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Ancient samurai sword goes home. Major George Suzuki (left), a Japanese-Canadian intelligence officer in World War II, last night completed a personal centennial project by handing centuries-old Samurai sword over to Japanese Vice-Consul Tamotsu Furuta fo
Ancient samurai sword goes home. Major George Suzuki (left), a Japanese-Canadian intelligence officer in World War II, last night completed a personal centennial project by handing centuries-old Samurai sword over to Japanese Vice-Consul Tamotsu Furuta fo

Ancient samurai sword goes home. Major George Suzuki (left), a Japanese-Canadian intelligence officer in World War II, last night completed a personal centennial project by handing centuries-old Samurai sword over to Japanese Vice-Consul Tamotsu Furuta fo

Date11/1/1967
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Samurai storekeeper: David Pepper, owner of Okame Japanese Folk Art and Antiques store at Kensington Market, shows off an authentic samurai sword and manikin
Samurai storekeeper: David Pepper, owner of Okame Japanese Folk Art and Antiques store at Kensington Market, shows off an authentic samurai sword and manikin
12/15/1981
Holding Souvenir sword, R. J. Jimmie Fleming World War II Prisoner of Japanese who lost leg in 1969, wants to know why disability pension has gone down $92
Holding Souvenir sword, R. J. Jimmie Fleming World War II Prisoner of Japanese who lost leg in 1969, wants to know why disability pension has gone down $92
8/5/1970
Memorial to children who died in the World War II atom bomb attack of Hiroshima is a major centre of interest in this Japanese city, just of the Inlan(...)
Memorial to children who died in the World War II atom bomb attack of Hiroshima is a major centre of interest in this Japanese city, just of the Inlan(...)
7/18/1970
Helmeted sculptures, Linda Paulocik, curator of the Station Gallery in Whitby, looks over 'Self Portrait' (right) and 'Samurai' sculptures by Don Bonh(...)
Helmeted sculptures, Linda Paulocik, curator of the Station Gallery in Whitby, looks over 'Self Portrait' (right) and 'Samurai' sculptures by Don Bonh(...)
11/2/1989
Under the sword: Major B. Handley Geary, VC, the 77-year-old Queen's Park sergent-at-arms, makes a mock threat to draw his sword on Eddie Sargent afte(...)
Under the sword: Major B. Handley Geary, VC, the 77-year-old Queen's Park sergent-at-arms, makes a mock threat to draw his sword on Eddie Sargent afte(...)
6/4/1969
Sword, Scroll and Candles are basic part of the ritual fo Witch Kathi Byrne (at least, she hopes she is one), of Cooksville. The pretty 19-year-old ho(...)
Sword, Scroll and Candles are basic part of the ritual fo Witch Kathi Byrne (at least, she hopes she is one), of Cooksville. The pretty 19-year-old ho(...)
4/8/1970
Wars have swirled, for centuries around the ancient town of La Roche in the Begian Ardeenes, where took place some of the fiercest fighting in the last war. [Incomplete]
Wars have swirled, for centuries around the ancient town of La Roche in the Begian Ardeenes, where took place some of the fiercest fighting in the last war. [Incomplete]
4/20/1940
His left leg amputated as a result of his three years in a Japanese prison camp in World War II, subway collector R. J.Flemming, 52, has been parking his car in subway station bus loops but the Toronto Transit Commission now has forbidden him to. Cabs wou
His left leg amputated as a result of his three years in a Japanese prison camp in World War II, subway collector R. J.Flemming, 52, has been parking his car in subway station bus loops but the Toronto Transit Commission now has forbidden him to. Cabs wou
11/22/1974
Watched by kimona-clad Japanese girl Ontrio Premier John Robarts last night points out to Japanese Consul Ryoko Ishikwa (left) features of Ontario Pav(...)
Watched by kimona-clad Japanese girl Ontrio Premier John Robarts last night points out to Japanese Consul Ryoko Ishikwa (left) features of Ontario Pav(...)
9/26/1968
Ex-Mayor Philip Givens watched an early show on the portable TV set given him by the Japanese consul while he pondered Mayor William Dennison's call f(...)
Ex-Mayor Philip Givens watched an early show on the portable TV set given him by the Japanese consul while he pondered Mayor William Dennison's call f(...)
11/14/1967
Military minds are again turning to swords - this time for decoration rather than protection. In the past six months Paul Coates of Wilkinson Swords in Canada has sold more than 2,500 swords for the English company.
Military minds are again turning to swords - this time for decoration rather than protection. In the past six months Paul Coates of Wilkinson Swords in Canada has sold more than 2,500 swords for the English company.
5/31/1970
Lest we forget: Jerzy Palasz, Poland's consul-general, lays a wreath at Toronto City Hall cenotaph to mark the 50th anniversary of the start of World War II
Lest we forget: Jerzy Palasz, Poland's consul-general, lays a wreath at Toronto City Hall cenotaph to mark the 50th anniversary of the start of World War II
9/1/1989