"ISSEI DAY”
『一世の日」

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The Toronto Japanese Film Festival (TJFF) 2020
2020 トロント日本映画祭

August 2020 2020年8月 Vol. 46 Issue 8

Dear Readers,
For the safety of our members, community and friends - and in accordance Ontario public healthdirectives - the JCCC is continues to be closed to the public until further notice.
During this time, the JCCC will be distributing our newsletter online only. Please feel free
to share our newsletter as it contains helpful information about the community as well as JCCC
offerings during this time of social isolation. Our website, www.jccc.on.ca, as well as our social
media pages will have the most up-to-date information.
Please note that this closure does not apply to private businesses operating at our 6 Garamond
Court location. Please contact them directly for updates on their status. Those business can beaccessed through the JCCC east entrance.
We thank you for your understanding and support, and look forward to welcoming you again
in the near future.
Please stay well.

JCCC Staff

2019 - 2020 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			
Jonathan Carter
Co – VP, NJCC			
Miki Rushton
Co – VP, NJCC			Jiro Fukushima
Directors			Ann Ashley							Karen Gordon					Mark Hashimoto								Chris Hope								Kristin Kobayashi-Reid					Keiichi Kubo					Linda Ono					John Ota					Cary Rothbart					Ross Saito					
Karen Webb		
Advisors		
Mackenzie Clugston					Janice Fukakusa					William Hatanaka					Sid Ikeda							Steve Oikawa					Connie Sugiyama
				Christine Nakamura
JCCC Foundation Chair		Janice Fukakusa

DAVID IKEDA
Sales Representative

416-234-2424
www.ikedasells.com
Sutton GroupOld Mill Realty Inc.,
Brokerage

Office Space Available for Lease at JCCC
We have 1 or 2 office space(s) available
or possibly coming available for lease at
JCCC: 1 for 684 sf.f. and the other 1,911
sf. If interested, please contact our property
manager, Nao Seko at:
Bus:		
(416) 444-9900 ext 227
Cell:		
(416) 579-6921
email:		
nseko@masamigroup.ca

James Heron
Executive Director			
jamesh@jccc.on.ca
416-441-2345 ext.224
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
Yoshie Watanabe
Community Rentals
yoshiew@jccc.on.ca		

416-441-2345 ext.231

Su Yen Chongsuyenc@jccc.on.ca		

416-441-2345 ext.303

Theressa Takasaki
theressat@jccc.on.ca		

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

416-441-2345 ext.300

Yumi Ogasawara
JCCC Receptionist
jccc@jccc.on.ca			416-441-2345 ext.222

Deadline for the next issue is: Tuesday August 11, 2020.
次号の締め切りは2020年8月11日(火）です。

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

Your news is welcome!
Please email to newsletter@jccc.on.ca
Editors: James Heron, Kathy Tazumi, Yoko Tsumagari

Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre

6 Garamond Court, Toronto, M3C 1Z5 Phone: 416-441-2345
www.jccc.on.ca

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Contents
Message from JCCC

3JCCC Events / Programs

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Volunteer Spotlight and News

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Renewing JCCC membership

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Archiving at Home – Part 4

14

Sedai Features

15

Coming To TVO

15

75 years: Canada, Nuclear Weapons andthe UN Ban Treaty

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Thank you – Donation

17

Momiji & JSS Online Learning & Social
Series: August 202024

Shikkui: Japanese lime plaster has numerous health benefits

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Safly Make A Move

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WINTER – WATER – FUSHIMI28

My Story, My Album
Orange Farmers in Ontario!

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マスクづくりから生まれる繋がり

Embrace @ Home

⽇焼けと⾍刺されの予防とアフターケア
読書の時間～書店が選ぶおススメ本～
夏に美味しく飲む日本茶

健やかな老後をめざして

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TJFF 2020 Announcement – First Wave
For updates, please connect with us on

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Message from JCCC
Another month has passed but we can
now definitely see some light at the endof the tunnel. As I write the province has
just declared the Phase 3 reopening ofToronto. We are tentatively targeting theweek after Labour Day for our own reopening. Our new hygiene protocols are now inplace and physical changes to the building for increased safety are near completion: washroom doors have been removed,
touchless faucets have been installed in
all washrooms, plexiglass barriers are inplace and new touchless automatic entry
doors will be installed shortly. We anxiously await the chance to open to doors
once again but it will be a cautious, staged
reopening and one carefully aligned withdirection provided by the province. The
health of the community, our members andmany friends is of paramount importance.
The JCCC has been very busy during
the crisis, shifting programming online andpreparing new content for the autumn. In
the last month we have enjoyed an online
tanko bushi event with participants dancing not only from all over Canada but also
from the US and UK! The online Japanese
language program continues to grow also
attracting a cross-country and international
student base. Our online sake seminars
and Yosakoi dance class both attracted
enthusiastic audiences. Ukulele, now in its
third month of online programming, continues to engage members. The JCCC isalso busy planning new online programs
for August and beyond. Further seminars
in Japanese beer, shochu, sake and whisky are in the planning stages. The Sakura
Gala, postponed till 2021, will take theform of an online gala dinner to bring thecommunity together.
The Best of the Toronto Japanese Film
Festival is now in full swing, and will continue through to the end of August, offering 6 weeks of light-hearted comedy fare
online for streaming from the last 8 years
of programming. The opening films LADY
MAIKO and RENT-A-CAT both drew ahuge audiences. The postponed TJFF
2020 is gearing up for an October 3 launch

and the announcement of the first wave offilms can be found in this newsletter.
We are working now with our martial arts
clubs and instructors to prepare for the reopening of the dojos. Based on regulations
from national and international martial arts
bodies as well as city health directives, weare looking at best practices for operating
programs in a safe manner. This includes
enhanced safety procedures, staggeringclass times and frequencies, and determining safe dojo capacities.
Since March, we have received countless messages of goodwill and encouragement. As exhausting and confusingas these past months have been, it hasbrought out the best in so many and happily confirms just how much the JCCC
means to so many people.
Thank you and see you soon.

James Heron, Executive Director**Please note that the reopening applies to our tenants as of July 31 so it is recommended that you touch base with businesses like Hashimoto
Restaurant, Kiai Acupuncture Clinic and Tokyo Beauty Studio to confirm their dates. They will be accessible through our east entrance.

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The JCCC is Building

A Virtual Senbazuru

A senbazuru is a hanging collection of1000 origami cranes meant to inspire hopeand the fulfillment of dreams. Due to thedaunting nature of folding 1000 cranes, it
is an activity often undertaken by a larger
group.
Over the past several months, we havereceived many photograph submissions offolded cranes. We have received photosof several finished senbazuru, as well as
photos of individual cranes and groups of
cranes.
Our team is now working to construct
our virtual senbazuru. While it will not look
like a traditional senbazuru, we hope thatyou understand that uncommon times callfor uncommon solutions. This senbazuru
will be a reflection of the community's
collective wish for the health and wellbeing of everyone during the Covid-19
pandemic.
Thank you for all of your submissions tothis project. We look forward to sharing
the finished senbazuru with you soon!

Issei Day

一世の日

For 57 years the JCCC has held Issei Day.
This is an opportunity for the JCCC Boardof Directors to show their appreciation to
all the seniors in our community. It is an
event that we look forward to every year.
Unfortunately, the current Covid-19
health crisis would not allow us to bring
together the high number of attendees that
we would normally host. Additionally, we
would not want to endanger the health of
our many attendees.
So, for this year, we will NOT begathering at the JCCC for Issei Day.
BUT, the JCCC is still committed tohonouring our seniors! So instead, we will
be distributing a FREE bento to those whoare 70 years or older to enjoy at home. We
will be setting up 5 locations throughout
the GTA where you can book a time to pickup your bento. These locations will be:pick up location and time then fill in theform with your information (name, address,
birthdate). If a family member or friend is
picking up on your behalf, please make anote in the “Pick up instructions” section tolet us know or we won’t be able to release
your bento to them.
Bentos will be distributed on
Sunday September 27. Our Issei Day
complimentary bentos are available tothose 70 and over. The number of bento
and time slots are limited so please makesure that you register carefully. The
deadline to register is Monday September
21.
If you have any problems with theregistration, or you have any questions orconcerns, please contact us at jccc@jccc.
on.ca or 416-441-2345 ext. 222.

1. JCCC (Don Mills Road and Eglinton

Avenue East),

2. Momiji Health Care Society (Kingston

Road and Markham Road),

3. Japanese Gospel Church of Toronto(McNicoll Avenue and Midland
Avenue),4. Toronto Buddhist Church (Sheppard
Avenue West and Allen Road) and5. Kyoda Plastics (Dixie Road and 401).
Please visit our website at www.jccc.on.ca
to find the registration link. Pick a preferred

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THE TORONTO JAPANESEFILM FESTIVAL IS BACK!

STILL 3 GREAT FILMS TO ENJOY!
The first 3 films of the Best of TJFF have been very popular and we have received
much great feedback. Our idea was to use Japanese film to lift everyone’s spirits at thisvery confusing and difficult time with a special series representing some of the most popular – and light-hearted – films from the past 8 years of festivals and film programming.
These films (with subtitles) are not otherwise available domestically so it is a special
treat and a rare opportunity to see them. Please enjoy the remaining 3 films!

KEY OF LIFE 鍵泥棒のメソッド
Fri. Aug 14@ 9am – Sun. Aug 16 @ 9pm

FLY ME TO SAITAMA 翔んで埼玉
Fri. Aug 21@ 9am – Sun. Aug 23 @ 9pm

When an extended global electrical
blackout occurs, the world grinds to a
halt. Salaryman Yoshiyuki Suzuki decides
to escape from Tokyo with his wife andtwo kids. Their hilarious and heartfelt
journey teaches them independence
and cooperation as the kids grow up andthe parents learn the error of their rigid
paternalistic ways. They must also faceand array of challenges including furious
rainstorms, rabid dogs and runaway
poultry! This feel-good family-friendly,
disaster comedy – from the director ofDance with Me, Wood Job!, Swing Girlsand Water Boys – is guaranteed to please.

Kenji Uchida‘s screwball comedy about afailed actor who switches identities witha stranger in bath house accident —only to find himself filling the shoes of aruthless underworld assassin. The killer,
suffering amnesia from the encounter,
applies himself to learning the actor’s
method. Touching, brilliantly plotted andsimply hilarious, Key of Life was named
one of the best 10 films of the year by The
Japan Times and Kinema Jumpo, winnerof the best screenplay at the Shanghai
International Film Festival.

From the director of Thermae Romae andColor Me True comes a wild comic fantasy
based on Mineo May’s popular manga.
In a luxurious, kingdom-like Tokyo lives
Momomi, the son of the corrupt governor
and the possessor of striking feminine
beauty. He, like all Tokyoites, looks downon the unsophisticated neighboring
prefectures, especially Saitama. When
mysterious student Rei transfers into theprivate academy, the spark of attraction
soon lights the fuse for a war between
the prefectures. A lunatic satire of theuniversal tensions between urban andrural; overflowing with energy, hilarity, andover-the-top action.

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Missing Japan? The JCCC is bringing
Japan into your homes.

Even as many activities around us arestarting to resume, there is still a lot ofanxiety about resuming social interactions.
With so much to be concerned about,there’s no better time to pick up a newskill than from the comforts of your home.
Renowned Koto performer and instructor
Linda Kakō Caplan is partnering with the
JCCC, and kindly offering JCCC members
the opportunity to take one-on-one kotolessons at a special discounted rate.
Don’t miss your chance to learn from a
grandmaster. Students of all levels arewelcome, from beginner to advanced.

This 3-part series will offer children achance to:• Engage in hands-on cooking lessons
led by cooking instructor in Japan;• Explore international cultures withJapanese instructor who have
travelled the world;• Learn the evolutions of the Japanese
Canadian community through foodand stories.

SURVIVAL FAMILY サバイバルファミリー
Fri. Aug 7 @ 9am – Sun. Aug 9 @ 9pm

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Online Private Koto Lessons

For the first time, the JCCC is collaboratingwith professionals in Japan (and in Canada)
to offer a summer camp for children online.

