Messages from JCCC President
What's On and What's Not at the JCCCNew Year's Festival 2021
Maru: Immigration Stories
Drinks of Japan

January 2021 2021年1月 Vol. 47 Issue 1

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Dear Readers,
For the safety of our members, community and friends - and in accordance to Ontario public healthdirectives - 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 to welcoming you backsoon as the crisis abates.
Please stay well.

JCCC Staff

2020 - 2021 JCCC Board of Directors

President 			Gary Kawaguchi
Past President/Advisor		Marty Kobayashi
VP, Heritage			
Jan Nobuto
VP, Management		
Brian Toda
Secretary			Sharon Marubashi
Finance Chair			
Linda Ono
Co – VP, NJCC			
Miki Rushton
Co – VP, NJCC			Jiro Fukushima
Directors			Ann Ashley					Jonathan Carter								Karen Gordon					Mark Hashimoto								Kristin Kobayashi-Reid					Keiichi Kubo					John Ota					Cary Rothbart					Karen Webb					Seiji Ichii
				Elaine Shigeishi

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
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

				Ryan Lang
Advisors		
Mackenzie Clugston					William Hatanaka					Steve Oikawa					Connie Sugiyama
				Christine Nakamura
Community Relations Advisor
Sid Ikeda
Chair - Capital Campaign		
JCCC Foundation Chair		James Heron
Executive Director			
jamesh@jccc.on.ca
416-441-2345 ext.224

Yoshie Watanabe
Community Rentals
yoshiew@jccc.on.ca		

416-441-2345 ext.231

Su Yen Chong

Chris Hope
Janice Fukakusa

suyenc@jccc.on.ca		

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

January 2021 Vol. 47 Issue 1

2

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

3

Message from JCCC President

4

A Sparkling Conclusion to a Dark Year

5

Drinks of Japan

6

New Year's Festival 2021

7

JCCC VIRTUAL FILM SERIES: OH LUCY!

10

Haru Matsuri 2021

10

JCCC Youtube Content

11

JCCC Membership

11

Maru: Immigration Stories

12Interns: JCCC Reflection

13

Japanese 1 on 1

14

JCCC Japanese Language for Adults

16

JCCC News

18

Calendar of Exhibitions

20

Nikkei Youth Athletics Bursary

21

Donation

22

JCCC Volunteer News

33

Japan Foundation Programs

35

14th Japanese Calligraphy Competition in
Canada36

JSS Holiday Drive - Thank you

37

アロマと簡単ハンドエクササイズで冬の不調を解消！

38

読書の時間～書店が選ぶおススメ本～

40

健やかな老後をめざして

41

その35

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

In light of stricter restrictions that have once again been announced by the Ontario
government, the JCCC would like to provide a summary of activities that are
happening for the upcoming few months.

Contact the JCCC•

While the JCCC facility remains closed to the public, our reception staff will beavailable during the following times to assist with any telephone enquiries.
Mon, Wed, Fri 10am – 12pm; 1pm – 3pm

EventsUpcoming Events include:• January 24 – New Year's Festival 2021 (page 7)

Cultural Classes and Workshop•••

Japanese Language for Adults – Online group lesson for all levels. Registration deadline
has been extend to Wednesday January 13, 2021 (page 18)
Japanese 1-on-1 – Currently full (page 16)
Drinks of Japan (page 6)

Martial Arts Classes•

Many of our clubs are now conducting Zoom classes. Classes are open to registeredstudents only. Please contact jccc@jccc.on.ca with any questions.

Upcoming Exhibit•

Maru: Immigration Stories – February 2021

An exhibit curated in-house by the JCCC in collaboration with Nikkei organizations
around the world to tell the story of the Japanese diaspora. It will be on display in
JCCC’s Moriyama Nikkei Heritage Centre as well as virtually through Google Arts
and Culture.

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Message from JCCC President

The stoic Japanese expression shikata ga nai (it cannot be
helped) is the best way to describe 2020. We still have thispandemic hangover to deal with for the next several months so
I hope that you and your families stay safe and healthy and lookforward to a much better 2021.
Hopefully new vaccines against COVID-19 are the beginningof the end and the Tokyo 2021 Summer Olympics are the restart
button to a brighter world full of social gathering and travel.
This pandemic is the first major worldly challenge thatour generation has had to endure and much like our parents
and grandparents we must approach life with their lessons ofperseverance and optimism.
The JCCC is resilient and has largely weathered thestorm during this difficult year thanks to the generous supportof so many friends and members. Looking ahead, the JCCC
Foundation has provided a $1 million loan to support the JCCC
through 2021.
Thanks to the ongoing generous support of Raymond andSachi Moriyama, our newest heritage exhibit called “Maru” will
be available online in February 2021. This new direction for our
exhibitions will showcase the success of the Japanese diaspora
since the late 1800’s. The content direction is to explain why
so many Japanese went to live in the USA, Canada, Brazil,
Peru and so many other countries around the world over thelast 150 years. The JCCC exhibition will deal with what theseearly immigrants encountered, and how successive generations
contributed to society and achieved success in their respective
countries. Whether you are a fourth or fifth generation Canadianof Japanese descent, new to Canada or just have an interest in
stories of migration, this developing series of exhibitions will be
enlightening to follow.
At the JCCC, it is our goal to provide a safe and supporting
environment for all of us to recover, relax, and enjoy the company
of friends surrounded by culture and intellectual stimulation and
we are ready to welcome you back sometime in the new year.
Hopefully that will be at our Olympic viewing party in partnershipwith CBC Sports and at our Sakura Gala that has now been
moved to the Fall.
On a personal note, 2021 marks my 12th and last year as
the President of the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. Sincejoining the Board of Directors in 1993, I have had the pleasureof meeting so many wonderful people and that has made this avery rewarding volunteer experience. Thankfully though, we now
have a very capable volunteer ready to take over the reins and I
do look forward to that.
I wish you and your families good health and vitality in 2021.

Gary Kawaguchi
President

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A Sparkling Conclusion to a Dark YearFor the JCCC, like everyone, 2020 was adifficult year. Looking forward into 2021, as
the vaccines roll out, we see the proverbial
light at the end on the tunnel. However,looking back into the tunnel that was 2020,
not all was dark. It was a year that brought
out the best of a great many people. As
Gary Kawaguchi mentioned in his Keep
the Lantern Lit fundraiser greeting, thisyear we saw much of those most Japanese
Canadian of virtues: perseverance andthe spirit of shikata ga nai. This was thefundamental cultural characteristic that
helped a previous generation comethrough the internment and to quote Gary:“this is our generation’s moment to endure
and to rally again in the spirit of “gambatte.”

With the Keep the Lantern Lit
fundraiser, the JCCC brought 2020 toa close on a bright and optimistic note.
Nearly 500 members and friends of thecommunity enjoyed a gourmet bento box,
fresh wagashi sweets and sake in theirhomes while being entertained by folk
artist Annie Sumi, the JCCC’s Kyowa Taikoensemble, and 2 Japanese films. Gift bags
also contained a valuable gift from ourfriends at Shiseido Canada as well as asilk Shiseido scarf used as a furoshiki towrap the bento.
The event came together throughthe efforts of the JCCC board, staff anda special committee led by Karen Webb.
The event attracted many donations and5

the funds raised from the sales provide
invaluable support to the JCCC as weweather the pandemic storm. At the sametime, it provided a chance for us to support
a number of community businesses who
supplied the delicious food. Despite thecold and the rain, 25 volunteers, manyof whom were board members, delivered
packages across the GTA and beyond
and all returned with stories of the warm
smiles, words of encouragement and gifts
they received from the participants.
It was a special day and one that
demonstrated the spirit of community thatwill get us through these tough times.
Thank you very much everyone for taking
part!
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“Drinks of Japan” is a series of monthly 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 broadcasted via Zoom from adifferent featured restaurant in the GTA each session.
Discussions with restaurant chefs about pairings will allow
participants to learn (and enjoy) more about Japanese drinks
and foods.
The fun part will be both tasting and drinking the various
pairings!
You will also be able to order drinks and food in advanceand enjoy them in your home or - if permitted - partake indine-in operations at the restaurant exclusively for the live
seminar (with COVID-19 protocols in place)!

Part 1: BEER Webinar

Monday January 18, 2021 at Izakaya Ju Restaurant (Markham)
Shotaro will talk about three different beers that are not usuallyavailable at the LCBO, with a special food pairing menu from
Izakaya Ju.
Both the beer sets and special food pairings that will be
discussed in the seminar will be available for purchase anddelivery.
Selections of Beer: 1. Asahi Super Dry beer 330ml bottle, 2.
Asahi Dry Black 334ml bottle, 3.Hitachino Nest White Ale 330ml
bottleSeminar fee: $35 + HST, Tickets are available at Ticketweb
Advance purchase options (Mixed Case) :A. Case of Beer 24 bottles: 8 x Asahi Super Dry beer 330ml, 8x Asahi Dry Black 334ml, 8 x Hitachino White Ale 330ml.
Price: $120.00 including HST. Delivery available in GTA(without additional fee)**

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–コロナ禍のこの冬、食と酒類のペアリングの醍醐味を味わいませんか？–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月例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。
このズームセミナーは月毎に各レストランからライブ配信され、セミナー用特別メニューとのペアリング（酒類と食べ物は要事前
予約、詳細は英語記事をご覧ください）、そしてレストランシェフのこだわりの話も聞くことができます。
各月のテーマのお酒、レストランの特別メニューを注文 （配達又はテイクアウト）、家にいながら、セミナーの話に耳を傾け、同時にお酒と食べ物のティスティングができるのがこのセミナーの醍醐味。州や市の状況が許せば、（新型コロナウィルス対策がしっかりと取られた）レストランをセミナー用に貸切とし、ご希望者にはレストラン内でセミナーを受講、各月の特別メニューとお酒を注文ができる選択もできるよう計画中です。

B. 6pk Basket: 2 x Asahi Super Dry beer 330ml, 2 x Asahi Dry
Black 334ml, 2 x Hitachino White Ale 330ml
Price: $25.00 including HST. Pick-Up at JCCC on Saturday
Januray 16, 2021 at 10am - 12pm.
Advance order is required: Ozawa Canada, call 905-731-5088
ext. 5222 (Ask for Lisa) or email: sake@ozawa.ca
Food Pairings menu (To be confirmed): Estimated Price is$40 + HST (筑前煮 Simmered chicken and root vegetables, 唐揚
げ Fried Chicken, ちらし Chirashi Sushi)
Order for pick-up must be made by 8pm on Sunday January 17,2021. Pick-up: Monday January 18, 2021 at 2pm - 5pm.
Izakaya Ju @ 905.474.1058. (JCCC webinar special menu)

Buy Ti ckets

Part 2: SAKE Webinar

Thursday March 18, 2021 at 7pm from Aka Oni Izakaya (Richmond Hill)

Visit the JCCC website for the details.

