Our whole life was one big honeymoon!

Sensei Yoshio Senda, the highest ranked judoka in Canada, has been made a Member of the Order of Canada for his contributions to the development and expansion of judo in Canada, as a coach, mentor and role model for more than five decades.
Sensei Senda has the distinction of having earned the first ever kudan (9th degree black belt) awarded by the dan grading committee of Judo Canada in July of 2006.
The Head Instructor and Coach of the Lethbridge Judo Club since he founded the club in 1952, he has also …

Hi everyone!
It’s only been a few weeks since our last Bulletin was sent out and in that time we have already enjoyed a number of events. Last month, of course we had our Keiro-kai which had a wonderful turnout of almost 160 seniors. What a fantastic number considering the short period of time we had to get things done. I was so glad to see so many come out and enjoy themselves. A week later about 200 people attend the annual Shinnen-kai New Year’s Community dinner too. Thanks to all …

Type the words “Japan, love” in Google and the first two entries are Lodging in Japan: Love Hotels and Love Hotels in Japan: Japan Visitor. A couple of entries down from these is Japan’s Love Affair with Sex – The Japan Times Online. Indeed, when thinking of the land of the rising sun, romantic love comes way down the list, somewhere below rope bondage, sexually explicit manga, subway groping, schoolgirl fetishism, erotic woodblock prints and, yes, love hotels.
Perhaps the answer is to be found in the written descriptions of the …

Of all the people you have interviewed over the years, Hiromi Goto is the one who imporessed me the most! Super-intelligent, insightful, articulate, honest! Thanks for writing it, as I had never heard of Ms. Goto. I realize that I’ve been wasting time fuming over ethnocentric writers like Joy Kogawa and Roy Miki who rely solely on the JC internment for their muse, and falsely depict Japanese-Canadian internees as “traumatized” victims. I see that I have been missing reading exciting new Japanese-Canadian writers like Hiromi Goto –so it’s …

Last month was sooo cold, hopefully this month will improve. We are so fortunate compared to a lot of other places in the world.
I found this cookie recipe in my Guidepost magazine and it said that if you memorize one cookie recipe in your lifetime, this is the one to choose. It satisfies both chocolate-chip and oatmeal cookie lovers. Well this really got my attention and of course I had to try it. Surprising thing about this recipe is that it used no flour! It is so crispy and everyone …

“What Is Japan?” a Question for Thoughtful Japanese
Is “What Part of Me is Japanese?” a Question For Us?
I sometimes don’t understand any more how today’s Japanese see themselves in the world, when I hear the reactions of influential media figures or accomplished artists when they visit the US – the country that has arguably had the greatest influence on post-World War II Japan. Such reactions, incidentally, are much harder to come by nowadays compared to, say, 30 years ago when magazines, newspapers and TV used to be filled with …

JCCA Golf Tournament
GOLFERS reserve June 22, 2008 for the 47th annual tournament at Meadow Gardens, shotgun 1pm, $125.00. Contact JCCA or Shag Ando at 604.922.9226

One doesn’t have to be a sociologist to know that the institution of marriage has changed drastically over the past few decades. This has come about partly as a result of a shifting economic reality, as the household with the husband working and the wife staying home to take care of the house and raise the children is fast becoming as anachronistic as the rotary dial telephone. Another change is that many women no longer aspire to that ideal, preferring to find satisfaction in careers of their own. This doesn’t …