We are very happy to announce that our postponed June festival will
be held starting October 3. This year’s festival will be run as an on-line
festival. It is a festival that can be enjoyed across Canada!
As always the festival introduces many great new Japanese films
as international, North American and Canadian premieres. Here is ourannouncement of our first wave of titles featuring top directors, popularhits, award winners and a broad spectrum of genres. For the programs,
please see here.

BEST OF THE TORONTO
JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL(THE LIGHTER SIDE)

Bilingual Japan x Canada Online
Summer CampThis camp will offer 3 workshops in mid
August (dates to be confirmed). Classes
will be taught in English and Japanese.
(English translation will be provided forJapanese instructions). More information
to follow.
Make the most of the remainder of thesummer, and give children an opportunity
to engage in wholesome learning andhands-on activities. Spaces will be limited,
so be sure to check the JCCC website
regularly for registration details.

by Linda Kakō Caplan

NOTE: Students must arrange their own
access to a koto and must also have theirown set of tsume (picks).
SCHEDULE / FEE
LESSONS AT YOUR CONVENIENCE:
Private one-hour lessons will be conducted
by Skype. Once the JCCC confirms a
student’s registration with the teacher,a mutually-workable day and time forlessons will be arranged between thestudent and the teacher. Course level
and content will be determined by each
student’s level of proficiency. Curriculum
may include contemporary, folk, andclassical repertoire.
There is no dress code. However, forthose who enjoy wearing kimono, feel free
to put on your favourite kimono, yukata, or
haori for your lessons.
FEE
Private lessons are $50* each and must bepurchased in 4-lesson blocks ($200). The
teacher is offering this special lesson fee
through to the end of 2020, available only

to those who register directly through the
JCCC.
*Regular price is $90/lesson.
REGISTRATION
Koto lessons are open to JCCC members.
If you don’t yet have a membership, pleasecontact us at jccc@jccc.on.ca and we canassist you.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS•Fees are non-refundable.
•
Each 4-lesson block must be booked
and used within 6 weeks from date offirst lesson in each block.
•Lessons may be rescheduled with atleast two days prior notice, but missed
or cancelled lessons by students will
be forfeited. Lessons cancelled byteacher will be re-booked.
REGISTER NOW
https://jccc.on.ca/online-private-kotolessons-linda-kako-caplan
INSTRUCTOR
Linda Kakō Caplan holds the rankofTobiumeTsukasa
Daishihan(Grandmaster)fromtheIkuta-ryū
Chikushikai koto and shamisen school
headquartered in Fukuoka, Japan. She
has performed in Canada, Japan, and the
US for decades. Caplan directed the York
University Japanese Music Ensemble fromits inception in 2004 until 2014, and alsotaught the World Music koto and shamisencourses at York from 2006 to 2016. She
has been teaching students of all levels
across North America in person since1987 and online since 2000.

Connect With Us
The JCCC social media channels are afantastic way to connect with us and thecommunity at large. Find out about important
notices, see what we have been up to, anddon't forget, we also want to hear from you.
We look forward to connecting with you on
Facebook and Instagram!

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Collaboration with instructors from Japan
Hands on Japanese Cooking Lesson
Japanese Canadian Comfort Foods and Stories
Learn International Cultures

ONLINE JAPANESE CONVERSATIONPRIVATE LESSONS INCONVERSATIONAL JAPANESE!
Would you like to improve your conversational Japanese?
Would you like to expand your Japanese language skills
with a private coach?
Would you like to be able to converse about yourfavourite subjects in Japanese?
1 ON 1 online Japanese conversation might be ananswer to your needs.
The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre is pleased toannounce our new 1 ON 1 Online Conversational
Japanese Language Lessons. Whether you are a
beginner (with some prior basic Japanese language
training), intermediate or advanced, here’s an opportunity
to develop your Japanese conversation skills in a direct
one and one basis. All of our instructors are native
Japanese speakers who are experienced/certified withJapanese language teaching and are also fluent inEnglish.
All lessons are offered on a remote basis via Zoom.
Lesson content and format are customizable on a
student by student basis.

LEARN 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 tosupport the JCCC until normal activities resume.
This program is for students over 15 years of age with a basic knowledgeof Japanese and who wish to practice their conversational skills.

SCHEDULE / FEE

Theressa Takasaki
CanadaArchivist
Instructor of
JCCC Supper Club

Michiko Tsujita
Japan
Mother to a 5-yr old
Cooking Instructor ofhealthy baby foods& kids recipes

Aiko Komori
Japan
Travelled over 40
countries
Instructor of English,
travelling & more

LESSONS AT YOUR CONVENIENCE:
Use anytime to best suit you own convenience and preferred schedule. Lesson date
and times to be coordinated with your instructor in advance. Classes may be taken
multiple times per week or once every 1-3 weeks according to students’ desire(pending instructors availability). All lessons must be completed within a 3 month
period (effective from the first lesson date).
5 x 30 Minute Lesson Package - 5 x $10.00 = $50.00(pricing in Canadian Dollars)

INFORMATION / REGISTRATION- 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.
- Hiragana reading skills are required.

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Beer Zuke - Makes 1 jar

From Just Add Shoyu Cookbook, p154

Ingredients3.

Cover and write the date and name on
the jar lid. Refrigerate.
To eat, remove the cucumbers fromthe souce, rinse and slice.

Pickling time

For lightly pickled cucumbers, let soak for
12-18 hours, adjust according to your taste.
Once you have removed your cucumbers,
you can reuse the souce to make more
pickles. Increase the pickling time by acouple of hours each time you reuse.

Storage and Reheating

The souce will keep in the fridge for abouta month.
The sliced pickled cucumbers will keep
in a covered container in the refrigerator
for about a week. This pickling process
also works well with vegetables like carrots
and chayote.

One Day Cabbage Tsukemono- Makes approximately 2 cups

Ingredients

1 small cabbage (approx. 1 lbs)
1 cup water
2 tbsp vinegar
2 tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tbsp salt
1/4 tsp grated ginger

Equipment

Measuring cups and spoons
1 650ml jar

Measuring cups and spoons
Large bowl
Small pot
ColanderCutting board
Knife

Sauce Ingredients

Instructions

3-4 mini cucumbers, cleaned

Equipment

1/4 cup miso
3 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp white vinegar
3 tbsp salt
1/2 bottle of beer

Instructions
1.
2.

Mix the sauce ingredients together ina clean, sterilized jar.
Add the whole cucumbers to the jar.

Aug 2020 Vol. 46 Issue 8– part 3 –Tanko Bushi Together

A Recipe from our Seniors’
Supper ClubWe are very sorry to have to have to inform
our members that we will not be running
Senior’s Supper Club this year. While we
had hoped that classes could return in theFall, we realize that even with a reduction
in COVID-19 restrictions it would be difficult to operate this program with social
distancing. With this in mind, we madethe decision to suspend this program until
next year. Still, we urge all our attendees
to stay safe and keep practicing their cooking skills. We will continue to publish someof our past recipes to help you through thistime.
With the hot weather like we have been
experiencing, staying hydrated is very important. When you sweat you lose electrolytes like sodium. Drinking plenty of liquids
like water is important, but some researchsuggests that eating pickles is another way
to help replenish your body. At some summer festivals in Japan, you can purchaselightly pickled cucumbers on a stick as arefreshing snack. Below you will find acouple of recipes for pickles that can beenjoyed alone or on rice. Just be cautious
to eat any type of pickles in moderation.
Pickles are high in salt content and too
much salt can be harmful to your health.

Caring from a DistanceConnecting On-Line:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Cut cabbage into quarters.
Cut each quarter into 1/2 inch slices
and place in a large container.
Boil remaining ingredients in a small
pot and pour over cabbage.
Stir periodically until cool.
Drain liquid through a colander backinto pot.
Reheat liquid and pour over cabbage
again.
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7.
8.

Drain and squeeze out the liquid when
you are ready to serve.
Place any leftovers in a resealable
container. Write the name and dateon the lid of the container.

Storage and ReheatingThis tsukemono will keep in a covered
container in the refrigerator for about a
week.
You can make this tsukemono using different types of greens like nappa or mustard greens. The pickling time will increasefor hardier greens and decrease for moredelicate greens.

Connecting On-Line:ZOOM Ukulele Class

Saturday July 11 would have been the
day of JCCC’s Natsu Matsuri and Bon
Odori. The JCCC was disappointed tohave to cancel this event this year, as it
always brings so many in our community together. Knowing that many were still
feeling isolated as the pandemic continues, the JCCC came up with a way tobring everyone together safely - VirtualTanko Bushi.
In partnership with Toronto Buddhist Church, we offered a short lesson
online where people could learn thissimple minyo, and also a time to dance
together. We chose Tanko Bushi as it
is a dance that is traditionally our audience participation dance at our Bon
Odori. It is simple and quick to learn,
and also symbolic of the inclusivenessand unity we have as a community. We
went through the instructions a couple oftimes, and then we turned on the music
and danced together.
The number of people who participated greatly exceeded our expectations.
We had more than 50 families join us forthis event. It was great to see the excitement not only for the event, but forthe opportunity to see everyone. Greetings constantly rang out as we waitedfor everyone to sign in and get started.
While we knew some participants would
be joining us from far away places, wewere surprised to see how far. We hadparticipants from not only the GTA, butfrom across Canada and from around theworld. There was representation from
Vancouver (BC), Nex̱wlélex̱ m (BC), Nanaimo (BC), Onoway (AB), Halifax (NS),just outside Seattle (WA), Miami (FL)and even from England (GB).” This wastruly an example of our motto “Friendshipthrough Culture.”
To coordinate a first-of-its-kind online
event such as this one, a lot of work fromthe JCCC staff was required. Thank you
to the hardworking team for managing all
administrative and technical aspects. But
more importantly, the JCCC would like toextend our appreciation to the Toronto
Buddhist Church for partnering with us,
especially to Sensei Eleanor for leading
us in the instructional. Most of all, thankyou to all who attended. Without yourparticipation, this event would not havebeen so much fun!

By Lynda Tanaka

Despite the physical distancing mandated
in the pandemic, the JCCC’s ukulele players have persevered under the leadershipof Mr. Harry Kawabe. Mr. Kawabe has
led classes on ZOOM since May and theclasses are continuing this summer.
To continue his students’ learning, Mr.
Kawabe has created videos of his playing
the new songs he wants the class to learn,
including his commentary explaining the
new skills he is teaching. The sheet music
is distributed electronically by email wellprior to the class, so the players can allpractice in advance of the class.
Most of the class had no experience
with ZOOM before this pandemic so all
have had a steep learning curve to make it
all work effectively. Despite any difficulties,
with the support of JCCC staff, the players have all acquired new ukulele skills
and a comfort level with ZOOM. We are allindebted to Mr. Kawabe for making it possible for us to be able to make music together and to retain contact with the JCCC
community.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, it
seems like home as workplace/restaurant/
learning place & play place has become the
new normal. Now that all of Ontario is inStage 2 of the Province’s reopening plan,
our new normal is once again changing.
With Stage 2, we are allowed toincrease our regular contact groups to“bubbles” of 10 people. For our household,this meant welcoming my in-laws into ourhome for regular visits. Our weekly family
dinner tradition, which we had been doing
through video chat services, are now taking
place in person
again. We arealso now allowed
to have sociallydistanced
gatherings with up to 10 people fromdifferent “bubbles”. For us, this meant
inviting my husband's aunt to join us fora socially distanced backyard Canada
Day picnic. For our children, it means
continuing to meet with their friends
virtually, while planning the occasionalsocially distanced meet up in an outdoor
space.
Stage 2 has also meant a lot ofloosening of the restrictions on stores andother businesses. You may have noticed
that there are more people in the stores
these days. You may have also been able
to book an appointment to visit the ROM
or the AGO or one of the GTA’s manyother cultural institutions. You may havebeen able to get out and support local
restaurants in their “parking lot patios”. Ormaybe you feel safer by ordering takeout
from your favourite restaurants.
As parts of Ontario move into Stage 3,life is slowly returning to our pre-pandemic
normals. It will be a while before we areable to move freely
and without fear,
but thanks to thecautious approach ofour various levels ofgovernment, and thegeneral adherence
to safety protocols by most Canadians, weare moving in the right direction. Please
remember that keeping 2 meters apartfrom those outside of your “bubble” andwearing a mask if you are able are signsof your caring and respect for those in yourcommunity who are at higher risk than youare.
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JCCC Volunteer News
Volunteer Spotlight

The JCCC is Implementing a new Volunteer Database System

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

ボランティアデータベースソフトウェア導入

Meet Demetre V.

