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A monthly newsletter for inter na tion al resi dents of Tokushima, produced by TOPIA, the Tokushima Prefectural International Exchange Association. February 2005 No. 176

by jenna beck tracing waves [email protected]

when trees in a large group stop growing at the same time, a natural disaster may be to blame. Brian Atwater fi rst suspected seismic activity in Oregon when he discovered a dead forest. SU-NA-MI. If there was anyone in the didn’t know how to contact Asia in time. Even world who hadn’t heard this Japanese if the appropriate offi cials had received an alert, word before December, they now know it there weren’t any tsunami alarm systems that tall too well. The news from Southeast Asia could have warned the public. has shaken the world at large and needs no Now the proverbs have it that hindsight is sensationalizing: a 9.0 earthquake, 15 meter 20/20, and that we’re always fi ghting the last waves, and 175,000 dead. After we swallow our battle. It is easy to fix things in retrospect, surprise that a catastrophe of such magnitude and the 2004 tsunamis afford plenty of really occurred, we’re still left with the surprise opportunity to do just that. But is that a bad that no one saw it coming - that such a thing thing? After all, the recent tsunami is drawing can catch us by surprise at all. forth campaigns for an international natural There were reasons upon reasons for our lack disaster agency and the funding for the of warning. We can always lay some blame on warning systems that could’ve saved thousands “international miscommunication.” Indonesia of people had they been there the fi rst place. possessed a buoy device for the sake of Tsunami warning systems weren’t in place tsunami detection, but it was connected to a for the Bay of Bengal because they hadn’t phone line that had been dead for four years. experienced a major tsunami in over 100 years. Though the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Because it had been so long, the tsunami risk Warning Center detected the earthquake, they had slipped out of memory. The risk was at its initially underestimated it. When they came greatest precisely because it had been so long. to see the real magnitude of the threat, they Geologic events tend to take us by surprise tracing waves... con't on page 8 contents

tracing waves - 1, 8 ... city of paper - 3 millenium actress - 4 ... be my valentine - 5 we jammin' - 6 ... tastes of awa: camellia tea - 7, 9 a night of fantasy - 9 ... japanese in the news - 10 japanese lesson - 11 ... memoranda - 12~15 tv movie guide - 15 ... cinema guide - 16 from the editors s spring emerges and the gloom of f you go by the displays in supermarkets winter resides, I guess every one will and department stores around Tokushima, start engaging in lots of healthy outdoors Valentine's Day has already been in full aactivities. Not me though, I will be mostly iswing for several weeks now. There are lots staying indoors to watch anime. As a student of do-it-yourself chocolate sets available for of Japanese I have often read Japanese manga sale as well. I read somewhere that handmade comics but I never really paid much attention to chocolates are thought to express one's true anime ﬁ lms. I guess its because the characters feelings more directly than the store-bought speak so fast. These days anime has become type. See Junko Kimura's article on page five increasingly popular in the Western world. As for more information on Japanese Valentine a result of this emerging market for manga, traditions. I've whipped up a few choice morsels many of the more popular, acclaimed titles are of the linguistic variety myself - see page ten available with English subtitles and dubbing. for this month's installment of "japanese in the This month, I have decided to review one of news" for some pick-up lines which, while not my favorite anime films so that people might necessarily effective in themselves, can provide check it out (see page 4). Hopefully this will be a entry into the world of random Japanese followed up in the coming months by further popular culture. Also, there are a ton of events reviews of more worthy titles. going on this spring, so be sure to check out Peace, Martin the listings in the back of this month's issue! Love, Claire

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-2- text by will jasprizza [email protected] city of paper photos by asuka iihara he people living in the Uma desired thickness shake off the 5. Line the cards on the region of Shikoku were not excess water and lift the mold heater-dryer, gently press blessed with an abundance out of the vat. them with the roller and then tof flat land suitable for wait until they dry. growing rice, so during the Horeki Period (1751-1764) 6. After about five minutes, of the Tokugawa Shogunate when the paper has started to they decided to moonlight, curl, use an iron or a heated and began producing paper. press to fl atten out the cards. Today the region is known For pressed fl owers an iron is as Shikokuchuo City, and it is best. the largest paper producer in Japan, churning out more than 7. The fi nished product. 480,000,000,000 yen’s worth of paper products a year. Next time you blow your nose lifting the mold out of the vat into an Elleair tissue, think of Shikokuchuo. 3. For coloured paper make The traditional paper making sure the pre-prepared dye is methods do however live on. well mixed, then lightly pour A visit the Kawanoe Paper it on the pulp. When using Museum offers the chance pressed flowers, after lightly to see not only the world’s placing the flowers onto largest sheet of newspaper the pulp place thin washi but also goods made from (Japanese paper) on top mizuhiki (decorative paper and then over that pour a just a sample of what you can do! twine) and washi - traditional transparent glue solution. Kawanoe Paper Museum Japanese handmade paper. You can even try making paper 4. Use the extractor dryer to 4069-1 Kawanoe, by hand. This article offers a remove excess water, then Shikokuchuo-shi primer on paper-making the open the mold and use a towel Ehime 799-0101 old way; next time you are in to dab away any remaining TEL: (0896) 58-2011 Shikokuchuo, pop and try it for moisture. Tap the mold so FAX: (0896) 59-5866 yourself. the dried pulp falls out onto a mat and then press the pulp Opening Hours: 9-4 (closed 1. Use a rake (in a backwards between two mats to further Mondays, Public Holidays, Oct and forwards motion) to stir remove moisture. 15, Dec 29-Jan 3) well the mixture of water, pulp and neri (a sticky solution You can your hand at making obtained from sunset hibiscus paper on Tuesdays, Thursdays, roots). Saturdays and Sundays between 1pm and 4pm. Groups 2. Once the mix is stirred, dip of more than five should ring the handheld mold into the and make a reservation. vat so it fills with pulpy mix and lift it up a little. To get the To get to Kawanoe from paper fi bres to intertwine in a Tokushima, take the train to uniform thickness gently shake Takamatsu, transfer to the the mold four or five time - Matsuyama-bound train and backwards and forwards and tap the mold so the dried pulp falls out get off at Kawanoe Station. side to side. When you get the onto a mat

