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Japan America Society of Minnesota
The Tsūshin is a membership publication of the Japan America Society of Minnesota
January 2015 VOL. 24, No. 01
Happy New Year! 新年あけましておめでとうございます
Celebrate the New Year at Shinnenkai 2015!
JASM is bringing the sights, tastes, and sounds of the Japanese New Year to Minnesota with the Shinnenkai 2015 celebration at the
Hopkins Eisenhower Community Center on January 18th. Plans are well underway to make this Shinnenkai a great start for the New
Year with fun, food and entertainment for the whole family. The 2015 event will feature Taiko drumming, colorful festival dances,
traditional Japanese music, and some new performances of current Japanese musical entertainment. There will be demonstrations of
Ikebana, martial arts and other activities by exhibitors to engage and introduce Japanese cultural traditions. Also planned are
Japanese calligraphy, Mochi pounding, a silent auction, and, also new this year, manga drawing.
There will be an sumptuous array of Japanese food to enjoy amidst the entertainment and the activities of the festival. See the
flyer in the back of this month’s Tsushin for more information. Be sure to get your tickets for less with our Early Bird special! The
deadline for the registration form is January 17th, 2015. Please return the form to the JASM office.
Of course, none of this would be possible
without the generous support of our members.
JASM is looking for donations for the bazaar. Any
Japan-related items are welcome, from dolls to crafts
to artwork.
JASM is looking for volunteers for this
event. If you are interested, please call the JASM
office or sign up online.
Date: Sunday, J anuar y 18, 2015
Time: 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Where: Hopkins Eisenhower Community Center
1001 Minnesota 7, Hopkins, MN 55305
For more information, please visit the JASM website
or call 612-627-9357.
The Buzz Begins about J-Quiz
February is just around the corner, and that means J-Quiz - the Upper Midwest Japanese Language
and Culture Competition that will be held at Normandale Community College on Saturday,
February 14th, 2015. This annual competition is a collaborative event that JASM presents in
cooperation with the Minnesota Council of Teachers of Japanese and with the support of the
Consulate General of Japan at Chicago. The competition tests the ability of Japanese language and
cultural knowledge at three levels of high school
curriculum: Level II, Level III and Level IV. The
competition is intense as the students work hard to
prepare for the contest with their teachers. The first
place winners at each level will go on to compete in the
National Japan Bowl that will be held in April in Washington D.C., where they will also
be able to attend the large Sakura Festival in the nation’s capital.
In addition to the competition, there will be cultural sessions for the students to
enhance their knowledge of Japanese culture and artistic traditions. Plans this year include
Taiko drumming and a presentation on the extensive collection of Japanese art found in
the Twin Cities.
There will also be a Flea Market offering Japanese items to support the winners’
trip to Washington D.C. If you wish to donate curios or Japanese crafts, please contact the
Last year’s J-Quiz champions in Washington D.C.
JASM office. Thank you!
for the National Japan Bowl.
Japanese School
Letter from the President
Bonnenkai Season
Although it is hard to believe, another yearend is rapidly approaching. Last week, I
returned from my final business trip to Japan.
The city of Tokyo was illuminated by
holiday lights and the hustle and bustle of the
season was palpable everywhere you looked.
It seems that almost every night we
celebrated the Bonnenkai season with
amusing stories, delicious food and plenty of cold sake.
For me, Bonnenkai season is a time of reflection. This year has
been particularly busy and meaningful. Last week, we held the
final board meeting of my JASM Presidency. I feel very
fortunate to have served with such a committed and capable
board of directors. I was particularly impressed with how the
board embraced and led new programs to reach and expand the
JASM community. Some particularly successful new programs
include the Young Professionals Group and the Nichibei
Lecture Series that provided programing in Japanese. At the
same time, JASM continues to receive high marks for its JQuiz and Corporate Roundtable programs. These programs
require a significant amount time and energy to successfully
plan and execute them.
