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THE NEW YORKERS
When Tokyo Was Irish
by Dan McDonaldIt’ sthat time ofyear again.
In Chicago,
they dyethe rivergreen. HereinNewYork, thecity has hosted a St. Patrick’s Day
Parade since 1762. For one day ayear, everyone is Irish. If you try thecorned beef and cabbage, I recommend topping it off with mustard andvinegar. And yes, Guinness does justtaste better in Ireland, but still give ita try at the local pub, preferably onewith live Irish music.
Much lesser known than theseAmerican traditions, but no less fascinating, is the history of the Irish inJapan. The first record of an Irish
person visiting the country dates
back to 1704, when a lost Dutch East
India Company sailor came ashore inKyushu. In the Meiji period, Irish
priests and nuns spread their Catholic
faith and taught in the newly opened
country. During this time, writers
Francis Brinkley and Lafcadio
Hearn, both of whom lived in Japan,
shared the still exotic wonders of
their adopted homeland with the outside world. It wasn’t until 1957,
however, that Ireland and Japanestablished diplomatic relations, andanother 16 years until the Emerald
Isle opened an embassy in Tokyo.
Since 1992, the Irish community
and those who love Irish culture inTokyo have held their own St.
Patrick’s Day Parade in Omotesando.
Complete with bagpipers, marchingbands, traditional dancers, andcrowds of people decked out ingreen, the Irish community in this far
off land has come a long way sincethat lost sailor over 300 years ago.
Maybe someday they’ll get to dye theSumida River green.
(Dan is a newspaper columnist,
editor and Japanese translator.
Interested readers can contact him atdan9605@hotmail.com)

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SHUKAN NEW YORK SEIKATSU[English Edition］ (22)JAPAN VOICECOOL JAPAN from New Yorkers’ Viewpoints

100 Yen Shop
“DAISO” has openeda new shop in Queens

Tate Hatoryu NY Dojo
to celebrate
5th Anniversary
at Japan Society on April 28.

Beautiful original Minoyaki plate
imported from Japan sells for
only $4.50 in the kitchen corner

Mr. Beyer with his wife Wilma and his Akron
Swimming team (at Rockafeller Center in 2007)

Popular Ex-Pro Wrestler
Richard 'The Destroyer'
Beyer Dies at 88
Richard Beyer, a former American
pro wrestler who was popular in Japanin the 1960s and 1970s, died at his
home in Akron, the outskirts ofBuffalo, New York, on March 7th. Hewas 88.

https://www.yomiuri-info.jp/daily_yomiuri/nys/

He used to come to Nassau
County, Long Island for the annual
high-school swimming competition as acoach for Akron high-school. He was ateacher until 1997. He coached swimming for over 30 years after he retired.
He graduated with a Masters Degree ineducation at Syracuse University. Thenhe began his wrestling career. TheDestroyer , as the WWA World
Heavyweight champion, came to Japanfor the first time in 1963. NTV drew ahigh TV rating for his title matchagainst Rikidozan. He also appeared onTV show called Uwasa No Channel(NTV) and became very popular in the70s.
He used to come to Japan every July toattend the wrestling competition forkids in Minato-ku, Tokyo for coaching. He visited affected area of theGreat East Japan Earthquake in 2011at the age of 81 to encourage people
who suffered.
20 years ago, I interviewed him at
his home in Akron. “I'll show you
something interesting, come followme.” He guided me to a room with bigcloset. He opened the shelf. The shelve
was filled with dozens of his whitemasks folded nicely, with orange stripeof Syracuse University and red, blue,and said “ Pro wrestling fit me, and I
fit pro wrestling too. If I am born
again, I will be a wrestler again.”(Ryoichi Miura/Translated by ChikakoIwasaki)

DAISO opened their first shop ineast coast at the first floor of Skyview
Center in Flushing, New York (40-24College Point Blvd) on Friday 8th.
Door opened at 10 AM and there was anopening ceremony with Taiko performance. First 100 customers, when you
buy something at the shop, got a freegift bag. There also a raffles on that day.
some lucky, winner were able to get
iPad mini, Apple watch or gift voucher.
On Saturday 9th from 10AM, free gift
bag service was held as well. The shop
opened at 8AM.
DAISO already has several shops
in west coast including Houston. The
one in Queens is the very first shop ineast coast. Relo Redac, Inc. dealt withthe property for this New York shop.
It’s about 4109 square feet and theyhave daily use goods, toys, confectionaries, house hold goods and beauty
products. Most of the items are 1 dollar
99 cents. For more details
daisoglobal.com(Ryoichi Miura/ Translated by ChikakoIwasaki)

Tate Hatoryu NY Dojo to celebrate
the 5thAnniversary on Sunday April 28that Japan Society. Kyo Kasumi ,TATE
Hatoryu NY Producer says that theywouldn’t be able to welcome this day
without the diligent students, the parents
that support them, and the warm support
they received from everyone. "We arevery thankful from the bottom of ourhearts and are very happy to celebrate
this 5th anniversary milestone together. "From the elementary school students,
professional actors/performers to the students that joined this year, all of themwill be there. Each and every person
faced their own challenges and overcame
their obstacles. That what she said.
Hatoryu NY Dojo's first production
short film "First Samurai in New York"was selected by 12 Film Festivals andwon four awards last year. Thus, they
will create a“Hatoryu Red Carpet”areawith a special dress code for the party.
http://www.tate-hatoryuny.com/ VENUE:
Japan Society, Auditorium, 333 East 47thSt.(b/t 1st & 2nd Aves), 10017: Door
Opens at 12:30PM, Showcase Starts at
1:00PM, Reception Party at 2:00PM4:00PM, Dress code : Cooktail Attire /Cocktail Semiformal Regular Ticket :Adult $50, Child (6-12 years old) $40,
5& Under Free. (Ryoichi Miura)

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