issei began totell their stories about their war years experience. It beganat first to support Redress and then to let their children andgrandchildren know more about their lived war experience inCanada.
For the JCCC’s Heritage Department, it began with the
Sedai Project. The Sedai Project introduced the importance ofcollecting and cataloguing Japanese Canadians’ oral histories
and has now collected over 200 interviews; followed by the2010 Japanese Canadian Experience Conference: Sharing
Our Stories of the War Years (held in commemoration of the70th Anniversary of Japanese Canadian Internment) that gave
participants a glimpse into the personal lives of many internees;and building our network and global connections with othercentres and individuals with stories to tell and research toshare.
For me personally, it began with working on Just Add
Shoyu in 2010, when I had the opportunity to read thestories submitted that talked about personal connections orremembrances of the food their mothers, grandmothers, orgreat-grandmothers made from the early 1900’s to the early
2000’s. As I edited these stories and recipes with a group fromthe Heritage Committee, I learned how ingredients were foundor substituted as Japanese Canadians were moved. Most
importantly, I learned how Japanese Canadians found ways tohold onto their food culture through inventive means.
The building of all this information has continued with thearchival work our more than two dozen volunteers that havebeen working since 2011, documenting and cataloguing wellover 10,000 photos, artefacts, and documents that have been
and continue to be donated to the JCCC’s Heritage Department.
It also includes the stories and anecdotes that bring to life each
item when told by archive volunteers who were there to live theexperience or witness the event.
Critical to all the research, development, and planning is
the fact that none of this would be possible without the support
and guidance of Raymond Moriyama. His financial support increating the Moriyama Nikkei Heritage Centre and supporting
its programming, his forward thinking of the need to be globallyconnected, his belief in the importance of engaging the learneron multiple levels in multiple ways, and his enthusiastic support
for creating a unique and interactive exhibit is second to none.
Along with a wonderful Heritage Department team who has
worked tirelessly in creating this incredible permanent exhibit,
I thank Raymond for all that he has done to support thisimportant work.
I also thank our incredible exhibit team for their creativity,
expertise, dedication, and ingenuity and look forward to the
opening of the upcoming exhibit Maru: Immigration Stories,
which I am sure will excite the community’s exploration of theJapanese Diaspora for many years.

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Maru: Immigration Stories - Overview
CanadaPeru & Brazil

Hawaii & USA

Introduction

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3
1

2

Temporary Exhibits

Interactive Art Installation
by Erica Kaminishi

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Journeys2

Small Businesses

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Permanent Settlement

4Japanese Food Around the World

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翻訳を終えて現在準備を進めているMaru: Immigration Stories。展示では、世界各地に移民した日系人のたどった現在までの道のりを紹介しています。
今回、その日本語訳を担当していただいた JP communications のShin Kawaiさんにお話しをお伺いしました。

JC - JCCC, SK - Shin Kawai
JC: いままで様々な翻訳をされてこられたかと思いますが、今回この依頼内容をお聞きになった時に、まず、感じたこと、考えたことなどありましたら教えてください。

SK: それぞれがパワフルな写真で、選ぶのは難しいですが、非常に過酷な環境の中で、農業や林業、漁業、店の経営などを通じて、コミュニティを育てていった人たちの写真、表情に最も感動しました。
JC: 丸：日系移民物語の翻訳を通して、日系移民のこれまでの歴史について、ご自身が感じたことや思われたことなどありましたら、お聞かせください。

SK: 私も戦後移民者なので、このような大切な展示にこうした形で関わらせていただけることを非常に光栄に感じました。
JC: 今回は、世界各地に移民した日系人の話を紹介する文章の日本語訳をしていただきました。今回の翻訳で、ご苦労された点などございましたら、お聞かせいただけますでしょうか。

SK: 戦時中の強制収容など、日系人の歴史は決して平坦なものではありませんでした。差別や偏見と闘いながら前向きに生きてきた移民の人たちの力強さを感じました。

SK: アメリカ大陸への移民の歴史はさまざまな紆余曲折を経て、現在に至っています。それらを正しく理解した上でわかりやすく、読みやすい日本語に訳す作業にもっとも神経を使いました。この点では、最終チェックをしていただいた編集者の方々に助けて頂きたい
へん感謝しています。また、ペルー、
ブラジルなど英語圏以外の地域に関する展示も多かったため、正しい団体名などのリサーチなども重要な作業でした。

JC: 今回の展示は、多くの日本の方々にもご覧いただけるよう計画
しております。展示をご覧になられた方に、ご自身が行われた日本
語訳を通して伝えたい想いなどございましたら、教えてください。
SK: 先住民の人たちを除き、カナダは世界中からの移民を受け入れながら成長を続けている国です。私たちが日系移民として今の生活を享受できているのも、さまざまな困難を乗り越えて、今の日系コミ
ュニティを築きあげた先人の方々のおかげです。そうした人たちのたくましい生き様に、できるだけ多くの人に触れていただければと思っております。

JC: 文章だけでなく、写真のキャプションや展示品の説明文も翻訳していただきました。特に印象に残った写真や展示品がございましたら、お聞かせいただけますでしょうか。

Maru: Incorporating the JCCC Archive and Collection
When we began planning for Maru: Immigration
Stories, we knew that we had an opportunity
to display different artifacts and photographsthat we have in our collection. The history
told in Maru spans over 150 years and acrossmultiple continents. Our collection centres
around objects related to Japanese Canadianhistory. The challenge was to find objects andphotographs that would enhance the history
being told while paying tribute to our Japanese
Canadian roots.
Gestetner style copy machines havebeen around since the late 1800’s.  They
were a huge advance for the business sector
as they could make up to 50 identical copies
at a time. Their use continued well into the20th century. This Gestetner copier was usedin Toronto’s Japanese Canadian community
until the 1980’s. Still on the drum roller is a

publication from the Annex listing upcoming
community events, including the May 3,
1980 JCCC Bazaar. Artifacts like thisone are important as they show ongoing
efforts to create and maintain community
connections.
In an interesting twist – Archive
volunteers Yosh and Jan remember The
Gestetner Company having offices at thecorner of Don Mills and Wynford Dr, on theproperty that was intended to be the siteof the original Japanese Canadian Cultural
Centre. If this geography seems a bitoff, you are correct! The original proposedsite of the JCCC was at the west end of
Wynford Drive. More information on thatlittle piece of history will be in a future
newsletter!  

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Japanese 1 on 1 – Interview with the students
With Michael Maddeaux
質問１：
どうして日本語を勉強しますか？どれくらい日本語を勉強しましたか？

Why did you start studying Japanese? Howlong have you been studying Japanese?
わたしは日本へ行って、日本語をはなしたいです。2020年6月からいままで日本語を勉
強しています。

I want to go to Japan and speak Japanese.
I have been studying Japanese sinceJune 2020.
質問２：
日本語の勉強で何が難しいですか？ 何が面白いですか？

Please describe what aspects of learning
Japanese you found challenging and what
aspects you found engaging.

日本語の勉強はむずかしくないです。日本
語のテレビを見た時、日本語がすこしわかります。日本語の勉強はおもしろいです。

Studying Japanese is not difficult. WhenI watch Japanese TV, I understand a little
bit of Japanese. Studying Japanese is fun.

わたしのおすすめは、
えのしまです。
えのし
まのうみがきれいです。
しらすどんぶりがおいしかったです。
わたしはつぎにひろしまへ行きたいです。
お母さんの家族がすんでいました。

Yes, I have been to Japan. I went to Japanin September, 2019.
I liked it a lot in Japan. I really liked thefood. When I went to Tsukiji, I ate sashimi.
The sashimi was delicious. Also, Seven
Have you been to Japan? If yes: How Eleven’s onigiri was very delicious and notoften, how long and the purpose of your expensive.
visits. Please also tell us your impression
My recommendation is Enoshima. The
of Japan. What do you want to do during sea of Enoshima is
your next visit?
beautiful. Shirasu
donburiwas
はい、日本へ行ったことがあります。2019
delicious.
年9月に日本へ行きました。
Next I want to（日本の好きなところは）たくさんあります。 go to Hiroshima.
私はたべものがとてもすきです。つきじへ行
My mother’s family
った時、さしみをたべました。さしみがおいし is from there.
質問３：
日本へ行ったことがありますか？ 日本の何が好きでしたか？次回日本へ行くとき、どこへ行きたいですか？

かったです。そして、セブンイレブンのおにぎりがとてもおいしくて、たかくなかったです。

Michael lives in Toronto. He works in the film industry andenjoys Japanese food, culture and language studies.

With Rei L
質問１：
どうして日本語を勉強しますか？どれくらい日本語を勉強しましたか？

Why did you start studying Japanese? Howlong have you been studying Japanese?
日本語の勉強をすることは頭の運動です。
三年ぐらい日本語を勉強しました。

Learning a language is a good way tokeep the mind active in retirement. I havestudied Japanese for about 3 years.

質問２：
日本語の勉強で何が難しいですか？ 何が面白いですか？

Please describe what aspects of learning
Japanese you found challenging and what
aspects you found engaging.

会話のれんしゅうがありませんから、会話がむずかしいです。（面白いところは）日本語のレッスンで日本語のカルチャーを勉強することです。

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more limited, so it is more difficult todevelop listening and speaking skills.
On the other hand, it has been a great
experience learning Japanese at JCCC.
The materials are well organized andpresented by the teachers, who arethoughtful and encouraging. By studying
Japanese, I get to learn about the uniqueand interesting culture of Japan.
質問３：
日本へ行ったことがありますか？ 日本の何が好きでしたか？次回日本へ行くとき、どこへ行きたいですか？

Have you been to Japan? If yes: How
often, how long and the purpose of yourvisits. Please also tell us your impressionof Japan. What do you want to do during
your next visit?

はい、2かい日本へ行きました。私は東京へ行きました。東京はとてもきれいでした。ゴミがどこにもありませんでした。
（次回も）東京へ行きたいです。私はかいものが好きですから、新宿へかいものをしに

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行きたいです。
（したいことは）いろいろあります。
ようふくや食べものをかいたいです。

I have been to Japan twice. My first visit
was a short 3-day trip as part of a tour ofAsia. I was really impressed by how clean
it was on the streets of Tokyo, and thepeople were so polite. We enjoyed walks
in Gyoen National Garden and shoppingin Shinjuku, especially in the basement
floor of department stores where they kept
the delicious treats.
If my friends are to go to Japan for ashort trip, I would recommend that they
visit Tokyo and Kyoto. That way they canenjoy both the modern and traditionalsides of Japan. As for me, on my next trip,
I would like to travel to more remote areas,in order to
see
some
of
Japan’snaturalscenery.

Rei L. loves movies, as well as learning
Japanese culture and language.

PRIVATE LESSONSIN CONVERSATIONAL JAPANESE!
Would you like to.....
improve your conversational Japanese?
expand your Japanese language skills with a private coach?
have convenient “no commute required” online-virtual lessons?

Learn Japanese! Have fun! Support JCCC!

ONLINE CONVERSATIONAL LESSONS FOR INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED STUDENTS:
Geared to intermediate or advanced students, 1 ON 1 Online Japanese Conversation is the
JCCC online program (via Zoom) that focuses on conversation based learnings. This will help
you to develop your Japanese language skills in a direct one on one basis.
All of our instructors are native Japanese speakers who are experienced/certified withJapanese language teaching techniques and are also fluent in English.
Lesson content and format are customizable on a student by student basis.
This program is for students 18 years of age or older. Hiragana reading skills are a requirement.