JASM is able to conduct these quality programs thanks to the
strong leadership of our Executive Director Ben van Lierop.
This year, we will fortunate enough to bring on a Program
Manager (Rio Saito) to further enhance our programs and
expect the JASM reach beyond the Twin Cities. Thus far, we
have held programs in Duluth and Rochester.
In addition to the quality programs, JASM is a healthy and
growing organization. We continue to add general and
corporate members to the JASM family. Thanks to a successful
Mondale Scholarship Fundraising Gala, JASM will support
three deserving Minnesota college students who will be
studying in Japan next year.
Shinnenkai
As always, the New Year will bring significant change. For
JASM, there will be new leadership and fresh ideas to move the
organization forward. I have every confidence in our incoming
JASM President Liz Brailsford. In addition to her high energy
and deep love for Japan, she is enthusiastic, well organized and
has many great ideas. The organization will continue to evolve
to meet the needs of the membership.
May the coming year bring you good health, happiness and
prosperity.
- David Smith
JASM President
Incoming JASM President
Liz Brailsford
平成27年度ミネアポリス日本語補習授業校
クラス
小学部
１年
対象
年齢*
満6歳
オープン
ハウス
生徒募集
試験/面接
2月14 日
2月28日
(試験/面接)
募集期間
平成26年11月
1日～
平成27年
1月31日
対象年齢*は平成27年4月1日時点での年齢
詳細は、ミネアポリス日本語補習授業校ホームページをご覧くだ
さい。http://www.minneapolisjapaneseschool.org/
参加をご希望の方は、ピーターソン
[email protected] までご連絡ください。
Open House and Enrollment Interview at Minneapolis
Japanese School,
Class
Date of
Birth
Application
Deadline
Open House
Interview &
Examination
1st
Grade
4/2/2008 ~
4/1/2009
1/31/2015
2/14/2015
2/28/2015
If you are interested in attending, please contact Rumiko Peterson at
[email protected] .
Membership News
Thanks to the following
Renewed JASM Members:
Miaki Habuka
Satoru & Sheila Asato
Thanks to the following
New JASM Members:
Natasha Vaubel, McIsiah Kendema, Bryan Roberts, Donna D’Souza, Daniel Wokasch, George
Dahlgren, Elyssa Mason
Thanks to the following
Renewing Corporate Members:
Jet Alumni Association, Stinson Leonard Street,
Mu Performing Arts, Bloomington Sister City Organization
Thanks to the following
New Corporate Members:
Microbiologics, Inc.
Red Bridge Translation, LLC
Corporate Roundtable: JETRO Chief Sone Inspiresé
Ichiro Soné, Chief Executive Officer for the Japan
External Trade Organization (JETRO) of Chicago
spoke at the JASM Corporate Roundtable on
Wednesday, December 3rd. Director Soné focused on
ways American businesses can enter and participate in
the current positive business environment in Japan.
The Japanese economy is becoming more open to
direct foreign investment, due to the government’s
strategy of Global Outreach, Tax Reform, and
National Strategic Special Zones. Also, the Japanese
economy is recovering
from its previous
slump due to the fiscal policies introduced by the current
government, making it a perfect time to enter Japan's vibrant
market.
Mr. Soné expounded on the multiple goals of JETRO,
a Japanese governmental organization that is part of the
Ministry of the Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI). The
main goal is to promote foreign direct investment and help
small and medium sized enterprises (SME) expand overseas.
JETRO can assist foreign SMEs in opening branch offices in
Japan. They provide resources for marketing, governmental
incentive programs, start up support, partner matching, and
business networking. JETRO provide services to ease the
movement into the Japanese market.
-Continued on Page 4 -
Ichiro Soné giving his lecture.
Corporate Membership Spotlight
JASM is pleased to welcome its
new corporate member
McLaughlin Gormley King
(MGK), one of the leading
developers of professional pest
control solutions.