Part 3: SHOCHU Webinar
TBD

January 2021 Vol. 47 Issue 1676 Garamond Court, Toronto, ON M3C 1Z5

www.jccc.on.ca 416.441.2345

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2021 VIRTUAL NEW YEAR’S FESTIVAL PROGRAM
Due to the current pandemic, the 2021 New Year’s Festival(Oshogatsukai) will be virtual.

コロナウイルスの影響により、20年以上続く毎年恒例のお正月会ですが、今年はバーチャルでの開催にチャレンジすることになりました。

The virtual festival programs are:•Fukuwarai Games and Storytelling for Kids•
Virtual Bingo for Seniors•
A senior Sing-a-Thon; Information of Take Out fromlocal Japanese Restaurants, New Year’s greetings from
Consul General Takuya Sasayama, JCCC president, Gary
Kawaguchi and others. Video will go live on JCCCwebsite/ YouTube channel starting Sunday January 24, 2021.

•••

All contents will be available on the JCCC website / JCCC
YouTube channel. Some of programs are bilingual!
To register or to inquire, please e-mail jccc.oshogatsukai@
gmail.com.
We hope that you will participate in this happy and exciting
event.

イベント内容は、
子供向け福笑い＆紙芝居（ライブ配信）
シニアのビンゴ大会（ライブ配信）
シニアの歌マラソンと、レストランのコロナ禍におけるテイク
アウト事情の紹介です。又、2020年秋に着任された在トロント
日本国総領事館の佐々山拓也総領事と日系文化会館理事長の
ゲーリー川口による新年のご挨拶やその他のビデオもご用意しています。

すべての内容は2021年1月24日（日）JCCCのHP、及びYouTtubeから配信されます。
参加申込みとお問い合わせは、jccc.oshogatsukai@gmail.com
までお願いします。
日系コミュニティーの皆様と少しでも楽しい時間が過ごせることを楽しみにしています。

For Kids!! Fukuwarai Game!! Join Us!! - LIVE ON ZOOM
子供たちの福笑い

2021年お正月大会

参加者大募集！ - ZOOM配信

Date: Sunday January 24, 2021. Starts at 10:00am
Age: Children up to Grade 3（G3までの児童 ）Have fun playing online Fukuwarai Game with friends & familywith Mrs. Yukari Ikebata of Ikebata Nursery. Virtual Kamishibai(storytelling with pictures) to follow!!
Both Fukuwarai and Kamishibai are conducted in Japanese!
To register, email participant’s name(s) (within yourhousehold) to jccc.oshogatsukai@gmail.com by Friday
January 15, 2021. Advance registration is required.

コロナ禍の中で迎えるお正月、お友達や家族みんなで福笑いをして楽しく過ごしませんか。 池端ナーサリースクールの池端友佳理
先生と一緒に、元気な笑い声でコロナを吹っ飛ばそう！ お正月の紙芝居もあるよ！
！
本プログラム（福笑い及び紙芝居）は日本語で行います。
参加ご希望の方は、事前の登録が必要となります。2021年1月15日までにjccc.oshogatsukai@gmail.comあてに、emailで連絡ください。emailに、お子様のお名前をご記入願います。
（ご兄弟で申し込みされる場合は、参加されるお子様全員のお名前をご記入ください。）*We will email you the ‘Fukuwarai’ game template uponregistration. Please print it at home and prepare before thegame starts.
**We will send a Zoom invitation few days prior to the eventdate.

＊お申し込み時に福笑いの顔をemailでお送りします。
ご家庭で印刷してご用意下さい。
＊イベント開催２－３日前に、Zoomのリンクをご連絡いたします。

Videos of Toronto Japanese Restaurants
各日本食レストランのコロナ対策テイクアウト事情を紹介します。配信開始：2021年1月24日（日）。配信サイト：Youtube他。

Introducing Japanese restaurants with their Pandemic take-out
menus.
Video goes live on Sunday January 24, 2021.
Links to video will be available on the JCCC website, New
Year’s Festival program page.

January 2021 Vol. 47 Issue 1【参加レストラン募集中】＊レストラン名、シェフ名公開します。
＊ビデオ提出の締切は、2021年1月15日（金）＊応募時に詳細を説明します。
応募対象：日本人／日系人オーナーまたはシェフ経営のレストラン
応募受付／お問合せ：jccc.oshogatsukai@gmail.com

82021 VIRTUAL NEW YEAR’S FESTIVAL PROGRAM
ONLINE BINGO - LIVE ON ZOOM

シニアライブビンゴ2021年お正月大会参加者大募集！- ZOOM配信

Date: Sunday January 24, 2021. Starts at 10:30am
Age: Seniors（ 自称シニアの方 ）Let’s have fun playing Bingo online with friends & family!
This program will be conducted in Japanese. However,letters and numbers will also be called out in English. Lots ofprizes to be won!!
All self-claimed seniors are welcome to join but advanceregistration is required.
To register, email participant’s name(s) (within yourhousehold) to jccc.oshogatsukai@gmail.com by Friday
January 15, 2021.

コロナ禍の中で迎えるお正月、お友達みんなでビンゴをして楽し
く過ごしませんか。景品用意しています！
！
参加ご希望の方は、2021年1月15日（金）
までにjccc.oshogatsukai@
gmail.comあてに、emailで連絡ください。emailに、参加者のお名前をご記入願います。

*Printable bingo card sets will be emailed to you. If you don’t
have a printer please advise us in the registration email.
*We will send a Zoom invitation a few days prior to the eventdate.

＊お申し込み時にビンゴカードセットをemailでお送りします。
ご家
庭でプリンターをお持ちでない方は、その旨をemailにご記入願います。
＊イベント開催２－３日前に、Zoomのリンクをご連絡いたします。

MUSIC VIDEO

Let’s Sing!! 2021 New Year’s Senior Sing-A-Thon!!
2021年お正月シニア歌マラソン!

One Song, One Heart, One Community.
Song Title: ’Aoi Sanmyaku’(In Japanese)
Video goes live on Sunday January 24, 2021 after ‘Senior
Online Bingo’. It will be on the JCCC home page and JCCC
YouTube Channel.
The YouTube link will be up on the JCCC website, New
Year’s Festival program page.
We will create one song by connecting everyone’s singing/musical instrument part.
If you are interested in participating in the singing(submitting your video) please email jccc.oshogatsukai@gmail.
com by Sunday January 10, 2021.
Video must be submitted by Friday January 15, 2021.
Music is the world language! Everyone can enjoy!

コロナに負けない元気な歌声、想いをつなげて心を１つに。
曲：「青い山脈」
配信開始日：2021年1月24日（日）ビ デ オ は J C C C ウェブ サ イトの お 正 月 会 プ ログ ラム ペ ー ジとYoutubeにアップされます。
応募資格：自称シニアの方で課題曲の担当パートを歌えて自分で録画ができる方。
＊それぞれ皆さんの歌声をパートごとにつなげて1曲に編集します。
＊応募受付締切：2021年1月10日（日）。詳細は応募時にお知らせします。
＊ビデオ提出締切： 2021年1月15日（金）。詳細は応募時にお知らせします。
＊応募受付／お問合せ：jccc.oshogatsukai@gmail.com まで。

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JCCC VIRTUAL FILM SERIES: JANUARY FEATURE

OH LUCY!
“Oh Lucy! is an inventive story that's remarkably relatable. Whatmakes the sympathetic Setsuko so wonderfully charming is acombination of Atsuko Hirayanagi's story and direction and Shinobu
Terajima's endearing performance.”
Kristy Strouse, Film Inquiry“Hirayanagi locates both a sharp vein of absurdist comedy and abitter, melancholy undertow.”
Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
Setsuko is a single, emotionally unfulfilled woman, stuck in a drab
life in Tokyo. At least until she's convinced by her niece, Mika, toenroll in an unorthodox English class that requires her to wear a
blonde wig and take on an American alter ego named "Lucy." Thisawakens something dormant in Setsuko, and she quickly develops
romantic feelings for her American instructor, John (Josh Hartnett).
When John suddenly disappears and Setsuko learns that he and herniece were secretly dating, she flies across the world to the outskirtsof Southern California in search of the runaway couple. Director
Atsuko Hirayanagi deftly mixes humour, great performances andpoignant character study.
Starring Shinobu Terajima, Josh Hartnett, Shioli Kutsuna, Haho
Minami and Koji Yakusho

Friday January 29, 2021 @ 9:00am to Sunday January 31, 2021 @ 9:00pm
For more information, please visit the JCCC website.