LESSONS AT YOUR CONVENIENCE:

Learn anytime to best suit your own convenience and preferred schedule. Lesson dates andtimes to be coordinated with your instructor in advance. Classes may be taken up to twice per
week or once every 1-3 weeks according to students’ desire. All lessons must be completed
within a 3 month period (effective from the first lesson date).

LESSONS AVAILABLE FOR
A VERY REASONABLE FEE

5 x 30 Minute Lesson Package:
5 x $14.00 = $70.00 + HSTLEARN JAPANESE WHILE SUPPORTING THE JCCC:

All funds from the 1 ON 1 Japanese Conversation program go directly to supporting the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. As a result of the COVID 19 pandemic, activities at the JCCC
have been severely curtailed. Our instructors are all donating their time and expertise to support the JCCC until normal activities resume.

(Pricing in Canadian Dollars)• Students are not required to be a member of JCCC.
• Suitable for people who studied and mastered basic Japanese.
• Speaking is the main focus of this program.

REGISTRATION & CONTACT INFORMATIONTo register and, for more information, please visit our
website at www.jccc.on.ca or contact us at jponline@
jccc.on.ca

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JCCC Programs
A Strong Start
for JCCC Online Japanese Language Program
Thanks to our devoted instructors who worked vigorously overthe past months to transform the content of this popular program
to an online format, the JCCC is happy to report on the successful
launch of our Japanese Language for Adults program online via
Zoom. Classes started in mid-January with close to 50 students
enrolled.
Despite the uncertain times, all beginner classes are filled tocapacity while the intermediate classes saw a solid number ofreturning students enrolled. We hope this online program will offer both the instructors and students a unique and refreshing experience that adds a new dimension to the JCCC's long-standing Japanese Language program.
Running online programs requires the support of staff,
volunteers and members, and it is wonderful to see the community interacting and engaging in our activities (albeit online) again. Thanks again to our dedicated instructors:
Akiko Maruoka sensei, Taiko Feldkamp sensei, Noriko Furuya sensei, Natsuko Mayers sensei, Namiki Mochizuki sensei and Osamu Shinya sensei.

Showing Printed Picture In Front Of Camera

Introducing Oneself
Using PowerPoint

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JCCC Programs
Spotlight on Martial Arts ClubThe JCCC is home to 8 different martial arts classes and clubs.
Over the next few months we are going to feature our martial
arts clubs and explore a little bit more about their history andpractice.

Introducing…Jodo 杖道

The JCCC welcomed Jodo classes to our dojo in 2016 under
the tutelage of Kevin Hyatt sensei and David Lee sensei (both4th Dan). While classes are suspended at the current time due
to COVID-19 restrictions, they normally operate Tuesdays 9:15
- 10:30pm and Sundays 3:30 - 5:00pm.
The Jo is a cylindrical 128 cm long white oak stick. It was developed from the Bo (棒), a longer and much heavier wooden fighting stick. The founder streamlined the Jo for greater efficiency in close
combat against the sword.
The study of Jodo in Canada is a relatively new activity under the Canadian Kendo Federation (CKF). In the mid-1990’s,
CKF members showed interest in Jodo and invited instructors from Japan to hone the skillset of CKF members. The first
CKF Jodo grading was held in Guelph in May, 2000.   

Learning Jodo and its Benefits

The main purpose of Jodo lies in defeating the opponent without attacking. The spirit to not injure the opponent but to utilize the true versatility of its techniques.  Jo techniques include:
striking, thrusting, blocking, parrying, pinning, and sweeping.
All techniques are designed to defend against an attack by aperson using a sword.
Students at the JCCC will learn mainly from the Seitei Jodo curriculum; other variations or forms will be shown to students as they progress in their Jodo training.
Learning and studying Jodo is a way of training both yourmind and body to improve not only dexterity but also the development of the spirit. The study of Jodo improves one’s strength,
posture, concentration, balance, coordination and timing.
Please check our website at www.jccc.on.ca for more information about the JCCC martial arts programs.

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A Recipe from our Seniors’ Supper Club– Miso Soup –(Serves 2)

The chilly weather has truly arrived as ofthis publishing, so we thought that thiswould be a perfect time for our Miso Soup
recipe.
Miso Soup can be purchased in readyto eat/just add water packages, but prepared foods can be high in salt. It’s soeasy to make this soup from our recipe.
The added bonus is that you can easily
add some vegetables to make it more nutritious. You can also cook up a double
batch and freeze it in serving sizes for another meal.

Ingredients
2 cups water
2 heaping tsp miso*
2 tsp dashinomoto
Green onions
210 grams medium tofu, cubed
Optional Vegetables****Thinly slice mushrooms**Slivered carrots**Match stick daikon**1/2 tsp wakame

Instructions
1. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil. **If you are using the optional
vegetables, add them to the boiling water and simmer for 10
minutes.
2. Cube the tofu by slicing into 1/4 inch slices, then slicing into
sticks and finally slicing into cubes. Set aside.
3. Trim both ends and any discoloured parts from green onions,then thinly slice. Set aside.
4. To the boiling water add miso and dashinomoto. Simmer for
5 minutes.
5. Add tofu and green onions and serve.

Equipment
Medium saucepan
Cutting board
Sharp vegetable knife
Small mixing bowls
Measuring cups and spoons
Wooden spoons* You can use either white or dark miso depending on how strong
you like the flavor.

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Storage and Reheating• Store any leftover Miso Soup in the refrigerator. Store thegreen onions and tofu separate from the dashi. Leftovers
should be eaten or discarded within 3 days. Reheat in asmall pot or in the microwave.
• Alternately, leftover dashi may be frozen for up to 2 months.
Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator, then reheat as
above.

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JCCC News

JCCC

Corner10 years ago, the JCCC, in response to the March
11, 2011 disasters, partnered with schools andorganizations in the Greater Toronto Area to showsolidarity with the people of Japan. Many participatedin a senbazuru project, which expressed hope andsupport through the folding of origami cranes. At thattime, the JCCC collected over 100,000 cranes. With
those, some of our young people created this shortvideo.10 years on, we continue to remember.
Margaret Lyons. 2010-036. Sedai Oral History Collection.

Margaret Lyons was known to many for her exceptional career
as the first female vice president of the Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation, and for her contributions to the media industry as
a whole. The JCCC was fortunate to have had an opportunity
to sit down with her for a chat about her early career inbroadcasting and how she worked her way up at CBC. Listen
to this compelling segment on her unwavering determination
to break all stereotypes to carve her way to the top.
Click here to watch the video.

To read the latest issue of Kokuban, visit the JCCC website.

To watch the video, click here.

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JCCC NewsHAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY TO HAZEL MCCALLION!
In celebration of Mississauga former Mayor McCallion’s 100th Birthday, theJapanese Canadian Cultural Centre, on behalf of the Japanese community,
created a special virtual celebration.
Joined by Ambassador Kawamura of Japan, Consul General Sasayama
of Toronto, and the Presidents of several major Japanese companies, we
held a virtual birthday celebration, offered best wishes and all sung “Happy
Birthday”. A soulful saxophone rendition of the song was also performed by
Ambassador Kawamura. We also sent fine sake and gourmet Kaiseki Yuzen Hashimoto bento to the former Mayor McCallion and her family to enjoy
for her birthday celebration.
Ms. McCallion has had an amazing connection to Japan, welcoming
over 75 Japanese companies to locate in Mississauga during her 36 years
as Mayor. She further strengthened the relationship to Japan by forming thesister relationship with the city of Kariya in Aichi, Japan.
In the same way, the JCCC has, for nearly 60 years, acted as an engine
for creating good will toward Japan and we hope that our efforts havecontributed in the warm acceptance Japanese companies have received in
the GTA.
According to her fascinating autobiography Hurricane Hazel, the first
letter she ever wrote to a Prime Minister was in 1947 to Mackenzie Kingin which she pointed out the unjust internment of the Japanese Canadianswith an eye towards compensation for the wronged. A good friend to thiscommunity indeed!
Happy Birthday Hazel McCallion. May you enjoy many more!

Zoom Celebration participants:
Top to bottom; Row one: James Heron, Executive Director JCCC; Chris Hope, Advisor JCCC; Gary Kawaguchi, President JCCC; Paul Meo, President NTN.
Row two: Keichi Kubo, Board Director JCCC; Christine Nakamura, VP Asia Pacific Foundation; Nobuhiko Kitajima, President and CEO Canon Canada;
Takeshi Saito, Executive Director of JETRO Toronto. Row three: Hideaki Tsuda, President of Fujifilm Canada; Consulate General Sasayama, Consulate Generalof Japan, Toronto; Jan Nobuto; Vice President of Heritage JCCC; Masaki Fukutomi, President Denso Sales Canada. Row four: Yuko Shimizu, Executive Director
Japan Foundation; Atsushi Umeda, President NGK Insulator Canada; Yoshinori Nakamura, Chief Representative of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance; Mike McCarthy,
Chairman MHI Canada.

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JCCC News
Bazaar update
バザーに関するお知らせ
Unfortunately, as the pandemic continues to threaten the health of
our community, the JCCC is very sorry to say that, for a second time,
we will be not be holding our annual Bazaar this May. We hope that
this will be something that can be planned for a future date, but are
unable to make any definite plans at this time.
Please keep checking our newsletter and website at www.jccc.
on.ca for any future bazaar announcements and activities.

コミュニティの健康を脅かすコロナ禍が続く現況を鑑み、非常に残念ではありますが、昨年に引き続き今年５月のJCCC恒例行事バザーイベントを取りやめる決断に至りました。延期という形で後日開催を検討するものの、現時点では確実な計画を立てることができない状況です。
バザーに関しては、今後もニュースレターやウェブサイトwww.
jccc.on.caで随時アップデイトのお知らせを掲載いたします。

Ken Ikeda Sensei – In Memorium
by JCCC Judo Kai

aside though when like many, his priorities had to shift to work andfamily.
In later years, he took on the responsibility of teaching at asatellite judo club at the Church of the Annunciation in Scarboroughand he remained there as the head instructor until it closed in thelate 80’s, and then he came to help at the JCCC Judo program forwell over 20 years.
Although his judo knowledge and skills were very good, in his
modest way, he always offered to teach the children beginners
and he was a master at being firm but patient. Ikeda Sensei will
be remembered as being kind and loved by all students and theirfamilies – whether they were beginners who started and stayed forjust a few classes or stayed to earn their black belts and every levelin between. He was 88 years old.
There will be no funeral. It was Ikeda Sensei’s wish that in lieu
of a service or flowers, that people could make a donation to the
JCCC in care of the Judo program.
Rest in Peace Ikeda Sensei. His legacy lives on in all of his
students and their students – and his lesson for all of us is simply to
be kind.