MGK has been a family-owned
insect control products company since 1902. It develops and markets a wide rang of insect
control products, primarily based on natural pyrethrum, which is derived from
chrysanthemums and synthetic pyrethroids. Pyrethrum is produced from flowers and has been
used effectively to control insects for centuries. MGK’s services include product development
and analysis, biological testing, custom formulations, registration support, product testing
(including shelf life, biological efficacy and stability), and finished goods packaging.
MGK has been managed by four generations of the McLaughlin (now Gullickson)
family. It was founded by Alexander McLaughlin and has evolved from grinding spices (such
as cinnamon and pepper) with plant leaves, barks, fruits, and flowers used in pharmaceuticals
at the time, to a company with advanced pest control technology.
MGK has a presence in over 60 countries, but its foreign relations is strongest in the
southeast Pacific. The MGK Asia-Pacific Pty Ltd (MAP) has been supplying Australia, New
Zealand, and South East Asia with quality products for over 10 years.
Since 2012, MGK has been a Minnesota-based subsidiary for the Japanese company,
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd., which had been a long-time shareholder of MGK. The
relationship with Sumitomo Chemical gives MGK continued access to new chemistries and
technologies for insect control. MGK’s location in North America provides one of the most
important markets for household and public health insect-control products for Japanese
businesses.
McLaughlin Gormley King (MGK) Inc., mentions in its promotional materials that
being in the forefront of pest control methods with minimal
environmental impact has been an MGK legacy for four
generations. The company plans to continue this legacy into
the future.
We are happy to welcome this new member into the
JASM family with its important connection to Japan through
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.
Please thank our members
with your support!
Corporate Benefactor Members
Daikin Applied
Delta Airlines, Inc.
Corporate Sustaining Members
3M Company
Bowman and Brooke, LLP
Design Ready Controls, Inc.
Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
Fredrikson & Byron, PA
Gray Plant Mooty
Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, PC
Hubbard Broadcasting
Japan Lifeline Co. Ltd.
Jet Edge Inc.
Lion Precision
Mall of America
Medtronic, Inc
MGK, Inc.
Naigai Industries U.S.A. Inc.
Proto Labs, Inc.
St. Jude Medical
Taiyo International, Inc.
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
Corporate Contributing Members
Aveda Corporation
Briggs and Morgan, P.A.
Compart Family Farms
Deloitte Tax, LLP
Leonard, Street and Deinard
Satellite Industries
Sysco Asian Foods
Wilson Learning Worldwide
Partners in Service
J&K Trading, LLC
Kiku Enterprises
Origami Restaurant
Sakura Restaurant & Sushi Bar
Saint Paul Saints Baseball Club
Suishin Restaurant
The Voyager Group
Tomodachi
Zen Healing Center
Nonprofit Members
Aikido of Minnesota
Anime Twin Cities, Inc.
BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota
Concordia Language Villages
JETAA Minnesota
JETRO Chicago
KCC–Japan Education Exchange
Macalester College Asian Language &
Culture Department
Minneapolis Japanese School
Minnesota International Center
Minnesota Trade Office
Mu Performing Arts
U of MN Dept. of Asian Languages and
Literatures, Japanese Language Program
US-China Business Connections
Winona State Univ. Global Studies Dept.
Corporate Roundtable Cont.
-Continued from Page 3 One of the major points of
the presentation was that
Japan is an effective business
gateway for American
companies to do business in
Asia. Conducting foreign
business in Asian markets is
full of barriers that can be
mitigated by starting in a
mature economy. Japan also
has various free-trade
agreement platforms with
North America and Asia, and
various resources for
David Smith welcomed everyone to
marketing, business
the meeting.
experience, advanced
technology, and
manufacturing. It can be a good investment for an American
company to start a branch office to get into Asia’s emerging
and developing economies. As Mr. Soné pointed out, because
Japan is one of Asia's developed economies, it is a perfect
gateway
from the
USA to Asia
and beyond.