By Volunteer Committee

As you can see below, Demetre’s active
volunteering and dedication has led to
growth in his role here at the JCCC. He is
also a great example of how volunteering
can fill the needs of not just the individual
but also of the organization.
How long have you been a volunteer here
at the JCCC?
I've been a volunteer since May 2013. My
first volunteer event was the Toronto Japanese Film Festival.
How did you get involved with volunteering
at the JCCC?
Honestly, I was looking for more volunteer
opportunities to help strengthen my application for law school. I had been to the
JCCC once before for a third-party event,but I thought the space was really beautiful when I first saw it. I figured that since
the space was nice and since there wereaspects of Japanese culture that I liked(anime, manga, karaoke), it might be fun

to volunteer there. I've learned so muchabout Japanese culture since then, andhave been to Japan twice now (once, ironically, as part of a three-month exchange in
my last year of law school).
Seven years later, I'm a lawyer now,
but I enjoyed volunteering at the JCCC somuch that I decided to stick around. :)What type of volunteer work have you
done?
I've volunteered at the following events,
usually as an "Event Leader":•••Toronto Japanese Film Festival(Usually snack booth or admissions)Natsu Matsuri (I've been a "floater",helped out with admissions, at the bar,with the Mikoshi etc. I've also helpedwith the set-up the day before)
Fuyu Matsuri (I've been a "floater" andI've helped out through admissions
and food-related roles, but over thelast few years I've hosted the Holiday

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Cosplay Contest)
Oshogatsu Kai (I've been a "floater"and I've helped out through admissions
and food-related roles)
Haru Matsuri (I've been a "floater" andI've helped out through admissions andfood-related roles. I've also assistedwith the tea ceremony registration andthe fortune-telling booth)
Bazaar (At the Bazaar I'm usually atthe bar or at the White Elephant; I've
also helped with the set-up the day
before)Anime Matsuri (I've done a panel at
the Anime Matsuri)
Miscellaneous
film
screenings(Usually admissions or snack booth)
JCCC booth at various third-party
events (Anime North, KimiKon)

I also serve on the JCCC Marketing
Committee, and I've gotten my law firm
(Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP) to help
sponsor TJFF.

The JCCC has been busy preparing for newsletters. We look forward to yourthe re-opening of the building once Toronto support as we move to a new JCCC
moves to Phase 3 and changes such as volunteer database system.
new safety protocols will be put in place.
Changes to better support our
ようやく緊急事態宣言がステージ３まで
volunteers are also happening with the
解除され、
JCCC各部署では、大急ぎで再implementation of VolunteerHub. The
オープンのための準備に取り組んでいます。
system is in its final testing stage and when
fully implemented, all volunteers will have ボランティアコミティでは、今後活用していく
access to it from the JCCC website. This 『VolunteerHub』のシステム導入のテスト段
system will make it easier for volunteers to 階に入りました。ボランティアデータ管理ソフ
find volunteer opportunities, register, and トウェアの構成、オンラインフォーム設定、以manage their own profiles. Groups and 前のデータ取り込み作業など、大掛かりなプロ
これが完了するとボclubs will be able to manage the registration ジェクトではありますが、ランティア募集要項の設定、事前登録、イベンof their own groups of volunteers for
ト当日のサイン・
インとアウト、
又全てのデー
particular events. This system will improve
タ集計と管理を、より効率的で安全にしていく
the efficiency in managing volunteer
participation at all Japanese Canadian 事ができます。
クラウドベースのシステムにより、JCCCウェ
Cultural Centre events.
ブサイ
トから直接その『VolunteerHub』のシス
Information on the progress of
テムにアクセスできるようになります。
いつも
this system will be updated in future

How to renew JCCC membership during the closure"Friendship Through Culture" is the JCCC's mission.
Regardless of whether times are good or tough, ourcommunity has persevered with our commitment to build
friendships, promote culture and serve our community.
These are unprecedented times and the JCCC Board
and Staff are working hard to ensure that the JCCC will
always be there for you and the community. But this will takeyour help.
We hope that you will renew your membership andbecause of these times, if you are able, we ask that you
please consider renewing at one of the Supporting Member
levels.

You can renew your membership in any of the following ways:

Membership Types and Annual Fees*
Demetre is wearing the red and black shirt.

Demetre is wearing the red and black shirt.

Regular

FREE PEA GRAVEL AT JCCC
We have approximately 3 – 4 cubic yards of pea gravel available for free at JCCC on afirst-come, first-served basis.
The pea gravel is mixed with a little soil but can be easily separated with a hose. If
interested, please bring along your own container.

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決まったイベントのエリアを担当してくださる
クラブやグループの皆様には、リーダーの方が直接自分達のグループのボランティア管理をすることも可能になります。
この『VolunteerHub』をスムーズに活用していくにはボランティア皆様のご協力が必要となります。今後しばらくの間、何かとご迷惑をおかけする事もございますが、引き続き進行
状況をお知らせしていきたいと思いますのでご理解とご協力のほどどうぞよろしくお願い致します。

Individual (18 or older)$33.90

Family$56.50Supporting
Member**Individual$22.60

Couple$39.55

Partner$150

Leader$500

Ambassador$1,000In support of the JCCC, renew your membership now,understanding that the JCCC facility is closed, but many
initiatives are continuing online.

2.

Pay for your membership renewal now, but have yourmembership activated beginning when the Centre
resumes its operations.

3.

Renew my membership when the Centre resumes
operations.

Payments can be made by cheque to;
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
6 Garamond Court
Toronto ON M3C 1Z5(including children 17 and younger)

Senior(65 or older)1.

or you can call the JCCC at 416-441-2345 ext. 222 to leavea message, and our staff will return your call to process yourpayment by phone.
*All prices include tax where applicable.
**For supporting membership, an income tax receipt will be issued for the highest allowable amount within CRA guidelines.
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Archiving at Home– Part 4
By Theressa Takasaki,
Heritage Manager - Archive, Collections andProgramming

A while back, the Heritage Department
encouraged you to use the time you
had while being at home to journal yourthoughts during this crazy time or to
begin recording your family history. Oneof our regular Archives volunteers, Roy
Nakagawa, took this advice to heart andhas been recording his family history
with his son Ron. We will be featuring
the Nakagawa’s story over the next threeissues of the newsletter. This is part one.
Community in Hiding

As told by Roy Nakagawa and documented by Ron
Nakagawa

Picture: United Church next to Nakagawa
house in Ocean Falls, 1941

Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbour on
December 7, 1941 had a huge impact on
our lives and our community.
I was born in Ocean Falls in 1928 andmy sister four years later. Ocean Falls
was a beautiful town hidden in a remoteinlet off the Pacific Ocean in northern
British Columbia. It was built on the sideof Mount Caro Marion near a crystal bluelake. We lived in a small, plain house in
the segregated Japanese part of town
where everyone knew everyone. Our
house was the one right beside the United
Church. We went to church every Sunday.
Dad worked hard at building a career
as a millwright and Mom made extra
money doing laundry. My life was full ofschool, picnics, fishing, swimming, andother activities in a close knit Japanesecommunity.
In February 1942, an order was issued
by the federal government to remove all
Japanese from the protected area within
150 miles from the coast of B.C. I was ingrade eight and my sister was in grade
four. Dad’s 15 year career as a millwrightwas suddenly over. We were no longer
allowed to live in the town I was born. We

had to pack up and leave the only place I
knew as home.
It was a long 19 hour trip by boat toVancouver. This was the first time that I
had been in a big city. At 52 years old, Dad
was unemployed and using his life savingsto pay for our exile. All of our belongings
were packed up and stored at a friend’s
farm. We lived in a rooming house where
the four of us slept horizontally in one
bed. Dad went into the local Japanesecommunity to plan our next move. My
sister and I continued to go to school. At
Strathcona Public School, I felt alone in
one of the five grade eight classes. In
Ocean Falls, I was one of just ten kids inthe only grade eight class. I missed thekids I grew up with. I was so happy tomeet Dick Okumura at Sunday school.
Going to church every Sunday was one of
the few things that had not changed.
Japanese had to pay for theirinternment which meant Dad had to findwork. Japanese who were not naturalized
were classified as aliens. They were thefirst to be interned in road camps in theinterior of B.C. building the Trans Canada
Highway. Other families found work insugar beet farms in Alberta and Manitoba.
Dad was still in possession of the tools he
had as a millwright. So, he was able toget a job as a plumber helping to build therelocation centres. Relocation centres orinternment camps were being establishedmainly in ghost towns left over from themining era. The towns were Kaslo, Sandon
and Slocan. Internment forced Japanese
to trade in their lives for low paying jobs.
We were classified as less than the secondclass citizens we already were.
Continued in the September issue of
the JCCC newsletter.

SEDAI, the Japanese Canadian Legacy Oral History Project’s goal is to share withyou the unique history and experiences of Canadians of Japanese ancestry using
oral histories, text, archival photographs and related material. The JCCC vimeo
site is dedicated with respect, admiration and gratitude to the Issei, the pioneering
generation who came to Canada after 1877, the year the first recorded Japaneseimmigrant, Manzo Nagano, landed on our shores. They worked hard, embraced thebest values of their new country and triumphed over adversity to secure a placein Canada for their children and future generations. In so doing, they have set an
example for all Canadians.
Please visit JCCC vimeo site to watch more videos.

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Sedai Features
A Story of an Issei Family

Mary Akiko Kawasaki. 2011-259. Sedai Oral
History Collection.

Today, Japanese Canadians are found as a teenager. He worked in various trade
working in all professions across Canada. including fishing, sawmill, and lumber. Like
While they are exemplary of migration in most issei men, he would marry and with
Canada influencing many major sectors Mary’s mother, have children and form atoday, one wonders if this was always family of their own. By 1930, they werethe case? Questions like the type of able to start a small business with theirprofessions the issei generation were in savings. Listen to Mary as she recalls her
during the late 20th century and how they family’s business near Granville Street inclimbed the socio-economic ladder in this Vancouver. She remembered her father’s
new home come to mind. Not surprisingly, gleeful anticipation of profits and thetheir stories are never straight forward, with hustle and bustle of the store where all the
choices of occupation varying from one children except for Mary were involved andregion to another within British Columbia had important responsibilities. To watch
itself. In the Fraser Valley, the issei the interview, click here.
community worked to eventually produce
85% of the berries grown in the region.
For contract workers in mining, they were
obligated to work in dark mining shafts forat least a few years. These are just two of
the many examples. What about the restof the issei generation?
This month’s Sedai feature explores this
topic through the interview of Mary Akiko
Kawasaki (nee Mori). Like Manzo Nagano,the first documented immigrant from Japan
to Canada, Mary’s father arrived in New
Westminster, BC from Shiga-ken in 1897 View of Vancouver, ca. 1901, JCCC Original Photographic
Collection. 2001.15.48.

COMING TO TVOWEDNESDAY AUGUST 12, 9PM

Great news!
TVO has announced
that the world broadcast premiere of
MAGICAL IMPERFECTION:
The Lifeand Architecture of Raymond Moriyama
will be on Wednesday, August 12. Sharethis with your friends and family. From thesafety and comfort of your own home, you
can watch as internationally-renowned
architect Raymond Moriyama describes
his incredible journey.
Imprisoned in his own country during
the 1940s because of his race, Ray
found the strength to combat injustice by
devoting his career to social justice andequality. His monumental works, including
the Ontario Science Centre, the Canadian
War Museum, and the Canadian Embassyin Tokyo are used by thousands of people
every day, and each building reflects Ray’sunshakable belief in the need for inclusionof all people in our world.
Perhaps his crowning achievement
is the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
Inspired by Ray's own wartime experience,the striking architecture uses nonsymmetrical design elements to challenge
the public into thinking about war andpeace, and to express a feeling of hopethat he believes is still unfulfilled in all of us.
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75 years: Canada, Nuclear Weapons and the UN Ban Treaty
Hiroshima-Nagasaki Day 75th Anniversary Commemoration with Setsuko Thurlow & Friends

The JCCC is extremely grateful for the generosity of all who have made donations during this time. The outpouring of support,
commitment and kind words of encouragement we have received is a testament to our motto, Friendship through Culture.
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 the facility reopens. We very much lookforward to welcoming you back to the Centre. Thank you.