We are saddened to pass on thenews that Ken Ikeda Sensei passed
away peacefully at the end ofJanuary.
He was a humble man who hadgreat knowledge and technique. For
those who only knew him as the kindolder Sensei at the club, his modesty
and quiet unassuming personality
belied the killer left osoto-gari aswell as a wicked curveball that hecould throw with purpose (ask Russ
Sensei).
A talented athlete in his youth,
Ken Ikeda was a highly regarded
left-handed pitcher who played semi-professional baseball. He
was in his mid-twenties when he started judo in the 1950’s at theBroadview YMCA as a student of Glenn Kawano Sensei, and hiscompetitive spirit brought him success in inter-club competitions
and respect from his clubmates. His judo and baseball time was set

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Calendar of Exhibitions
February 23, 2021 - Ongoing

Coming soon

Maru: Immigration Stories
An exhibit curated in-house by the
JCCC, in partnership with organizations
worldwide, Maru: Immigation Stories
explores the Japanese Diaspora in theAmericas and its over 150 years history.
Possessing only ambition, they sailed tolands far away including Canada, USA,
Hawaii, Peru, and Brazil. Today, millions
of people of Japanese ancestry live in
different countries around the world.
Although disconnected from each otherfor decades, they now commonly identify
as Nikkei. This rebirth of discovering acommon history, culture, and memories
transcends borders. It is a coming
together that allows you to explore stories
from various Nikkei communities in thisexhibit at the Moriyama Nikkei Heritage
Centre (MNHC).

Maru: Immigration Stories(Virtual)
A condensed version of our upcoming
physical exhibit Maru: Immigration
Stories in the JCCC’s Moriyama Nikkei
Heritage Centre will be available virtually.
The JCCC has partnered with Google
Arts & Culture, a non-profit initiativethat works with cultural institutions
and artists around the world to makeMaru: Immigration Stories accessible
to anyone, anywhere. To visit the virtualexhibit, click here.

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Ongoing

Coming May 2021

SHIKAKU

The Intermedia Work ofNobuo Kubota

Broken Promises

A Joint Exhibit of the JCCC Art Committee
and the Toronto Japanese Garden ClubA JCCC Art Gallery Virtual Exhibition

Shikaku is a virtual exhibition of proposals
for public art and Japanese gardens at
the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre(JCCC) with photographs, drawings
and written text describing the current
and future vision of JCCC public art andgardens.
To access the virtual exhibition, click
here.

The JCCC is excited to announce that
the Intermedia Work of Nobuo Kubota
will become a permanent virtutal exhibit
at the JCCC. Nobuo Kubota's work often
combines sound, music, installation andfilm, a practice that he labels 'Intermedia'.
He received the Governor General'sAward for the arts in 2009. His work isheld in numerous collections including the
National Gallery of Canada and the Art
Gallery of Ontario. He is also a member ofthe Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts.
This exhibition features some ofNobuo's Intermedia work, exploring
textual marks and phonic sounds.
To access the virtual exhibition, click
here.

Grounded in research from Landscapesof Injustice – a 7-year multi-disciplinary,multi-institutional, community engaged
project, this exhibit explores thedispossession of Japanese Canadiansin the 1940s.
It illuminates the loss ofhome and the struggle for justice of one
racially marginalized community. The
story unfolds by following seven narrators.
Learn about life for Japanese Canadiansin Canada before war, the administrationof their lives during and after war ends,
and how legacies of dispossession
continue to this day.

– Sight, Vision (Virtual Exhibit)

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The Nikkei Place Foundation, in Vancouver, BC, is taking applications for its Nikkei Youth Athletics
Bursary. Applications are due by August 31, 2021 to be considered for 2020-21.

Nikkei Youth Athletics Bursary

Investing in the potential of future generations

The Nikkei Youth Athletics Bursary is a $1,000 bursary that recognizes the achievements ofCanadian Nikkei youth student-athletes who foster excellence in sports, academics andcommunity leadership.
This bursary is meant to encourage youth to have aspirations and voice in our community
as individual leaders or as a youth leader within community organizations. It aims to
support and encourage youth engagement in their community and the building of healthy
communities through athletics.
This bursary has been made possible through a generous donation by the Nikkei Hockey
Program. We thank Ian Burgess, Dan Nomura, Paul Kariya and Ken Takeuchi who arepleased to represent the many contributors to the past Nikkei Hockey Programs.
For more information, including who can apply, please visit
https://www.nikkeiplacefoundation.org/awards-bursaries/nikkei-youth-athleticsbursary?mc_cid=fe565ca921&mc_eid=d473e61951.

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DONATION

DONATIONS TO THE JCCC

As of February 21, 2021
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

JCCC
Anonymous
Mrs. Veronica Belowus
Mrs. Karen S. Dmytryshyn
Ms. Gwen Edamura
Ms. Beverley Fujimoto
Mrs. Amy Hanada-Nagahara
Mr. Olly Hughes
Mrs. Carol R. Howell
Ms. Meg Karper
In honour of The Otani Family
Mr. Paul Kiela
Mrs. Roslyn Levin
Mrs. Marlene MacKenzie
In celebration of Frances Yaeki
Nakamura

200
50
25
100
100
20
366
50
10
66
25
100

Ms. Alice Nagami
Ms. Megumi Nakamura
In celebration of Frances Nakamura
Ms. Naomi Nakamura
In celebration of Frances Yaeki
Nakamura

75
25

Mr. Ron andMrs. Sumiko (Sue) Nakamura

25

25

In celebration of Yaeki Frances
Nakamura's 100th birthday
Ms. Sanae Nakamura
In celebration of Yaeki Frances's
100th Birthday

50

Mrs. Ann Pruner
25
In celebration of Frances Nakamura's
100th Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Roxby
Ms. Sono Sugie

250
40

In Memoriam
In memory of Art Kobayashi
Mrs. Pat Adachi
50
In memory of Arthur Hiroshi Ikeda
Ms. Grace M. Kobayashi
25
Mr. Roy and Mrs. Yukie Asa
100
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Maeda
25
Toronto Japanese Garden Club
500

Mrs. Betty M. Ura
In memory of Chiye Yanoshita
Mrs. Jennifer Dunlop
Ms. Jo-Anne Page
Mr. Gary and
Ms. Debbie Schneider

100
50
25
30

Mrs. Ann Scott75
Ms. Betsy Shimokura
200
Ms. Sheri Yamasaki
75
In memory of Hank (Henry) Okada
Mrs. Marilyn Brown
50
In memory of Kazuko Kumamoto
Mrs. Deborah Gosney50
In memory of Ken and Barbara
Kuwahara
Mr. Stephen Kuwahara
200
In memory of Kenneth Mamoru Ikeda
Mr. Steve Fukumoto
50
Mr. Martin Kobayashi
50
Mr. Austin and
50
Mrs. Pauline Tanaka
In memory of Kenneth Mamoru Ikeda Judo Program
Anonymous
50
Anonymous
50
Anonymous
50
Ms. Brenda Gibbons
100
The Hogtown Hogs Hockey Club250
Mrs. Mariko M. Ikeda
200
Mr. Edgar Ikeda
100
Ms. Louise Ikeda
100
Mrs. Catherine Ikeda-Blazys
100
Mrs. Shelley Ishida100
Dr. Dennis and50
Mrs. Sandra Izukawa
Dr. Terumi A. Izukawa
Mazumder Family
Sahana, Shujon, Kalyani, Subrata

100
100

Mr. and Mrs. Subrata Mazumder
Mr. Jeffrey Naganobu
Mrs. Kay Naganobu
Mr. Douglas & Mrs. Susan Nash
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Nishiyama

200
250
200
50
100

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Ms. Jane Osborn
Mr. Russell Takashima
Ms. Lisa Ying
In memory of Michiko Harada
Mrs. Esther Kawabe
Elaine Mann, Doug Fujiwara,
Irene Fujiwara

50
100
50

Mrs. Fujiye Ono
Ms. Sandra Thomas
Ms. Julie Yoshikuni
In memory of Robert Manabu
Marubashi

35
100
100

Mr. Kenton Anzai
In memory of Yasuhiko Abe
Ms. Grace Takenaka
Mr. Tom and Ms. Marge Tamagi
Mrs. and Mr. Hilary Turnock

150

50
100

50
25
100

Chris Kano Taiko StudioMs. Lindsay Dotchison
200
In memory of Kenneth Mamoru Ikeda
Corporate
CIBC
Ciena Canada Inc
In memory of Robert Mamoru Marubashi
Microsoft Corporation
Provincial Underground Services Limited
Heritage
Anonymous
In memory of Arthur Hiroshi Ikeda
In memory of Henry Sugiyama
Mr. and Mrs. William Hatanaka
Sedai Project
Ms. Karen Kuwahara
Support
LeaderDr. John & Dr. Eiko Mernagh
PartnerDr. Ray Barker
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Okawa

100

250
150

1,000
116
150

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DONATION

EMERGENCY APPEAL DONATIONS TO THE JCCC
As of February 21, 2021
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

Associations, Clubs, and Organizations
AJC (Association for Japanese Culture)
The Art of Change
Bunka Shishu Artisan group
In memory of Patricia Bremner-Ikeno
Canadian Shorinji Kempo Federation
Hiroko Barall Room Wednesday
Ikenobo Ikebana Society of Toronto
JCCC Iaido Club
JCCC Ikenobo Ikebana Thursday Class
JCCC Karaoke Club
JCCC Kyudo Club Seikyu Kai
JCCC Toronto New Japanese Canadian
Senior Club
Kumamoto Kenjin Kai
New Japanese Canadian Association
Ontario Tottori Ken Jin Kai
In celebration of Pat Adachi's
100th birthday
Ping Pong Club
St. Andrew's Japanese Anglican
Congregation
In celebration of Pat Adachi's
100th birthday
Toronto Japanese Garden Club
Toronto Kimono Club
Urasenke Tanko-kai Toronto Association
Wynford Seniors' Club
Corporate and Foundations
1000crows
9 Story Media Group
Asian Pop-Up Cinema Chicago
Beyond the Bounds Inc
Canadian Foundation for Physically
Disabled Persons
Discoveryannouncement.com
Dr. Sharon Sasaki Medicine Professional
Corporation
In memory of Mitsuru Sasaki
J Athletics Canada Inc
Microsoft Corporation
NagataConnex
NGK Insulators of Canada Ltd
Paul Lewis Service Inc
In appreciation of Taeko’s mask
Polar Home Fashions Inc
In appreciation of Aikido classRichard A. Nishikawa Medicine
Professional Corporation
Sake Institute of Ontario
GeneralMr. and Mrs. Jim Abe
JCCC Staff
Mrs. Michiko Abe Kozlowski
Mr. Ahmed Abdi

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Nat Acebes
Ms. Katherine Adachi
In honour of Heather Yatabe
Mrs. Junko Adachi-Amitay
Mrs. Toshiko Adilman
Ms. Maral Agnerian
Mr. Norihiko Akagi
Mr. Can Akalin
Mr. Cameron Allen
Ms. Carly Anderson
Anonymous
In honour of Del Ishida
Anonymous
In honour of Elinor Dunlop
Anonymous
In honour of Shalley & Del Ishida
Anonymous
In recognition of building maintenanceAnonymous (33)
Dr. Arnold Arai
Mrs. Raluca Ardeleanu
Dr. Katherine Arima
Ms. Martha Arima
Mr. Toshimitsu andMrs. Mary-Beth Arima
Mr. Garen Aronian
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Asa
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Asa
Ms. Kiyo Asaoka
Mrs. Ann Ashley
Mr. Ilia Averbouch
Mrs. Marie T. Baba
Mrs. Hiroko Barall
Ms. Laurie Barker
Mr. Philip Barker
Dr. Ray Barker
Ms. Ryoko Barnes
Mr. Dustin Barton
Mrs. Judy Beca
Mr. Norm Berberich
Ms. Meredith Best
Ms. Sandra Blake
Mr. Wyatt Boutilier
Ms. Julie Brousseau
Mr. Peter Briant
Ms. Andrea Brown
Mrs. Sharlene Bruce
Ms. Renee Brunton
Mr. Chris Bryant
Mr. Sam Bull
Ms. Karen Butler
Mrs. Jane Byrnes
Ms. Kerisha Caines
Mr. Kiyoshi Campbell
Mr. Marcus Campbell
Miss Linda Caplan
Mr. Bradley Capstick28