-3- by martin o'brien millennium actress [email protected]

Title: Millennium Actress move through space and valuable lessons that life я҇ѡ҇ьѻѺк ( ಑໩அᄓ.!sen nen joyū) time as Chiyoku Fujiwara inevitably teaches us. The film Directed by: Satoshi Kon describes her life. This is is essentially a love story (a Creators: Blue Collar Productions done in a similar manner to genre that doesn’t particularly International Distribution: Kon’s previous classic Perfect interest me) however it would Dreamworks Blue where the boundary`s be unfair to call it sentimental Released: Japan, 2001 / U.S, 2003 between reality and fantasy, or mawkish. There is from the Length: Approx. 87 minutes truth and fiction are blended very beginning an obvious together in order to drive tragic element to the film, yet ne of the most the story foward. The man it is in its own way positive interesting and creating the documentary and uplifting as despite the oenjoyable Anime films gets so caught up in Chiyoko's many challenges that Chiyoku I have recently seen retelling of her life story that goes through she never was Satoshi Kon’s Millennium he himself sometimes gets loses hope that she will be Actress. The celebrated lost in her story as if he were reunited with the man she filmmaker and anime artist actually there. The films that loves. Chiyoku is a tragic has also been responsible Chiyoku starred in are a mirror figure that is badly affected for the acclaimed anime for her own life experience by the trials and tribulations films Perfect Blue (1997) and where she searched endlessly that the world has thrown her Tokyo Godfathers (2003). for a man she fell in love with way, yet despite everything Mad House Studios, who were when she was young woman. she never loses her sense of also responsible for films Before the man disappears innocence and wonder. The such as Vampire Hunter D from her life he leaves her important message conveyed and Metropolis, produced the with only a key to "the to the audience is that even film. In 2001, Japan's Agency most important thing in the though life never goes to plan, of Cultural Affairs Media Arts world." The filmmaker Genya and is inevitably filled with Festival Animation Grand Prize accompanies her throughout disappointment and loss the was split between Millennium the story acting as a guardian important thing is the attempt, Actress and the equally angel that worships her from the struggle to achieve ones excellent "Spirited Away." afar. hopes and dreams. In other It won the 6th FantAsia Chiyoku films encompassed words the pleasure is in the Film Festival Award for Best different eras in Japanese battle. Animation Film. The film was history, so we follow he as Kon`s Millennium Actress is the first ever recipient of she plays a captive princess an anime film that is full of the 2001 International Film in the Warring States period. innocence, action and comedy Festival of Catalonia’s Orient The action then swiftly moves yet unlike a lot of anime Express Award. along toward the Edo period contains themes that are The film concerns the of Japanese history where relevant to an adult audience. adventures of a documentary she plays a ninja on the run The innovative narrative, filmmaker Genya Tachibana as from samurai guards. She is which encompasses 1000 he interviews the legendary then transported to the Meji years of Japanese history, has actress Chiyoku Fujiwara Era and finally ends up in also resulted in an animation who abandoned her screen the pre WW2 and war-torn that is visually arresting. We career at the height of her Showa era. Kon blends the see lavish portrayals of scenes fame to live alone. While an reality of the actress’s life with as diverse as feudal Japan to interview might not seem the fantasy of the films she war-torn Japan to Space Age like an exciting theme for a starred in as she searches for Japan. The DVD is available film, it isn’t long before the her love. As Chiyoku moves with English subtitles so make action moves forward in a through life we see how she sure you check out what I unique narrative where the overcomes various personal believe is Satoshi Kon’s best actress and the film maker challenges and learns the animation.

-4- by junko kimura be my valentine [email protected] re you getting they told me, but now I think something nice for that boys don't think about your special person on those things when they are aSt. Valentine’s Day? shopping for return gifts. In the 1970s, this custom When would he answer started getting popular in her feelings? In 1978, the Japan and it is a part of All Japan Confectionery our culture now, since it is Association’s Nagoya general printed on our calendars. As assembly decided to organize you know, there are western the All Japan Confectionery holidays that Japanese people Association White Day celebrate such as Christmas, Committee, and White Day Mother’s Day, Halloween and started on March 14th, 1980. so on; however, almost all of The purpose of having White them tend to be celebrated Day is the promotion of candie in a Japanese way. In North sales, so there was an opinion America, Christmas is the day to name the day "Candy Day" who needs chocolate when you've got that family gathers together a porcupine who loves you? however, the Kanto sectional and has a nice dinner. They meeting pointed out that white open Christmas presents grade, my friend and I liked is the symbol of purity. It fits around a beautiful Christmas the same boy, so we decided with teens' refreshing love as tree. In Japan, Christmas to give some chocolate to well. A boy who gets chocolate Eve is the night that a couple him together. This is the big from a girl on St. Valentine's spends a romantic time by event for a girl who admires Day is supposed to return a having a nice dinner at a someone. They buy the best gift to her on March 14th with restaurant and they exchange chocolate. She would ask his answer. Of course, even presents. In the West, they him to meet up with her after if she has a boyfriend, she give chocolate, balloons, roses, school or she would wait for gives her boyfriend chocolate and cards to each other on St. him somewhere. If she were and a nice present and he Valentine’s Day. When I was a shy, she would just put it in gives her something back on college student in Japan, my his desk in the classroom with White Day. As I am Japanese, Aussie friend told me about or without her name. There I take White Day as a part are two types of chocolate Be My Valentine cards. You ѯ҇ѵи of my culture, but I prefer write it on a card without your for St. Valentine's Day. ႎ ჏ the western style. It would name as a secret admirer and (hon-mei - the "one") is the be more pure and romantic send it to someone whom you one for a boy whom you like if he cooked dinner for me тѾ like. She/He would wonder and ࡟ᅫ (giri - oblilgation) is and gave me a nice present and enjoy thinking about who for guys who are just friends as a surprise on Valentine’s did that. I once wrote it and or male co-workers. Typical Day than waiting and thinking пм left it in someone’s mailbox. о ဪ ы! (okaeshi - return what kind of present he It was very embarrassing for gift) are cookies, candies or would give me back a month me doing that for the first marshmallows. When I was later on March 14th. Well, time. In Japan, St. Valentine’s in elementary school, I heard you are always welcome to Day is the day that a girl from my friends that if he bring something for me on tells her feelings to a boy gives you candies as a return Valentine’s Day as a surprise. whom she likes by giving him gift, it means that he likes Oh, and please remember to chocolate. Especially teens you. If it is cookies, it means draw an ai ai gasa in your are all excited about the day. he thinks you are his friend. If card with your name and your I always asked by my friends it is marshmallows, it means partner’s name! if I was going to give it to that he is not interested in you someone. When I was in 4th at all. I kind of believed what