Thursday, August 6, 2020 at 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT
by Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition (Toronto)

DONATIONS TO THE JCCC

As of July 28, 2020
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

JCCC
Dr. Judith Balogh
Mr. Jerry & Mrs. Sue Hikida
Ms. Helen Ho
Ms. Yoshie Nagata

100
50
20
60

Organization
Sony of Canada Ltd
Cultural Program Sponsorship

Photo by Paule Saviano

TORONTO: On August 6 at 7pm theHiroshima-Nagasaki Day Coalition invites
the public to participate in the 75th
Anniversary Commemoration of the Atomic
bombings of Japan. The commemoration
will focus on 75 years of living with the threatof nuclear war. The 75th commemoration
will also focus on the role that Canada
played in the Manhattan project. The
keynote speaker will be A-bomb survivor
Setsuko Nakamura Thurlow, who jointly
accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalfof the International Campaign to Abolish
Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) in 2017. Peace
activist and historian Phyllis Creighton
will sketch Canada’s role in creating theatomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima
and Nagasaki, Canada’s continued saleof uranium and nuclear reactors enabling
more countries to become nuclear armed,
and its full commitment to NORAD and
NATO, both nuclear alliances relying on
nuclear weapons. The event will include
music by Grammy-nominated flautist Ron

Korb and photos, animation and brief
excerpts from documentaries that willshow major highlights of the 75-yearlong
effort to abolish nuclear weapons. Giving
us hope for their eventual elimination is
the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear
Weapons, now with 40 of the 50 nations
needed to sign and ratify it before coming
into international law. Thus far, Canada
is not a signatory. The co-hosts for thecommemoration are Katy McCormick,artist and professor, and Steven Staples,
Chairperson of PeaceQuest.
Little known to many Canadians,
Prime Minister Mackenzie King enteredinto a partnership with the U.S. andGreat Britain in the Manhattan Project’s
development of the atomic bombs,
including mining, refining, and exporting
the uranium necessary for their success.
Here in Canada, Dene workers fromGreat Bear Lake were hired to transport
the radioactive uranium in cloth sacks
from the mine to barges. They were neverwarned about radioactivity. Peter Blow’s
documentary Village of Widows chronicles
how the atomic bomb program impacted
that indigenous community. At the bottomof Great Bear Lake is over a million tons oftailings that will remain radioactive for the
next 800,000 years.
On August 6, Little Boy—a single
Atomic bomb—demolished the city ofHiroshima, killing 70,000 people, andcausing the deaths of 70,000 more by
the end of 1945. On August 9, 1945,
Fat Man, a plutonium bomb, devastatedNagasaki, exploding near the largest
Catholic cathedral in Asia, killing 70,000
non-combatants. Setting a pattern, US
Occupation censorship hid the true impactsof nuclear weapons—still unknown tomany today.
You can find the interview with Setsuko
Thurlow here.

Registration for the online event can be found here.
For further information about the commemoration, please visit the website http://www.hiroshimadaycoalition.ca/

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In Memoriam
In memory of Alice Sakaguchi
Mrs. Yasuko P. Kusano
In memory of Irene Miyasaki
Ms. Toni Osbourne
In memory of Kay Morishita
Kris Bowler
Mrs. Joan Hirano
Mr. James H. Kobayashi
Mrs. Yasuko P. Kusano
Mr. and Mrs. George Oyagi

30
100
50
30
100
30
50

Mr. Michael Shiomi
Mr. Rick Shiomi
In memory of Tosh Ryoji
Mr. James H. Kobayashi
Support Member
PartnerMrs. Lorie Edamura-Sikura
Mr. Michael Kitagawa
Ms. Mayumi Lashbrook
Ms. Nancy Mukai
Mr. and Mrs. Krisztian Szabo

100
50
100

116
116
116
116
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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
Shinya and Masumi Godo
Yoshiko Jean Goto & Family
Hamade Bunichi & Ito Matsunosuke & Hana
Mio
Yoshiko & Shigeo Bus Harada - In Memory
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
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
MemoryTommy 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
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Beaver & Michi Yamamura - In Loving
MemoryTsutae Yamamura - In Loving Memory
In memory of Amy Shizuko YoshidaGroupsAsahi Baseball Ichigun
Ayame-Kai Odori Group
Chado
Urasenke
TankokaiToronto
Association
DundeeWealth Inc. - Marty Kobayashi
Endow Dental Arts Studio Inc
Ghost Town Teachers Historical Society
学校法人山口学園 global.ecc.ac.jp ECC JAPAN
華やぎエッセイグループHanayagi Essay Group
Ikenobo Ikebana Society of Toronto
Japanese Cdn Citizens Assoc Toronto
Chapter
JCCC Judo Kai
JCCC Kendo
JCCC Kyudo Seikyu Kai
Nelson Arthur Hyland Foundation
New Japanese Canadian Association
Ontario Tottori Ken Jin Kai
Salden Foundation
SHODO CANADAThe Frank H. Hori Charitable Foundation
Toronto Japanese Garden Club
Toronto Kohaku Utagassen
Wynford Seniors Club

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DONATION

EMERGENCY APPEAL DONATIONS TO THE JCCC
As of July 28, 2020
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

JCCC Foundation
The Hatanaka Family Foundation
Mr. Chris & Mrs. Kristin Kobayashi-Reid
In memory of Tsugio and Fumiko Ito
Associations, Clubs, and Organizations
AJC (Association for Japanese Culture)
The Art of Change
Canadian Shorinji Kempo Federation
Hiroko Barall Room Wednesday
JCCC Iaido Club
JCCC Karaoke Club
JCCC Toronto New Japanese Canadian
Senior Club
Kumamoto Kenjin Kai
New Japanese Canadian Association
Ping Pong Club
Toronto Japanese Garden Club
Urasenke Tanko-kai Toronto Association
Wynford Seniors' Club
Corporates and Foundations
1000crows
Asian Pop-Up Cinema Chicago
Beyond the Bounds Inc
Discoveryannouncement.com
Dr. Sharon Sasaki Medicine Professional
Corporation
In memory of Mitsuru Sasaki
NagataConnex
NGK Insulators of Canada Ltd
Polar Home Fashions Inc
In appreciation of Aikido classRichard A. Nishikawa Medicine
Professional Corporation
GeneralMr. and Mrs. Jim Abe
JCCC Staff
Mrs. Michiko Abe Kozlowski
Mr. Ahmed Abdi
Nat Acebes
Mrs. Junko Adachi-Amitay
Mrs. Toshiko Adilman
Mr. Norihiko Akagi
Mr. Can Akalin
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In honour of Del Ishida
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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
Mr. Ilia Averbouch
Mrs. Marie T. Baba
Mrs. Hiroko Barall
Ms. Laurie 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
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 Carter18

Ms. Melanie CatleughMs. Heather Chan
Ms. Claudia Chan Garcia
Ms. H. Chang & Mr. A. Au
Miss Irene Chang
Ms. Sylvia Chang
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. Angela Colm
Mr. Bruce Connell
Mr. Octavio Contreras
The Crosby/Chen familyin St. John's, Newfoundland
Ms. Patricia Cornish
Mr. Marc Couturier
Ms. Yuriko Cowper-Smith
Mr. Jesse Cranin
Mrs. Susan Crichton
Mrs. Morven Crothers
Ms. Carolyn Crouch
Ms. Marnie Crouch
Mr. William Cruz
Mrs. Donna Curry
Mr. Agostino Dassa
Ms. Nana Deshima
Mr. Simon Christopher Dew
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. Greg Edwards
Mr. & Mrs. Chad Elston

EMERGENCY APPEAL DONATIONS TO THE JCCC
As of July 28, 2020
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

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
Mr. Jim Fenn & Ms. Pat Sano Fenn
Mr. Michael Filosa
Mr. Lawrence Fine
Mr. Connor Fitzgerald Furney
Mr. Josh Fogarasi
Ms. Mona Forzley
John, Suzuyo and son David andhis family, Candice, Tyler andAustin from Miami
In honour of Teruko Otani
Mrs. Irene T. Foulkes
In honour of 99th birthday- Frances Yaeki Nakamura
Mr. Steve Fraser
In honour of Eiko
Mr. Adam Frantschuk
Mr. and Mrs. Nobby Fujino
Ms. Denise H. Fujiwara
Mr. Keeton Fukusaka
Mr. Jiro Fukushima
Mrs. Sanae Fukushima
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
Mr. Robert Gossage
Ms. Akiko Goto
In appreciation of Taeko's mask
Ms. Mami Goto
Dr. and Mrs. David Gotlib
Mr. Robbie Grant
In honour of Front line workers,
Small Business
Mr. Martin Griffith
Mr. Mike Guan
Mr. Nazim Guliyev andMrs. Nargiz Guliyeva
Mr. Ronald Gwynne
Ms. Rie Hamamoto
Mr. Gary Hamasaki & Ms. Gloria Baxter
Mrs. Miyoko Hamasaki
Ms. Jing Han
Mrs. Amy Hanada-Nagahara
Ms. Laurie Harada
Ms. Anzu Hara
Mr. Damon Hartlin
Ms. Desiree Harvery
Ms. Megumi Hasegawa
Megumi’s masks
Ms. Jennifer Hashimoto
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
Rui Hua
Mr. Frank Huff
Mr. Eric & Mrs. Narumi Hyatt
Ms. Eleanor Hyodo
Ms. Paula Ibuki

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Mr. Toshiyuki Ijichi
Mr. Sid and Mrs. Marie Ikeda
Mrs. Mari Ikeno
Mrs. Naomi Ikonomou
Mr. Brian and Mrs. Sandy Imada
Ms. Nadia Gigi Inara
Ms. Kikuye Inouye
Ms. Stacey Inouye
The Sanaye Inouye Family
Sanaye Inouye's 99th birthday
in August 2020
Mr. Yosh (Yoshitaka) InouyeMrs. Neli Iordanova
Mr. Kevin Isaacs
On behalf of myself, my siblings
and my cousins
Mrs. Teresa Isaacs
Mr. Roland Isberto
In appreciation of Yayoi Kawabeof the JCCC
Ms. Elaine Ishibashi
Mr. Delano Ishida
Ms. Haruko Ishihara
Mr. Arthur and Mrs. Tomo Ishii
Ms. Ellen Ishikawa
Ms. Frances Ishikawa
Ms. Sayumi Ito
Ms. Takako Ito
Ms. Akiko Iwanami
Ms. Margaret Iwata
Mr. Robert Iveniuk
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
Ms. Masayo Kakihara
Mr. and Mrs. Nori Kanashiro
Ms. Meg Karper
Jun Kasai
Ms. Betty Kashima
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Katsuno
In honour of The Otani Family
Ms. Debbie Katsumi
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kawabe
Ms. Yayoi Kawabe

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DONATION

EMERGENCY APPEAL DONATIONS TO THE JCCC
As of July 28, 2020
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

Mr. Gary Kawaguchi and
Ms. Gayle Taguchi
Mr. Kevin K. Kawaguchi
Mr. Yoshiro Kawamura
Ms. Arlene Kawasoe
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kawasoe
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Kayahara
Mr. and Mrs. David Kimura
Mr. Gene & Mrs. Dorothy Kinoshita
Mr. John & Mrs. Dana Kinoshita Spencer
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kikuta
Mrs. Nobuko Kitamura
Dr. Susan Kitchell
Ms. Grace M. Kobayashi
Mr. James H. Kobayashi
Mr. Jim Kobayashi and
Ms. Karen Yamada
Ms. Lynn Kobayashi
Mr. Isao Kobo
Ms. Gail A. Kondo
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. 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
Ms. Dione Leung
Mr. Raymond Leung
Mrs. Roslyn Levin
Mr. Nathan Li
Ms. Karen Lo
Ms. Swee Loke
Mr. Andrew Loung