Mr. Rob Caravaggio
Ms. K Sheila Carleton
Mr. Adrian Carol
Mrs. Diane Carter
Ms. Melanie CatleughMs. Lawren Chambert
Ms. Heather Chan
Ms. Claudia Chan Garcia
Ms. H. Chang & Mr. A. Au
Miss Irene Chang
Ms. Sylvia Chang
Ms. Nancy Chau
Mr. Kai Zheng & Ms. Alex Chen
Mr. Mervin Chen
Ms. Xiaoxuan Chen
In honour of Charlotte Chenzhu
Finn Chen-Quigley
Mrs. Kate Cherney
Mrs. Jessica Cheung
Mr. Jose Chia
Mrs. Aileen Chiba
Ms. Christine Chiba
Ms. Rachel Chiong
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Chiu
Ms. Su Yen Chong
Mr. Andrew Chou
Mr. Zbigniew Chwieszczenik
Ms. Mary Clark
Ms. Angela Colm
Mr. Bruce Connell
Mr. Octavio Contreras
The Crosby/Chen familyin St. John's, Newfoundland
Ms. Patricia Cornish
Mr. Marc Couturier
Ms. Yuriko Cowper-Smith
Mr. Jesse Cranin
Mrs. Susan Crichton
Mrs. Morven Crothers
Ms. Carolyn Crouch
Ms. Marnie Crouch
Mr. William Cruz
Mrs. Donna Curry
Mr. Agostino Dassa
Mrs. Jacqueline Davies
Ms. Nana Deshima
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Devins
In honour of 私達の日本語の先生
Mr. Simon Christopher Dew
Mr. Iqbal Dewji
Mrs. Karen S. Dmytryshyn
Mr. Eiji Doi
Ms. Lauren Doi
Mrs. Tsuyuko Doi
Mrs. Elinor J. Dunlop
Mr. Patrick Dunlop
Mr. Ryan Dunlop

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EMERGENCY APPEAL DONATIONS TO THE JCCC
As of February 21, 2021
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

Ms. Alissa Dumitru
Ms. Yoshiko Dutczak
Mr. and Mrs. Constantin Dutescu
Mr. Dan Cooper Dy
Mr. Klaus Ebner
Mr. Ray and Mrs. Caren Edamura
Mr. Greg Edwards
Mr. & Mrs. Chad Elston
Ms. Reizel Encarnado
Mr. J-M Erlendson
Ms. Naomi Estee
Mr. Jeric Estiaga
Mr. Ben and Mrs. Shirley Eto
Ms. Danielle Faulkner
In honour of the beautiful Mary Ellen
MatsuiMs. Taiko Feldkamp
Ms. Christobel Felsinger
Mr. Jim Fenn & Ms. Pat Sano Fenn
Mr. Michael Filosa
Mr. Lawrence Fine
Mr. Connor Fitzgerald Furney
Mrs. Norma N. Fleming
Mr. Josh Fogarasi
Ms. Mona Forzley
John & Suzuyo Fox and son, David Uwate,
and his family, Candice, Tyler and Austin
from Miami
In honour of Teruko Otani
Mrs. Irene T. Foulkes
In honour of 99th birthday- Frances Yaeki Nakamura
Mr. Steve Fraser
In honour of Eiko
Mr. Adam Frantschuk
Mrs. Yukie Fuchigami
Mr. and Mrs. Nobby Fujino
Ms. Denise H. Fujiwara
Mrs. Patricia Fujiwara
Mr. Keeton Fukusaka
Mr. Jiro Fukushima
Mr. Ken Fukushima
Mrs. Sanae Fukushima
Mr. Stephen Fulton
Mrs. Mari Funasaka
Ms. Yumi Funk
In appreciation of Taeko's mask
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Furukawa
Mrs. Lois Fuse
Mr. Filipe Pedrosa & Mrs. Janine Gallant
Mr. and Mrs. Luigi GabrieleMiss Yi Gao
Mrs. Carole Galligan
Vadim Garbuz
Mr. Enore Gardonio
Mr. Sebastian Gawrysiak
Ms. Brigitte Geisler

Mr. Donald Gibson andMrs. Azusa Kijima
Ms. Maryan Gibson
Ms. Eiko Giese
Mr. Trevor Gittins-White
Mr. Jeffrey Glaister
Mr. and Mrs. Shinya Godo
Ms. Rebecca Goldberg
Mr. Mabiala Gondo
Ms. Karen Gordon
Mr. Robert Gossage
Ms. Akiko Goto
In appreciation of Taeko's mask
Ms. Mami Goto
Ms. Yoshiko Jean Goto
Dr. and Mrs. David Gotlib
Mr. Liam Gowland
Mr. Robbie Grant
In honour of Front line workers,
Small Business
Mr. Martin Griffith
Mr. Mike Guan
Mr. Nazim Guliyev andMrs. Nargiz Guliyeva
Mr. Ronald Gwynne
Ms. Rie Hamamoto
Mr. Gary Hamasaki & Ms. Gloria Baxter
Mrs. Miyoko Hamasaki
Ms. Jing Han
Mrs. Amy Hanada-Nagahara
Ms. Laurie Harada
Ms. Anzu Hara
Mr. Damon Hartlin
Ms. Desiree Harvery
Ms. Megumi Hasegawa
Megumi’s masks
Ms. Jennifer Hashimoto
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Hatanaka
Ms. Sandra Hatanaka
In honour of Betty Miyeko Hatanaka
Mr. James Hay
Mrs. Judy Hayami
In celebration of Frances Yaeki
Nakamuara's 100th Birthday
Mr. Kaye Hayashida
Ms. Heather Henderson
Mr. and Mrs. James Heron
Mr. George and Mrs. Gerry Y. Hewson
Mr. James Hilborn
Ms. Laura Hill
Mr. Mark Hirowatari
Ms. Helen Ho
Ms. Keiko Hoehn
Hal Holt
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hope
Ms. Marion Tomoko Hope
Mr. Tom Hosie
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Mrs. Kunie Hoshino
Ms. Esther Hotta
Mrs. Sonoe Howard
Mr. Nicholas Howell
Ms. Colleen Hrivnak
Rui Hua
Mr. Frank Huff
Ms. Elaine Hughes
Ms. Robyn Hughes
Mr. Eric & Mrs. Narumi Hyatt
Ms. Eleanor Hyodo
Ms. Paula Ibuki
Mr. Toshiyuki Ijichi
Mr. Sid and Mrs. Marie Ikeda
Mrs. Mari Ikeno
Mrs. Naomi Ikonomou
Mr. Brian and Mrs. Sandy Imada
Ms. Sachi Imada
Ms. Nadia Gigi Inara
Ms. Kikuye Inouye
Ms. Stacey Inouye
The Sanaye Inouye Family
Sanaye Inouye's 99th birthday
in August 2020
Mr. Yosh (Yoshitaka) InouyeMrs. Neli Iordanova
Mr. Kevin Isaacs
On behalf of myself, my siblings
and my cousins
Mrs. Teresa Isaacs
Mr. Roland Isberto
In appreciation of Yayoi Kawabeof the JCCC
Ms. Elaine Ishibashi
Mr. Delano Ishida
Ms. Megan Ishida
In honour of Dianne Ishida
Ms. Haruko Ishihara
Mr. Arthur and Mrs. Tomo Ishii
Ms. Margaret Ishii
Ms. Ellen Ishikawa
Ms. Frances Ishikawa
Ms. Sayumi Ito
Ms. Takako Ito
Ms. Mary Ito-Ammendolio
Ms. Akiko Iwanami
Ms. Margaret Iwata
Mr. Robert Iveniuk
Ms. Susan Izumif
Mr. Michael Jackman
Ms. Vickie Jackson
Mr. Gabriel Jimenez
Ms. Sumiko Jin
Ms. Annu Johnson
Mr. Glen Jones
Ms. Sachiko Kagitomi

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EMERGENCY APPEAL DONATIONS TO THE JCCC
As of February 21, 2021
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

Mr. Brian Kai & Ms. Dee Dee Piercey
In cerebration of Sue Sumi Kai,
Sedai interview in JCCC E-Bulletin
July 2020 Edition
Mr. Edreece Kakar
Ms. Masayo Kakihara
Mr. and Mrs. Nori Kanashiro
Ms. Meg Karper
Jun Kasai
Ms. Betty Kashima
Ms. Debbie Katsumi
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Katsuno
In honour of The Otani Family
Ms. Debbie Katsumi
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kawabe
Ms. Yayoi Kawabe
Mr. Gary Kawaguchi and
Ms. Gayle Taguchi
Mr. Kevin K. Kawaguchi
Mr. Yoshiro Kawamura
Mr. Doug Kawasaki
Ms. Arlene Kawasoe
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kawasoe
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Kayahara
Ms. Sheeba Khan
Mr. and Mrs. David Kimura
Mrs. Nancy Kimura
Mrs. Naoko King
Mr. Gene & Mrs. Dorothy Kinoshita
Mr. John & Mrs. Dana Kinoshita Spencer
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kikuta
Leona and Vince Kishimoto family
Mrs. Nobuko Kitamura
Dr. Susan Kitchell
Ms. Cassandra Kobayashi
Ms. Grace M. Kobayashi
Mr. James H. Kobayashi
Mr. Jim Kobayashi and
Ms. Karen Yamada
Ms. Lynn Kobayashi
Mr. Martin Kobayashi
Mr. Isao Kobo
Ms. Gail A. Kondo
Miss Claire Kryczka
Ms. Judy Kudo
Ms. Alley Kurgan
Ms. Naomi Kuru Hyodo
Mr. Edward Hamel &Mrs. Victoria Kusano-Hamel
Ms. Lynne Kutsukake
Mr. Paul & Mrs. Nellie Kuwahara
Mr. Charles Laframboise
In recognition of the great work of
the JCCC
Ms. Kimberley Lam
Mr. Peter Lam

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Mr. Andre Langdon
In honour of Harold Kojima
Ms. Barbara Laplante
Ms. Ka Lai Carrie Lau
Ms. Shirley Lau
Mr. Stephen Lau
Ms. Samantha Lavigne
Mrs. Joanne Law
Ms. Linda Lee
Mr. Glenn and Mrs. Phyllis Lee
Ms. Kimiko Leslie
Dr. Alexander and Mrs. Anna Leggatt
Mr. Anthony Leonard
Mrs. Michi Lepik-Stahl
Ms. Dione Leung
Mr. Raymond Leung
Mrs. Roslyn Levin
Mr. Nathan Li
Ms. Karen Lo
Ms. Swee Loke
Mr. Andrew Loung
Mr. Wenshu Luo
Mr. Michael Lustins
Mr. Robert Lyng
Mr. Derek Ma
Ms. Pui King (Gloria) Ma
Ms. Linda Mac
Mr. Thomas MacKay
Mrs. Marlene MacKenzie
Mr. Bruce MacDonald
Mr. Emmanuel Magboo
Ms. Kalli Magura
Ms. Jo Anne Maikawa
Ms. Yuen Kwan Man
Ms. Ai MarshallIn recognition of JCCC
Ms. Sheila Marjoribanks
Mr. Harold David Marsden
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marubashi
Mrs. Sharon Marubashi
Mrs. Yuli Marubashi-Scheidt
In celebration of Paul Marubashi
Ms. Dawn Maruno
Mr. Paul Mateer
Ms. Dawn Maruno
Mr. Kenji Maruyama
Mrs. Gail Matsuba
Mr. and Mrs. Masaru Matsubara
Ms. Jackie Matsui
In honour of Jack Matsui
Mr. and Mrs. Kiyoshi Matsui
Mrs. Kumiko Matsui
Mr. and Mrs. Shoichi Matsui
Mr. David Matsumoto
Mr. Hideo Matsumoto
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Matsumoto
Ms. Akiko Matsuura