Haru Matsuri 2021
春祭り 2021
The JCCC, along with the rest of the world, has been
restricted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Haru Matsuri was
the last major festival that we enjoyed in our building backin March 2020, days before the initial lock down. The
pandemic still restricts our activities, although there ishope with the arrival of vaccines. Unfortunately, this will
not be in time for us to hold a full festival.
The committee has starting planning for some newand exciting virtual activities. Please watch our website
at www.jccc.on.ca and the February newsletter for more
information.

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Learn JAPANESE
with the JCCC’s YouTube Videos
New Year Resolution. Lock Down. Winter. Do these words
inspire you to pick up a new hobby? How about studying
Japanese from home!
At the JCCC, we provide many ways for the community
to study Japanese. We have 1-on-1 classes, as well as
virtual group lessons. But for those looking for something
more light-hearted, our JCCC YouTube Channel provides
many Japanese story telling videos for you to enjoy. They
are a great way to listen to and learn some Japanese.
Below are this month's features.

1) Kamishibai Storytelling–by Kimiko Sugimoto Sensei Toronto Kokugo Kyoushitsu.
Click here.

2) Hu-chan’s Sled– told Yukari Ikebata Sensei from Ikebata Nursery.
Click here.

3) JCCC Virtual Library– A series of storytelling and Japanese proverbs brought
to you by storyteller Toshiki Mori.
Click here.

Thank you, JCCC Members
The JCCC very much values yourmembership and it is that membershipsupport that is critical to our being able
to flourish. Thanks to all who support us
through your membership and donations,in 2020, the JCCC was able to serve ourcommunity under circumstances we havenever faced before.
To those who missed our annual
events, the JCCC reached out toyou through Virtual Tanko Bushi, film
screenings and our most recent VirtualFuyu Matsuri – Winter festival.
To those who were so used to coming
to the JCCC week in week out to attend
our cultural and martial arts classes, the
JCCC was 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.
To those who want to stay connected,
the JCCC increased the frequency of ourmonthly newsletter publication, as wellas introduced a new monthly bulletin –KOKUBAN online.
To those who are looking forward tovisiting the JCCC again when we reopen,
we are working to welcome you back witha new exhibit Maru: Immigration Stories
in our Moriyama Nikkei Heritage Centre.
All this was made possible becauseof the support the community provided
through donations and memberships.

In 2021, the JCCC continues to plan
activities, events, and programs to serve
our community, regardless of the statusof the pandemic or closure. We invite you
all to be a part of our work by supportingus through your membership, donationand of course, participation.
For more information on membershipregistration/renewal, please visit the
JCCC website.
For more information on how you
can support us through donations, pleaseclick here.
To learn more about our activities,
please visit the JCCC website.

Thank you.

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Maru
Imimigration Stories
Over the past months, the JCCC staff slowly but surely worked on
the renovation of the Moriyama Nikkei Heritage Centre (MNHC)
in anticipation for the launch of Maru: Immigration Stories exhibit.
The renovation was led by JCCC board member and volunteer Jiro
Fukushima. With Jiro’s expert guidance, we are inching closer to thelaunch of the exhibit. Stay tuned for more updates on the progressof Maru: Immigration Stories here and other JCCC news outlet andsocial media channels.

Visit the Maru: Immigration Stories webpage.

Jiro Fukushima removing reading panels in the MNHC.
To watch a time lapse video of this process, click here.

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12Interns: JCCC Reflection
We are very excited for you to visit the Moriyama Nikkei Heritage Centre
once the JCCC reopens but for those who aren’t able to visit us, we arepleased to bring Maru to you virtually through the Google Arts and Culture
platform at the end of February 2021.
The JCCC Exhibit team weren’t working alone this time. We had Anh Le
and Laura Viselli from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information join
us last fall to specifically work on the virtual exhibit. Continue reading to see
what their experience was like:

Anh

Laura

The experience of working
as a project coordinator
for the Japanese Diaspora
Digital Project at the
Canadian Cultural Centre
in Toronto is my very firstworkingexperienceinaCanadian
non-profit
organization. I can sense
the passion and enthusiasm
in Su Yen’s work, which isvery much different from a
corporate environment from my past working experience.
As we were tasked with creating a virtual “Maru: Exhibition
Stories” exhibition on Google Arts and Culture, I have learnedso much about the history, tradition, and cultural values of
the Nikkei community. Having Asian roots, I find myself
relating to these stories and it is also my responsibility tolearn more about the history to spread and pass on the goodvalues that make us who we are now today. Besides thecultural touch, I have also gained insights about collections
management, museum network, and the process of creatinga virtual exhibition, which is a great opportunity for me tounderstand viewers’ expectations and behaviors on Google
Arts and Culture to strengthen my UX skills. It is also my first
remote working experience with a 12-hour time difference,
so I highly appreciate Su Yen and Laura, my colleague,
for supporting me with all the difficulties during the project!
I can’t wait to see the exhibition on air and share it witheveryone. Kudos to you guys and JCCC for the good work!

This term was also myfirst opportunity to workwith the JCCC and I amvery honoured to havebeen trusted to tell a very
important piece of history.
From our first day on thisproject Su Yen valued ourideas and encouraged
our creativity and working
together was an exceptional
experience. My time with
the JCCC has reinforced that I want to pursue a career where
I work with others to preserve and disseminate important
cultural histories and stories. I am fascinated by Canadianhistory and understanding how Canadian identity is definedby Canadians themselves. I have been drawn to explore thisthrough the treatment of Canadians of Japanese ancestryin WWII after I first read Obasan and visited Joy Kogawa’schildhood home in Vancouver. I am grateful that I was able
to continue this personal and professional exploration with
the JCCC. Although we never got to meet in person, I quickly
saw the strong and dedicated community that the JCCC has
built and I hope that the Maru: Immigration Stories virtualexhibit makes everyone proud. The exhibit covers a lot ofvery important history and I am grateful we will have this
digital footprint of these stories for years to come.

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Japanese 1 on 1 – Interview with the students
With Sylvia Chang
質問１：
日本語を勉強することになったきっかけと勉強歴、そしてあなたにとっての日本語の「ここが難しい」、「ここが面白い」を教えてください。

Why did you start studying Japanese? Howlong have you been studying Japanese?
Please describe what aspects of learning
Japanese you found challenging and what
aspects you found engaging.

きっかけは、台湾人ですから、子供の時から日本の文化の影響が高かったと思います。
特にアニメをいっぱい見ました。アニメと漫画が好きだから、時間があれば日本語を勉強したいと思いました。中学生のとき、台湾で一人で日本の漫画、アニメの雑誌を買って、漫画から勉強を始めました。漫画のキャラの名前はカタカナですから、カタカナから勉強し始めました。それからカナダに移民してか
ら時間がなかったので、英語の勉強に集中して、日本語の勉強はあまりしなかったんです。
大学に入ってすぐに日本語のコースを申し込んで、それから本格的に日本語の勉強を始めました。私の大学の先生は、丸岡先生でした。大学を卒業してから仕事が忙しくて日本語の勉強の時間はほとんどなかった。でも日本語のドラマを見続けました。２０１５年から仕事が契約社員になって、時間が増えて、もう一度日本語の勉強を始めました。先生が日本語能力検定試験を勧めて、N4から始めて、N1まで合格しました。

What triggered me to want to study
Japanese is the strong Japanese culture
influence in Taiwan since my childhood,especially Japanese animations (anime).
Since I love Japanese anime and manga,
I had always wanted to study Japanese
if I had time. When I was in junior high,I bought Japanese manga and anime
magazines and tried to study Japaneseby reading them. Since most of thecharacters’ names were in Katakana, I
started studying from Katakana. Lateron I immigrated to Canada and had toconcentrate on my English studies, I did
not have much time for Japanese studies.
Right after I got accepted into university,
I registered for Japanese courses andstarted to seriously study Japanese.
My university Japanese instructor was
actually JCCC’s Maruoka-Sensei. After I
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graduated from university, I was busy withwork and had almost no time for Japanesestudies. However, I did continue to watch
Japanese TV dramas. After I became
a contractor in 2015 I had more sparetime, and started to study for Japanese
again. My instructor recommended me
to take the JLPT, so I started with N4 andeventually passed N1.

質問２：
日本へ旅行もしくは居住で滞在したことがありますか？その際に感じた日本の印象を聞
かせてください。面白い体験エピソード等もあれば、お願いします。
これから日本へ行く人にはどこへ行くこと、
もしくは何をすることをお勧めしますか？

Have you been to Japan? How often, howlong and the purpose of your visit. Pleasealso tell us your impression of Japan. If a
Canadian asked you where or what to visit
in Japan what would you recommend?

日本の留学とか滞在の経験は全然ありませんけど、日本の旅行経験はたくさんあります。印象的なことは、日本語の会話のレベルが突然上がるのは、いつも買い物をしているときです。デパートの店員さん、
とくにファッションの店員さんが、わたしの外見は日本人みたいだけど、台湾人。台湾人ですけど、カナ
ダに住んでいる。それが面白いみたいで、いろんな質問をされます。どうして日本語を勉
強したいとか、質問がいっぱい。
で、その時ほんとに、気持ちがよくて、会話能力も高まるかもしれません。

I have never studied abroad in Japan nor
lived in Japan. However, I have travelled
to Japan quite a lot. The one thing that
impressed me is my ability to suddenly
converse more fluently in Japanesewhenever I went shopping. To the sales
associates, especially fashion sales
associates, I appear to be Japanese, but
I am actually Taiwanese. I am Taiwaneseand yet I live in Canada. They thought it
was really interesting and would ask me
a lot of questions such as why I wanted
to study Japanese. I guess I was insuch a good mood and therefore, myconversational skills also improved.

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質問３：
JCCCでは日本語レッスン以外にも一年を通して様々なクラスやイベントがありますが、興味のあるものがありますか？又は、
これまでに参加したイベントやプログラムで特に良かったものがありますか？その話をしてくだ
さい。

JCCC offers many programs and events
related to Japanese culture throughout theyear.
Would you be interested in joining
other programs? If so, what kind of
program/event? Or have you attended
other programs/events in the past? What
type of program/event would you beinterested in?