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Mr. Wenshu Luo
Mr. Michael Lustins
Mr. Robert Lyng
Mr. Derek Ma
Ms. Pui King (Gloria) Ma
Ms. Linda Mac
Mr. Thomas MacKay
Mr. Bruce MacDonald
Mr. Emmanuel Magboo
Ms. Kalli Magura
Ms. Jo Anne Maikawa
Ms. Yuen Kwan Man
Ms. Sheila Marjoribanks
Mrs. Sharon Marubashi
Mrs. Yuli Marubashi-Scheidt
In celebration of Paul Marubashi
Ms. Dawn Maruno
Mr. Paul Mateer
Ms. Dawn Maruno
Mr. Kenji Maruyama
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
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

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Ms. Yufuko Mochizuki
Mrs. Kazuko Moghul
Mrs. Rose Mokbel
Mr. David Mondoux
Mrs. Joyce Moore
Mrs. Ruth Mori
Mrs. Shirley Morita
Mr. Frank & Mrs. Betty Moritsugu
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Moritsugu
Ms. Maria Morvillo
Mr. Steve Motomura
Ms. Yaeko Munemasa
Ms. Caroline Munshaw
In honour of Eiko Brown
Mrs. Reiko Muramatsu
Ms. Aislinn Murray
Ms. Ruth R Nagami
Ms. Marianne Nagata
Ms. Yoshie Nagata
Ms. Rosanne Nagy
Mrs. Mariko Nakagawa
Mr. Roy Nakagawa
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

EMERGENCY APPEAL DONATIONS TO THE JCCC
As of July 28, 2020
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

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
Mr. Eizo Oka
Mrs. Shirley Okawa
Mr. Kohei Okubo Family
Ms. Tomoko Omori
Ms. Carole Ono
Mr. and Mrs. David Ono
Ms. Toni Osbourne
Mrs. Haruyo Ota
Mr. John Ota
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Otani
In honour of Teruko Otani
Mr. Gerry Oue
Jamie Papanastasiou
Mr. Minkyu Park
Dr. Paul Pencharz
Mrs. Shirley Peterson
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
Mrs. Nancy Roxby
Marshall Rubinoff
Ms. Vera Rumyantseva
Ifrah Saeed
Mr. Stephen and Mrs. Jill Saito
Mr. Takeo Saito
Ms. Satoko Sakai
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. David Saxby and Ms. Julie Suyama
Mrs. Reiko Schlichtig
Ms. Catherine Schutt
Ms. Eileen Scidmore
Mr. Noel Scott
Mr. John Shaw
Mr. Jacob Shekter
Ms. Tracy Sheppard
Ms. Judy Sheridan
Jonathan Shida, Family &ICG Business Inc
Mrs. Lily Shigetomi
Mr. and Mrs. Kaz Shikaze
Mrs. Joanne Shimotakahara
Marni and Martin Shintani
In honour of Kathleen & Koji Morishita
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. Mikhail Smirnov
Mr. Dan 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
Ms. Yasmin Strautins
Ms. Ai Su
Mr. Pierre Suen
Mr. Kyohei Sugihara
In appreciation of Taeko's mask
Mrs. Ayako Sugino
Miss Gwen Sugiyama
Mr. George Suyama
Ms. Barbara Suzuki
Mr. Robert Suzuki

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Mr. Victor & Mrs. Bev Suzuki
Mr. and Mrs. Krisztian Szabo
Mr. Cary Takagaki
Mr. Yasushi Takagi
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
Mr. and Mrs. Masahiro Terada
Ms. Ruby Tezuka
Ms. Marisa Thomas-Perrier
Mr. Trevor Thompson
Ms. Yaroslava Timoshenko
Mr. and Mrs. Hok Oen Tjoa
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Toda

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DONATION

EMERGENCY APPEAL DONATIONS TO THE JCCC
As of July 28, 2020
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

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. Denny Tran
Mr. Glen Tremblay
Mr. Guy and Mrs. Brenda Troendlin
Mr. Mark Tse
Ms. Donna Tsuji
Mr. Mel and Mrs. Kim 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
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. 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. Wayne Yamashita
Mr. Keiju and Ms. Junko Yanagawa
Mr. Richard Yang
Mr. and Mrs. Tokuo Yano
Mr. Masuo Yamashita
Mr. Anthony Yao
Mr. and Mrs. Takehiko Yoshida
Mr. Akira Yoshikawa
Mr. Toshi and Mrs. Donna Yoshimatsu
Mr. Paul Yu
Mrs. Min Zhou
Mo ZhuMr. Aliaksandr Zhukau
Mrs. Lily Zou
In Memoriam
In memoryr of a student in JapanYi Su
In memory of Anthony "Tony"
Tonegawa
Ms. Gayatri AnandMrs. Chris & Mr. Mark Asadoorian
Ms. Bonnie Curran
Dodie Muir
In memory of Alice Sakaguchi
Ms. Cheryl Grieve
In memory of Andrew Siu
Mrs. Susan Siu
In memory of Arnold Takamori
Ms. Mayumi Lashbrook
In memory of Ayako Takeda Myers
Mr. Frank Myers
In memory of Banjiro & Tsurue Eto,
Fred & Mary Kato
Mr. Benjamin Eto
In memory of Bert Nasu
Ms. Leslie Brindley
Ms. Alison Nasu
In memory of Betty Kiyoye Sugiman
Ms. Momoye Sugiman
In memory of Bruce Ettinger
Mrs. Diane Carter
In memory of Carol & Miki Doi
Mr. Robert and Mrs. Laura Doi

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In memory of Connie Mende
Mrs. Janice Bennink
In memory of Corteo
Ms. Maria Jose Garcia
In memory of Dixie & Ina
Mr. Alan Florence
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 Geri & Richard Shiozaki
Mr. Jesse Shiozaki
In memory of Harry K. Nishio
Miss Amy Nishio
In memory of Haruko Nakashima
Mr. Glen Nakashima and
Ms. Banasha Shah
In memory of Kaneko (Connie) Hoy
Mr. Peter Hoy
In memory of Kay Morishita
Ms. Janet Aitken
In memory of Ken and Ruth Tanino
Ms. Karen Tanino
In memory of Kilo Aida and George
Obokata
Ms. Elizabeth Obokata
In memory of K. Moranaka
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nishioka
In memory of Kimiye Hayashi
Mrs. Kay Doi
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

EMERGENCY APPEAL DONATIONS TO THE JCCC
As of July 28, 2020
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

In memory of Masaaki Dazai
Mrs. Aiko Murphy
Mrs. Mitsuko Dazai
In memory of Masami Tsukamoto
Anonymous
In memory of Masayasu Mine
Mrs. Mari Rutka
In memory of Michi Ueda
Mrs. Brenda Murai
I memory of Muneo and Martha Miike
Ms. Sandy Miike
In memory of Ozzie Fujiwara
Ms. Denise H. Fujiwara
In memory of Rae Misumi
Ms. Joy Sato
Mrs. Sandra Tateishi-Kotack &Dr. Garry Kotack
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 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 Shigeo Stanley Kishimoto
Ms. Joyce Hayward
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 Tony and Kimi Takenaka
Mr. Regan Takenaka
In memory of Tosh and Terry Sakura
Ms. JoAnne Sakura
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 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. 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) isfacing unprecedented operating challenges and we need your help.
The JCCC Emergency Appeal is our request for your financial support to weather thisunprecedented crisis.
We closed the JCCC on March 16 cancelling all progams, classes and events plannedto the end of August.
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 toughtimes for everyone so we welcome any donation.
http://www.jccc.on.ca/en/donate/emergency_appeal.php
Thank you for your support.

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Momiji & JSS Online Learning & Social Series: August 2020

by Chie Takano Reeves, RSW (Community Outreach Worker), Japanese Social Services (JSS)JSS is still operating remotely, and some this information on the JSS website.
4. Shio Kouji & Miso Making
programs have been moved to online. We
Aug 26 (in English) 3:30 – 4:30 pm
also recently started to offer new program 1. COVID-19 & Mask
Toronto mom / full-time student /in collaboration with Momiji Health Carebusiness owner / JSS volunteer,Aug 5 (in English) 2 – 3 pm
Society – Online e-Learning series since
Wakaba Hoshino, talks about how
Learn how to choose, wear and care
June 2020. Japanese cooking, art, healthto make shio kouji and miso at homeyour mask properly,– we try having different topics to attract
as well as how to use them for yourfrom Yuka Okada,people to gather, learn, and see faces of
cooking.
Momiji Health Careother attendees, which is great for one’s
nurse.
mental health well-being especially duringNote:current pandemic situation and restriction 2. Immunization for Adults and Older• Pre-registration required by 2 days
to protect each other. Join us for the August
Adultsbefore each session (Monday). Clicke-Learning (online) sessions!
Aug 12 (in Japanese) 2 – 3 pm
each date to see more details andNever attended online session? We
Toronto registered nurse, Tomoko
register.
are more than happy to teach you how to
Fukushima, talks about types of• First-time Zoom user? Contact Keikodownload Zoom (online meeting platform)
immunizations for adults and older
to book your Zoom practice session!
on your device and use it, or how to attend
adults, frequency, where to receive,
Momiji 416-261-6683 ext.249
our session via your phone. We have
OHIP coverage, etc.
ciw@momiji.on.ca
number of senior individuals attending to• Contact JSS/Momiji for any question or
our sessions after receiving one-on-one 3. Natto Making:any difficulty registering.
Zoom practice from us. There is nothing
Aug 26 (in Japanese)** This online series is hosted by Momiji Healththat could make us happier than seeing a2 – 3 pm
Care Society and Japanese Social Services
person’s smile on Zoom video who did notToronto mom / full-time student /(JSS), supported by Halton Japanese Seniorbelieve she/he could!
business owner / JSS volunteer,
Lunch Group and Family Talks Forum (FTF).
Please click each link to see more
Wakaba Hoshino, talks about how todetails and registration. All sessions are
make natto at home.
held on Wednesday afternoon via Zoom
(online meeting platform). Click here to see

Ready To ServeAt Kaiseki Yu-zen Hashimoto, we care for our customers heath and safety by providing
Japanese hospitality, Omotenashi and ensure that by creating a social and physicallydistanced dining experience that is curated to each guest.
We look forward to serving you again in person as it's time to dine again and experience
A Moment Together, Ichigo-Ichie.

モミジ ＆ JSS オンライン講座シリーズ：２０２０年８月
by 高野千恵、RSW（コミュニティ・アウトリーチ・ワーカー）, Japanese Social Services (JSS)JSSはパンデミックにて３月中旬よりリモー 1.
トで個別相談を提供してきました。その後、一部の既存プログラムのオンライン化、６月より
モミジヘルスケア協会と共同でのオンライン
講座を提供しています。料理、アート、健康など、みなさんに興味を持っていただけそうな、またはリクエストをとりあげ、パンデミックで2.
家にこもりがちのこの時期に、お互いの顔を見ながら集い（必須ではありませんが、心の健康のためにぜひ！）、共に学べる機会を提供することを目指しています。
オンラインは初めて、と躊躇していません
か？参加のためのZoom入手や参加方法など、ご希望があれば１対１でのお手伝いをしています。今までも、ご自身で・家族で・私たちとの練習を経てなど、多くのシニアにも参加いた
3.
だいています。できないと自ら思い込んでいた人が繋がった瞬間に満面の笑顔となるのをみるのは、何物にも代え難い喜びです。ぜひあ
なたも８月の会に参加してみませんか？
（水曜
午後）※講座一覧をJSSウェブサイトでみる：こちら

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COVID-19とマスクについて
8月5日（英語）２～３時
様々なマスクについて、手作りマスクの選
び方や、マスクをする際に気を付けることなど、モミジヘルスケア協会勤務の看護師、岡田由佳氏より伺います。
大人・シニアの予防接種
8月12日（日本語）２～３時
大人とシニア向けの予防接種の種
類、頻度や受けられる場所、OHIP有効かどうかなど、
認定看護師の福島朋子氏より伺います。
納豆を作ってみよう
8月26日（日本語）２～３時
リクエストの多かった納豆の作り方講座です。便利なキッチン家電なしでも自宅で簡単に納豆を作れます。Local Koji
Co.のオーナー星野若葉氏をお迎えしま
す。

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4.