-5- by angeline gough we jammin' [email protected] his spring, a group of penniless musicians from Canada and America will tbe coming Tokushima to spread around some music and some good vibes. They won’t be busking outside Clement Plaza or running around barefoot handing out daisies, though! They will be in Kamiyama teaching Japanese kids how to jam. Thomas Tumbach, classically trained violinist and accomplished guitar player, Jamming is when people teaches students how to jam on the violin. unite to make impromtu music together. A jam session not Shrine for kids of all ages special time for everyone to only generates music, it is who want to learn about get together and play music an expression of the creative music. The purpose of Jam as well as tell fairytales and power of people working Camp is threefold. First, we ghost stories in Japanese and in syncronicity. In this way, would like to teach Japanese English. jamming can express unity students how to play music We will be looking for across different musical together in a free and creative volunteers to help out with Jam traditions, preferences, and environment. Second, we Camp. If you are interested cultures, creating a special kind would like to promote inter- in helping us, we have many of cross-cultural interaction cultural communications fun opportunities for you that goes beyond words. through English classes that (no worries if you aren’t a Traditionally, jamming has focus on the discussion of musician!). You can volunteer been associated with jazz, music and instruments from for the whole camp, a day, but it was brought into the various parts of the world or even just an afternoon or realm of the tie-dyed by the using simple vocabulary. evening. For instance, we are likes of Grateful Dead and Bob Third, we would lead the looking for English teachers Marley and, more recently, students in small groups that who can volunteer for three Phish and Medeski, Martin, focus on writing, performing, days and lead English classes, and Wood. However, jamming and recording simple songs in or just help out. We are also goes back much further than English. looking for some genki people that. Musicians of the classical Our expertise ranges all over who would like to donate an Northern Indian tradition have from Asian to African to down evening or afternoon of their been jamming for hundreds home American Bluegrass, time to lead the campers in of years. Their style is to so students will not only be some sports or games. Finally, improvise or elaborate on a able to learn on their own we are also looking for a few predetermined theme, or raga. instrument during workshops more interpreters to help Jam Camp is an organization and lessons, they will be able our foreign musicians teach that my friend Thomas started to try a new instrument and workshops. But if you already a few years ago in Canada. learn about where it came have plans for Golden Week, This year marks the ﬁ rst time from! As well as workshops you can always lend your ideas that Jam Camp has gone and lessons, Jam Camp will instead of your time! international, and we’re all offer English classes for Check out Jam Camp on the really excited. During Golden parents, and games that web at www.jamcamp.org or Week, May 3-5, we will be the whole family can play contact me in Tokushima at facilitating music workshops together. In the evenings we 090 6888 5661 or by e-mail and running English classes will have group activities and to find out about fees and at the Kami-ichinomiya Oawa campfires. Campfire will be a accomodation.

-6- by don weiss tastes of awa - camellia tea [email protected] ave you had much as the healthy kind, but more and China about which I also Camellia tea today? recent studies, particularly in know essentially nothing. If you're like most England (the other great tea- • Bancha - Everyday tea, hpeople in Japan, you've drinking country) suggest that which we all drink every day probably have many cups of there's little if any difference in Japan. It's brewed at 90 - green Camellia tea and several in the health benefi ts of green 100 degrees and drunk any cups of black Camellia tea, vs. black tea. Both are rich which way. perhaps with milk, honey or in antioxidants and, though • Hōjicha - Bancha that has sugar. the specifi c antioxidants differ its leaves lightly roasted giving Oh, you get it now. Tea, (those in green tea are simpler it a slightly nutty flavor. It's whether green, black or compounds than those in black a specialty of Uji, a famous Oolong, is made from a tea) they appear to be equally tea village on the east side of Camellia - Camellia sinensis. benefi cial. Kyoto. The street leading from And it turns out that whatever So what's the difference the train stations to Byodoin kind of tea you're drinking, it's between green and black are lined with souvenir and one of the healthiest things tea? Technically, green tea is tea shops where you can try you can drink, even healthier an infusion made from the and buy a variety of teas, but than a nice Cabernet. leaves of Camellia sinensis especially hōjicha. My usual source for the that have been dried, • Genmaicha (bancha with health benefits of herbs is sometimes following a light popped brown rice added) Andrew Chevalier's "The steaming process. Black tea • Matcha (powdered green Encyclopedia of Medicinal is an infusion made from the tea used for the chanoyu or Plants" published in 1996. leaves of Camellia sinensis Tea Ceremony) But when it comes to tea, that have been dried following that book is already out of an overnight process of being Sometimes you can find date. All he had to say about rolled to break up the internal bancha with a little matcha research into the health cell walls, allowed to sit and added. This is the standard benefi ts of tea was that some ferment, and THEN dried. tea at one of my schools. It work in China supported the (Oolong tea is made like black makes a really zesty morning use of tea against hepatitis tea, but the fermentation is cup. We brew it strong, with and some Japanese research only allowed to proceed a very lots of caffeine. Caffeine is showed that it might inhibit short time before the leaves highly soluble in water, so if tooth decay. He mentioned, are dried.) you brew more than one cup of course, that it was used Japanese tea comes by a from the same leaves, only to treat infections of the variety of names: the fi rst-brewed cup(s) is (are) digestive tract and, in Indian high in caffeine. (Ayurvedic) medicine, it's • Gyokurocha - Really, really Many people are worried used for a variety of ailments high quality - it's brewed with about getting too much including tiredness (you water that's only 50 degrees caffeine from tea, though knew that, right?), fever and and savored in very small most Japanese don't seem to hemorrhoids. cups. be concerned judging from Since then, there's been a • Sencha - Very high quality - the virtual unavailability of deluge of research that points it's brewed with water at about decaf black tea outside major to tea as a powerful medicinal 80 degrees and also savored cities. Of course, caffeine herb with documented action carefully. I've heard there's a was probably one of the against cancer, heart disease, tea ceremony for sencha, but earliest attractions of tea. and, yes, tooth decay. (No I've never read any details. Bodhidharma, the Indian word yet on the hemorrhoid It's probably similar to the Buddhist mystic who founded connection.) tea ceremony found in Korea Chan Buddhism in China (Chan Early research in China and Japan talked about green tea camelia tea... con't on page 9