トロント日本映画祭には毎年行きます。一番興味があるイベントですから、
これまで４年くらい行きました。オダギリジョーさんは初めて会ったイケメン俳優さんでした。かっこ
よかったです。二番めは斎藤工さんで、昔あまり興味があまりなかったけど、ほんとにイケメンだと思います。実際、会ってみると性格も優しいと思います。会えたのは本当に良かった。

I have attended the Toronto Japanese
Film Festival every year for about 4 years
now. It’s my favourite JCCC event. Odagiri
Joe san is the first Japanese actor I met
in person. He was such a cool guy. The
second one was Saito Takumi san. I was
not as interested in him in the past, but heis indeed very good-looking. And when I
actually met him in person, I found him tobe very kind. I am so glad to be able tomeet him.

Sylvia Chang loves Japanese dramas, movies, manga andAnimes and one of her hobbies is studying Japanese.

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

JCCC Japanese Language for Adults Program
Coming to Zoom This Winter!
Our popular cultural program, Japanese Language For Adults, will be moving online
this winter. Over the last few months, our instructors have been working vigorously totransform the content of this popular program to an online format.

The session will begin in January
2021, and we welcome all existing
students to continue the programwith us. New registrants for all
levels are also welcome.

We will be working with smallerclass sizes, and provide plentyof opportunity for discussion,
conversation practice, and learning
fundamental grammar.

Make the most of your winter athome, and engage in this fast-paced
Japanese Language course that
perfectly balances grammar withreal life usability.

To register, or for more information on program schedule, please click here.

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JCCC News

KOKUBAN has been a new monthly publication
launched in 2020 to highlight the work of the JCCC, aswell as tell the story of our community. Over the last 7
volumes, our stories, especially the Sedai interviews,
have touched many members of our community. At thesame time, our readership reach has expanded far andwide, from those in South America as well as in Japan.
The story of our community is rich and multifaceted. In 2021, KOKUBAN will continue to feature
different aspects of our community, as well as introduce
other Nikkei communities and individuals around theworld.
In our latest issue, with a focus on the new year, ourSedai interview and articles explore individual family
traditions as well as Japanese customs.

To read the latest issue, please click here.

A Recipe from our Seniors’ Supper Club

– Nimono –This is a great dish full of hearty vegetables. It’s also suitable for picnics and for potlucks as it can be served both hot or cold.

Ingredients (Serves 2)
1 medium potato, peeled and quartered
2 dried shitake mushrooms, soaked (reserve liquid)
1/2 small daikon, peeled and cut into
chunks
1/2 small carrot, cut into chunks
4 slices of konnyaku
Dashi
2 cups water (including reserved shitake
liquid)2 tsp Hondashi powder
4 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp mirin
1 tbsp shoyu

Equipment
Cutting board
Vegetable knife
2 medium saucepans
Wooden spoon
Instructions
1. In a small saucepan, boil daikon for
20 minutes.
2. In a separate saucepan, combine
dashi ingredients, bring to a boil.
Reduce to a simmer, then add
all vegetables except the daikon.
Simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Drain the daikon, then add to the restof the ingredients. Simmer for 10
minutes more. Drain liquid and serve.
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Note:
Root vegetables work well in this dish.
Other items that can be included in thisdish are: renkon, takenoko, gobo andkonbu.
Storage and Reheating
Store any left over Nimono in the refrigerator. Left overs can be served cold.

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JCCC News
10th Annual Fuyu Matsuri Winter Festival Wrapup
By the Fuyu Matsuri Committee

On Sunday December 6, 2020, the
JCCC celebrated our 10th Fuyu Matsuri
and hosted our very first virtual festival!
Hundreds of visitors participated in thevirtual event and many more havevisited the site in December. We are sopleased and excited to see that this new
online format has turned out to be a great
success.
Throughout the day, guests were able
to enjoy videos of various performancesand demonstrations, a few of whichmimicked some of our Fuyu Matsuri
favourites, such as Kid’s Crafts, English
and Japanese Storytelling, GingerbreadHouse Decorating, and some Holiday
Cosplay! We also initiated some newactivities this year, including Holiday facepainting tutorials, mini-origami, kendama,and several musical performances! Allof these videos were provided to us
generously from various members of
the community. We offer our gratitude& appreciation for their generous

contributions.
The virtual event also saw our goodfriend Santa Claus make an appearance!
Instead of our usual photo sessions, Santa
hosted Q&A sessions via Zoom. Children
had a chance to ask Santa their interestingquestions. Their curiosity also delighted
parents and guests who listened in. We
thank all the families for participating.
Guests also had the opportunity to engage
in the QUIZ CORNER CONTEST! Eachwinner received fantastic prize packs,
all of which were purchased with funds
generously donated to us
from ourcommunity. All prizes were purchased fromlocal businesses as well as community
partners as a way for the JCCC to show
support for small businesses during thesechallenging times.
Although we did encounter sometechnical difficulties with our live
stream portion, we were able to makeadjustments and guests were still able toenjoy the various messages and wordsof encouragement from Consul Generalof Japan Takuya Sasayama, JCCC
President Gary Kawaguchi, JCCC Boardof Directors, the JCCC Staff, and even us
here from the Fuyu Matsuri Committee!
The Fuyu Matsuri Committee would
like to extend our gratitude to all who
participated in our very first virtual festival,
as well, to all of our video contributors
for their hard work and dedication. We
also thank our community partners andsupporters, as their contributions were
instrumental in running this year’s festival.
Last but certainly not least, we would liketo give our most sincere thanks to ourvolunteers for their tireless work. With
hope that things will gradually return to astate of normalcy, by this time next year,
we hope to see all of you in person at the
JCCC. Until then, we wish you a safe andhealthy 2021, and look forward to seeing
you again very soon!

12月6日（日）に冬まつり ウィンターフェス
ティバルが盛大に催されました。記念すべき第10回目は、初めてのオンライン開催となりました。当日は百人を超えるお客様にご視聴いただき、参加できなかった方、またもう一度お楽しみいただきたい方にご覧いただけ
ますよう、動画をアップロードしております。
当日は、各種パフォーマンスや、キッズクラ
フト、紙芝居、ジンジャーブレッドハウス作り、ホリデーコスプレ、フェイスペインティング、
ミニ折り紙、けん玉の各動画をご覧いただくことができ、
ご家庭にクリスマススピリットをお届けできかと存じます。動画をご提供くださいましたコミュニティメンバーの皆さまのお力添えに、再度心から御礼申し上げます。
午後には、サンタさんをお迎えし、Zoom上でサンタQ＆Aコーナーを開催しました。事前にご登録いただいたお子様全員が、是非聞いてみたかった！という質問をサンタさんに直接聞くことができ、笑顔が絶えない幸せな
ひと時となりました。参加者の皆さまには、後日、サンタさんからのプレゼントを送付いたしました。
『冬まつりスペシャル！クイズに答えて景品をもらおう！』のコーナーには、多くの方々にエントリーいただき、当選者の皆さまには豪華景品をお届けすることができました。景品
は、冬まつりパートナーの皆さまのビジネスを応援したいという思いから、冬まつり宛にいただいたご寄付を元にJCCCが購入致しました。
冬まつりの終盤では、技術面の問題によりライブ配信をお楽しみいただけませんでしたが、JCCCスタッフの素早い対応により、録画版でクイズの当選者発表と在トロント
日本 国 総 領 事 館 の 佐々山 拓 也 総 領 事 はじ
め、JCCC理事長ゲリー・川口、JCCC理事会メ
ンバー、JCCCスタッフ、そして冬まつりコミ

ティメンバーからのメッセージをお届けすることができました。
オンライン冬まつりにご自宅からご参加下さった皆さま、各動画をご提供くださいました皆さま、日系コミュニティのメンバー及びビジネスオーナーの皆さまには、オンライン
冬まつりの実現にあたり、ご寄付、募金活動等の寛大なご支援を賜り、心から御礼申し上げます。また、初のオンライン開催にあたり、試行錯誤を繰り返しながら、冬まつりを実現させる為にご尽力くださったボランティアの皆さまにも心から感謝申し上げます。
来年の冬まつり開催までには、私たちの生
活も元通りに戻っていることを願いつつ、皆さまとJCCCでお会いでることを楽しみにしております。
どうかご自愛のうえ、素敵な新年をお過ごしください。2021年もどうぞよろしくお願い致します。

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JCCC News
Shinnen Kai Review
Akemashite Omedeto Gozaimasu! Happy New Year!
While this was not our traditional event, Shinnen Kai still
occurred this year.
Chef Ishii and Toriichi Catering graciously agreed toprepare Osechi Ryori bento boxes for the JCCC, enabling us tooffer a traditional New Year’s meal for the community. With theassistance of Chef Ishii, the limit of 200 bento was increased to
250 and we still sold out before our sales deadline.
Once the bento arrived at the JCCC, a small group of JCCC
staff and staff family members worked to distribute the bentos

boxes via curbside pick up. It was
so great to see some familiar faces
even if behind masks, with social
distancing and only to drop off thebento into your car.
We hope that the bento was
enjoyed by all. We also hope thatthe symbolism and wishes associated with eating the foodfound in our Osechi Ryori will bring a much better year for
everyone in 2021.

Master of the Mic
Masaki decided to come to Canada to improve his English.
Most recently, after taking a few years off from the stage,
Masaki returned to singing In October of 2020.
If you enjoyed Masaki’s performance, you can visit his
YouTube channel Masakimusic.
The JCCC would like to thank all 5 of our participants:
Masaki Ida, Hideo Maruki, Takuya Ogino, Kevin Sugiyama,and duo Seiko Shirafuji and Eiko Geise. Thank you forbravely entering our competition. We are grateful for yourparticipation.
Thank you also to JCCC staff for providing direction,
editing and technical support.
Finally, a special thank you to Mark Hashimoto, for amillion little things, but mostly for helping turn this idea into a
final product.