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Ms. Noriko Matsuura
In appreciation of Taeko's mask
Mr. Connor McBrine-Ellis
Ms. Bennett McCardle
Mr. Michael McCartin
Mr. & Mrs. Paul McClure
Ms. Eva McDonald
Mr. Steve McFarlane
Dr. John & Dr. Eiko Mernagh
Mrs. Sheila Merrick
Mr. Richard Mielke
Mr. Robert Minardi
Mr. Gianfranco Minnella
Mrs. Kyoko Minnery
In appreciation of Taeko's mask
Ms. Barb Misiurski
Ms. Saori Mitchell
Mrs. Kay Mitsui
Mr. Nobby Miura
Ms. Kayoko Miyamoto
Mrs. Mitzi Miyasaki
Mr. Kazuo Miyazawa
Ms. Yufuko Mochizuki
Mrs. Kazuko Moghul
Mrs. Rose Mokbel
Mr. David Mondoux
Mrs. Joyce Moore
Mrs. Ruth Mori
Mr. Koji & Mrs. Kay Morishita
Mrs. Shirley Morita
Mr. Frank & Mrs. Betty Moritsugu
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Moritsugu
Ms. Maria Morvillo
Mr. Steve Motomura
Ms. Yaeko Munemasa
Ms. Caroline Munshaw
In honour of Eiko Brown
Mrs. Reiko Muramatsu
Ms. Aislinn Murray
Ms. Ruth R Nagami
The Nagata family
In celebration of Pat Adachi's
100th birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nagata
Ms. Marianne Nagata
Ms. Yoshie Nagata
Ms. Rosanne Nagy
Mrs. Mariko Nakagawa
Mr. Roy Nakagawa
Mr. George and Mrs. Alice Nakamura
Mrs. Kaoru Nakamura
Ms. Maiko Nakamura
Ms. Yuko Nakamura
Ms. Yumi Nakamura
Mr. Hugo Nakasone Trillo
Ms. Yukiko Nakata
Mrs. Brenda Nakata-Gerow

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EMERGENCY APPEAL DONATIONS TO THE JCCC
As of February 21, 2021
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:Mrs. Atsuko Nakayama
Mr. David Namisato
Ms. Valerie Nash
Mr. Jerome Ng
Mr. Timmy Ng
Mrs. Anna Ngai
Mrs. Mariko Ninagawa
Mr. Don Nguyen
Nam Nguyen
Mrs. Rumi Nguyen
Mr. Keith Niall
Mrs. Alice Nicholson
Ms. Jeanne Nightingale
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Nishi
Mrs. Laurie Nishida
Ms. Sandra Nishikawa and
Mr. Vince de Grandpre
Mr. Tim Nishikawa
Mr. Richard Nishino
Mr. Tomi Nishio
Mrs. Jan Nobuto
Ms. Mika Nonoyama & Mr. Tim Bishop
Ms. Velva Nystrom
In honour of my grandson,
Toa Maruzaki, who lives in Sapporo
Ms. Jen Obokata
Ms. Samantha Odell
Mr. Mike Oetlinger
Mrs. Minako Ogura
Ms. Kathleen O'Hagan
Ms. Beverley Ohashi
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ohori
Ms. Kay Oiye
Mr. Eizo Oka
Mrs. Shirley Okawa
Ms. Louise Okawara
Mr. Kevin Okihiro
Mr. Kohei Okubo Family
Ms. Keiko Omori
Ms. Tomoko Omori
Ms. Carole Ono
Mr. David & Mrs. Barbara Ono
Ms. Linda Ono
Mr. Ron Ono
Ms. Toni Osbourne
Mr. Eiri Ota
Mrs. Haruyo Ota
Mr. John Ota
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Otani
In honour of Teruko Otani
Mr. Gerry Oue
Mrs. May Oye-ShippJamie Papanastasiou
Mr. Minkyu Park
Mr. Paul J. Park
Dr. Paul Pencharz
Mrs. Shirley Peterson

Mr. Angel Petkov
Ms. Mary Phan
Ms. Ayla Phinnemore
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Piggott
Dr. Agnes Por-Somfai
Mr. Jean-Rosch Prudencio
Mr. Kris Raghubir
Mr. Ralph Ranez
Mr. Curtis Rasmussen
Ms. Suzu Renaud
Mrs. Barb Reynolds
Ms. Paige RiceMr. Dwayne Roberts
Ms. Sue Ropchan
In honour of Raymond Moriyama
Mr. Paul Rosa
Mrs. Nancy Roxby
Marshall Rubinoff
Ms. Vera Rumyantseva
Ifrah Saeed
Mr. Stephen and Mrs. Jill Saito
Mr. Takeo Saito
Ms. Satoko Sakai
Mr. Victor Sakamoto
Mr. Yao Ryan Sakauye
In recognition of Darrell Sakauye
Ms. Tanya Sakharov
Mr. Eben Haezer Saputra
Mr. Jon Sasaki
Mr. and Mrs. Shiro Sasaki
Ms. Chizuru Sato
Mr. Kazuma Sato
Ms. Naomi Sato
Mr. David Saxby and Ms. Julie Suyama
Mrs. Reiko Schlichtig
Ms. Catherine Schutt
Ms. Eileen Scidmore
Mr. Noel Scott
Ms. Eiko Shaul
Mr. John Shaw
Mr. Jacob Shekter
Ms. Tracy Sheppard
Ms. Judy Sheridan
Jonathan Shida, Family &ICG Business Inc
Ms. Karen M. Shigeishi-Waite
In recognition of Jason & Alison
Mrs. Lily Shigetomi
Mr. and Mrs. Kaz Shikaze
Mrs. Barbara Shimada
Mr. and Ms. Douglas Shimada
Mr. and Mrs. Hisakatsu Shimizu
Ms. Irene Shimoda
Mrs. Joanne Shimotakahara
Mrs. Angela Shintani-Sandrowicz
In celebration of Yuriko Shintani.
Happy 80th Birthday!
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Ms. Mitsue Shintani
Mr. and Mrs. David ShippDr. Seiko Shirafuji
Mrs. Mary Taeko Shiraishi
Ms. Naomi Shiraishi
Mr. Eric Shitahodo
Mrs. Mika Shitahodo
Mr. Peter Shitahodo
Ms. Lynda Silk
Ms. Lela Simovic
Mr. Erik Siu
Mr. Mikhail Smirnov
Mr. Dan Smith
Ms. Nozomi Smith
Mr. Thomas Smith
Mr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Tomiko Smyth
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Soley
Ms. Mayumi Soundy
Mrs. Keiko St. Marie
In appreciation of Taeko's mask
Mr. Markus andMrs. Janice Stadelmann-Elder
Mr. Bart Stanczyk
Ms. Silvia Stanziola
Ms. Victoria Stawiarz
Mr. Joseph Stierman
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Straus
Ms. Yasmin Strautins
Ms. Ai Su
Mr. Michael Suen
Mr. Pierre Suen
Mr. Kyohei Sugihara
In appreciation of Taeko's mask
Mrs. Ayako Sugino
Miss Gwen Sugiyama
Mr. George Suyama
Ms. Barbara Suzuki
Mr. Robert Suzuki
Mr. and Mrs. Krisztian Szabo
Ms. Toshimi Takabe-French
Mr. Cary Takagaki
Mr. Yasushi Takagi
Ms. Joy Reiko Takahashi
Ms. Kiyomi Takahashi
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Takahashi
Mr. Lisa Takahashi
Ms. Midori Takahashi and
Mr. Chris Barkley
Ms. Rie Takahashi
Ms. Alana Takaki
Mr. Bill Takaki
Ms. Toshie Takakura
Ms. Donna Takano
Ms. Ayumi Takarada
Ms. Christine Takasaki
Mr. Hideo and Mrs. Naomi Takasaki
Mr. Paul & Mrs. Theressa Takasaki

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EMERGENCY APPEAL DONATIONS TO THE JCCC
As of February 21, 2021
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

Mr. Lindsay Takashima
Mr. Richard & Mrs. Stacey Takashima
Mr. Russell Takashima
Mr. Terence Takashima
Mr. Gregory Takata
Mrs. Marie Takata
Ms. Ai Takayama Cawthra
Ms. April Takeda
Mr. and Mrs. Yasushi Takei
Ms. Grace Takenaka
Mrs. Mizue Takeuchi
Mr. and Mrs. Shunji Takeuchi
Ms. Satomi Takusari
Ms. Rosita Tam
Ms. Kathryn Tamaki
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tanaka
Mr. Cornell (Cory) Tanaka
Mrs. Kathleen Tanaka
Mrs. Lynda Tanaka
Mr. and Mrs. Minoru Tanaka
Mrs. Pauline Tanaka
Mr. Yufeng Tang
Mr. Yuki (Yukio) Tannoch
Ms. Carolyn Tateishi
Mr. Rick and Mrs. Kathy Tazumi
Mr. Gary & Mrs. Laurie Tehara
In honour of Tohru & Teruko Kawaguchi
Mr. and Mrs. Masahiro Terada
Mr. Brian and Mrs. Joanne Terakita
Ms. Ruby Tezuka
Ms. Marisa Thomas-Perrier
Mr. Trevor Thompson
Ms. Yaroslava Timoshenko
Mr. and Mrs. Hok Oen Tjoa
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Toda
Mr. Michael and Mrs. Naomi Tomczak
Mr. Sebastian Toncu and
Ms. Keiko Simose
Mr. Harry Tonogai
Mr. Matheus Torres
Mr. Wayne andMrs. Susan Towle (Hatanaka)
Mr. George Toyama
Mr. Denny Tran
Mr. Huy Vu Tran
Mr. Glen Tremblay
Mr. Guy and Mrs. Brenda Troendlin
Mr. Mark Tse
Ms. Donna Tsuji
Mr. Mel and Mrs. Kim Tsuji
Ms. Patricia Tsuji
Danny, Jerome and Yoko
Mrs. Yoko Tsumagari
Ms. Nancy Uchida
In honour of Mona Forzley
Mr. Paul Uchikata
Mr. & Mrs. Rui Umezawa

