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Satoshi Matsumiya


Born in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture in 1947. After graduating from Osaka Institute of Technology, he worked at Uchiki Metal Works. He then joined Matsumiya Chemical, run by his older brother, where he remains to this day. In 2014, following the release of the film "Vancouver's Asahi," he began researching Matsumiya Shoten, run by his grandfather, and Vancouver Asahi. In March 2017, he published "Matsumiya Shoten and the Vancouver Asahi Army" (Sunrise Publishing), which was selected for the 20th Japan Self-Publishing Culture Award . Since then, he has continued to research Vancouver Asahi and Canadian immigration.

(Updated August 2020)


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Nikkei Chronicles #9—More Than a Game: Nikkei Sports
A report on the Vancouver Shin-Asahi youth baseball team's trip to Hikone

Aug. 19, 2020 • Satoshi Matsumiya

At 4pm on March 20th, 2019, I was sitting on a bench in front of Hotel Comfort in front of JR Hikone Station, waiting for the bus coming from Yokohama. Two buses arrived right on time, and the energetic young players of the Vancouver Shin-Asahi youth baseball team and their parents got off with big smiles on their faces. I was greeted by John Wong, Tomio Fukumura and other officials of the visiting team, who greeted me and shook my …

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