-7- tracing waves... con't from page 1 because they cycle more seismic history. And since the penned a letter to the journal slowly than the human life human lifespan is less than Nature in 1996 that told of span. We can’t be expected a century, we don’t always the possible link between to perceive threats we haven’t have a history for faults that the Cascadia trees and the experienced. But that doesn’t shift every 300-1,000 years. Japanese tsunami. The mean we absolutely cannot The Indonesian quake that ingenuity of the Japanese perceive them. spawned last month’s tsunami geologists amazed the The story that follows was one of these forgotten scientiﬁ c community, as did the concerns another tsunami that threats. Had Atwater not implication of the connection: crested in the Pacific Ocean found a salt-marsh forest of a tsunami had crossed the over 300 years ago. It is the dead trees in Oregon, the largest ocean in the world. story of something gone right. North American Pacific coast Dendrochronology (tree-ring Communications did not break might be as well. counting) later confirmed the down, even across country While a dead forest is 1700 date, and the Japanese lines, and the cooperation of nothing to scoff at, Atwater team made a computer a few committed researchers needed to know more about simulation of the wave. By solved a mystery that has the time and cause of death tracing it backward, they found changed our understanding before he could gauge the that the Cascadia earthquake of where tsunamis strike. risk. He knew there had been was least a 9.0 on the Richter The cast includes a team of an earthquake, possibly even scale. That’s the energy Japanese and North American a tsunami. A radiocarbon equivalent of 32,000 A-bombs. researchers and some God-like date a few years later put the It is also the same size as the bookkeepers from the Shogun death of the trees somewhere Sumatra quake of last month. era. between 1680 and 1720. If the Cascadia fault was Like all good stories, it Atwater still didn’t know the capable of producing a 9.0 begins with a geologist. In strength of the quake, and quake and a trans-Pacific 1987 a USGS (United States there is no written history from tsunami, it’s but a matter of Geological Survey) researcher the Paciﬁ c Coast for dates that time before it happens again. found a forest of dead trees early. In geologically active regions that had been killed in a salt Enter Japan. While Atwater like Cascadia and Southeast marsh on the Oregon coast. was digging up trees in Asia, the catastrophes of the If they’d died in the same America, geologists on the past recur without fail. The old event, it might be evidence of other side of the Pacific adage is "it's not a matter of a past earthquake or tsunami were keeping up with their if, it's a matter of when." in the Cascadia region (the literature. Kenji Satake of The findings have changed northern Pacific Coast of the Geological Survey of building codes and evacuation North America). The region Japan had read about the routes in Vancouver, Victoria, has always been seismically discovery in Oregon. Thanks and the Northwestern quiet, and before the 1980s to Japan’s earthquake and US. Evidence of what had the Cascadia fault was thought tsunami disaster records, happened in the area has to be inactive. But many Satake tracked down a readied us for what will earthquakes behave like government record from the happen again. The Cascadia the villain who disappears Shogun-era which told of a region will be far better early in a Bond film - they five meter wave striking the prepared for future disasters turn up later - with renewed southeast coast of Honshu because a group of geologists force. Some regions are truly on January 26th, 1700. stretched their 20/20 hindsight harmless, and some fault The residents hadn’t felt a little further into the past. lines are “locked;” they are an earthquake prior to the stuck and building pressure tsunami, and so the wave’s for an eventual release. To origin had long remained a information for this article was gleaned from: www.usgs.gov, sort these dangerous spots mystery. www.nature.com/news, and from the benign requires a Satake and his colleagues www.wikipedia.org