After extending a call to the community, 5 singers submitted
videos for consideration in our first virtual singing competition.
The half hour program was posted to our website on January
1, 2021. Viewers were treated to all five performers excellent
singing abilities as well as a greeting by JCCC Board Chair
Gary Kawaguchi, an encore performance by Kyowa Taiko andretrospective of 2020 at the JCCC.
Following the video, viewers were asked to vote for theirfavourite singer. Those votes were tabulated and…we had awinner.
Congratulations to Masaki Ida, the JCCC’s first everShinnen Kai “Master of the Mic.”
Masaki was born and raised in Fukuoka Japan. He started
singing in junior high school. After graduating from university,
Masaki went to France and joined a rock band. This led totouring for almost 2 years. Unhappy with his pronunciation,

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Calendar of Exhibitions
Coming Soon
Maru: Immigration Stories
The Japanese Diaspora in the Americas has over 150
years of history.
Possessing only ambition, they sailed to lands far away
including Canada, US, Hawaii, Peru, and Brazil. Today,
millions of people of Japanese ancestry live in different
countries around the world. Although disconnected fromeach other for decades, they now commonly identify as
Nikkei. This rediscovery of a common history, culture, andmemories transcends borders. It is a coming together that
explores stories from various Nikkei communities in thisupcoming exhibit at the Moriyama Nikkei Heritage Centre.

Coming May 2021
Broken Promises
Grounded in research from Landscapes of Injustice – a
7-year multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional, community
engaged project, this exhibit explores the dispossessionof Japanese Canadians in the 1940s. It illuminates theloss of home and the struggle for justice of one raciallymarginalized community. The story unfolds by following
seven narrators. Learn about life for Japanese Canadiansin Canada before war, the administration of their lives during
and after war ends, and how legacies of dispossession
continue to this day.

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The Nikkei Place Foundation, in Vancouver, BC, is taking applications for its Nikkei Youth Athletics
Bursary. Applications are due by Friday March 5, 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 December 31, 2020
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

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Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Curry
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In honour of Argyris Marangos
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Dr. & Mrs. Kazuhiro Yasufuku

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Mr. Herb & Mrs. Joan Hamade
Mrs. Amy Hartling
Ms. Sandra Henderson
Mrs. Dianne Hotta
Mr. Katsu & Mrs. Elsie Iguchi
Mr. Edgar Ikeda
Mrs. Louise Ikeda
Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Ikeda
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Mrs. Chiyo Inamoto
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30
100
180
50
125
50

Mr. Richard Kenno
Mr. Ian Khan
Mr. Andrew Ko
Ms. Joanna Kong
Mrs. Jane Koyata
Ms. Karen Lo
Mr. Paul Manley
Mr. Nick Mastromarco
Mr. and Mrs. Massey Matsuda
Mrs. Maureen McGibbon
Mrs. Ruth Mori
Mr. Ted and Mrs. Nancy Moritsugu
Mrs. Sadame Muromoto
Mr. Jeff Naganobu
Dr. & Mrs. Edward Naganobu
Mr. George Nakamura
Mr. and Mrs. Joji Nakanishi
Ms. Naomi Linda Nakatsu
Nick, Samantha andClare Nishikawa

50
100
25
25
30
50
100
50
100
50
25

Mrs. Sandra Tanaka
Ms. Linda Tanouye
Mr. Rick and Mrs. Kathy Tazumi
Mrs. Betty M. Ura
Ms. Shelley Veinish
Mrs. Irene T. Wakayama
Mr. & Mrs. Ian White
Mrs. Kimiko Yamada
Mrs. Hedy Yonekura
Mr. Christopher Yoshida
Mrs. Katherine Yoshida
In memory of John Kitamura
Mrs. Susan Sanaye Matsuo
In memory of Bob Marubashi
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. George Anzai
Mrs. Ann Ashley
Mr. Clayton Gyotoku and
Ms. Jessie Ebata

Dr. Jim Nishikawa
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nishioka
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Nishiyama
Mrs. Sakae Ogaki
Mr. Dereck Oikawa andMrs. Christine Ling

250
50
100
25
50

Mr. and Mrs. Nobby Fujino
Mr. Clayton Gyotoku
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hope
Mrs. Dianne Hotta
Mr. Katsu & Mrs. Elsie Iguchi
Mr. and Mrs. Sid Ikeda
Mrs. Chiyo Inamoto
Mr. Arthur & Mrs. Tomo Ishii
Mr. and Mrs. William Iwamoto
Mr. Sam Kamo
Mr. and Ken Katsuta
Mr. Gary Kawaguchi and
Ms. Gayle Taguchi

20
50
250
20
50
50
50
30
30
100
50
100

Ms. Kathryn Okawara
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Otani
Mrs. Doreen Oyagi
Ms. Yoko Reynolds
Ms. Mary Ann Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. George Sasaki

100
30
50
25
30
25

Mrs. Sue Kitagawa
Mr. Martin Kobayashi
Mrs. Jane Koyata
Mr. Michael Koyata
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kuwahara
Mrs. Marlene MacKenzie
Mrs. Nori MarkMr. and Mrs. Lewie Miya
Mrs. Mitzi Miyasaki

50
100
30
50
50
25
100
150

22

50
250
200
50
50
50
100

50
50
30
100
50
50
30
50

50
100
50
25
100
25
50

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DONATIONS TO THE JCCC

As of December 31, 2020
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

Mr. M. Nishino and
Ms. A. Walker-Nishino

25

Miyoko & Carly Noda
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ohori
Ms. Carole Ono
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Otani
Mrs. Dale Reid
Mr. George & Mrs. Mary Sasaki
Mrs. Masako Seto
Mr. Tosh & Mrs. Miyo Shigeishi
Mr. Leonard Taiichi andMrs. Mary M. Shimoda

100
50
30
50
25
50
25
50

Mrs. June E. Shin30
Mr. Robert Suzuki
50
Mr. Hideo & Mrs. Naomi Takasaki
25
Mr. Terence Takashima
25
Mrs. Cathy Tanaka
30
Mrs. Kathleen Tanaka
25
Mr. Yukio Tannoch
50
Mr. Rick and Mrs. Kathy Tazumi
30
Ms. Ruby Tezuka
50
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Uchikura
50
In memory of Bob Marubashi & Arthur
Ikeda
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wani100
In memory of Bob & Paul Marubashi
Ayame Kai
150
Mrs. Marie T. Baba
50
Mr. Peter & Mrs. Lisa Borst
150
Ms. Kim Browner
Mr. Damon Hartlin
100
Ms. Dianne Hood75
Ms. Sally Hori100
Mr. Kent S. Kawaguchi
500
Mrs. Teruko T. Kawaguchi
50
Ms. Kelly Kitamura
100
Mrs. Louise Koyanagi
100
Mr. Sam Koyata and100
Ms. Claire Moriyama
Mr. Kirby Kumagai
Mr. Les & Ms. Dianne Marubashi
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Mori
Mrs. Jessica Y. Nakamura
Mrs. Wynne Reid
Mr. Ronald Ui
Ms. Yumi Yamashita
Mr. Stanley & Mrs. Aileen Yokota
Mrs. J. Yoneyama-Olivier and
Mr. T. Olivier
In memory of Gloria Sumiya
Mrs. Jan Nobuto

100
50
100
100
30
50
100
50

30

In memory of Irene Aiko Sugimoto
Ms. Irene Aiko Sugimoto
200
In memory of Jake Liem
Dr. Teresa Liem
100
In memory of Joan Hirano
Mrs. Chiyo Inamoto30
In memory of Joe Nakamura
Mrs. Yasuko P. Kusano
25
In memory of John Kitamura
Ms. Carole Ono50
Ms. Patricia Tsuji
100
In memory of Kay Morishita
Mrs. Chiyo Inamoto30
In memory of Ken & Eileen Hayashi
Dr. Teresa Liem
100
In memory of Kiyo Ise
Mrs. Teruko T. Kawaguchi
50
In memory of Masako Nakamura
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hope250
In memory of Michiko Harada
Mrs. Doris Fujioka
25
In memory of Muriel Seko
Mr. Arthur & Mrs. Tomo Ishii
50
In memory of Paul Marubashi
AnonymousAnonymous
50
Mr. Jack and Mrs. Carol Aldred
50
Ms. Lauren Archer
50
Mrs. Ann Ashley
25
Mr. Ken & Mrs. Patricia Biergard
50
Ms. Chelsea Crangle
100
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Curry50
Aaron Dobson
250
Mr. Clayton Gyotoku and
50
Ms. Jessie Ebata
Ms. Janice Fukakusa and
Mr. Greg Belbeck

250

Mr. Clayton Gyotoku
Debbie & Jody Hamade
Mrs. Joan Hamade
Mr. Richard Harada
Ms. Sue Harrison
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hope
Ms. Marion Tomoko Hope
Mr. George & Mrs. Yasuko Horii
Mrs. Dianne Hotta
Mr. and Mrs. Katsu Iguchi
Mr. and Mrs. Sid Ikeda
Mrs. Chiyo Inamoto
Mr. Arthur & Mrs. Tomo Ishii
Mr. and Mrs. William Iwamoto

50
500
100
100
50
250
40
50
20
50
50
40
30
30

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Mr. Gary Kawaguchi and
Ms. Gayle Taguchi

100

Mr. Glen Kawaguchi
Ms. Gail Kitamura
Ms. Dawna Kobayashi
Mr. Jim Kobayashi and
Ms. Karen Yamada

