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People involved in the organization include Takayuki Shikitani (debtor to the company), Kichinosuke Okumura (shareholder), Shotara Okumura (shareholder), T. Yamoda (bookkeeper).

Advance Manufacturing Company Limited was located at 935 Vernon Drive, Vancouver, BC. People involved in the organization include Jitaro Tanaka [also listed as Charles Jitaro Tanaka] of 105 West 20th Avenue, Vancouver, BC (shareholder), Sataro Tanaka of 117 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver, BC (shareholder), Kosaburo Uno (shareholder), Yukie Uno [possibly Yukio Uno] (shareholder), and Yoshiyuki Uno of 305 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver, BC (shareholder).

The Associated Cleaners & Dyers Limited was located at 1638 Third Avenue West, Vancouver, BC. People associated with this file include Giichiro Mizutani, Yoshi Nikaido, Take Akiyama (shareholder), Sanzo Shinbashi, Harry Miyasaki (shareholder), Jun Kumamoto (shareholder), Gensaburo Kumita (shareholder), Jisaburo Maeda, Tomio Sameshima (shareholder), and Shoichi Tobo (shareholder).

B.C. Cod Fishermen’s Cooperative Association was located at Quathiaski Cove, BC. The file contains a list of Japanese Canadian members of the association and a number of release forms signed by Japanese Canadian members. A note in the file indicates that half of the members of this organization were Japanese Canadians who were forcibly uprooted to the interior of BC.

Directors are Chujiro Wakabayashi and Seiichiro Nakamichi. They were located at 573 East Hastings Street, Vancouver BC. A list of shareholders include, Sannosuke Maikawa, Tomekichi Maikawa, Hatsutaro Nishimura, Union Fish Company, Y. Asano, Maikawa Limited, T. Maikawa Limited, and H. Nishimura. Another listed of associated members include, Chuya Wakabayashi, Tatsu Wakabayashi, Chujiro Wakabayashi, Tadao Wakabayashi, Chuzo Wakabayashi, and Chiyoko Ebata.

The Buddhist Church was located at 5th Avenue, Mission, BC. People involved in the organization include Hikojiro Miyagawa (president), Kayemon Shikaze (directors), Yoheiji Hinatsu (vice president), Denjiro Okabe (treasurer), Chiosaburo Nakamura (secretary), and members of the union who are listed in the file.

Bukyo Fujin Kai means Buddhist Ladies’ Association or Buddhist Women’s Society in English. They received eighty-seven cents from Canadian Food Distributors when the latter went bankrupt. The file includes a list of creditors of Canadian Food Distributors.

The Burrard Fish Company Limited was located at Campbell Avenue, Vancouver, BC. People involved in the company include I. Sugiyama (president), and S. Fukuyama (director).

The Camp and Mill Workers’ Federal Labor Union No. 31 Vancouver and Vicinity also owned and controlled The Daily People newspaper. People involved in the organization include Taneji Sada (president), Atsmu Kamino (1st vice-president), Ichiro Matsushita (2nd vice-president), Takaichi Umezuki (secretary), Kijuro Inouye (treasurer), and members of the union who are listed in the file.

People people associated this file include Kishizo Kimura.

Canada Nichiren Buddhist Church Society was located on 733 Keefer Street, Vancouver BC. The president was S. Sugaki.

It is also listed in the file as the Canada Koryo Shinwa-Kai and Canada Glorious Young Men’s Association. It was located at 143 Dunlevy Avenue, Vancouver, BC.

The Canadian Saltery Fisheries Company Limited was located at North Galiano Island, BC. People involved in the company include I. Sugiyama (president), and S. Fukuyama (director).

The Canadian Japanese Association was incorporated in April 1909. It was located at Port Essington, BC and had an office at 329 Gore Avenue, Vancouver, BC. People involved in the organization include Bunji Hisaoka (president), Toyoshi Kawata (secretary), Jenichi William Kinoshita (treasurer), Sakae Arikado, Ryukichi Miyake, and Eikichi Kagetsu (former president and later on acting president).

Canadia Mio Sojinkai was located at the south east corner of Moncton Street and 3rd Avenue, Vancouver, BC. People associated with this file include Iwakazu Yamamoto (president), Toshio Nakano (vice president), Mitsujiro Hamaguchi (treasurer), Kashiro Akai (auditor), Tamejiro Naruo (auditor), Iwao Yamamoto (auditor), Tokujrio Murao (auditor), and Matsunosuke Shinde (treasurer).

C.F.D Kokin was the petty cash organization of Canadian Food Distributors. The file includes a list of creditors of the company.

The Canadian Japanese Association was incorporated in April 1909. It was located at Port Essington, BC and had an office at 329 Gore Avenue, Vancouver, BC. People involved in the organization include Bunji Hisaoka (president), Toyoshi Kawata (secretary), Jenichi William Kinoshita (treasurer), Sakae Arikado, Ryukichi Miyake, and Eikichi Kagetsu (former president and later on acting president).