-8- a night of fantasy submitted okushima's JET Programme participants have been putting on a musical teach spring for the past eleven years! This year, rather than put on one long play, participants have organised into regional groups to prepare three short performances which are connected by a fairytale theme. "A Night of Fantasy" is Tokushima's 11th annual AJET dance scene from last year's musical, "Taming of the Brew" musical. This year's production when & where: follows a group of elementary experience Cinderella's story - students (participants from will she ever ﬁ nd true love?? March 5th - Hiwasa Community Hall - the audience!) on a school JETs have come together 18:00 - 20:00 excursion to an English from all around Tokushima-ken March 6th - Anan Kominkan - 14:00 - theatre. Join the students as to create a musical bursting 16:00 they experience performances with humour, dancing, and of their favourite fairytales; singing. March 12th - Aizumi-cho Chomin Goldilocks and the Three Audience participation will Kaikan - 18:00 - 20:00 Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, be required at each venue. March 13th - Yoshinogawa-shi and Cinderella. Volunteers will be recruited 30 Kamojima Kominkan - 14:00 - 16:00 Follow Goldilocks on her minutes before the scheduled adventures to find one that's start time, so come early if March 19th - Wakimachi Odeon-za Theatre - 18:00 - 20:00 "just right." Watch as Little you are interested in joining in Red Riding Hood encounters the fun! for more info: call Claire or Martin a few dangers on her way This is a non-proﬁ t event and at TOPIA. to Grandma's house. Finally, admission is free! tel. 088.656.3303 camelia tea... con't from page 7 potentially bind to one of the found it's way to Japan under suspect lots of tea drinkers two kinds of dietary iron (the the name Zen) is sometimes in London are just as strung kind from vegetables, not the credited with discovering, or out on caffeine as anybody in kind from meat) and prevent at least popularizing, tea as a Tokyo or Seattle. your body absorbing that iron. means of staying awake while There are actually two By the way, the kanji used to meditating. possible (I emphasize possible) refer to black tea in Japan, ৞ Tea can be pretty strong, but medical counter-indications ඥ actually means "red tea." it rarely has as much caffeine for tea. One is, don't drink It's the ৞ of ৞ᅃ used for fall per ml as coffee. The British too many cups of strong tea color. If you think about it, it tea board claims that even in at one sitting (over 4 cups) makes a lot of sense since the Britain, where strong tea is or you'll end up thirstier than color of "black tea" is closer to consumed from wake-up time when you started. Caffeine in red than to black. It isn't at all to bedtime, tea "normally" large amounts is a diuretic. close to black, as a matter of has about half the caffeine The other is, if you're anemic fact, though the dry leaves are of a "normal" cup of coffee. or susceptible to anemia, pretty black. So put some dried Of course, nobody I know you probably shouldn't drink Camellia leaves in a pot, pour in Britain drinks 12 cups of tea with or just after meals on the correct temperature "normal" coffee a day, so I since chemicals in the tea can water, and enjoy!

-9- by claire kinder japanese in the news - love lingo [email protected] y the time you read Sandaime Uotake Hamada Junko tells me when you fall this, Valentine's day will Shigeo. He writes reams of in love with someone all by almost be upon us! In poetry ﬁ lled with lines like the your self, you've ѯҀѓ!and bthe spirit of love, I've one above, and all in thick when you've fallen in love with чи о dedicated this month's column Osaka dialect. each other, it's ᇄџᅜѕѓ .

to romance-related phrases. сѳ Ѧќѳ иѕѲ҇ ႮӎӝҺڴͭ͜ ̩ उѢຓѣ ̩̓ ࢛୰̧໲߉ (kimi no hitomi ha ichi man boruto) and in other news... (kudoki monku) "Your eyes are ten thousand brought to you pick-up lines volts" OK, OK, this isn't really a by the letter "i" A study commissioned by pick-up line either. It's a song the popular Wednesday night from 1978 by Takao Horiuchi. Recently, the Aizumi television program, Trivia no You may not pick up anyone International Association Izumi (on Wednesdays at with this line, but you will celebrated its first birthday. 9:00pm, channel 8) revealed wow them with your extreme As a celebration of this, the that the pick-up line judged to knowledge of Japanese pop association put out a request be most romantically effective culture! for ideas for a nickname by a panel of Japanese э єиэ for the association. The linguists and psychologists was ঻сѼ̜ҧҡѕѷ̝҇ോ঻с successful entry was from єѼ Miyuki Mihara, of Naruto City, thisѽиѡ҇ɕ Ѧ иїыѻ ҃ѽ ୽џ஼їњ (suki yo, Saku-chan. who suggested the catchyڴᅖ໩ѢчѢ໘Ѷ͐ иѼк͑Ȼ daisuki da yo) name "I's" (pronounced (rainen no kono hi mo "I like you, Saku-chan. I really aizu). The letter "I" holds a issho ni waratte iyō) do" variety of connections which "Let's smile together on this Last year's ragingly popular made it perfect for the Aizumi day next year." film, Sekai no Chushin de International Association. In It has the perfect Ai wo Sakebu featured a English, "I" is the first letter combination of hope for the confession of love which won in the word International, "I" future and positive vibes. Just the heart not only of the lead meaning myself, as well as be sure that the person you try character, but also of viewers Indigo, which is a traditional it out on hasn't been watching all over the country. product of Aizumi, and is the Trivia no Izumi (or reading meaning of the fi rst character Awa Life!), or the gig will be ̜̞ͦͭ ̭͂ ͊ in the name Aizumi ( ᅣ୉). up! ႪՔ͈࡞ဩ In Japanese, ai can mean love or indigo )ᅣ*, or it ,( ٮ ) сѳ Ѳм пҀ ы пи (renai no kotoba) उрಶѢླྀળќыѓҟҫѢݷ can be part of the word deai эк оҀ ѳїп ў҇њܺр4໘ћѠињѸ words of love )୞ݵи* - encounter, notా to mention the ai of Aizumi ѿѐ Ѧќѵ again! Plus, the word aizu ( ৽ ,წѰҀ న ) means "a sign" like, sayڴ kimi ga mae no kareshi to) shita kisu no kaisū nante (hitome bore) a peace sign! ore ga mikka de nuite yaru love at fi rst sight For more information about ze) чи о the Aizumi International "I'll kiss you more in three ᇄџᅜѕѿ Assiciation, contact their days than your last boyfriend (koi ni ochiru) offi ce, at: ever did." fall in love tel. 088.692.9951 OK, I'll admit, this isn't really пѓоѶ fax. 088.692.1626 a working pick-up line. It's ဦ઩и e-mail. aizumi_kokusai@ the title of a book of poetry (kata omoi) garnet.nmt.ne.jp by Shigeo Hamada - a.k.a. unrequited love