50
100
500
100

Mr. Martin Kobayashi
Mrs. Helen Koyama
Mrs. Jane Koyata
Mr. Michael Koyata
Ms. Sally Kumagawa
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kuwahara
Mr. Andrew Marubashi
Mr. and Mrs. Lewie Miya
Mrs. Mitzi Miyasaki
Mrs. Sally Miyazaki
Mr. Douglas andMrs. Margaret Nakamura

500
50
30
50
20
50
75
150

Mr. Martin Nishino and
Ms. Arlene Walker-Nishino

100

Mrs. Jan Nobuto
Miyoko & Carly Noda
Mr. Dereck Oikawa andMrs. Christine Ling

50
50
50

Ms. Kathryn Okawara
Mrs. Susan Onami
Ms. Carole Ono
Ms. Toni Osbourne
Mrs. Doreen Oyagi
Mrs. Dale Reid
Darrell, Derek and Ryan Sakauye
Mr. Steve Seko
Mrs. June E. Shin
Mr. Matt and Mrs. Sharon Shintani
Hanson So
Mr. Hideo & Mrs. Naomi Takasaki
Mrs. Kay Takashima
Mr. Russell Takashima
Mr. Terence Takashima
Mr. Rick and Mrs. Kathy Tazumi
Ms. Donna Tsuji
Ms. Patricia Tsuji
Mr. Gary & Mrs. Cheryl Tsuyuki
Mr. Peter Wakayama
Mr. Takehiko andMrs. Fumiko Yoshita

100
50
50
25
30
50
200
100
100
50
250
25
50
100
25
100
50
100
250
100
100

In memory of Ritz Kinoshita
Mrs. Chiyo Inamoto
Mr. Arthur & Mrs. Tomo Ishii

25
50

50
30

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DONATIONS TO THE JCCC

As of December 31, 2020
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

In memory of Sada Sato, Gloria
Sumiya, Andrew Ide, Diane Kumabe
Mr. Roy Sato200
In memory of Sam Baba
Mrs. Chiyo Inamoto30
In memory of Sau Chit Lee
Ms. Yoko Aota
50
In memory of Shinichiro and Naka
NagataMr. Michael M. Nagata
1,000
In memory of Terry Kitamura
Dr. Teresa Liem
100
In memory of Teruji Goto
Mr. Craig & Mrs. Norma N. Fleming 50
Ms. Eleanor McAnsh
250
In memory of Teruo & Michiko Harada
Dr. Glenn Harada
1,000
Mr. Graham Harada
100
In memory of Tomoko Omori
Mrs. Ann Ashley25
In memory of Tony Tonegawa
Mr. Arthur & Mrs. Tomo Ishii30
In memory of Tony & Mary Tonegawa
Ms. Julie Takeuchi
200
In memory of Toshie Noda
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hope250
In memory of Yasuhiko Abe
Ms. Naomi Abe
500
Miss Florence Deguire50
Mr. Yvon Deguire100
Mr. Mark Gordon
50
Mr. Alain Lauziere
150
Mr. Pierre Mandeville
100
Mr. Mike Stoll
100

Mr. Rick and Mrs. Kathy Tazumi
Ms. Cheryl Waller
In memory of Yoko Iizuka
Mrs. Shirley Matsunaga
In memory of Yoko Kobayashi
Mrs. Chiyo Inamoto
In memory of Yosh Noguchi
Mrs. Teruko T. Kawaguchi

50
25
50
50
50

Corporate, Foundation andOrganization
Checkmate Development & Services
Friends of Moriyama Nikkei Heritage
CentreToronto Chapter National Association ofJapanese Canadians
In memory of Paul Marubashi
Toronto Kohaku Utagassen
In memory of Arthur Hiroshi Ikeda
Japanese Social Services
St. Andrew's Japanese Anglican
Congregation

Heritage
In memory of Arthur Hiroshi Ikeda
Anonymous
500
Anonymous
100
Ms. Yoko Nobuto
200
In memory of Bob Marubashi
Mrs. Kristin and100
Mr. Christopher Kobayashi-Reid
In memory of Bob & Paul Marubashi
Ms. Junko Anzai
1,000
Sono & Tami Sugie
40
In memory of Paul Marubashi
Rod Campbell
50
Mr. Brian Kai and25
Ms. Dee Dee Piercey
Mrs. Kristin and
Mr. Christopher Kobayashi-Reid
In memory of Shieko Yamada
Mrs. Carolyn Suehiro
In memory of Yasuhiko Abe
Bobbie, Fumiko & Roger Inoue
Mr. John Kronawitter
Ms. Aditi P Rajendra

Friends of Moriyama Nikkei Heritage
CentreMr. and Mrs. Yoshihiko Ichida
1,000
Mr. Jiro Fukushima
1,000
Mr. Lucas Koolma
500
Fuyu Matsuri
Mr. James H Ambrose and
Ms. Hiromi Taki

200

Ms. Christine Chiba

100

Support
Ambassador
Ms. Karen KuwaharaPartner
Mr. Gary Hamasaki and
Ms. Gloria Baxter
Mrs. Dianne Kitazaki
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schlichtig
Mr. Hideo & Mrs. Naomi Takasaki

100

200
60
50
25

977
150
150
220
110

DONATIONS TO THE JCCC Foundation
As of December 31, 2020
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

Corporate
NagataConnex Executive Legal Search

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GeneralAnonymous

Japan Earthquake Relief
Mr. Howard Ho Wun Wong

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5,000

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EMERGENCY APPEAL DONATIONS TO THE JCCC
As of December 31, 2020
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

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 Shalley & Del Ishida
Anonymous
In recognition of building maintenanceAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymous
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

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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 Capstick
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

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EMERGENCY APPEAL DONATIONS TO THE JCCC
As of December 31, 2020
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

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
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

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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

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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
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
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

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EMERGENCY APPEAL DONATIONS TO THE JCCC
As of December 31, 2020
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

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. 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
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
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

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Ms. Yuen Kwan Man
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
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

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EMERGENCY APPEAL DONATIONS TO THE JCCC
As of December 31, 2020
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

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
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

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Ms. Louise Okawara
Mr. Kevin Okihiro
Mr. Kohei Okubo Family
Ms. Keiko Omori
Ms. Tomoko Omori
Ms. Carole Ono
Mr. and Mrs. David 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

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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!
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

DONATION

EMERGENCY APPEAL DONATIONS TO THE JCCC
As of December 31, 2020
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

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
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. 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
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
Dr. Astri Wright
In honour of Melody Cornell
Mr. Jim Wright & Ms. Rika Murota

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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
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

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EMERGENCY APPEAL DONATIONS TO THE JCCC
As of December 31, 2020
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

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
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 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 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

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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 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

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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
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 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

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EMERGENCY APPEAL DONATIONS TO THE JCCC
As of December 31, 2020
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

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
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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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 YoshidaGroupsAsahi 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 ClubTHANK YOUThe JCCC is extremely grateful for the generosity of all who have made donations
during this time. The outpouring of support, commitment and kind words ofencouragement we have received is a testament to our motto, Friendship throughCulture.
Contributions will go towards the sustainment of the JCCC despite the temporary
closure of the building. All donations help ensure that we will have the ability to
execute all of our programs and events once our facility reopens. We very much lookforward to welcoming you back to the Centre. Thank you.

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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 Atsuko N.
How long have you been a volunteer here at the JCCC?
I have been volunteering for over 25 years.
How did you get involved with volunteering at the JCCC?
I came to the JCCC to get in touch with Japanese culture.
I also got involved in NJCA activities. As I often come to
JCCC, I started volunteering for things for JCCC too.
What type of volunteer work have you done?
I have participated in song festivals, Kohaku Utagassen,
Bazaar, Summer festivals, Haru Matsuri, Toronto Japanese
Film Festival, performances from Japan, Issei Day,
Oshogatsu Kai and many more events.
Meet Atsuko N. Atsuko is a hardworking volunteer who
works both behind the scenes on committees and hands
on in areas like the kitchen. If you need help, Atsuko isalways willing to pitch in or to find someone else to helpout.

疑似コロナ顛末の記
by Hideo Maruki, North York

丸木英朗(86歳)、
ノースヨーク

吸困難になってるので、現在１０日おきに肺３ヶ月ぶりでブラジルから３月にカナダにの水抜きをやっております。毎回１リットル
帰って来てからコロナ騒ぎでプールが閉鎖
され泳げなくなって以来、今まで毎日五千メ 以上の水抜きにより今では息苦しさは解消
ートル泳いでた日常と異なり運動不足により し眠れるようにはなりました。
現在は月二回２日間のキモテラピー(化
不眠症になりました。日本に行く度に買って帰ってた積ん読？の本を読み漁り３ヶ月ほど 学療法)で抗癌剤の点滴を受けに通院してます。この様に２０２０年は不運な年でした
で１０キロ以上痩せてしまいました。７月にが、ものは考えようで、水泳クラブが閉鎖されコミュニティーセンターのアウトドア プール
ずトレーニングで溺れるとか、競技会でゴーがオープンしたので四人限定の午前中のレル出来ず惨敗しておれば自棄酒でもあおっーンスイミングに通いました。ところが不思議な事に、水泳選手の僕が息切れして泳げ てたかも知れず、病気でひと休みしてリラッなかったのです。カナダに移住した５０年前 クスせよとの神のお告げかも知れません。不幸中の幸いと申しますか、2021年に関西でにサマーヒルのプールで水温が低くて息苦開催予定の世界マスターズゲーム(年齢別オ
しかったのを思い出し、息切れするのは水温のせいと思いターンの練習だけしてました。 リンピック)も、九州での水泳マスターズ世界選手権大会も一年延期されましたので、病気
ところが９月にプールがクローズされてかが快癒すればトレーニングに復帰し出場のら、寝つきが悪くなり再び不眠症になって遂可能性もあります。
に呼吸困難でファミリードクターがレントゲ
病気療養中の今も競泳世界一になる夢を
ンの胸部写真を診てCOVID-19と診断、ノー
失わず、闘病リハビリに励み明るい未来を見スヨークゼネラルホスピタルに入院させられました。隔離病棟に入院しPCR検査ではコロ つめております。
オノ・ヨーコの言葉に「不運に見せかけた
ナ陰性でしたので、呼吸器科の一般病棟に移されました。超音波やＣＴ、それにバイオ 幸運」があります。
プシー(生検)による精密検査で甲状腺癌がhttp://www.discovernikkei.org/ja/
見つかり、骨髄や他の臓器にも転移してる事
journal/2020/8/31/volga-kahan/
が判りました。癌の影響で肺に液が溜まり呼33

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MATA ASHITA
Mata Ashita is an intergenerational writing circle for Japanese Canadians and aspace for connection during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Starting January 9 and continuing on the first Saturday of each month in Spring andSummer 2021, Mata Ashita will host Japanese Canadian artists over Zoom and invite
the community to participate in an online creative writing workshop inspired bytheir work. We are excited to announce the first three speakers of our six-monthprogram, supported by the Tomoko Makabe Legacy Fund to honour her
contribution to Japanese Canadian research and writing.