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Ms. Tomoko Uramaru
Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Uyeno
Kyle Van Grinsven
Ms. Yoko van Veen
Mr. Demetre Vasilounis
Mr. Alexander Vasolla
M Veerasingam
Mr. Jason Venditti
Ms. Erin Vermeulen
Ms. Laila Vincze
Mr. Dmitry Vinokurov
Mrs. Lori Wakabayashi
Mrs. Kathy Wale
Ms. Minnie Wang
Ms. Rachel Wang Qi
Ms. Karen Webb
Mrs. Carolyn Wells
Mrs. Irina Werner
Mr. and Mrs. David Wesseling
Mr. Gary Wesseling
Ms. Blair Whatmore
Ms. Crystal Whitney
Mr. Derrick Wiedel
Mr. Elvin Wingay
Ms. Hiromi Winters
In appreciation of Taeko's mask
Ms. Alanna Wong
Ms. Jessica Wong
Mr. Jonathan Wong
Mr. Johnny Woo
Happy Birthday Sara Tjan!
Happy Birthday Beens!!!
Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Wood
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Woods
Dr. Astri Wright
In honour of Melody Cornell
Mr. Jim Wright & Ms. Rika Murota
Mr. Ken Yamaguchi
Mr. and Mrs. Soichiro Yamamoto
Ms. Wendy Yamamoto
Mrs. Yuri Yamamoto
Kei Yamamura
Mr. David Yamashita
Mr. and Mrs. James Yamashita
Mr. Masuo Yamashita
Mr. Wayne Yamashita
Ms. Ai Yamauchi
Mr. Keiju and Ms. Junko Yanagawa
Mr. Richard Yang
Mrs. Diane Yano
Ms. Joanne Yano
Mr. and Mrs. Tokuo Yano
Mr. Anthony Yao
Ms. Masako Yasunishi
Ms. Heather Yatabe
In honour of Katherine Adachi
Mrs. Lydia Yatabe

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Mr. Anthony Yi
Mr. and Mrs. Takehiko Yoshida
Mr. Akira Yoshikawa
Mr. Toshi and Mrs. Donna Yoshimatsu
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Yoshimura
Ms. Christina Yu
Mr. Paul Yu
Mrs. Min Zhou
Mo ZhuMr. Aliaksandr Zhukau
Mrs. Lily Zou
In Memoriam
In memory of a student in JapanYi Su
In memory of Arthur Hiroshi Ikeda
Ms. Brigid McQuaid
Mr. Steve Motomura
Mrs. Yaeko Motomura
Mr. Greig Nishio & Ms. Carolynne Mori
Ms. Robynn Nishio
Mr. Tomi Nishio
Mrs. Sarah Oke
Ms. Karen Webb
In memory of Anthony "Tony"
Tonegawa
Ms. Gayatri AnandMrs. Chris & Mr. Mark Asadoorian
Ms. Bonnie Curran
Mr. Raymond Daddazio
Dodie Muir
In memory of Alice Sakaguchi
Ms. Cheryl Grieve
In memory of Andrew Siu
Mrs. Susan Siu
In memory of Arnold Takamori
Ms. Mayumi Lashbrook
In memory of Ayako Takeda Myers
Mr. Frank Myers
In memory of Banjiro & Tsurue Eto,
Fred & Mary Kato
Mr. Benjamin Eto
In memory of Bert Nasu
Ms. Leslie Brindley
Ms. Alison Nasu
In memory of Betty Kiyoye Sugiman
Ms. Momoye Sugiman
In memory of Bob Marubashi
Anonymous
Ms. Teresa Isaacs
Ms. Kathryn Okawara
Mr. Peter Wakayama
In memory of Bruce Ettinger
Mrs. Diane Carter
In memory of Carol & Miki Doi
Mr. Robert and Mrs. Laura Doi

DONATION

EMERGENCY APPEAL DONATIONS TO THE JCCC
As of February 21, 2021
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

In memory of Connie Mende
Mrs. Janice Bennink
In memory of Corteo
Ms. Maria Jose Garcia
In memory of Dianne Nishikawa
Dr. Richard Nishikawa
In memory of Dixie & Ina
Mr. Alan Florence
In memory of Don Matsumoto
Mrs. Katharine Matsumoto
In memory of Emi Nozaki
Ms. Susan Nishida
In memory of Faye Harafuji
Mr. Edward Kennedy
In memory of Frank Obara (2015)
Mr. Jonathon Obara
In memory of Fumiko Ito & Tsugio Ito
Ms. Margaret Fulford
In memory of Fusae & Mitsuo Ohashi
Ms. Beverley Ohashi
In memory of George Toshio SatoMs. Sharon Eiko Fune
Ms. Joy Sato
Mrs. Sandra Tateishi-Kotack &Dr. Garry Kotack
Mrs. Jane Masukawa
In memory of George and Sugar Sato
Mr. Gordon Sato
In memory of Geri & Richard Shiozaki
Mr. Jesse Shiozaki
In memory of Gordon H. Sakamoto
Ms. Kerri Sakamoto
In memory of Hank Okada
Ms. Beverley Wybrow
In memory of Harry K. Nishio
Miss Amy Nishio
In memory of Haruko Nakashima
Mr. Glen Nakashima and
Ms. Banasha Shah
In memory of Hisa Okihiro
Mr. Kevin Okihiro
In memory of John Kitamura
Mrs. Jan Nobuto
In memory of Kaneko (Connie) Hoy
Mr. Peter Hoy
In memory of Kay Morishita
Ms. Janet Aitken
The families of Mack & Margaret Oikawa
In memory of Kay Oki
Ms. Midori Fujiwara
In memory of Kazumi John Murakami
Mr. Steve Murakami
In memory of Ken and Ruth Tanino
Ms. Karen Tanino
In memory of Kenneth Ikeda
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ikeda
To Judo Program

In memory of Kiyo Aida and George
Obokata
Ms. Elizabeth Obokata
In memory of K. Moranaka
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nishioka
In memory of Kimi Fukushima
Nobuko; Gord, Cathy, Jenn; Bob;
Larry, Judy; Ed, Karen
In memory of Kimiye Hayashi
Mrs. Kay Doi
In memory of Kiyo Ise
Ms. Deborah Ise
In memory of Koji and Kay Morishita
Their children and families
Marni and Martin Shintani
In memory of Koji & Lorraine Omotani
Anonymous
Sandy, Simon, & Family
In memory of Koto & Terry Adachi
Ms. Katherine Adachi
In memory of Kuniko (Kay) Iwasa
Mr. John and Mrs. Kiyo Tohana
In memory of Kunio & Larry Suyama
Mr. David Saxby
In memory of Lawrence Heron
Mr. Gary Kawaguchi &Ms. Gayle Taguchi
Mr. Toby and Mrs. Haruko Ishihara
In memory of Margaret Mori
and Joyce Nishio
Mr. Greig Nishio & Ms. Carolynne Mori
In memory of Masaaki Dazai
Mrs. Aiko Murphy
Mrs. Mitsuko Dazai
In memory of Masako Nakamura
Ms. Deborah Paul
Ms. Tanya Spiteri
In memory of Masami Tsukamoto
Anonymous
In memory of Masayasu Mine
Mrs. Mari Rutka
In memory of Michi Ueda
Mrs. Brenda Murai
In memory of Morio and Akemi
Kumagawa
Ms. Sally Kumagawa
I memory of Muneo and Martha Miike
Ms. Sandy Miike
In memory of Nobuaki Tanaka
Mrs. Denise Chan
In memory of Norman Takeshi Ibuki
Ms. Lisa Ibuki
In memory of Ozzie Fujiwara
Ms. Denise H. Fujiwara
In memory of Patricia Bremner-Ikeno
Mrs. Tina Binns
Mrs. Pauline Tanaka
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In memory of Paul Marubashi
Mr. Steve and Mrs. Laura Hirano
Mrs. Janine Humphreys
Ms. Teresa Isaacs
Ms. Debbie Katsumi
Mrs. Marlene MacKenzie
Mr. Paul Matsuba
Ms. Yuki Newbold
Mr. Karl Otani and Mrs. Sawako Elston
Ms. Karen Webb
Mrs. Diane Yano
Ms. Joanne Yano
In memory of Rae Misumi
Ms. Joy Sato
Mrs. Sandra Tateishi-Kotack &Dr. Garry Kotack
In memory of Ray and Mutsuko
Kumagai
Sandy, Simon, & Family
In memory of Ritz Kinoshita
Ms. Johann Cooper
Mr. Ron Davies
Ms. Karen Sasaki
Ms. Joy Reiko Takahashi
In memory of Roman T Yap
Anonymous
In Memory of Ross & Nancy Shin
Mr. Kevin J.H. Shin
In memory of Roy and Lillie Yano
Ms. Lillian Michiko Blakey
In memory of Sadao Kitagawa
Mr. Michael Kitagawa
In memory of Saichi Otani
Mr. Karl Otani and Mrs. Sawako Elston
In memory of Sally Nakano
Mr. Rick and Mrs. Kathy Tazumi
In memory of Setsuko Sau C. Lee
Mr. Michael Lee
In memory of Shigeo Stanley Kishimoto
Ms. Joyce Hayward
In memory of Shirley Mitsuko Edamura
Mr. Henry Edamura
In memory of Shoji and Sachi
Takahashi
Mrs. Midori Takahashi &Mr. Chris Barkley
In memory of Shoko Inokuchi
Mr. George Evans
In memory of Sidney Shigeru andSachiko Oue
Mr. & Mrs. Theurer Britton
In memory of Sugar Sato
Mr. Gord Sato
In memory of T. E Nishioka
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nishioka
In memory of Tad Miura
Mr. Steve and Mrs. Laura Hirano

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DONATION

EMERGENCY APPEAL DONATIONS TO THE JCCC
As of February 21, 2021
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

In memory of Tom Oyagi
Mrs. Doreen Oyagi
In memory of Tom, May & Bill Oyagi
Mr. and Mrs. George Oyagi
In memory of Tom Smith
Mr. Grzegorz Radziwonowski
Mr. David Simmons
In memory of Tomoko Omori
Anonymous
Mrs. Kiyo Asaoka
Ms. Cheryl Burnstein
Ms. Michelle Cader
Mrs. Miho Dimitrijevic
Ms. Wakaba Hoshino
Ms. Rie Takahashi
Ms. Aoi Yoshida
In memory of Tony and Kimi Takenaka
Mr. Regan Takenaka
In memory of Tosh and Terry Sakura
Ms. JoAnne Sakura
In memory of Toshiko Usami
Mr. Steve Nishimura
In memory of Toshio Ryoji
Mr. Hideo Matsumoto
In memory of Mr & Mrs Toyoshi
Hiramatsu
Ms. Marion Yanase

In memory of Tsutomu Tanaka
Mr. Akira Fukuri
In memory of Yasuhiko Abe
Mr. Kevin Takahiko Abe
In memory of Yuriko Inouye
The Sanaye Inouye Family
In memory of Yoshikatsu Nagami
Mr. Tony & Mrs. Kumiye Gardiner
In memory of Zoya (Sophia) Karpa
Miss Su Yen Chong
Hiroko Barall Room
Ms. Eiko Giese
Mrs. Sonoe Howard
Ms. Yoko Hyde
Mr. Yosh (Yoshitaka) Inouye
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kawabe
Mrs. Nobuko Kitamura
Mr. Isao Kobo
Mrs. Kazuko Moghul
Ms. Toshiko Nakano
Mr. Eizo Oka
Ms. Mitsuko Okui
Ms. Fumiko Ouchi Grafen
Ms. Fumiko Shiba
Mrs. Kimiko Teh

Mrs. Nagiko Watanabe
Dr. Seiko Shirafuji
JCCC Aikikai
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Ilia Averbouch
Mr. Chris Bryant
Mr. Adrian Iliescu
Mr. Valentin Iliescu
Mr. Adrian Pop
Ms. Gurneet Singh
Mr. Aliaksandr Zhukau
Urara Minbu Kai
Mrs. Michiko Abe Kozlowski
Mrs. Harue ClipshamMrs. Sonoe Howard
Ms. Yoko Hyde
Mrs. Mariko Liliefeldt
Mrs. Kazuko Moghul
Ms. Toshiko Nakano
Ms. Yoshiko Nakao
Mr. Eizo Oka
Mrs. Noriko Oka
Mrs. Kimiko Teh

In the face of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre(JCCC) is facing unprecedented operating challenges and we need your help.
The JCCC Emergency Appeal is our request for your financial support toweather this unprecedented crisis.
We closed the JCCC on March 16 cancelling all regular progams, classes
and events planned until futher notice. During this closure the JCCC has no
new revenue but still has operational costs to bear.
Please consider supporting the JCCC Emergency Appeal. We know these
are tough times for everyone so we welcome any donation.
Thank you for your support.