-10- by takako yamada japanese lesson: particle ҆ [email protected] ost of you know Then, divide "others" further Another function of ҆ is to

that particle ҆ is into four categories according indicateўјѸэ timeиўп spent.э an object marker in to the functions of ҆ . ݊ࡷѳ҆โૻћݥшэ mJapanese,but ҆ has spend summer holiday in the some other functions. First, function phrases country side divide the following phrases note: Although ҆ marks the into two categories according a place from which direct object, you must be very to the function of ҆ : object movement begins careful as direct objects in markers and others. English are not always marked

им ћ by ҆ . For example: ؋݌҆୞ѿ leave home ѯ҇ Ѽ a place to move ҃ѓы ѸѲ є ж શѣсѢкઅโщ҇џݵїѓ ႎ҆ລѴ read a book around، ѳѕ жѿ ທ҆ံу walk along the I met Ms. Yamada yesterday؍ street ҃ѓы ми ш ҃ ѸѲ п શѣ۷তрကпѿ̛ અ҆༝к!buy a mountain؎ ѸѲ ѢѰ a place to go I understand English અ҆๎ѿ!climb a mountain؏ ѣы ҃ѓ through

:ࢲ҆ํѿ cross a bridge ANSWERSؐ

ѣы ју

҆ !ћ̛ џ̛ (3) (3) (2) (ࢲ҆੢ѿ build a bridge (1ؑ ёѽ ќ ࣱ҆ྌѪ!ﬂ y in the airؒ пѝ Ѳ

޳҆ࣆрѿ turn a corner a directionؓ ћ҇ыѷ о ؚؕ

ใଆ҆৵Ѿѿ get off a train direction aؔ ыѓ Ѵ

শу̛look down҆݀ؕ

пир҇ щ҇ѱ

ؙؐ ࠟ҆ઈံэѿ̛ How many did you get right? through go to place aކؖ walk along the beach рїчк ёјтѻк

Thus, ҆ often indicates a

ؗ޺৑҆ഘࣄэѿ̛ around

ؖؓؒ؏؍ place or space. џ! and ћ graduate from school move to place a Ѷ҇ ы are also used to indicate a ؘჷ҆ဘѵѿ̛close a gate

Ѷ҇ place but they have different movement begins movement

ؙჷ҆уфѿ go through a ؋ؔؗ functions. Please put ̜҆ џ which from place a gate or ћ in the squares of the

сѓ Ѵ ؚၾ҆শу face north following phrases. phrases function

чкм҇ * র܆ (1) ӈӛӥҥржѿ!!!!!! there is a swing in the park (a place of existence)

object markers ! ؚ ! ؙ ! ؗ чкм҇ ؖ

! ؓ ! ؔ ! ؕ ! ؒ Ҹҽҫ҆эѿ (2)!܆র *

! ؍ ! ؏ ! ؐ ! play tennis in the park ؋ (a place to do something)

чкм҇ щ҇ѱ * র܆ (3) ઈံэѿ

take a walk in the park others

(a place to move around)

! ؎ ! ؑ ! ؘ ، others Check your answers at the end of the page to see how

many you got right. markers object

-11- memoranda Big Hina Matsuri Man Ray Exhibition ӅҵҢѦўੋѾ Ӑӥ̠ӞҖึ

Every spring, a gigantic display of Hina Matsuri dolls can "I am an enigma." be seen at the Katsuura-cho Ningyo Bunka Koryu Kan. when: January 15 - March 21 when: February 20 - April 4 where: Tokushima Modern Art Gallery at Bunka no Mori 9:00 - 16:00 cost: adults: ]600, students: ]450 / ]300 where: Katsuura-cho Ningyo Bunka Koryu Kan for more info: 088.668.1088 Take the #72 or #82 bus from Tokushima Station http://www.art.comet.go.jp platform A-5, and get off an hour later at To get to Bunka no Mori from Tokushima Station, take Nakatsuno ( ඨ޳ ) the number 6 bus from Bus platform B-3 to Ichihara and cost: ]300 for adults, ]100 for Elementary students transfer to the Bunka no Mori bus there. for more info: 08854.2.1505 Postal Delays Toastmasters Club ਇੑᄧာѢ೽൥ඛ܊ Һ̶ҫҺӐҫұ̶Ҭ Delivery of mail to the United States and Canada may be This month, the monthly Toastmasters Club In-House delayed to increased Customs Inspection. The contents of Speech Contest will be held at the Chuo Kominkan instead packages sent to Canada must be described in detail on of at TOPIA. the customs form or they will be returned. Countries in South-East Asia affected by the recent tsunami are also when: February 20, 1:30 - 4:00pm experiencing postal delays. where: Chuo Kominkan for more info, contact: Minoru Tamura for more info, contact Japan Post's English hotline: e-mail: [email protected] Osaka 06-6944-6245 tel: 090-1329-5668 Hiroshima 082-224-0380 Matsuyama 089-932-5932 or: http://www.post.japanpost.jp/english/index.html Japanese Lessons in Anan City Tastes of Awa ٬༂ѢႳ ٬໊દ!໘ႎত৬ਸ਼

If you live in southern Tokushima and are looking for a Combini food getting you down? Your Japanese kitchen way to study Japanese without coming all the way to didn't come with an oven? Discovering that all the cheap Tokushima City, try Anan's Japanese class for foreign vegetables in the supermarket are the ones you've never residents. They use the textbook "Minna no Nihongo I." heard of?? Ask Don! Don Weiss, author of 'Tastes of Awa,' Classes are taught by Madoka Mori. (page 7) is looking for reader's suggestions for future col- umns. What aspects of Japanese food interest you? What when: starts Nov. 21 - Sunday mornings 10:00 - 12:00am would you like to know how to cook? Send Don a message where: Tomioka Kominkan with your thoughts and impressions: cost: ]1000 for more info: Anan City International Association e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] fax: 0884.23.6323

