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2020 年（令和 2 年）3 月 14 日（土）COOL JAPAN from New Yorkers’ View points

Japanese Emperor’s Birthday
Reception Held at United
Nations Ambassador’s Residence

Protest Against Racism
by Japanese Descendants

T he Japa ne se Emp e ror’s ago, the emperor gave a speech at thebirthday reception was held on February United Nations headquarters about his
13 at the United Nations ambassador’s studies on water.
residence, and ambassadors from around
The ambassador also exthe world were invited. Kimihiro Ishi- plained how 2020 is the 75th anniversary
kane, the United Nations ambassador, of the United Nations and of the Olymproposed the toast and talked about the pics being hosted in Japan, designating
reception being the first since the Jap- this year as the year of the international
anese era changed to Reiwa, as well as sports festival. The ambassador is lookhow the emperor, interested in water’s ing forward to promoting world peace
effect on our lives, had enrolled in Ox- through sports. (Ryoichi Miura/TranslatT h e d o c u m e n t a r y f i l m ford University in 1980. A few years ed by Kanta Hakamata)“Seishin Zero” by Director Kazuhiro
Sōda was screened at the 19th Docuby the news, Yoshiko, who had been sup- ments” that he follows in his filmmentary Fortnite held at the Museum ofporting Yamamoto throughout his career, making: no research, no meetings,
Modern Art on February 14 and 18.
suffers from dementia and is in need of no script, only one cameraman, long
The protagonist is Masakazu
nursing care.
filming periods, avoid alibi-like coverYamamoto, a psychiatrist retiring at 82
At the stage greeting, Director age, no setting themes while editing,years old. While his patients are upset
Sōda introduced the “Ten Command- no narrations, longer cuts and all costs
to be covered by Sōda himself.
His wife Noriko Kashiwaas the number of people who possess unteer project.
accurate information and knowledge
The exhibition is a joint proj- gi, a contemporary dancer and choof Washi decreases, there have been ect with Moriki Paper Co., Ltd., a Japa- reographer, was responsible for thecases where paper similar to Washi is nese paper export trading company. The production of the film. Rather than thesold overseas and markerted inaccu- event was free admission and included a feeling that one has simply watched arately as Washi.
lecture on February 29, a reception and movie, it makes the viewer feel as if
To change this situation, workshops on March 1, 7 and 8. For more they were placed inside the screen–
students from Aichi Prefectural Uni- information about Washi, visit https:// as if they even ate the sushi shown
versity and Aichi University of the thestoryofwashi.wixsite.com/brooklyn or in one particular scene alongside theArts organized an exhibition of Washi e-mail aichi.washi@gmail.com. (Ryoichi characters. (Ryoichi Miura/Translatedby Ai Omae)
in a university-sponsored student vol- Miura/Translated by Masaya Watanabe)

The Museum of Modern
Art Screens Documentary
Japa nese descend a nt s of was unreasonable when Islamic immiFilm “Seishin Zero”
those who were in the internment camps grants were sent outside of the country
during World War II marched from34th Street Penn Station to the JapaneseAmerican United Church (between24th and 25th Street) to protest against
racism. They wore old-fashioned clothes
similar to those of their ancestors, holding suitcases as they marched in silence.
This activity was started by the JACL,or Japanese American Citizens League,
who has experienced racism and felt it

Spreading Knowledge of JapanesePaper for Development Overseas;
Aichi College Students Volunteer
in Exhibition
The NPO J Collabo (300 7thAvenue in Brooklyn), wishing to spread
accurate information about Washi, helda Washi paper and products exhibition
from February 28 to March 8 in order topromote the development of the Washi
industry overseas.
Washi was designated as anIntangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2014, but domestic demandhas continued to decline. In addition,by the United States administration
four years ago. Takeshi Furumoto,President of FURUMOTO REALTY
in New Jersey, also joined the march;
he was born in an internment camp
and fought for the United States in theVietnam War.
(Ryoichi Miura/Translated by Chikako Iwasaki)

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