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DONATION

Friends of the Moriyama Nikkei Heritage Centre Inscriptions(August 15, 2015 to present)
Individuals/Couples
In honour of Kaz and Nao Amemori
Rinzo and Aiko Amemori
Karen Ruth Chong and Harry Ham Sit Chong
Susan Lem and Margaret Toy Yuen Wong Chong
Shirley Mitsuko Edamura – In Loving Memory
From Henry Lorie Robbie Kristi Dean
& Families Edamura Kobayashi Sikura Shin
Kokuryo Shintani Ross Schroeder Colman
Masaji and Kazue Endo - In Memory
In Memory of Mother Hiroko Fukushima
Shinya and Masumi Godo
Yoshiko Jean Goto & Family
Hamade Bunichi & Ito Matsunosuke & Hana Mio
Yoshiko & Shigeo Bus Harada - In Memory
Hiromi ICHIDA
Yumi ICHIDA
Elaine Ishibashi and Keith Smithers
Sam and Margaret Ito
Fred and Hedy Iwata In Memory
Eizo and Fumi Kamitakahara - In Memory
Ken and Agnes Kanda
Lucas, Sayaka, and Emika Koolma
Koji and Elaine Kozuye Kari
Mark & Ryan Kari
Frank and Natsuko Kumagai - In Memory
Ray and Amy Kutsukake In Memory
Kiyoshi and Eiko Maikawa
Sumie (Sugamori) Medoruma - In Loving Memory
Tommy Medoruma (Kanashiro) and Family
In Memory of Margaret Mori
Mas and Yuri Mori

Saburo and Nancy Morita
Nete Mowry - In Memory
Fumiye and Masaharu Mukai - In Memory
Isaburo and Noshi Nagasuye - In Honour ofJanet Michiko Nagasuye - In Gratitude
Mae & Shigemi Nagasuye - In Loving Memory
Michael, Elizabeth & David Nagata
Asako and Tsuneharu Nakanishi - In Memory
In Memory of Rei and Kim Nakashima
Kimiaki and Rei Nakashima - In Memory
In Memory of Mamoru and Hanae Nishi
Ron and Judy Nishi
Nana and Tomi Nishimura
In Memory of Ippei and Hama Nishio
Dr. Nori Nishio - In Memoriam
In memory of my parents Etsu and Moichi
Roy Chukichi and Suzu Oyagi - In Memory
Kevin and Nancy Roxby
In Memory of Grace Haruko Sakamoto
Nancy Shin - In Memory
In Memory of Nancy Aiko Shin
Emiko Sumi
Victor and Bev Suzuki
Rick and Kathy Tazumi
Sachio and Betty Tomihiro
Ray and Edna Uda
In Memory of Toshiko & Frank Usami
In Memory of Ethel Midori Wakayama
Beaver & Michi Yamamura - In Loving Memory
Tsutae Yamamura - In Loving Memory
In memory of Amy Shizuko Yoshida

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GroupsAsahi Baseball Ichigun
Ayame-Kai Odori Group
Chado Urasenke Tankokai Toronto Association
Checkmate Development
DundeeWealth Inc. - Marty Kobayashi
Endow Dental Arts Studio Inc
Ghost Town Teachers Historical Society
学校法人山口学園 global.ecc.ac.jp ECC JAPAN
華やぎエッセイグループ Hanayagi Essay Group
Ikenobo Ikebana Society of Toronto
Japanese Cdn Citizens Assoc Toronto Chapter
JCCC Judo Kai
JCCC Kendo
JCCC Kyudo Seikyu Kai
Nelson Arthur Hyland Foundation
New Japanese Canadian Association
Ontario Tottori Ken Jin Kai
Salden Foundation
SHODO CANADAThe Frank H. Hori Charitable Foundation
Toronto Japanese Garden Club
Toronto Kohaku Utagassen
Wynford Seniors Club

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JCCC Volunteer News
Volunteer Spotlight

In this space, we will be shining a “spotlight” on one of our many dedicated JCCC volunteers.

Meet Rick Takashima
vilion in Metro Caravan. It was the first time I had met so many
Sanseis. (I grew up in Etobicoke where I was the only non-white
person in my entire grade!) I had so much fun that I started volunteering at more events.
What type of volunteer work have you done?
"I served on the Caravan committee for many years and chaired
the committee at least 6 times in the 80's and 90's. In fact, I usedpart of my vacation each year so that I could spend about 12
hours on-site for each of the 9 days that Caravan lasted. I've also
helped with Haru Matsuri, Bazaar and Issei Day almost every year
since the 80's. I was co-chair of the JCCC's 25th Anniversary
Committee in 1986-87. I also served 3 terms on the Board of
Directors in the 80's and 90's (before I became a parent), serving
as Treasurer or Vice-President each year. Other events that I
volunteered at were Monte Carlo Night (an annual joint venturewith the Rotary Club to raise money for Easter Seals), Artisan (anannual craft show) and Road to Asia. I'm also one of the crewof people called upon to help count money after special events.
Christine also calls on me when she needs someone to help withthe setup of decorations or other prep work for an event.
Also back in the 80's I helped the JCCC purchase it's firstcomputer and helped setup the first membership database."

How long have you been a volunteer here at the JCCC?
I started volunteering in June 1978 so this year marks 43 years.
How did you get involved with volunteering at the JCCC?
In 1978, I had just finished university. I was working nearby in
Don Mills and my parents suggested that I help at the Tokyo Pa-

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JCCC Volunteer News
Implementation of the new JCCC Software, VolunteerHub
JCCCソフトウェア『VolunteerHub』導入
by Volunteer Committee

Currently, the Volunteer Committee has been working on theimplementation of VolunteerHub, our new volunteer databasesystem, to improve internal processes.

只今JCCCでは、今後活用していくボランティア管理システム『VolunteerHub』の導入作業を着実に進めております。
JCCCボランティアとしてご登録されている皆様へ
JCCC再開後は、『VolunteerHub』から、ボランティア募集要項の共有、事前登録、イベント当日のサイン・インとアウト、全てのデータ集計と管理を実施していく予定です。

To Registered JCCC Volunteers
VolunteerHub is a volunteer management system that will
make it easier for volunteers to find volunteer
opportunities and register and manage their own profiles. It will
also enable groups and clubs to manage the registration of theirown groups of volunteers for particular events. This system will
improve efficiency and safety in managing volunteer participation
at all our events.
In the coming months, volunteers can expect toreceive an email from the JCCC requesting them to createa username and password in our VolunteerHub database.Pleasesave this information in a secure place for the future use.
Thank you for your support as we move to improve the JCCC
volunteer database system.

およそ1000人分のボランティアプロファイルと、現在に至るまでのボランティアの記録をVolunteerHub にインポートするにあたり、少人数のグループ毎に分けて作業を行います。今後は、セキュリティ強化と全てのプロセスの効率を高めるため、ボランティアの皆様にご自分のUser NameとPasswordを作成して頂きます。
この１〜２ヶ月
以内に、そのVolunteerHubより、以前ボランティア登録の際に記入されたEmailアドレス宛に、皆様にご連絡致しますので、そのEmailの内容に従い、User NameとPasswordを作成し、わかりやすい安全な場所に保管しておいてください。今後は、各イベントのボランティア
登録や、住所変更などのプロファイル管理が簡単に行えるようになります。
ご協力どうぞよろしくお願い致します。

To those who have interests in volunteering but are notregistered as JCCC Volunteer
In consideration of everyone’s health and safety, volunteer
activities and recruitment will not resume until the JCCC facility
reopens.  Occassional volunteer opportunities that arise will be
posted in our monthly newsletter, as well as on JCCC’s social
media channels. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

JCCCでのボランティアに興味はあるが、まだ参加されていない未登録の皆様へ
皆様の安全と健康を第一に考慮し、今後JCCCの活動が再開した際に、改めて新規ボランティアを受け付ける予定です。JCCC再開に関しての最新情報は、JCCCウェブサイトのCOVID-19情報のページをご覧ください。

VOLUNTEERS WANTED: Translator/proof reader for JCCC publications
ボランティア求む！JCCC の出版物の原稿を英語から日本語へ翻訳できる方

We are currently looking for volunteers to help with translatingfrom English to Japanese (and Japanese to English, if
possible) for JCCC publications which include the newsletter,
website, heritage content and other JCCC material, as wellas proofing Japanese text.
This volunteer position requires some experience with translation work and would need some flexibility
with time, and ability to work to deadlines.
We welcome those who can volunteer on a regularbasis and possibly for long-term to apply.
If you are interested, please fill out the form in theattached link, no later than Tue. March 16, 2021.  Successful
applicants will be contacted. Click HERE to apply.

只今JCCCでは英語版の出版物を日本語へ翻訳できる翻訳者を求めています。
（日本語から英語への翻訳もできる方優遇。）
JCCC の出版物としては主に、月刊ニュースレター、
ウェブサイト、又ヘリテージ関連の書物なども必要に応じてお願いします。日本
語の校正も含まれます。
家から仕事ができる、翻訳の経験がある方、又、締め切り期限を守れる方求む。長期でボランティアできる方大歓迎。
興味のある方は、３月16日（火）までに こちらよりお申し込み下さい。選出者の方にのみご連絡させて頂きます。

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論語と算盤

現代語訳

渋沢栄一／著 守屋淳／訳
出版社名
筑摩書房
出版年月
2010年2月
店頭価格$18.90+TAX

読書の時間～書店が選ぶおススメ本～

2024年発行開始予定の新１万円札の図案に肖像が採用される渋沢栄一（1840-1931）。
第一国立銀行や理化学研究所、東京証券取引所、王子製紙、帝国ホテルのほか数知れない企業や組織の創設に関わった「日本実業界の父」の代表作が『論語と算盤』である。そこに描かれた思想は、いかなるものなのだろうか。本書は、1916（大正5）年発刊の『論語と算盤』のなかから重要部分を選び、漢文調で書かれた原文を平明に現代語訳したもの。
原書は、渋沢栄一が各地で行った講演の口述筆記をテーマ別に編集した書籍であり、日本の近代資本主義を築き上げた巨人の基盤となった思想や哲学が詰まった名著として知られる。
渋沢栄一は、古代中国の思想家・孔子の言行録である『論語』に傾倒し、自らの生き方、考え方の基礎としていた。
『論語と算盤』では、利潤の追求を目的とする企業活動にも、『論語』に著された道徳観が必要であるとし、事業経営は社会全体の利益になるべき、
と説い
ている。