-12- memoranda African Concert Seishonen Centre ҔӇӜҝӥ̠ҥӥҧ̶Һ Festival Come see Congolese drummer Botango Bedjil Mo-Franck ౬஛໩ҭӥұ̶ੋѾ in concert! Fun! Dancing! Rhythm! Interesting Stories! The Tokushima International Youth Exchange Association when: February 19, 14:00 - 15:00 (TIYEA) presents one of the main events at the Tokushima Ishii-cho Chuo Kominkan Youth Centre Festival this year; the fashion show! and Participants from all over the world show off their national February 20, 13:30 - 14:45 costumes. The fashion show will be at 10:00 and 14:00 Nakagawa-cho Hirashima Elementary School (two shows) on the 3rd floor Conference Room of the *the Nakagawa cho also features a chance to try Seishonen (Youth Centre) foods from various countries! There are plenty of other things to see and do at the cost: free festival as well. Especially for kids! TOPIA is putting for more info: 088.656.3303 (TOPIA's Mr. Noguchi) on a variety of international games for children, and items to bring: make some maracas with PET bottles presentations about various countries. and marbles or beans, and bring them to the concert! The festival will also feature the usual festival staples - delicious outdoor food stalls and fun games of skill and TOPIA's Library chance. ҺӆҔѢన୿૬ when: February 20, Sunday where: Seishonen (youth) Centre near Tokushima City Hall If you are a Tokushima resident (regardless of nationality) cost: free you can get a library card for TOPIA's library, and borrow for more info: Seishonen Centre: 088.625.6166 books free of charge! The library has mostly English, Chi- TIYEA: featherriceﬁ [email protected] nese, and Japanese books, with a small section of novels TOPIA: 088.656.3303 written in other European languages. Books that have been culled from TOPIA's library are available for people to take home for free. Come to TOPIA anytime and take a look in the big boxes marked free. Origami Class Donations of books are also accepted year-round! ಆѾસࢱ૬

Learn the basics for the traditional Japanese art of paper JET Programme folding. Taught by Kazuko Yoshida. Contact TOPIA in Postcard Collection advance to ensure a seat. KFU ӉӟҢӛӒᅃ୿ҥӞҡҩә when: February 27 (Sunday) 15:30 - 17:30 where: TOPIA ӥ cost: free for more info: 088.656.3303 Booklets of postcards created from photographs taken by members of the JET Programme are now available to members of the public. Come to TOPIA and pick some up for free.

-13- memoranda Counselling Japanese Lessons Service at TOPIA in Aizumi-cho ҺӆҔѢ೰ඎೱ঵ ᅣ୉෎!໘ႎত৬ਸ਼

TOPIA offers a counselling and advisory service to all This class uses the textbook 'Minna no Nihongo I." Classes foreign residents to help with issues involving accidents, are taught by Aizumi International Exchange Association working conditions, housing, visas, international marriage, Members Akiko Tsuji and Kaori Tamada. and more. Counselling is available in English and Japa- nese. Please note that although every effort will be made, when: ongoing - Thursday nights 7:00 - 8:30pm we may not be able to deal with all cases. where: Aizumi Welfare Center, near Aizumi Town Ofﬁ ce cost: ]1000 Monday to Thursday for more info: e-mail: [email protected] 10:00 - 17:00 tel. 088.692.9951 tel. 088.656.3303 or 088.656.3320 (allows three way fax. 088.692.1626 conversations with an interpreter) Japanese Salon The Chiiori Project ๘ᄹџѯ҇তҧӟӥ ҳҖҜӜ̠ӉӟҪҙҡҺ A free Japanese conversation salon is now available at the March Seishonen Center in downtown Tokushima City, near City 4-6 Bamboo crafts Hall. Volunteers will help students of Japanese to improve 11-13 Tofu making their converstion skills 18-21* Open House 25-27 TBA when: Every Saturday from 7.00pm to 8.30pm where: Seishonen Center ౬஛໩ҭӥұ̶ (5F) April cost: free 1-3 Straw raincoat weaving for more info, contact: Minami-san 090.4506.5296 8-10 Wood crafts 15-17 Mountain vegetable picking and hiking 22-24 TBA April 28 - May 8 Golden Week open house New Year's Card

May Lottery Numbers Hiking (Mt Tsurugi to Mt Miune, staying о໩ࣈ໩ݰѣрс๴ರ཮ৼ̛ 13-15 overnight on the mountain) 20-22 Iya River Fishing Check the bottom right hand corner of your New Year's 27-29 Country Cooking Cards for your lucky numbers and a chance to win a prize

from the post office! Prizes can be claimed at any post * designates long weekend/ public holiday ofﬁ ce in Japan at anytime until mid-July.

Basic rate: ]6000 per night, ]7000 during Golden Week. First Prize: 470873 or 120767 Extra charges apply for weekend events. Second Prize: last ﬁ ve numbers are 40135 for more info: www.chiiori.org Third Prize: last four numbers are 8165 or 4970 [email protected] Fourth Prize: last two numbers are 16 or 34 or 64 tel. 0883.88.5290

-14- memoranda Culture, History, Recent Earthquake & Tsunami in Sumatra ҖӥһҿҩҔѢᆾઝќဌ݁ќҫӐҺӛܱඑఖџјињ

More than 120,000 people died just in a few minutes ୤џыњ૪҃Ҁѓڴ௑Ѣ჏рڒႮగ 23

Let us invite you to join in this program in order to introduce the unique of Indonesian culture, history as well as the recent earthquake and tsunami disaster.