Many
thanks to
Gray, Plant,
Mooty for
hosting the
event.
JASM Professional Group Recap
On Tuesday, December 9th, the JASM Professionals Group
hosted an event at Zen Box Izakaya in Downtown
Minneapolis. Thanks to the planning committee consisting of
Rio Saito, Ryan Polzin, and Elizabeth Fehrmann, the event
resulted in yet another success. Members and friends of JASM
gathered in this casual setting to discuss things such as culture,
travel, and of course, the food. This was a great opportunity
for the JASM community to enjoy Japanese cuisine while
connecting with others in the community who share ties with
Japan. New members, experienced members, and guests all
participated. It was also a wonderful way for the newcomers to
chat with some of our esteemed members about various Japanrelated topics.
A big thank you goes out to Zen Box Izakaya in
Downtown Minneapolis for hosting this event and helping it
go so smoothly.
If you were not able to attend this JASM
Professionals Group event, please check the JASM website for
the details of
the next event
in 2015.
JASM
Professional
Group members
socializing at Zen
Box Izakaya
restaurant.
Tom Haeg’s Book Review; The Kizuna
Coast
The Kizuna Coast; Sujata Massey; Ikat
Press, 2014; Amazon Kindle, $2.99
She’s back! After a six year hiatus,
Agatha and Macavity Award Winner
novelist Sujata Massey, my good
friend and erstwhile Minnesota
resident, has written another in her
series (the 10th) of Rei Shimura sleuth
novels. As you may recall, yours truly
reviewed one of her earlier novels, The
Zen Attitude, in this column in 2011.
So, it was pleasant to learn that Ms.
Massey came out of a self-imposed
retirement for this reprise.
The Kizuna Coast follows a proven format, -a usual cast
of suspects, a crime to solve, a love story, chase scene,
commercial Japanese antiques, a little sex ( “…I like the longterm sexual availability that comes with wedlock.”), a woman
growing from self-doubt to self-awareness. The venues of her
prior mystery novels were mostly Tokyo. Here, our protagonist
Rei Shimura ventures north to tohoku post 3/11 tsunami. She
goes to the ravaged region in search of clues to solve the mystery.
What she discovers while solving the mystery is the incredible,
Japanese resilience to cope with their natural enemies,
earthquakes and tsunamis, and now nuclear catastrophe. By her
own admission, Ms. Massey wants the scenery to heighten the
readers’ awareness of the despoliations. Normally, disasters fade
from memory. She aspires to have this novel serve as a platform
to maintain relief for the area. Today, more than 300,000 victims
still reside in temporary housing. She accomplishes this with a
convincing accounting of police and firefighters staying on the
job, drivers packing their cars with neighbors headed to higher
ground and nuclear power plant workers remaining in lethal
zones.
The Kizuna Coast deftly interweaves fiction to history.
And, by using the first person narrative we enjoy a special,
newscaster style reportage of tohoku even Hemingway would
applaud. While the plot is simple, solve mystery, the story is
fascinating. JASM readers will enjoy her work, …again.
-Tom Haeg, JASM Executive Secretary
Save the Date! Economics Club
Luncheon
The Economics Club of Minnesota invites you to their April
luncheon featuring the Honorable Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor of
the Bank of Japan.
When: Sunday, Apr il 19, 2015
Reception: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Luncheon: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Where: Wayzata Countr y Club
200 Wayzata Boulevard West
Wayzata, MN 55391
Cost: $60 Guest of Member r ate
Questions? Contact Abby Michaud at [email protected] g or
612-432-6790
New Pastor Arrives at Japanese Fellowship
Church in Minneapolis with New Approach
おしん
I am Gen Hashimoto, who arrived from California in
cold November, to be the new pastor of the Japanese Fellowship
Church in Minneapolis. This is a bilingual church worshipping in
Japanese and English.