塩麴と味噌を作ろう
8月26日（英語）３時半～４時半
過去好評だった発酵食品講座から、日本食以外にも幅広く使える塩麴と味噌の作り方を英語でお届け。Local Koji Co.のオーナー、星野若葉氏をお迎えします。

Social Distance Care Box

Traditional Japanese Meal At The Comfort Of Your Home
Focusing On The Beautiful Culinary Techniques Of Kaiseki Cuisine
Summer Is Calling Care Box$150.00

A5 Miyazaki Wagyu Care Box$150.00

Dinner Course Case Box$300.00

参加方法：• 締切（実施２日前）までにお申込み下さい（各講座の日付リンクより詳細ページ・登録フォームへ）。
• Zoomの事前練習は、モミジのけいこまで
416-261-6683 ext.249
ciw@momiji.on.ca※このオンライン講座シリーズは、モミジヘルスケ
ア協会とJapanese Social Services (JSS)により提供、ハルトンシニア昼食会とFamily Talks Forum(FTF) により支援を受けています。

Please visit www.kaiseki.ca for more details
or email us at rsvp@kaiseki.ca
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– Japanese lime plaster has numerous health benefits

Serving the JCCC community

YOUR TRUST IS MY PRIORITY

SAFELY MAKE A MOVE
(during COVID-19)

While it has always been important to have a plan when moving, COVID-19 has made it crucial. You have to thinkwell ahead to ensure you have ALL the right supplies. What if stores shut down again before your moving day?
Most movers are operating with enhanced safety measures… but double check! Ask what their protocols are forthe pandemic. Do they clean & sanitize their moving equipment (blankets, straps, etc.) and their trucks for eachcustomer? Do they monitor their staff for symptoms? What if you become ill within 14 days of your move?
To guide you from start to end, here’s a checklist to help ensure the whole process goes as smoothly as possible.

1 WEEK OUT

6 WEEKS OUT

5 Finish packing your belongings and keep a box or bag
aside for your essential bedding. You’ll definitely want
a comfortable bed after moving!
5 Make sure you have all the essentials for moving day– snacks, disinfectants, garbage bags, water, etc. –and keep them easily accessible

5 Set a budget for the move
5 Confirm your moving date then book your mover
5 Sweet-talk your social cluster to see who’s willing to help
5 Create a floorplan of your new home and plan whereto place your furniture
5 Arrange insurance coverage for your new home
5 Arrange to transfer school and medical records
5 Donate and remove unwanted possessions

Shikkui

MOVING DAY!
5 Go through your old home and make sure everythinghas been cleaned up. Remove all garbage and recycling
5 Have soap & paper towels by every sink. Hand sanitizer
at all entryways and exits and anywhere else you feel
would be helpful
5 If you can thoroughly clean your new home before
your arrival, that would ideal. If not, start with the mostfrequently touched surfaces – doorknobs, handles,
railings, light switches, faucets, countertops, tables
5 At your new home, set up and make the bed(s) first.
At the end of day, you’ll be glad you did!
5 Unpack essentials first and store any boxes you don’t
need right away in the basement, garage or locker.
This way you can enjoy your new space right away
5 Before the movers leave, ensure all of your belongings
have arrived and nothing has been damaged
5 Recyle empty boxes and dispose of garbage
5 Eat, relax and enjoy the first night in your new home!

4 WEEKS OUT

by Shannon Mishimagi, Living Green Homes Inc,
In addition to offering our clients Shikkui we also offer othernatural building materials so you can feel good about what you
are putting into your home. From natural hardwood floors treated
without chemicals to non-toxic insulation. To help our clients create
healthier spaces within their homes, we also offer renovations
services and interior design services. We make sure we’re withyou every step of the way when transforming your home, fromchoosing materials that are right for you to maximizing your space
and incorporating visually pleasing design elements that help
increase your property value. Visit our site to request a quote,https://www.livinggreenhomes.org/renovation-services

At Living Green Homes Inc. we believe your home should makeyou feel good, after all this is where the majority of us spend mostof our time. For this reason, we believe in using natural and ecofriendly building materials in our homes. Shikkui has been our main
product due to its durability, numerous health benefits, its Cradle toCradle certification and its resistance to influenza & coronavirus.
You can learn more about Shikkui and the natural ingredients it ismade from on our site, https://www.livinggreenhomes.org/shikkui.
While there is speculation surrounding sick house syndrome andthe effects on our health there is no denying that the harsh chemicals
found in the walls and floors of our homes can be replaced withnatural building products. Allowing us to create healthier spaces
where we can live and breathe without compromising our healthand wellbeing.

For more information about Shikkui please visit www.livinggreenhomes.org
or by email at info@livinggreenhomes.org. We can also be reached at 416-474-6580.

5 Gather packing supplies (boxes, bubble wrap, tape, etc.)
Best not to use free boxes right now since the virus cansurvive on cardboard for up to 24 hours, so not worth
the risk. Buy new boxes or rent plastic boxes instead
5 Start packing what you can. Number and identify whichroom each box should be moved to. Also, in a notebook,keep a general record of what’s in each box
5 Keep essentials separate, and if you can, transport themyourself, so they’ll be easy-to-find when you need them
5 Discontinue or transfer utilities and essential services
to your new address (hydro, gas, water, internet, etc.)
5 Notify banks, post office, credit card companies, CRA,
etc. of your change of address
5 Reserve an elevator for move day (if necessary)

2 WEEKS OUT
5 Review plans with your moving company
5 Confirm any services that may be required on moving
day (house cleaners, etc.)
5 Take photos of any valuables (furniture, appliances you
are taking) – these would be for filing claims should
any damage occur during your move
5 Put room labels on your furniture to help makemoving day go smoother647.987.8872
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Moving is stressful enough, and COVID-19
definitely elevates safety concerns, but it can(and has) been done.
If you have any questions, please neverhesitate to get in touch. I would be happy
to help in any way I can.

garytehara@gmail.com
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WINTER – WATER – FUSHIMI(Kyoto and Nara)by Laura Dijana Higgins, CEO & Sommelier at amethystwine.ca
It has been fun to learn the basics one day,during a lecture and tour of Gekkeikan, oneof the largest sake breweries in Japan; andthen, have my mind blown the next day withall the experimentation going on at nearby
micro-breweries like Masuda Tokubee
Shoten. Maybe, it was a lack of adjectives,a bit of boastful pride, or objectively arecognized truth; but what I heard the mostduring this leg of my journey was “we havethe best water for making Sake”: despite
many of the producers sourcing theirwater from different locations. At the very
least, the take-away is that WATER is very
important to SAKE.
This is sort of a new thing for me having
come from a wine background. Grape
wine is made by pressing the juice out ofwhole grapes. There is no water addedor used in the wine-making process. With
Sake, the process of brewing involves a lotof water! There is a good breakdown of
the role of water at this website:

Sugitama

https://sake-world.com/about-sake/how-sake-ismade/the-water/ “The rice is washed, rinsed, andsoaked before it ever gets close to the steaming
process. Water is then added to the fermenting
moromi in the tanks at each of the (typically) three“shikomi,” or additions of rice, water and koji.
Finally, a little water is almost always added at theend to bring the alcohol down from the naturally
occurring twenty percent or so to around sixteen
percent”.

It is because of the importance ofwater that Hyogo Prefecture has somany breweries: their water has an idealbalance of minerals to both promote good
fermentation and yield a fine flavour tothe finished product. If you want to be

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Umenoyado Brewery Nara

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knowledgeable (or even just look like you
know what you are talking about) then you
need to ask what the source of the water
is that made the sake you are drinking.
Mt. Rokko’s water, for instance, is known
as “Miyamizu” – Heavenly Water. As acanoeist, I pride myself on having manytimes dipped my cup directly into the waterof a pure northern Ontario lake to drink.
The abundance and purity of our waters ispart of my national identity as a Canadian.
I could really relate to why everyone kept
making claims about why their water was
the best when we were shown a 3-D mapof the Fushimi water basin that underlies
the entire district. Wow, what a revelation!
Perhaps, if we showed more people ourown water basin under the G.T.A., we,too, might honour the land with stricter
protections.
Proud traditions reigned in the historic
district for our evening reception, hosted
by the Fushimi Sake Brewers Association,
as we were invited to break the lid of thesake barrel using wooden mallets in a
ceremony known as Kagami-biraki. Like
the quest to pair Sake with international
cuisine, I saw this event as a very important
way of demonstrating the desire of theSake industry to truly open themselves tointernational participation, not just throughconsumption but by experience of theculture at a higher level. Refined ricethat is polished, pure water that supports
life and koji (which is almost mystical) are
more than just ingredients in a recipe: theybind in a way that harmonizes the families

Ume Tree at Umenoyado

behind the brands. This was very evident
at the reception and during the tours when
multiple generations interacted with us in along flow of samples and stories.
Do you know about Sugitama? Thatis the ball of cedar branches that hang
above sake breweries (and often retailshops or restaurants that serve sake). My
tour was in February, the height of brewing
and finishing the newest fine sakes. Sake
brewing traditionally takes place in January
and February when the temperatures arecoolest and most suitable for brewing.
Once the new sake is ready for sale a fresh
Sugitama that is still green will get hungand as the sugitama slowly turns brown
throughout the remaining part of the year
the sake itself is maturing and mellowing
in the bottles. There are some breweries
who use stainless steel tanks with coolingjackets so that they can brew year-round.
You might assume that it is only thelargest most commercial breweries who do
this because they need to maximize theirproduction; however, in the case of Matsui
Shuzo in Kyoto they use this technology
for different reasons--one, because they
have a very small land footprint and do nothave the space to house many tanks forbrewing; and two, so that they can craft
all different sorts of small volume house
specialties with different characters asoften as they want to try a new or uniquemethod or style.
Given the volume of alcohol producedin the world, an outsider could be excusedfor thinking that it is a faceless, nameless,industry. Reality is that the more global thatit gets the more all our paths intermingle
and cross. In March of 2019, I had thepleasure to tour wine regions in France(Loire, Champagne, and Alsace) as well as
attend a massive trade show in Dusseldorf,
Germany called “Prowein”. Prowein has
seventeen buildings that each feel likethey are the size of Toronto’s Better Living
Centre on the Exhibition grounds. Eachbuilding was filled with the products of asingle country or style of alcohol.
Japan was well represented but,of course, I managed to find the one
renegade who had a booth in the Spritsbuilding instead of the Sake/Japan hall.
Ile Four Modern Sake caught my eye with
their very easy to read and understandlabels. Being new to sake meant that I wasable to easily see that each product wasdifferent and being away from the experts,
who were crowding the sake tables in theJapanese hall, gave me the confidence
to ask some neophyte questions without
being too embarrassed. Junmai? Junmai
Ginjo? Daiginjo? Shochu? It turns outthat Ile Four was made for people likeme. It is the invention of a Swiss/Germanmarketing company with Sake/Shochu
sourced with the help of their Tokyo-based
partner. Imagine my surprise when one ofthe producers on my JETRO tour was the
producer of the Ile Four Sake: Umenoyado
Brewery of Nara Prefecture. Long story
short, Ikuo-san of Ile Four (even though
the pandemic was ramping up by this time)
travelled to Kyoto by train and then we

Mr. Tokubee Masuda

Kagami-biraki Ceremony Fushimi

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both took a tour of Umenoyado together
with the current director.
By this time, I knew enough torecognize that their region was (like others)
one of if not the oldest known regions for
producing sake, that they used the best
Yamada-Nishiki rice (like others but withthe advantage of having their own polishingequipment which is very unusual), and that
their water was ideal (arguably the best)from Mt. Katsuragi. Who am I to argue
good-better-best? But at this point, I had
consumed at least 20 sake a day for six
days and I was at least starting to figureout my own personal preferences and todifferentiate between styles, along with
beginning to use the correct terminology to
ask questions.
*The pictures that accompany this article show
part of my tour in Kyoto and Nara, the Fushimi
reception, and examples of water wells. The next
installment will focus on Spring – Koji - Tottori.
Laura Dijana Higgins is the CEO & Sommelier atamethystwine.ca

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My Story, My Album <1>

My Story, My Album <2>

Orange Farmers in Ontario!
by John Mernagh

マスクづくりから生まれる繋がり
by 妙子ルイスコロナ禍でも前向きに生活。
「自分にできることで」とFashion Masks Fundraisingを企画され、JCCCをご支援くださるルイス妙子さん– きっかけは、自作のマスクを褒めてもらったことThis story begins with Eiko and I meetingin Japan. We married and Eiko moved to
Canada.
One night, shortly after moving to
Canada, Eiko had a dream. She dreamt
that her father, who had passed awayseveral years earlier, had come to visit
her in Canada. The next morning Eikocalled her mother to tell her of her
dream. Her mother was amazed saying
Eiko’s father never liked airplanes oreven cars. But despite this had chosen
to come from Japan to look in on his
daughter. Eiko thought that he may havebeen worried about his daughter coming
to Canada alone.
Eiko’s parents were orange farmers
in Japan. When Eiko told me about her
dream I decided that we should haveorange trees growing in our house. So,
we decided to become orange farmers
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be a good memory for her parents andremind Eiko of her childhood in Japan.
Growing oranges in Ontario is an
obvious problem due to the long winters.
We started by buying several trees.
They did fairly well during the winter inour sunroom, despite the short daylight
hours. In the spring we would take themout into the garden. The trees continued
to grow making transfer from inside
to outside every year difficult but wemanage. The rewards are that in thespring the house and garden are filledwith beautiful flowers and the smell oforange blossoms. Even better, for the
first time in my life after growing up in
Toronto, I am able to eat fresh oranges
right off the tree. Much better than what
you get at the grocery store.
We first planted four trees: mandarin,
tangerine, valencia and lemon. Some of
the trees have since died and had to be30

replaced. At the present time we have atangerine and two lemon trees. We planon getting more in the future.
We presented several lemons to Mr.
Masaki Hashimoto, owner of Kaiseki Yuzen Hashimoto at the JCCC. He planted
the seeds and grew a number of baby
trees. He presented one of the trees tous. Now the mother and baby lemon
trees are both flourishing, and look very
happy together. Thanks Hashimoto-san!