January 9
February 6
March 6

Joy Kogawa
Sally Ito
Michael Prior

The workshops begin at 12PM PST/3PM EST and feature a 30-minute Q&A followedby an hour-long writing workshop. Each session will be led by an experienced
writing-for-wellness facilitator and will include a community support specialist.
We hope that these workshops will help us engage in meaningful conversations
around creativity, connection, and mental health, especially at a time when it isharder than ever for us to be together. We are also looking forward to highlightingclassic Japanese Canadian works and new material from rising stars in the literarycommunity.
Mata Ashita means see you tomorrow, and for us, that means a promise to takecare of ourselves and each other during this difficult time. Japanese Canadian
writing has long been a medium through which our community has foundincredible power and meaning, and we hope to continue this tradition with writers
new and old.

Get your free tickets now for our first session with Joy Kogawa on January 9th, 2021
at 12PM PST/3PM EST. We look forward to seeing you there!

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January 2021 Programs
On
January7,2021 (6:30 pm)
Find
out
the
difference between
STEAM and STEM
education in the
talk Cultivating the
Next Generation of
STEAM Thinkers by
Dr. Rie Kijima (University of Toronto and
SKY Labo) and Dr. Mariko Yang-Yoshihara(Stanford Program on International andCross-Cultural Education & SKY Labo)
who will discuss key concepts about thisinnovative education program for female
youths in Japan that uses design thinking
to cultivate the next generation of STEAM
thinkers.
What are the essential flavours ofJapan? Miso, sushi, shoyu, sake, shochu,
or katsuobushi? They have all undergone
fermentation, and these are some of thefavourites that will be covered this Januaryby The Japan Foundation, Toronto in

the film and talk series, Healthy Hakko:
The Fermented Culinary Arts of Japan.
Together with a selection of documentaryfilms on this topic, there will be discussions
and talks by experts in the field, including
sake samurai’s, epidemiologists and foodscientists who will share their insights so
you can gain a deeper understanding of
its origins, health benefits and its special
place in Japan’s culinary culture andtraditions.
The first part from January 15-17,2021 will screen Dashi, Essence of Japan& Shoyu and the Secrets of JapaneseCuisine both directed by Shohei Shibata.
It will be followed by a discussion between
Dr. Eric Rath (premodern dietary culture)and Dr. Greg de St. Maurice (cultural
heritage and food).
From January 22-24, 2021, we will pairthe film The Genealogy of Sake, directedby Kaori Ishii, with two sets of discussions.
It will start with a talk and discussion by
Dr. Victoria Lee (fermentation science inmodern Japan) and Dr. Stephen Lyman(Epidemiologist and Shochu expert).
There will also be a talk between Mr.
Michael Tremblay (Sake Samurai, Sakesommelier) and Kaori Ishii, director of thefilm, The Genealogy of Sake.
For the last part of the series, January
29-31, we will be screening the film
Katsuo-Bushi directed by Yu Nakashima
and Fermented by Jon Cianfrani (TBC).
For these films, sandor katz, author
and educator (Wild Fermentation, Art of
Fermentation) will be joined by koji expert
Shiori Kajiwara (Koji Flowers, Hidamari)for a discussion.
For more details www.jftor.org.

NIKKEI BOOKS Temporarily on Hiatus

Nikkei Books is operating in very limited fashion during the pandemic andfollowing relocation to Winnipeg.
Some JC history, fiction and poetry and some children's books may beavailable. Please watch for new books by Terry Watada in 2021.
For inquiries, please contact Jennifer Hashimoto at 416-538-1377 or email:j.hashimoto@sympatico.ca (period after "j").

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14thJapanese

Calligraphy

Competition
in Canada

Entry Deadline | March 31, 2021
Award Presentation | November 7, 2021
online via Zoom
Exhibition | November 2021 online athttps://shodocanada.com
Entry Forms available on website
https://shodocanada.com
Follow us

Competition organized by SHODO CANADA
Supported by the Consulate General of Japan, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, The Japan Foundation, Toronto
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ジャパニーズ・ソーシャル・サービス
昨年実施した「第21回ホリデードライブ」
プログラムに多大なご協力、ご援助をいただき、厚く御礼申し上げます。コロナ禍の中、寄付金のみの受付という今までにない形でのドライブとなりましたが、コミュニティの多くの皆様に暖かいお心をお寄せいただきました。そのおかげで12月のホリデーシーズン前に多くの子供や高齢者の方を含む28家族、72名の方々に贈り物をお届けすることができました。
このプログラムは今回で21回目となりましたが、前回と同様に多くの方々にご協力いただきました。私たちのコミュニティで困難な状況に置かれている方々に手を差し伸べるためのJSS ホリデードライブは、皆様の多大なご支援なくして実現しません。
2020年中にJSSの活動をご支援頂いたこと大変感謝しております。今年2021年も同様にコミュニティのみなさまにサービスやプログラムを提供していけるよう、ぜひ今後とも変わらぬご支援の程、よろしくお願い
申し上げます。
皆様の日ごろよりのご理解ご協力に深く感謝させていただき、お礼とご報告に代えさせていただきます。本当にありがとうございました。
Japanese Social Services ホリデードライブチーム
holidaydrive@jss.ca / 416-385-9200

The 21st Annual Holiday Drive
Japanese Social Services
Thank you for your generous support to our 2020 Holiday Drive. This year under the COIVD-19 pandemic,
we had no choice but trying to collect monetary donations only to ensure everyone’s safety. We are
extremely grateful for your continued support despite this change and extra challenges imposed by the
pandemic. The Holiday Drive program received overwhelming responses and donations as the heartfelt
expressions of goodwill from community members. The gifts were delivered to 28 families, consisting of
72 individuals including many children and elders prior to the holiday.
This was our 21st Holiday Drive, and we received as much donation as the previous year. We
would like to emphasize that the JSS Holiday Drive could not happen without tremendous support from
community partners like you. Thank you for helping us help underprivileged members in our community.
We would also like to appreciate your support of JSS throughout the year of 2020. Your continuing
support enables us to deliver services and programs to the Japanese Canadian community this year
again. We wish you all a wonderful holiday and a happy new year.
Japanese Social Services - Holiday Drive Teamholidaydrive@jss.ca / 416-385-9200

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アロマと簡単ハンドエクササイズで冬の不調を解消！
～座り病と不眠症と心のメンテナンス編～

by Keiko Itoh, Tokyo Beauty Studio Inc
新年あけましておめでとうございます。
2020年は全世界共通の全てにおいて変容と変革のあった大変な一年でしたが、皆様はいかがお過ごしでしょうか？
今現在COVID-19の感染拡大の為、オンタ
リオ州もロックダウンとなりました。
1月も冬本番。寒さの厳しい冬の季節は外に出れる機会も軽減し、不自由な思いをされている方も少なくないと思います。
家で仕事をされている方、家で勉強されている方、そしてステイホームを守ってお家に篭られる方も多いと思います。
この時期に多発する座り病と季節性気分障害の予防とメンテナンスのついてまとめてみました。

まず 座り病とはなんでしょう？

ちて血流が滞り、血液がドロドロになり 体
内の脂肪とコレステロールが増加して深刻な病のリスクを高める原因だそうです。

座り病の予防＆改善法
1.

2.
3.