これらの書籍は、Blue Tree Booksよりお求めいただけます。

www.bluetreebooks.com

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世界史は化学でできている 絶対に面
白い化学入門左巻健男／著
出版社名
ダイヤモンド社
出版年月
2021年2月
店頭価格$36.20+TAX

火の発見とエネルギー革命、歴史を変えたビール・ワイン・蒸留酒、金・銀への欲望が世界をグローバル化した、石油に浮かぶ文明、
ドラッグの魔力、化学兵器と核兵器・・・。化学は人類を大きく動かしている。人類の歴史は化学とともに発展してきた。
「化学」は、地球や宇宙に存在する物質の性質を知るための学問であり、物質（モノ）同士の反応を研究する学問である。
始まりは、人類史上最大の発明とも呼ばれ
る「火」（燃焼という化学反応）の利用である。
人類は火を利用することで、土器やガラスを作り、鉱石から金属を取り出すようになり、生のままでは食べるのが困難だった動物や植物も捕食の対象に加えて、生存範囲を飛躍的に広げていった。現代では、金属やセラミック
ス、ナイロンのような合成繊維から、ポリエチ
レンのようなプラスチック類、高性能な電池、創薬などの新しい物質や製品を生み出しているが、いずれも化学の成果に下支えされている。つまり、化学は、火、金属、アルコール、染料、薬、麻薬、石油、そして核物質と、ありとあらゆるものを私たちに与えた学問と言える。
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JSS Online Programs: March 2021
JSS オンラインプログラム：2021年3月
Check out our upcoming March programs including two brandnew ones targeting seniors & pre-seniors. *RSVP required

2つの新企画を含む、2021年3月JSSプログラムのお知らせです。
＊要事前予約(1) New JSS Programs 新プログラムのご紹介
Online Easy Yoga Program for age 55+ (in Japanese)
オンライン やさしいシニアヨガの会（日本語、55歳以上対象）
Term #1 (4 sessions): Mondays March 8, 15, 22, 29 at 10–11:30 am *RSVP by Mar 4
第１ターム：3月8、15、22、29日（月）10時～11時半※ 3月4日締切

Enjoy refreshing 60-min easy yoga + 30-min socializing!
Beginners welcome, easy chair yoga combined with relaxed
movement laying on the floor.

椅子に座ったり寝転がった姿勢でできるやさしい60分ヨガと30分
お喋りのセットで、楽しくリフレッシュしませんか？

“Ogenki-desuka?” Project: One-to-one 60-min chat with a JSS social worker over the phone
電話で話そう～「お元気ですか？」
プロジェクト（60歳以上・日本文化が背景の方対象）
Are you an age 60+ with Japanese background? We want tohear from you on how you are doing, and if there is any question
we can help you with. (in Japanese, English)

パンデミックで外出自粛が長引いているこの頃、JSSスタッフ（社会福祉士）と電話で気軽にお話ししてみませんか？最近どうされている
かお伺いしながら、お持ちの質問や疑問にできる限りでお答えします。

(2) Momiji & JSS e-Learning Series (Wed, 3 pm-) *Change in starting time

モミジ＆JSS オンライン講座シリーズ３月（水曜午後） ※ 開始時間変更：３時から

RSVP by 2 days before each session (Monday). Click each link
below to see more details and register. Each seminar has a Q&A
period at the end.

下の該当講座の日付をクリックし内容をよく確認の上、記事内の申込みボタンより、実施日の２日前まで（月曜）に登録して下さい。各講座の終わりにQ&Aあり。

Positive Ageing (3) – Learn from the Experience of Japanese Canadian Seniors (in English)～日系シニアの経験に学ぶ、ポジティブな老い（英語）Wednesday March 10 at 3 - 4pm
3月10日（水） 3 - 4時

Inviting a couple of Japanese Canadian seniors living in Momiji,learn how their daily lives are with their positive thinking, in aninterview format.

モミジに住む日系シニアの方々がどのように毎日の生活をプラス思考で送っているか、対談形式で伺います。

Myth & Fact – COVID-19 Vaccine (in English with Japanese interpretation)
COVID-19ワクチン：誤解と事実（英語・日本語通訳付）
Wednesday March 31 at 3 - 4:30pm
3月31日（水） 3 - 4時半

Learn about how the COVID-19 vaccines were developed, thedifference between different types of vaccine technologies, aswell as myth and fact of the vaccine – vaccine safety.

COVID-19ワクチンがどのように作られたか・技術の違いによるワ
クチンの違い・安全性に関する誤解と事実、などを含めた、COVD-19
ワクチンについて学ぶ講座です。

(3) JSS Regular Online Programs (in Japanese)
レギュラーJSSオンラインプログラム（日本語）1.

Craft Club Social (Knitting) クラフトクラブ交流会
縫い物（携帯用マスクケース・耳に優しいマスク用バンド）

2.

Wed. Mar. 3 at 10:30 am – noon *RVSP at craftclub@jss.ca
編み物（耳に優しいマスク用バンドと毛糸のボタン）

Wed. Mar. 17 at 10:30 am – noon *RVSP at craftclub@jss.ca

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3.

Hot Lunch Social ホットランチ交流会
Wed. Mar. 24 10:30 am – noon *RVSP at hotlunch@jss.ca
Single Mothers Support Group

シングルマザーサポートグループ（月1回）*Please contact Chie (programs@jss.ca) for details

健やかな老後をめざして その37

まだ世界で稀だった若年性認知症...
びっくりされて『患者のことを親身になって喜その女性に初めて出逢ったのは、神経内 協力をえる」ことにしました。もし、私（あなび、抱きしめてくれるようなナースにこれま科病棟（日本）で働いていた40年ほど前の事 た）が“記憶があやふやになる、自分の心がです。今でこそ認知症専門の職場ですが、そ 混乱する”等の状況に陥ったら、それは耐え で出逢ったことがない！これで私は安心してと、本当に嬉しそうの頃は脳血管障害、パーキンソン病、脳変性 がたい恐怖に違いありません。そう考える Aを任せることができる』と。
疾患、神経系難病などの治療と看護ケアが と、彼女の想いや行動に寄り添うしか私たち に帰宅されましたよ」
神経内科病棟に入院している患者は「自中心でした。その当時、認知症は痴呆と呼ば には手立てがなかったのです。
「今、荷物をれており、日本は世界一のスピードで超高齢 持って出て行ったよ！」と同室患者からナース 力で呼吸ができない、歩くと転倒しやすい、化社会になると指摘されながらも、痴呆に関 コールがあり、直ぐに病棟中を探したことも 話すことが簡単にはできない、行動に時間がかかる」等、一般病棟の入院患者とは異なする人々の意識はどこか他人事のようだった ありました。
と記憶しています。
ある土曜日、私の自宅に日勤ナースから る特性が多々あります。当時、ナースに対す
ある日、40代後半の女性Aさんが入院し 「 豊澤主任、Aさんの親戚が訪れて、週末外 る一般的イメージは“テキパキと仕事をこなてきました。記憶が混乱し、以前と比べて情 泊を望んでいます。よく知っている方のよう す人”であり、それを良しとする職場風土でし緒不安定になったことがきっかけで精査入 で、Aさんも外泊を喜んでいます」と電話があ た。忙しく立ち働くナースに声掛けをあきらめたことはありませんか！？日本人はがまん
院となりました。主治医も病棟責任者の私 りました。Aさんは専門医のいる県外の病院
強く遠慮がちなので、経験者は多いのではも、Aさんに何が起こっているのか全くわか までやってきており、家族は諸々の事情で面ないでしょうか。今の日本の病院現場にも変りませんでした！主治医は日本における症 会がままならない状況でした。入院して以降例を探り、さらに世界中の文献を分析しまし のAさんの孤独と不安と混乱の日々を想って、 わらない状況があるかもしれません...。
私は病棟責任者になった際、スタッフにた。夕方になると「家に帰る」と言って、荷物 私は心からほっとしました。
を持って廊下を歩く彼女...受け持ちナースは
さて月曜日の 朝 、全 ての 患 者 の 巡 回 を 「朝はまず笑顔で患者と家族に挨拶しよう、
ベッドの傍で椅子に座ってゆっくり話そう、ト
根気強く共に歩きました。その内に夕食が配 行っていました。夜 勤ナースの申し送りだ
膳される時間になり「歩いたからお腹が空 けではなく、実際に患者を診て、話し、必要 イレまで一緒に歩こう、廊下を急がない、事いたわね。さあ、ご飯を食べましょう！」と病室 事 項をチェックするのが私の仕事の始まり 象をしっかり観察して考えよう」等の看護ケ「立ったまま覗き込むへ戻ってくる日々が続きました。
でした。スタッフとのカンファレンスにおい ア方針を伝えました。
痴呆（認知症）専門医でさえその病名がわ て、適切なコメントやアドバイスを導くため ように話すのではなく目線を同じにすれば、からない未知の症例でした。彼はカギとなる に大事な日課だったのです。管理職ナースと 視えなかった事や感じなかったことがつか
海 外 文 献をやっと見 出しました！そこには して教育指導に努力していた事の１つでし める、おむつではなくトイレへ行くことが患者の尊厳を守り、身体機能の維持・改善につ「 稀ではあるが、若年者でも痴呆症状を呈 た。
ながる、転倒などの事故から守るためにはよする症例がある」ことを示していました。今で次の病室へ移動するために廊下に出たと考えたは当たり前のように耳にする「アルツハイ 時、病棟入口にAさんと男性が帰ってきまし く観察し、共に行動することが大事」
からです。
マ ー型認知症」です。
しかし「若年性アルツ た。私は思わず彼女に走りより「Aさん、良
椅子に座っていればサボっていると見らハイマー型認知症」という確たる診断名が かったわね！病院を離れてゆっくりと過ごせ
世界で用いられるようになったのは、Aさん る時間がもてて、私も嬉しいです」と抱きし れる風潮でしたから、スタッフは大いに戸の入院よりず～と後のことです...。
めていました。ナースが迎えにきたので、男 惑ったようです。大事なことは看護ケアの質を高めることであり、前例や風潮などクソく治療方法も看護ケア方法も全くわかりま 性に会釈して直ぐに巡回にもどりました。
せん。主治医とナースによる合同カンファレ
しばらくしてナースステーションにもどる らえと思って（ホントに強く願って）い た 私
トップになったことで長い間温めていたンスを行い「訴えに耳を傾ける、一緒に考え と、ナースが「親戚の方が『あの人は誰？』と は、る、一緒に歩く、同室患者に理解してもらい 尋ねたので『病棟の責任者です』と伝えたら、 看護体制や方法に変更する機会ができたことに心底ワクワクしていました！それまでに誰も経験のない“ナースの自律した意思決定と働き方”はまもなく病院内に知れ渡り、看護部長の締め付け（パワハラ）を招く羽目になるのですが、この話はまた別の折に（笑）。
Aさんとの接し方は、上記の看護ケア方針に基づ いたものでした。病名もケア方法もわからない時こそ“その人に寄り添うことが基本である”と学び、また確信することもできました。私にとって、認知症への扉を開いてくれたのは正にAさんとの出逢いでした。現
在では、誰もが避けては通れないほど身近な健康課題です。次号からは、認知症について皆さまと共に考えていきましょう。
マーナ豊澤英子
医学博士 老年看護スペシャリスト
mernagh@rogers.com
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