Family talk forum(FTF)創始者の三浦さん
がJCCCの緊急支援呼びかけメールの中で“
チリも積もれば山となる”と言うお言葉に私もチリになれないだろうかと(笑)でも、ただ寄付するだけでは本当にチリで終わってしまう
ので山にするにはどうしたらいいだろうかと考えました。
その頃世間は丁度マスク不足で、私が家族にマスクを作ってました。それを買い物や散歩出先で、誰かから「そのマスク素敵ね」と褒られたりしてちょっと気分がいいではありま
せんか！
！っと、コロナブルーでもちょっとした
オシャレは人の心をウキウキさせてくれ免疫
力も上がるのではないのかと。そして、そうだ
今ならマスクを必要としてくれる人達もいるだろうし、そのマスクを私が作れば、マスク代の金額を寄付金に回してもらう事で寄付者の負担も軽くなり、寄付がしやすい環境になるじゃない！っと自転車漕ぎながら閃いたのでした笑– 試行錯誤してたどり着いた自分ス
タイルのマスク

ネットに出ている立体マスクを元に、自分なりに試行錯誤して今のスタイルになっております。
工夫した点は、リバーシブルタイプにした事と、依頼者に率直尚且つ全力で対応する事です。難しかった点は、家にある材料だけで作る事とゴム紐が無く紐を自分で作った事です。

– 使ってくださっている方からの言
葉が励みに

最初5月にマスクを提供させていただいた方々からは、ほぼ素敵ですねと言うお言葉で、2回目(夏バージョン) の際には、とても丁寧に作られている、おしゃれでセンスが良くシック、耳の部分が痛くない、柄が気に入っています等等、有難いお言葉を頂きました。

–

目標は３９０枚！

数えたら190枚作ってました。目標設定は、サンキューとかけて390枚以上で、今年一杯
迄は、
この活動(Fashion Masks Fundraising
以下FMF)を続けていこうと思っています。
皆さん今回のコロナショック(パンデミック)で、世界中の人々が“これからの一体どうなるんだう”と言う不安や恐怖に駆られたのではないでしょうか？私もその一人で不安の中、悩んで悩んで行き着いた答えは、
トイレット
ペーパーを奪い合うのでは無く、自分のできる範囲で誰かの役に立てれる人間であろうという事を選びました。

–

震災で知った人との繋がり

前の3月11日に起きた福島原発で今と似た様な状況、心境になりました。そして、その時も大切なのは、人との繋がりだったのではないでしょうか？
2年前の3月11日に息子が産まれ、一児の母となった今、自分はどの様な親の背中でいたいのか？
そして自分の両親は、私に何を見せてくれ
たのかと。

–

JCCCのボランティアからFMFへ

ところで私は以前、JCCCの図書館のボラン
ティアを一年ちょっとさせてもらいました。図
書館の本の多くは日本人の方々の寄付から成り立っていて、
とても興味深い本が多く素晴らしい図書館です。私は この図書館を利用して色んなジャンルの本を400冊以上も読みました。そしてカナダにいたからこそ、これだけの本を読む事が出来たし、今回のFMFも本を読んでたからこそ出来た企画だと思います。本
は私の人生を豊かにしてくれました。
最後に、この企画に賛同してくれた皆様、それに応援物資、声援までくれた方々、ほんまに感謝しています。多分一番心が救われたのは私だと思います。そして、
こんな状況でも文句一つ言わずに支えてくれている主人ポールにこの場を借りて有難うと言わせてもらいます。

ところで私たち日本人は、忘れもしない9年*妙子さんの活動、Fashion Masks Fundrasingにご興味のある方は、妙子さんの連絡先（taekocookingitaly2003@gmail.com）宛てに直接ご連絡ください。

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⽇焼けと⾍刺されの予防とアフターケア
by Keiko Itoh, Tokyo Beauty Studio Inc

カナダの夏をいかがお過ごしでしょうか？
今年は例年になく草⽊植物の成⻑のエネル
ギーが旺盛で⼩動物、⾍達もそれに⽐例する
かのように 活動が活発に感じます。
トロント
もようやくステージ３に向け だいぶ制限が緩和されてきて野外のパティオでお⾷事されたり、この貴重な夏をアウトドアで過ごされる⽅も多いと思います。ビーチや⼭にドライブに、そしてゴルフやハイキングガーデニングなど 屋外で強い⽇差しを⻑時間浴びる時間
もふえてきていると思いましす。
さて 前回は ⽇差しからのサンプロテクショ
ンのお話しをさせていただきましたが、今回は ⽇焼けで痛んだお肌のアフターケアと この時期に多い⾍刺され防⽌対策及びアフターケアについてご紹介いたします。

⽇焼けのアフターケア

シミやシワなどの肌の⽼化の原因になる紫外線。
ダメージを負った肌はバリア機能が低下
し、ちょっとした刺激にも弱い肌になってしまいます。⽇焼けをしたら放置しておかず、⽇焼
け直後のケアが重要で 遅くとも72時間以内のアフターケアが勝負です。
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⽕照りや⾚み 炎症を起こしていたら、まず冷やして下さい。(濡らしたタオルや保冷パックなどで)⽇焼けした肌は脱⽔状態になっている
ので、刺激の少ない保湿⼒の⾼い化粧
⽔、ジェルなどで保湿を⼗分にしてください。
唇も⽪膚が薄く乾燥しやすい部位でダメージを受けやすいので、
リップクリーム
でしっかり保湿してください。
⾚みが強く炎症を起こしている場合は、抗炎症カーミングジェルなどもヘルプになりますが、痛みや痒みが酷い場合は⽪膚科の先⽣にご相談される事もお勧めします。
⾚みが落ち着くまで冷却と保湿を数⽇続けてください。
外側からだけでなく内側からのケアも必要です。脱⽔症状のお肌に⽔分が⾏き渡るように、常温のお⽔をこまめに飲んで⽔分補給も忘れずに。そして ビタミン
C.E.Aなどのサプリメントを1週間位は続
けて摂るのも効果的です。

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⽪膚の⽕照りや炎症が落ち着きました
ら、いつものスキンケアに美⽩効果と保湿効果のある化粧品(ビタミンCやヒアル
ロン酸配合)をプラスしてお使いになるのも、シミや⾊素沈着を防ぐヘルプになるでしょう。

虫刺され防止とアフターケア
アウトドアでのアクティビティーで この時期⽋かせない⾍除けスプレー。⾍に刺されそうな場所に⾏く時は、なるべく素肌を出さな
いよう⻑袖⻑ズボンなど服装を⼼が蹴る事も必要ですが、まずはスプレーでプロテクショ
ン！
！刺されてしまったら とにかく 掻かないよ
うに気をつけてください。⾍に刺されたら 痒
み痛みの症状を アフターケアーで、症状を早く抑え、跡を残さない為にも次の項⽬を避けてください。
1.

⾼温や体温が上昇すると痒みがます為、シャワーや⼊浴は、ややぬるめにする。
2. 飲酒も控えめにしましょう。
3. ブヨ アブなどに刺され 症状が重く腫れがひどい場合は 安静第一で、激しい運動も避けましょう。
市販の⾍除けスプレーもございますが、肌の弱い⽅には強すぎて 逆に痒みや炎症を起こす⼼配のある⽅にお勧めの アロマオイルを使った簡単⼿づくりの⾍除けスプレーと⾍刺されジェルの作り⽅をご紹介します。
◎⾍除けスプレー(まずは予防のために⾍が嫌う⾹りを⾝体や服に着けておきましょう)
⼿⾜や⾸元にも数回スプレーしてみましょう。
(刺されてしまったら直ぐに毒素の解毒、中和、抗炎症、鎮掻痒作⽤のあるアロマオイル
を使⽤する事で腫れや痒みも軽減されます。

アロマオイル・ユーカリプス(シトリオドラ)8滴
・ラベンダー(アングステイフォリア)8滴・ゼラニウム4滴・クローブ3滴(このうち1、2滴をレモングラスに変更可能)
・アルコール(70%)10ml
・デイステイル(蒸留⽔)ウオーター90ml•スプレーボトル(100ml⽤⼜は それより少し
⼤きい容量のもの)

作り⽅
容器にアルコールを⼊れてアロマオイルを加えて蒸留⽔を加えて よく振ってから使⽤します。

◎⾍刺されアフタージェル レシピ１

アロマオイル•
ラベンダー(アングステイフォリア)10滴•
ティーツリー10滴•
ゼラニウム⼜はユーカリプス(シトリオドラ)2滴•
ホホバオイル10ml•
アロエジェル20g•
クリーム容器30g位⽤
作り⽅
ホホバオイルとアロエジェルを混ぜ、アロマ
オイルを加えてよく混ぜる◎レシピ2(超簡単)

今回仕様のアロマオイルの紹介
ラベンダー
刺激や毒性がなく ⽤途が広い万能薬、抗ウイ
ルス、抗菌、抗炎症、抗鎮痛
瘢痕形成作⽤。敏感肌⼦供にも使いやすい
利点があります。
ティーツリー
抗菌作⽤が強く、化膿した傷にも役⽴ちます。
防⾍効果、抗ウイルス効果、⽪膚再⽣作⽤、消炎作⽤／解毒作⽤
ユーカリプス
抗菌、殺菌、抗感染、抗ウイルス、駆⾍、創傷緩和、⾍刺され緩和
ゼラニウム
殺菌消毒作⽤、細胞成⻑作⽤、ホルモン分泌、⾃⽴神経のバランス調整、⾍除け作⽤•
市販のハンドクリーム20g•
ティーツリーオイル10滴(痒みが激しく場合はパチュリ2滴プラス)

クローブ
鎮痛効果、抗菌作⽤作り⽅
ハンドクリームにアロマオイルを加えてよく
混ぜる。

パチュリ
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レモングラス•
6歳以下のお⼦様にはアロマオイルの量
殺菌、⾍除け、(妊娠初期は禁忌)
を半分にして作ります。
•
⼿作りのスプレーやジェルは1〜2ヶ⽉以
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•
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•
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•
⾚ちゃんは基本的に使わないようにしま
しょう。⼩さなお⼦様 ペット 妊娠中の⽅は仕様に関してはお問い合わせください。
今回ご紹介した⾍刺されアフタージェルは、⾍刺されとその後の痒み対策には有効性がありますが、刺された⾍によっては(毒性の強いもの)効果が期待出来ない場合もございます。
その場合は ステロイド系の外⽤薬が必要になったり、⽪膚科の先⽣に⾒てもらう事もお勧めいたします。
とにかく掻かないように！
掻き毟ると その後に細菌感染を起こしたり、傷跡が濃い染み跡になってしまいます。