My wife Etsuko and I have lived in several cities
throughout the US: Columbia (South Carolina), Seattle, Maui,
Los Angeles, and now here in Minneapolis. We learned the
ukulele and praise hula in Hawaii, and want to bring the warm
Hawaiian wind to this community. The other day we went
Christmas caroling, together with many church members, visiting
several homes and joyfully singing hymns with the ukulele.
We will start beginners’ ukulele and hula classes in the
church. Both are free of charge. Anyone who is interested should
please contact us. We would like to serve the community in this
city through the Japanese Fellowship Church. Looking forward
to meeting you.
12月の初め何方ですか沢山の本と一緒に橋田寿賀子原作
「おしん」の本をご寄附くださり有り難うございまし
た．1983年―1984年NHKで放送された連続ドラマ母危篤
で帰国した時は7歳のおしんが米１俵で町の材木屋の子守
となり逃げ出した彼女が雪の中に倒れているのを脱走兵
に助けられ山に隠れて暮らした話の初期でしたが圧倒的
な聴衆率は新潟電鉄終点県庁前の待合室が「おしん」の
放送を見上げている高校生で埋り聴衆率52.9％と聞く．私
より33年若い「おしん」の生きた環境は私の時代にも
残っており雪深い新潟，農家，藁に寝る，大根飯（かて
飯）田植え，稲刈り，嵐の翌日は俵をもって山の堂境内
へ杉の落葉を拾いに行き6人が土間のチャボ小屋生活,灯心
の明かりで借りた教科書を鉛筆で書き写した，2年後れを
2か月で埋めて優等生で卒業した，口減らしの為に子守に
だされる小学生だったが有難いマッカーサーによって校
舎の無い新制中学生にしてくれ，3年後に米１俵でなく前
金1200円で出された農家の女子衆午前4時掃除から午後9
時半馬に飼葉をやって10人目の風呂に入った優等生女中
は家庭教師役と寝小便の子を起す役も．小学校低学年は
満州事変の戦場の跡に建てられた日本人学校生徒20人の
日本兵の校長と次席2人広い草原に塹壕が掘られ春はアヤ
メの花が咲き時々捨てられた子供の屍骸が旧軍用犬の群
れで食い荒されている処を1人で通らねばならなかった．
学校玄関内に掲げられた額は「沖、横山…」で始まる日
本軍ノン江鉄橋守備で満州人に変装して活躍した日本兵
スパイを讃える1文を朗読最敬礼をして入る規則だった．
父は土塀で囲まれ大門をくぐって入る裏庭のある家の1辺
に「白鳥食堂」主におでんカレーライス（食欲旺盛な日
本兵向き）を開いたお隣さんは日本軍憲兵隊で1メートル
もある鯉の刺身（鯉こく）を差し入れたり釣って来たと
直径12インチもある鯰の頭を頂いて，母は輪切りにした1
切れそのまま鍋物にして食べさせた．台所で朝食用に仕
込んだご飯の釜が低温で割れたのもあの頃北満フラルギ
村1945年父はシベリアへ母子9人はソ連軍の攻撃で握り飯
とおしめを持って午前6時家をで徒歩で１家放浪の旅が始
る小学校5年生，4か月で3人の弟妹が餓死した昨日まで
あった政府，軍隊，警察，学校，医者等強者は消えて無
くなり現金は占領軍が変るごとに無価値になった．弱い
者は死なねばならない戦争、同時に生き延びた者を更に
賢く強くしてくれるのも戦争だ．おしん46歳洋子13歳
だった再出発の終戦1年後1946年の夏だった．
私は橋本元と申します。今年の寒い１１月に、カリフォルニアか
らミネアポリスにあるフェローシップ日本人教会の新しい牧師と
してやって来ました。この教会は、バイリンガル礼拝が日本語と
英語で行われています。
私は妻の永津子と一緒にアメリカの数箇所の都市に住みまし
た。コロンビアSC、シアトル、マウイ、ロサンジェルス、そし
てここミネアポリス。私達夫婦は、ハワイで覚えたウクレレとフラ
賛美で、温かいハワイの風をもたらしたいと思います。先日も多
くの教会の人達と一緒に、クリスマス・キャロリングで数件のお
宅を回り、ウクレレ伴奏で楽しく賛美しました。
教会で初心者向けウクレレ・クラスとゴスペル・フラを始めます。
興味のある方は御連絡ください。どちらも無料です。私達はこ
の町でフェローシップ日本人教会を通して、コミュニティーに仕
えていきたいと願っています。お
会いできる事を楽しみにしていま
す。
橋本元牧師
Pastor Gen Hashimoto
Japanese Fellowship Church
4217 Bloomington Ave S.
Minneapolis, MN
Phone: (612)722-8314
Gen and Etsuko Hashimoto at
Minnehaha Falls
Short Stories by Lawrence Farrar
This is a continuation of the list of stories presented in last
month’s issue. For more information on Lawrence Farrar, follow
him on Twitter.
“It’s Been a Long Time”
Streetlight (Fall 2013)
http://streetlightmag.com
An American woman has dinner in a California hotel
with a Japanese surgeon with whom she was once romantically
involved.
“And That Was Something”
Paradise Review (July 2013)
