JSS Newsletter Vol. 6 No. 2 July 2018

David Ikeda, JSS President Happy Canada Day from JSS! It has been a busy spring season for us here at JSS.   On June 10, we participated in our largest annual fundraiser, the Toronto Challenge. For us, the “T” in Toronto stands for Toke, as in JSS Board Member, Toke Suyama. It is Toke’s Challenge. […]

Junko Mifune, JSS Counsellor For many people, it is not easy making the decision to seek support for issues from an agency like Japanese Social Services (JSS). You may feel hesitant contacting JSS because it is located within a relatively small Japanese community in the GTA, and you may not want to restrict yourself to […]

Chie Takano Reeves, JSS  Volunteer Coordinator Event: Natsu Matsuri (Summer Festival) Date: Saturday July 14 Time: Any time from 8:30am to 9pm  The season of the JCCC Natsu Matsuri (Summer Festival) has arrived. As a way to increase community awareness about JSS and its services, and also as a fundraiser, we will be cooking and […]

Junko Yamamoto, JSS Fundraising Committee Chair 2018 is the 90th anniversary of Canada-Japan diplomatic relations, and there are many events to commemorate this milestone relationship. Mr. Daiki Tanaka who is gaining popularity as a rising new illusionist in Japan is coming to Toronto this month as a part of these festivities. He is going to […]

Learn to Run a Half or Full Marathon In our March issue, in preparation for the Toronto Challenge we gave you a training schedule to help you learn to run 5K. The Toronto Challenge was a great success. The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon is our next big challenge. As promised, we interviewed our resident running […]

Secrets for a Happy Life: Don’t Fight Change & Never Stop Learning Meaghan Tanaka, JSS Board of Directors Lao Tzu wrote, “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes…. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” Japanese Social Services Board Member Tokugi (Toke) Suyama shares Lao Tzu’s “Go with the flow” […]

Matthew Yan, PhD Medical Biophysics Cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and stroke, is the leading cause of death globally. It is estimated to account for 17.3 million deaths per year. A generally accepted notion is that to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease you should consume less food that is rich in saturated fatty acids, […]

Nelson Beltijar, Personal Trainer and Athletic Therapist A lecturer walked around a room while teaching “Stress Management” to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected her to ask, “Is the glass half empty to half full?” Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired: ”How heavy is this glass of […]

Mary Shinko Nagata Kato was featured in the March 2018 issue of the JSS Newsletter.  The article mentioned how excited Mary was about her upcoming 96th birthday.  On March 30, 2018, Mary celebrated the milestone surrounded by her beloved and devoted family. Sadly, on May 1 Mary passed away. Her physical passing left a hole […]

Recipe contributed by Rieko Chao On Saturday July 14 at the JCCC Natsu Matsuri (Summer Festival), JSS will be preparing and selling okonomiyaki, takoyaki, and onigiri. Our amazing volunteer and konamono master, Rieko Chao, has generously agreed to share one of her secret recipes from Natsu Matsuri with our newsletter readers. We hope to see you at […]

PRIDE Film Series @JFT, free admission, registration required      Celebrate Pride with us this summer by watching some films that look at LGBTQ diversity in Japan.  Details > http://jftor.org/pride-films/   Hush! ハッシュ！ July 12, 2018 1:00 PM  Directed by Ryosuke Hashiguchi [2001] 135 min.   Naoya and his partner Katsuhiro receive a proposition from Asako, […]