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Aug 2020 Vol. 46 Issue 8

ホワイトラビット

伊坂幸太郎／著
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新潮社
出版年月
2020年7月
店頭価格$15.90+TAX

読書の時間～書店が選ぶおススメ本～

仙台の住宅街で発生した人質立てこもり事件。
SITが出動するも、逃亡不可能な状況下、予想外の要求が炸裂する。
息子への、妻への、娘への、オリオン座への（？）愛が交錯し、事態は思わぬ方向に転がっていく。
「白兎（しろうさぎ）事件」の全貌を知ることができるのはあなただけ！。伊坂作品初
心者から上級者まで没頭度MAX！あの泥棒も登場します。

syunkonカフェごはん 7
山本ゆり／著
出版社名
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店頭価格

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日本で一番売れている料理レシピ本、山本
ゆりさんの最新刊！
記念すべきシリーズ１０冊目にあたる今回は、人気の電子レンジレシピはもちろん、３年分のレシピの中からＴＶやTwitterで大反響を集めた絶品レシピを集めた「人気ＢＥＳ
Ｔ３０」、めんどくさくない献立特集、圧倒的簡単の「だけ」
レシピなど、大充実。
山本ゆりさん自ら「最高傑作！」と言う自信の一冊。
さらに、１０冊分のレシピが食材から一発で検索できる、特製インデックスが別冊付録でついています！
「バスク風チーズケーキ」、「春巻きの皮パケット」「サクサクとろーりもちチーズ」「世界
一簡単なマカロニグラタン」「ピリ辛チキンスティック」「ハッシュドオニオンチーズ」「豚
バラキャベツマウンテン」「焼肉のたれで！や
わらか煮込みハンバーグ」「本気の塩から揚げ」…などなど、大反響だった人気レシピを詰めこみました。

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Aug 2020 Vol. 46 Issue 834

夏に美味しく飲む
日本茶by 吉田桃代

www.momotea.co
info@momotea.co「水出し煎茶」
として売られている商品は、7月半ばに突入し、最近はヒートウェーブのようにつくられてい影響をうけて、
ここトロントでも日本のような 「水に抽出されやすい」
るので、茶葉が切断され、細かいものが多い
蒸し暑い日が続いていますね。私は夏の間もです。
（水には抽出されやすく便利なのです
温かいお茶を飲むのが比較的好きなのですが、逆に温かいお湯を注ぐと苦みが強くなっが、そんな私でもここ最近は冷たいお茶につてしまうので気を付けて下さい。）
いつい手がのびています。お気に入りのガラ「水出し」として売られていなくても、例えスのコップへお茶をそそぎ、氷を浮かべてカばご自宅の棚に眠っている茶葉でも簡単に「ランコロンと風鈴の音を聴いているような涼やかな気分で、裏庭でお茶を飲む時間が好き 水出し緑茶」をつくることができます。その際の目安ですが、まずは 5～8gの茶葉に対してです。
1Lで試してみて下さい。お茶パック（だしパック）へ茶葉をいれて、水の入ったピッチャー（「冷茶」と「水出し煎茶」の違い
麦茶いれ等）へ放り込む。または茶葉をそのところで、日本でも夏になると耳にする「冷ままパラパラとピッチャーへいれ、抽出する
茶」と「水出し煎茶」、実は違いがあります。
際に茶こしで茶葉を取り除いてもいいと思い
正式には「冷茶」はお湯で淹れたお茶を冷やます。
したものであり、「水出し煎茶」は冷たい水で必ず冷蔵庫保管。もし可能であれば、氷水
時間をかけてじっくりと淹れたお茶です。
このにして冷蔵庫で寝かせてみて下さい。
二つの抽出方法でお茶を淹れると、同じ茶葉
抽出時間は、できれば6時間。夜仕込んだら次でも味が違うのです。
の日、完成しているはずです。出来上がったお「冷茶」は冷えているだけで、味はお湯で淹
茶は、自然の旨味と甘みが強く、きっと驚くこ
れたお茶と同じです。苦みや渋みもそのままとでしょう。
で冷されます。その一方で「水出し煎茶」は水の中で茶葉を抽出することにより、苦味や渋味の成分があまり出てきません。結果、旨味と 「焙じ茶」
「玄米茶」
も水出しで
甘味の強いお茶になるのです。
また、煎茶だけでなく、私は焙じ茶、玄米茶
味だけでなく、体への効果の違いもありまも水出しをして、常に冷蔵庫へ常備しています。日本茶に含まれる代表的な成分にカテキす。その日の気分で飲み分けるのもお勧めでンがありますが、温かいお湯を注ぐと、苦みとす。作った水出しは冷蔵庫保管で2，3日は美
渋み成分の高いカテキンとカフェインが抽出
味しく飲めます。
（必ず冷蔵庫保管をしてくだされるのです。
さい）
一方、旨味成分のあるテアニンなどのアミ
カフェインが弱い方も、この方法で抽出した
ノ酸類は、冷水でじっくり浸すことにより抽出 「水出しのお茶」ならあまり体への影響をうされます。
この方法で抽出されたお茶は免疫けることなく楽しめると思います。また、やは力アップとリラックス効果があるのです。
り温かいお茶が好き、、という方、「水出し」をしたあとに、温めるという裏技を試して下さい。
「水出し茶」の美味しい淹れ方
いかがでしたでしょうか？この記事を読んでは、このお勧めの「水出し」、
どのくらいので、「水出し」をしてみたくなった方いたら嬉し
温度が理想なのでしょう。
く思います。
苦み成分の強いカテキンと、カフェイン
は、10°C前後(冷蔵庫の温度)の冷水で淹れる
私は日頃はサラリーマンをしており、コロと、通常温かいお湯でいれたときと比べて半
ナの前は週末にイベント出店などをしてお茶分の量になります。更に0°Cに近い氷水で淹の販売をしていました。今年は3月後半から予れるとお湯で淹れた時と比べて約80%減らす定していた全てのイベントが中止になり、そことができます。ゆえ、苦みが少なく旨味の強の分週末にゆっくりとお茶を飲む時間が増え
い「水出し緑茶」の特徴を最大限引き出す淹
ました。そんな私のお茶タイムをインスタグ
れ方は、「氷水で茶葉を抽出する」
ことが理想
ラム＆フェイスブックを通して発信していまといえます。
すので、良かったら覗いてみて下さい。
次に茶葉と水の分量です。私のオンライン
お茶は心に安らぎを与えてくれる飲み物だ
ストアで扱っている水出し煎茶は三角のティーと思います。皆さんも素敵なお茶時間を、、、
バッグに8gづつ入っており、1L～1.5Lの水に一晩おいておくと次の日には美味しい水出し煎茶が完成します。

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Aug 2020 Vol. 46 Issue 8

健やかな老後をめざしてその30基礎疾患がある人は新型コロナに感染すると重症化しやすい！？
尿として排泄します。機能が低下すると、十COVID-19クライシスは瞬く間に世界中に分に排泄できなくなって全身の血液量が増
拡散し、第２波や第３波を考えると今なおえるために、心臓はより強く血液を送り出さ
予断の許さない状況にあります。時間の経ねばならず、相当に負担がかかり心不全が過とともに、各国の臨床研究を通して「心血起こりやすくなります。また、全身の血管の管系疾患（狭心症、心筋梗塞、拡張型心筋症など）、呼吸器・肝・腎疾患、高血圧、糖尿病、 石灰化や動脈硬化が進み、脳卒中や心筋梗塞も起こりやすくなるのです。
がんなどの基礎疾患があると重症化しやす
機能低下の主な原因は、糖尿病や高血圧
い」
ことが明らかになってきました。
（生活習慣病）、腎臓自体の病気（慢性腎炎
現時点において、重症化の理由としてはなど）や加齢です。糖尿病や高血圧は全身の免疫細胞異常（サイトカイン ストーム）が血管に影響を与えます。特に腎臓は血管の起こり、肺のみならず全身の正常な細胞に塊のような臓器なので、糖尿病や高血圧がまで炎症が生じることが原因と考えられています。
ウイルスが血管を傷つけて血栓を生 あると長い年数をかけて血管や組織が破壊され、そのダメージは大きいのです！腎臓がじさせ、血流に乗って運ばれて心臓や脳の高度に障害されて透析治療が必要になる原血管を詰まらせ、肝臓や腎臓などに急性障因の第1位は糖尿病との報告もあります。
害を生じさせ、やがて全身が多臓器不全にともかくも早期発見が大事です。あなたは陥るというメカニズムです。
自身の腎機能レベルを知っていますか！？観シニアになると、生活習慣病や何らかの察できない身体内部にも関心を向け、これ
病気を有している人が多くなります。皆さまからの老後を支えてくれる臓器をいたわる
は緊急事態宣言が発令されて以降、特に食事、運動と休養、継続中の薬物治療に心がけ ことが大切ではないでしょうか。何も考えずて生活していることでしょう。新型コロナウイ に飲み食いする日々の中でもう悲鳴を上げているかもしれません。私はその声に耳をルス感染症対策は、人々との接触を避け、手傾けたいなあ、とついつい思うのです。休む
洗いをきちんと行い、必要時にマスクを使ことなく働き続けてくれることに感謝して...。
用することであり、その基本は子どもからシ
まずは、尿検査により尿たんぱくを、血液ニアまで同じです。シニアの場合は、それら検査で血清クレアチニン値(creatinine)を調に加えて持病の自己管理をしっかり行うしかべましょう。通常は尿中にたんぱくは排泄さ
手立てはないのです...。
れず、腎機能が低下すると尿中に漏れ出し
本章では、この数年とても気がかりになってきます。また、排泄されなくなった老廃物ている腎臓疾患について取り上げたいと思の１つであるクレアチニンは血液の中に増います。高血圧や糖尿病については日常的
えてきます。
クレアチニン値から糸球体ろ過に話題にすることが多いようですが、腎臓の量（eGFR）がわかります。例えばeGFR60％と機能や病気についてはいかがでしょうか？
指摘されたら、正常時の60％の働きを表し
腎臓の働きが低下していく状態（慢性腎臓病）は静かに深く進行し、だるさ、食欲不振、 ます。尿たんぱくと血清クレアチニン値が早期診断の指標です。受診する際、是非に検査
むくみ、動悸や息切れなどの自覚症状が現項目に加えるよう依頼してください。
れた頃にはかなり悪化しているのです！
日本に住む兄は高血圧のために定期的
腎臓は、大動脈から流れてきた血液からに受診していたにもかかわらず、急激に腎余分な水分や塩分を除去し、尿として排泄し臓とすい臓の機能が低下し、透析療法が必ます。また、体内にできた老廃物も除去し、要になる一歩手前と宣告されました！血圧
管理はうまく行っていると聞いていたので、
本当にビックリしました。
よくよく電話で話してみると「腎臓とすい臓の機能が悪いと指摘されたことはこれまでにない」と言うのです。
「どんな検査を受けてきたの？」
とさらに
尋ねると、
どうも包括的な内容ではありません。
オンタリオ州のホームドクター制とは異なり、日本では循環器科、胃腸内科外科、脳外科、泌尿器科などのクリニックがホームドク
ター的な役割をもち、風邪、胃炎、高血圧など様々な病気を診療しています。兄の場合
は、脳こうそくの疑いを感じて脳外科クリニッ
クを直接に受診し、CT検査で軽い脳こうそくが見つかりました。高血圧を指摘され、それをきっかけに薬物治療を10数年続けていたのです。率直に言えば、フォローアップに関しては総合的に身体を診る（健康診断）
という視点にかけていたように思えます。もちろん医師にもよるでしょうが、長い薬物治療期間だったにも関わらず、加齢や高血圧により確実に低下していく腎機能をなぜチェックしなかったのかについては疑問を感じます。
機能レベルを知り、その維持に心がけておかないと、体調悪化や新型ウイルス感染などが起こると、腎臓は一気に重篤化し、腎不全に陥ります。さて、あなたの腎臓は何パーセント働いているのでしょう？“こんなに低下！”と驚く人がけっこう多いかもしれま
せんよ。医師任せではなく、自ら健康を守るという自覚がわたし（あなた）に求められています。

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