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Club 4743 U, Japan Toastmasters Council (JTC)
Writer: Tomiko Andou
07 October, 1998: Vol. 2, Issue 10
Chief Photographer: Noboru Takase
Editor: Yuko Komata
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30th Sapporo Toastmaster meeting22 July, 1998 (Wed.)Kaderu Hall 6F Josei Plaza Is this the effect of El Nino or La Nina? Summer in Hokkaido is capricious. We have a real Summer climate, while tsunami hit Papua New Guinea and a there were floods in the USA. On the night of July 22nd, 12 members enjoyed the meeting. We were very pleased to have two guests, Miss Yuka Wada and Mr. Michael Benson as a guest speaker. We hope to see their smiling faces and to hear their witty speeches at the next meeting. President Shiina opened the meeting with a story about the last
Upper House
WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING LATELY . . .Report of the 22nd July MeetingOpening Thought: TM Higuchi introduced a funny story about her mother. She is a sort of technophobic and invented a unique way to use a fax machine. She wanted to send a confidential letter, but she could not send it using her method. How come? Today's word: "Elucidate", Elucidation or Elucidating presented
by TM Higuchi.
"Table Topic Session: TM Firkola chaired the session. He provided the very stimulating and timely topic of the Japanese political situation. TM Shiina acted as Kajiyama, the former Chief Cabinet Secretary, running for Prime Minister. TM Takase pretended to be Koizumi, who is Welfare and Health Minister, also a candidate for Prime Minister. He emphasized that he is the youngest candidate in the governing Liberal Democratic Party Presidential election. TM Higuchi played the role of Obuchi, who was appointed as a successor to Hashimoto by his faction. TM Kamo acted as Makiko Tanaka and asked Obuchi about "cold pizza." Reporter TM Tsukada asked a question on behalf of the nation. TM Firkola captivated the audience. |
Current Issue Topic:
Consumption Tax. TM Ando presided the session. Tax
reduction was a big issue in the last Upper House election. Most of the candidates frantically appealed for a reduction in consumption tax or income tax in order to revive the ailing Japanese economy. TM Higuchi and TM Farkola gave opposing opinions. The nation would save the money refunded by a tax reduction at the post office and therefore the tax reduction wouldn't stimulate the economy. TM Takeda expressed her offensive opinion that several notorious religious groups are receiving privileges with regard to tax. TM Yamada suggested that a new tax system would be one option. That is: a new tax system could be introduced, changing the tax rate for necessities and luxury commodities. Our guest, Mr. Benson elucidated the situation in his home country, Britain. Speech Session: We enjoyed two scheduled speeches and our guest, Mr.Benson's speech. They were the highlight of the meeting. TM Konishi gave her fourth speech. During her stay in Hawaii, she experienced a valuable encounter with a Japanese woman who is from Sapporo and is married to an American. Konishi was impressed with the woman's life. The second prepared speech was given by TM Masako Takeda. She
succeeded in
The third speaker was Mr. Michael Benson. He is a British missionary
and is involved in volunteer activities in Sapporo. A fateful encounter
with Captain Tuck (a Briton who came to Japan in the 1890s) brought Mr.
Benson to Japan. The title of his speech was "Spoonerisms." He gave the
following
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New MembersYuko Komata and Hiroko Kamo have registered at International headquarters.Reminders!Every Toastmasters Club meeting is will start at seven o'clock promtly.Please arrive at the venue 10 minutes before the meeting starts and please help the Sergeant at Arms arrange the room. NEWSLETTER ARCHIVESStroll down memory lane or review some advice given ...* 08 April Issue Newsletter
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