（21 ） [ English Edition ］ 週刊 NY 生活 SHUKAN NEW YORK SEIKATSU 2019 年（令和元年） 6月8日 （土） VOICES From America and professor at the Icahn THE NEW YORKERS School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, also read messages from President The Princess, Yasuo Yago of the Hideyo Noguchi the Tea and Me TH E Memorial Society about Dr. JAPAN VOICE Noguchi’s birthplace Inawashiro, Kia Cheleen Fukushima, both in Japanese and in Japan COOL JAPAN from New Yorkers’ Viewpoints English. At the end, Representative recently Mitch Rose of the Woodlawn crowned a new Cemetery gave the closing address. Emperor and Rockefeller University since 2018 to Flowers were sent from 10 orga - Empress, find a way to control the develop - nizations: The Japanese Medical marking the ment of the disease. Coming to Society of America, The Consulate “Reiwa” era. I America at the age of 24 and resem - General of Japan in New York, The have actually bling Dr. Noguchi who devoted his Rockefeller University, The Japanese interacted with Empress Masako, then life to science for humanity at the American Association of New York, Princess Masako, on several occa - risk of his own, he is praised to be The Nippon Club, The New York sions during my tenure at the United the perfect person for inheriting Japanese-American Lions Club, the Nations in Tokyo. Hideyo Noguchi’s teachings and Japanese Medical Support Network in When (then-) Princess Masako ambitions. New York, the New York Fukushima- started coming to the United Nations Robert Yanagisawa, President Kenjinkai, the Woodlawn Cemetery building, we felt very honored to be in of The Japanese Medical Society of and The New York Hideyo Noguchi her presence. We all nervously stood Memorial Society. up from our desks and bowed deeply Yoshio Kano mentioned, “Dr. as she walked by. She would some - Noguchi’s existence supports all times stop to talk with the United Japanese people. We would like to Nations staff, asking us where we are continue to protect his grave and pass from and what type of work we were Ceremony for Hideyo Noguchi on his influence and spirit to the com - doing at the United Nations. I knew Held by New York Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Society ing generations.” ( Article provided by the New York Hideyo Noguchi that there are special words in Noguchi Memorial Scholarship Awarded to Masato Ogishi Japanese to be used with royalty. But Memorial Society / Translated by Ai Omae ) I certainly could not speak such for - Masato Ogishi mal Japanese. So I only spoke with The New York Hideyo Noguchi President of The Rockefeller her in English. Memorial Society held their 92nd annual University. One day, I was asked to run pro - ceremony at the Woodlawn Cemetery in In 1928, Dr. Hideyo Noguchi Meet the Author of TOKYO MINDSCAPES tocol for Princess Masako’s regular the Bronx on May 21, the anniversary of was sent from Rockefeller Research Misaki Matsui to Speak visit, which was normally handled by his passing. The organization was created Laboratories to West Africa where at Kinokuniya a high-ranking secretary. At first, I in 2013 for the purpose of honoring the he pursued the development of declined because being the point per - legacy and outstanding virtues of bacteri - research on the Yellow Fever vac - on June 29 son was a lot of extra work. But they ologist Dr. Hideyo Noguchi of cine. There, however, he himself Misaki Matsui, photographer, insisted that I was the “chosen one.” I Fukushima (1876-1928). Participants passed away while suffering from film director and author of newly was asked to submit my resume, a included three people from faraway the disease. Later, he was transport - published book Tokyo Mindscapes copy of my passport, a copy of my Koriyama City and Nishiaizu Town of ed to New York by ship and was (Museyon, Inc.), will talk about her Foreign Alien Registration Card and Fukushima Prefecture and approximately buried at the Woodlawn Cemetery. first book on Saturday, June 29 from the like. Vice President O’Connor explained, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Handling a Harvard- and Oxford- “It is important to pass on the Kinokuniya bookstore on Avenue of educated member of the Japanese worldwide achievements and spirit the Americas and 40th Street. Imperial household with linguistic tal - of Dr. Noguchi to future genera - She will discuss her book, photographer and film director. In 2008, ents in five languages would certainly https://www.yomiuri-info.jp/daily_yomiuri/nys/ tions, by the cooperation of organi - “Tokyo Mindscapes: Where to Go, she moved to New York and created intimidate anyone. I knew that I zations such as the Memorial When to Go, What to See ,” while pre - projects including Fragments of Hope would be asked to serve Her Imperial 50 others from Florida and Maine. Society and the Woodlawn senting her gorgeous and fascinating from New York, white sea, KASUMI, mit Highness some tea. I thought, “Me? At the ceremony, the host, Vice Cemetery.” photos of Tokyo and nearby suburban Kenji und Keisuke—Brooklyn, New Serve green tea to Princess Masako?” Representative of the Memorial Society As the highlight of the cere - cities. This is a rare opportunity to learn York and more, which were nominated I thought it could go very wrong since Yoshio Kano, Representative of mony, there was an announcement about the places Tokyoites treasure dur - for awards at the Raindance Film I am not Japanese. So I ended up serv - Memorial Society and Professor of of the second nominee for the “New ing every season in their daily lives Festival, the Monaco International Film ing her instant tea. Yes, I served the Columbia University Shunichi Honma, York Hideyo Noguchi Memorial from the native residents’ points of Festival and the Short Shorts Film Crown Princess and now Empress of Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Scholarship” created in 2019. The view. Festival & Asia. She currently resides in Japan instant Lipton tea. ... Woodlawn Cemetery Michael Reynolds scholarship was awarded to 27-year- From her book: “Born in Kobe, Tokyo. www.misakimatsui.com” ( News (Kia Cheleen is an inter-cultural con - and Chief of the Japanese Consulate old Masato Ogishi from Tokyo. Japan, misaki matsui is an acclaimed release ) sultant and a Japanese/English General Yasuji Abe each gave opening After graduating from the medical THE JAPAN VOICE is the English Edition of SHUKAN NY SEIKATSU writer, translator and interpreter. speeches. This was proceeded by the department of Tokyo University in NEW YORK SEIKATSU PRESS, INC., 71 W 47 St, Suite 307 New York, NY 10036 USA Visit her at www.gillespieglobal.net introduction to the development of the 2016, he has been researching the Editor in Chief: Ryoichi Miura, Associate Editor: Ashley Matarama, Editor: Kaoru Komi or e-mail [email protected]. ) program by Tim O’Connor, Vice mechanisms of tuberculosis at The Advertise Here! Contact 212-213-6069 [email protected]

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