Contains:

1.The speech and movie about the earthquake and tsunami in Aceh ( ҫӐҺӛ๥ ). 2.Indonesian traditional crafts. 3.The unique culture and philosophy of the Aceh tribe. 4.The variety of foods in Aceh.

date: Feb. 13, 2005 (Sunday) time: 13:30 - 15:30 place: Tokushima station, Clement Plaza, 6th ﬂ oor, TOPIA for more info: Mr. Ootera (Japanese speaking) Mr. Deendarlianto (English speaking) tel. 090.1172.3584 tel. 090.7573.6557 tv movie schedule・february Japanese television broadcasts most foreign movies in their original language as well as in Japanese. Bilingually equipped TVs can be ﬂ ipped between these two audio channels by selecting the ܿ౤ಂ഼ button on the remote control. Date Time Place Nat. ұҖҺӝ Title Sun. 13 9:00 ؐ BCD USA '97 ӓӥ̠Җӥ̠ӈӛҵҡ Men in Black

♥ Mon. 14 late night ؒ࠘౦ USA '00 ၿѓѕѢҔҼ̠ӂҼҼ Keeping the Faith

Juon ܋Wed. 16 9:00 ؔລ༞ JPN '02 ଦ

Ü¾Å¦Ý±ÚÅß¦½ß«Ø½°¹ The Lost World: ))Sat. 19 9:00 ؒ࠘౦ USA '97 55 Ëà±¹ Jurassic Park

Sun. 20 9:00 ؐ BCD USA '97 ӆ̶ҫӓ̶ҝ̶ The Peacemaker

Thu. 24 late night ؒ࠘౦ USA '00 Á³ÁÞ¾ß҆ၬҀўи Remember the Titans Terminator 3: Fri. 25 9:03 ؔລ༞ USA '03 ұ̶ӑҿ̶ұ̶ 4 Rise of the Machines

♥ Fri. 25 late night ؔລ༞ USA '00 ҹӗҚҵҺ Duets

Sun. 27 9:00 ؐ BCD FRN '01 ½ß«´ß¬±ÁßÞѢ୑ Le Pacte des Loups

horror? mysteryޓsuspenseޓ ☺ comedy drama action ♥love & romance 55((science ﬁ ction ޓ

This schedule is subject to change.

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TOKUSHIMA HALL ຝ๥Ӎ̶ӝ The Terminal͔ USA͕!ұ̶ӑҼӝ until 2/10 (Saiwai-cho - near the Central The Bourne Supremacy ͔ USA͕!ӎ̶ӥ̠ҫӉӞӐҩ̶ from 2/11 Post Ofﬁ ce) Regular tickets ψ ]1800 1st of each month ψ ]1000ޓ 088.653.1802 Ladies’ day / Tuesday ψ ]1000 Men’s day / Friday ψ ]1000 TOKUSHIMA TOHO ຝ๥๪၉ Chakushin Ari 2 ͔ JPN͕!ට௸ҔӜ 3!(in Japanese) from 2/5 (Kagoya-machi - in Higashi Shinmachi Arcade) Regular tickets ψ ]1800 1st of each month ψ ]1000 088.625.5311 Ladies’ Day / Wednesday ψ ]1000 Men’s Day / Thursday ψ ]1000 TOHO CINEMA ๪၉ҩҿӐ Finding Neverland͔ UK/USA͕!ҿӂ̶ӛӥһ from 2/5 (Kagoya-machi - in Higashi Shinmachi Arcade) Regular tickets ψ ]1800 1st of each month ψ ]1000 088.625.5311 Customer Appreciation Day / Wednesday ψ ]1000 ATTACK HEIWA Ҕұҵҡဓᇬ Ocean's 12͔ USA͕!Ҝ̶ҩӕӥҬ 23 (Kuramoto 2 cho-me - near Kuramoto Station) 1st of each month ψ ]1000 Customer Appreciation Day/ Wednesday ψ ]1000 088.631.6490 HEIWA DOLBY !ဓᇬһӝӅ̶ Alexander͔ USA͕!ҔӝҟҧӥҲ̶ (Kuramoto 2 cho-me ) 088.631.6490 Regular tickets ψ ]1800 1st of each month ψ!]1000 Customer Appreciation Day / Wednesday ψ ]1000 KITAJIMA CINEMA SUNSHINE Alexander͔ USA͕!ҔӝҟҧӥҲ̶ *FUJI GRAND* The Notebook͔ USA͕!пѳџລѴ࿾ত from 2/5

ၾ๥ҩҿӐҧӥҩӕҖӥ One Missed Call 2͔ JPN͕!ට௸ҔӜ 3̛(in Japanese) ̈́Kitajima-cho Tainohamaͅ 088.697.3113 The Bourne Supremacy ͔ USA͕!ӎ̶ӥ̠ҫӉӞӐҩ̶ from 2/11 088.697.3111 The Grudge ͔ USA͕!UIF!KVPO!0 ଦ܋ !.!຾ڎૐࠖҸ̶Ӊ 24̈́ 24 hour recorded messageͅ Suspect Zero͔ USA͕!ҧҫӌҡҺ̠Үӟ from 2/12

MAKOTO͔ JPN͕! from 2/19

Ocean's 12͔ USA͕!Ҝ̶ҩӕӥҬ 23

Regular tickets ψ ]1800 Ray͔ USA̛͕ӞҖ

The 1st of each month ψ ]1000 Howl's Moving Castle͔ JPN͕!ӁҘӝѢຌуௗ Ladies’ Day / Wednesday ψ ]1000 The Phantom of the Opera ͔ USA͕!Ҝӌӛਸ਼Ѣݼగ

We Shall Overcome Someday͔ JPN͕!ӃҵҳҠ̛(in Japanese)

Year One in the North ͔ JPN͕ 北の零年 (in Japanese)

The Terminal ͔ USA͕ ұ̶ӑҼӝ

The Prince of Tennis͔ JPN͕!ҸҽҫѢܪતᄻ̛(in Japanese)

coming soon:

At Kitajima Sunshine Cinema in Fuji Grand this March: ౝыиඐૡћ

Shark Tale featuring the voice of Will Smith Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason starring Renée Zellweger ਭဠݶய

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