http://paradisereview.org
A woman with a US passport is surrounded in her
Caribbean island home by a crowd whose members think she
swindled them. A young vice consul is sent to rescue her.
Yoko Breckenridge
B-952-431-9811 M-612-839-0008
E-mail– [email protected]
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友達やお知り合いとご一緒においで下さい。可能の方は
どうぞ料理を1品ご持参願います。ミネソタ州在住の日本
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ちましょう。
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Deadline for completed ads and classifieds is the
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Questions? Contact
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Japan America Society Calendar
January
2015 Shinnenkai - January 18th
February
J-Quiz - February 14th
*If you would like to let JASM know about an
upcoming event, e-mail us at
[email protected]*
Japanese Speaking Club
The Japanese
Speaking Club is
an informal meeting place for those
wishing to practice
Japanese. We encourage those just
beginning the language as well as
native speakers to
gather at the Espresso Royale Café in Downtown
Minneapolis to meet new people, discuss experiences
in Japan, or simply to speak Japanese. Come when you
can, leave when you must.
Date/Time: Ever y Satur day,
any time after 3:00 p.m.
Place: Espr esso Royale Cafe
1229 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55403
また、毎週土曜日午後2時からは、日本語図書館のお手伝
いしてくださる方の集まりがあります。是非ご参加くだ
さい。この図書館には、漫画や宗教誌約25000冊や約2500
本のビデオDVDがあり、希望者にはセルフサービスで日
本人会と同じく無料で貸出しています。お問い合わせは
下記までどうぞ。
Yoko Breckenridge
Cell phone: (612) 839-0008 E-mail: [email protected]
Nihonjin-kai monthly meeting on 2nd Monday, at noon,
at 4231 Bloomington Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55407
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Japan America
Society of Minnesota
Riverplace EH-131
43 Main Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414-1031
Tel: 612-627-9357
Fax: 612-379-2393
[email protected]
www.mn-japan.org
Tsūshin
January 2015
The Japan America Society of Minnesota is a
non-profit, non-political association engaged
in bringing the peoples of Japan and the
United States closer together in mutual
understanding, respect, and cooperation.
Through programs and interchange, it
endeavors to promote an appreciation of
cultural, educational, economic, public, and
other affairs of interest to both peoples.
Membership in the society is open to
individuals,
corporations,
and
other
organizations interested in furthering its
programs.
The Japan America Society of Minnesota is a
member of the National Association of
Japan-America Societies.
(Please report any inaccuracies you find in
this publication to [email protected])
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