1日の生活の中に歩く機会を増やす。(階段の登り下り2、3段を登って降りる昇降運動ステップエクササイズも効果的)立っている時の姿勢も意識する(お腹を凹ませ背筋を伸ばす)
こまめに筋肉を動かす。座っている場合
1時間に一回は10分程立ち上がったり背伸びをしたりして腰回りの筋肉を動かしましょう。

季節性気分障害

運動不足や日照不足、そして人とのコミュ
ニケーションが中々取れない環境下などで“Sitting Disease ”(1日の大部分を椅子に同じ姿勢で座る事で 起こる不眠症や不安症や気分障害。
これらの不調を緩和し、かつ簡単にできる
起こる座り病による体の不調)
オフィスで内勤や 家でお仕事お勉強さ エクササイズと、アロマオイルによる対処法
れ1日座りっぱなしという方も多いのではな をご紹介いたします。
アロマオイルは「香り」を嗅ぐだけで、香りいでしょうか？
同じ姿勢で座りっぱなしの時間が長いと、 の電気信号がダイレクトに数秒で脳に届き、肩こりや腰痛、運動不足になってしまいがち 自立神経やホルモン、感情を司る機能に直接働きかけ、不調を調整する事が期待できまです。
欧米の合同研究によると一日座っている す。
マッサージなどで皮膚に塗っても、毛細血
時間が6時間以上の人は、ガン、糖尿病、心臓病、高血圧などを患うリスクが高まり、1日3時 管やリンパ管から有効成分が吸収され、全身に運ばれます。
間しか座らない人に比べて、15年以内に死亡する確率が4割高くなるという結果が報告されています。
寝る前や不安時に有効なアロマ一覧
さらには、日ごろからランニングやヨガな (熟睡と心を落ち着かせる効果のあるアロマ)
ど運動をしていても、このリスクが低くなるこ ― ジャスミン、ベルガモット、ローズ、シダーとはないと言われていることには驚きです。 ウッド、ペパーミント、
レモン、ローズマリー、
これは“Sitting Disease “(座り病)と呼ばれ、 ネロリ
アメリカでは深刻な病気として、さまざまなメディアでも大きく報道されているようです。
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症状別レシピ・緊張した不安の時(体の緊張、痛み)
サンダルウッド1
ラベンダー3
パチュリー2
ローマンカモミール1(クラリセージ)

塗ったり、デイフューザー(100mlのdistilledwaterにアロマオイルを垂らす)を利用していただく方法もございます。
(注)アロマオイルの成分にアレルギーのある方、高血圧の方、妊娠されている方、小さなお子様はは、ご使用出来ないこともございます。

・落ち着きのない不安な時(発汗、動悸、めまい、
喉に物がつかえた感じ、胃腸の不調、頻尿)
ベチパー1
シダーウッド3
ジュニパー2
ローマンカモミール1(フランキンセンス)

最後に、簡単なハンドエクササイズのご紹介です。とても簡単どこでもいつでもできる
エクササイズです。

・予期不安の時(心配、心労、気に病む)
ベルガモット3
ラベンダー1
ネロリ1(メリッサ)
ゼラニウム2

2.

・抑圧された不安の時(神経がピリピリ、イラ
イラ、集中困難、不眠)
ベルガモット1
メリッサ1
ネロリ1
サンダルウッド1
ベチパー1
シダーウッド1

手のひらには、心を落ち着かせるツボがあるので、手を叩き刺激する事で、心や不安が落ち着く作用があります。
手の甲には腰痛に効果的なツボがあるので、座り病から来る腰痛や血行不良のヘルプにもなります。

＊（ ）に入っているオイルは、他のオイルがない場合の代替です。
いずれもキャリアオイル30mlに 指定の量を垂らしてブレンドして、手首や手のひらに伸ばして、香りを嗅いで頂くか、足の裏に

1.

3.
4.

両手で拍手する様に、手の掌同士がキッ
チリくっつくようにある程度力強く叩いたください。(約40回)＊叩いたあと手のひらが赤らむくらい。
次に片方の手のひらに片方ゲンコツでパンチするように同じく、左右40回叩く。
手の甲を反対側の手の掌で叩く。左右各40回。
手首の内側(手のひらと手首の付け根)をぶつけ合う(40回)。

この冬の免疫力UPと精神安定に有効なビ
タミンC、ビタミンD、ビタミンB、マグネシウ
ムなどが、お勧めのサプリメントです。
2021年も、心も身体も心地よく過ごせます
よう、引き続き皆様のご健康とご安全を願っております。

当サロンでは カナダと日本製の敏感なお肌の方にもお勧め基礎化粧品、感染予防補助製品、オーガニックの高品質な健康、免疫力向上の介助のアロマオイルなど扱っております。
お肌のお悩み、ストレスコントロール、
リラクゼーションについてのご相談、商品についてのご質問などございましたら、いつでもお問い合わせください。

Tokyo Beauty Studio Inc

Japanese Canadian Culture Center #245
Tel:Text (647)643-3939
www.tokyobeautystudio.com / info@tokyobeautystudio.com

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「育ちがいい人」
だけが知っていること諏内えみ／著
出版社名
ダイヤモンド社
出版年月
2020年2月
店頭価格$31.20+TAX

読書の時間～書店が選ぶおススメ本～

正しい靴の脱ぎ方ができていますか？
「
どちらでもいい」は間違った気遣い。
「お金を返して」の品のいい切り出し方。必ず「お」をつけたい４つの言葉とは？相手の詮索を上品にかわす方法。ほめられたときは、何と言うのが正解？エレベーターで「育ちがいい」か、そうでないかが分かってしまう。ハプニング時、できる女性は「大丈夫！？」ではなく「大丈夫よ」
テレビで話題のマナー講師が伝授。良家で必ず教えられるふるまいの正解２５０。

♪ピンポンパンポンプー

中居正広 ／監修
劇団ひとり／キャラクターデザイン
古市憲寿／文出版社名
マガジンハウス
出版年月
2020年11月
店頭価格$32.50+TAX
テレビ朝日系「中居正広のニュースな会」
で生まれた絵本がついに完成！
！
カピバラののんちゃんとびりーくんは、大の仲良し。
けれど、びりーくんの誕生日の約束に、のんちゃんはいつまでたっても来ない……
「ぼくも のんちゃんをきらいになってやる！」
ちいさなすれ違いからケンカをしながらも、ともだちの大切さを思い出していくやさ
しく愛おしい物語。
♪ピンポンパンポンプー！この一言で、誰だって仲直りできる。みんながしあわせになれる、魔法のあいことば。

左記書籍は、Blue Tree Booksよりお求めいただけます。
www.bluetreebooks.com

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40健やかな老後をめざして その35

いのちを生きる！

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「 生きていることが人のために役
2021年においてはCOVID-19状況が改善 との意味」
立っているか」「自分のいのちをどう生きる
し、世界中の人々が安心して暮らすことがでか」という命題について深く考えるようにな
きますように心から祈念しています。
健康コラムを担当して6年目、また新年2日 りました。老年看護学を専門とする私にとっに古希（70歳）を迎えます。
これを機会に、健 て、先生の生き方は正に将来の自分の姿を問うものであったのです。
「日野原先生のよ
康コラム「健やかな老後をめざして」を継続
うに生きていきたい！」と言うのはとてもおこしている想いを語ってみたいと思います。
2017年7月、生涯現役を貫いた日野原重 がましいですが、近づくための努力はできる
明先生（聖路加国際病院名誉院長、東京）が かも...ポジティブ思考の私はそう思ってしま
105歳で永眠されました。医師看護師教育、 います。
何もない所に新しいアイディアや何かを緩和ケア、生活習慣病予防、新老人力の創生などに、常に医師として先頭を走り続けてこ 創り出していく、書き留めること（記録や執られました。私が初めてお逢いしたのは、ク 筆）を継続する、学ぶことが好き、常に目標や夢をもつ等、先生と共通するところがあるでリニカルナースとして東京へ研修に行った30代前半でした。そして、大分医科大学教員 はないか...と、良いところ捜しをして自分をとして働いていた40代半ばに講義をお願い 励ますのが得意なのです（笑）。ただ、本当に適わないと実感したことがあります。卒寿90し、毎年お逢いできるようになりました。
ところが、私は2002年（51歳）カナダへ移 歳のお祝いカードを贈った時のことです。年齢を重ねた日々の中でも日本中を飛び回り、住。偶然にも同年に先生はMcMaster大学名
沢山の本を出版し、病院で診療も行っている
誉教授となられ、その授与式に私と夫John
が招待されるという、思いもかけない光栄な 先生の忙しさは尋常ではありません。ですかことが起こりました！その数年後、先生は日 ら、まさか自筆のお手紙が届くなどと思って
本各地の医学部長らと共に北米視察の責任 もいませんでした！時間を割いてくださった者として再びカナダへ。私はMcMaster大学 ことに、感謝の気持ちで一杯になりました。
誠実で思いやりのある接し方を教えていた
教員としてのみでなく、日系文化会館を中心に歌手＆古典日本舞踊家としても活動して だきました。“他者のために時間を割くことが何よりも貴重な贈りもの”であることを心おり、先生はその事をとても喜んでくださいました。音楽家として生きる道を模索された に刻みました。
先生を介護されたまきさん（次男の妻）は事もあったからでしょうか。
最初の出逢いから30数年。先生は移動中 「義父は病む自身を遠くから客観的に眺め、のフライトや車の中でいつも原稿を書き、ア その変化を楽しんでいるようでした。未知なイディアを練り、文献を読んで...仕事や学習 るものを探求する心を最後まで失いませんと、TV特集で語っています。その探求に励んでいらっしゃいました。90代になって でした」
心を私も失わずに歩んでいきたいですね。
も！直ぐに眠気に襲われる私には到底まねできません（笑）。現役で働き続けるために 人のいのちは有限です。誰もが必ず死を迎
健康管理にも相当に努力されていました。 えます。でも、その精神は他者の心に生き続けます。小さな力ですが、先生のいのち（意テレビ出演され た 折、食 事 の 摂り方、階 段思）を受け継いでいけたらと願っています。
歩行（2段ごと）、筋トレについて話されてい心残りは、68歳でプロ歌手となったEIKOました。何といっても、社会的活動が先生の生きる力を支えていたことは明白です。2020 のことを 直 接 に 伝えられ な かったことで
年12月号（その34）で述べたように、シニア す！70代のこれからは“語る・書く・唄う・踊にとっては社会的活動と健康との関連性は る”を通して人々との絆を結び、深めていき
大きいものなのです。先生は、小中学生を対 ましょう。そして、私なりに大切ないのちを象とした「いのちの授業」を通して、いのちと 生き切ります。
平和の大切さを強く語り続けられました。また、一般市民に対して“今を生きる力と自ら新年が皆さまとご家族にとって健やかでを守る基本的技術力（血圧測定など）を養う”
幸多き日々でありますようにお祈り致しま
啓もう活動を開始され、「成人病」を「生活習 す。
慣病」という概念に変更することも提唱されました。
クリニカルナースの頃、様々な患者や家族との交流経験によって「いのちの重さ」について意識するようになったのですが、先生との出逢い（TV特集、対談記事、著書や直接にお話しする機会）を通して「今を生きるこ41

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