Coast Growers Produce company was located at 251 East Georgia Street, Vancouver BC. Business owner is Genshichi Takahashi. List of debtors include T. Inouye, Toshio Kikuts, Yasuzo Kojima, Allan Lua, Kichizo Nishimura, Masao Yamashita, Kaoui Takasaki, Yoshio Yamashita, Teizo Yamamoto, Hajime Doi, and Mrs. A. Lowe.

Deep Bay Logging Company Limited was a logging company that was located at Fanny Bay, BC. People involved in the organization include Eikichi Kagetsu (owner, majority shareholder, and director), Tsurataro Kagetsu (shareholder), Sadanori Kikuchi (shareholder), Sawaichi Irazawa (shareholder), and Manji Ushizawa (shareholder).

The East Coast Troller’s Association was part of the Amalgamated Association of Fisherman of British Columbia. People associated with this file include Masahichi Yamashita (president), Mataichiro Doi (vice president), and Mitsujiro Noguchi (secretary of the Amalgamated Association of Fisherman of British Columbia).

Export Sales Company Limited was located at 11227 Standard Bank Building, Vancouver, BC. In the 1940s it sold goods including newsprint paper to companies in Singapore, England, and Batavia [now Jakarta].

The Fairview Nippon Go-Gakko [Fairview Japanese Language School] was located at 154 West 5th Avenue, Vancouver, BC. People involved with this organization include Kiichi Okura (trustee; laundry and dry cleaning), Hanshichi Murabashi (trustee; grocer), Yoshiko Miyazaki (trustee), Sato Maarubashi (trustee), and Katsu Okura (trustee). The file contains a list of names of the directors of the Maintenance Association for 1941.

The Fairview Buddhist Church was located at 715 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver BC. The building operated as a Buddhist Church, school and library, and housed the minister Reverend Ryuchi Hirahara. List of officers Seikichi Nishikawa, Tosaburo Yamamoto, Tobei Hayashi, Sanjiro Nishimura, Chushichi Ebata, Sataru Tanaka, Hikobei Mori, Sutekichi Nishikawa, Kiyomatsu Kobayashi, Seitaro Nishikawa, and Hanshichi Marubashi.

Farmers’ Products Distribution Company Limited was located at 3291 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC and or 573 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC. People involved in the organization include Seiichiro Nakanichi [possibly Seiichiro Nakamichi] (director and shareholder), Tadao Wakabayashi (secretary), Chujiro Wakabayashi (liquidator), Kikujiro Tanaka, Hayato Kono (signing officer), Haruo Ichikawa (signing officer), Kuneo Matsumoto [also listed as Kini Matsumoto], Nobuo Omae.

The Fernridge Lumber Company was located at Alouette Lake, Haney, BC. People associated with this file include Yojiro Takimoto (sole owner and operator).

The file contains a memorandum noting that F.W. Smith told the Office of the Custodian that he was concerned that Japanese Canadians were being interned “without considering the interests of his company.”

Fuji Ski Club was a ski club on Grouse Mountain. People involved in the organization include Toshio Ohori (owner).

The documents in this case file pertain to business dealings between the Furuya Company Limited and the Nippon Club organization.

Fuyo Chochiku Kai, also known as Fuyo Savings Society, was a financial savings group. Individuals involved include Shokichi Mochizuki and Hyosaku Iwasaki. The file also includes several lists of Japanese Canadians who were members of the group between 1941 and 1944.

Haney Mills Limited was incorporated on 25 June 1942. It is also referred to as the Takimoto Sawmill in correspondence contained in the file. It was located at Stave Falls, BC. People involved in the organization include H.R. Butler (director), Alan M. Russell (director), and Yojiro Takimoto (shareholder and owner of the land on which the mill operated).

Haney Box Company Limited was a box company that manufactured produce boxes for tomatoes, strawberries, and raspberries; it was forcibly liquidated. Its predecessor was Growers’ Box Supply Company Limited; the file states that all shareholders of this predecessor “were of Japanese race”. The file notes that Growers’ Box Supply Company Limited was incorporated in 1941 and that the Haney Box Company Limited was incorporated on 04 July 1942. It was located on 17th Avenue, Haney, BC. Its listed seized assets include real estate, six houses and buildings, a box factory, and nine greenhouses. Its other listed seized property includes greenhouse fixtures and equipment; garden tools; cooking equipment; business inventory; manufacturing equipment; office supplies and equipment; and vehicles, cars and trucks. The majority shareholder was a woman named Tazu Oka; the other listed Japanese Canadian shareholders were Shiro Oka, S. Tanaka, Masamoto Tanaka, Magoichi Odamura, Toshio Odamura, Takuma Oka, Kurahachi Yoshino, Mitsuru Go.

The Haney Fruit Rancher’s Association was located at Rural Route No.1, Haney, BC. People associated with the association include Uso Hirowatari (president), Rikizo Yoneyama (Vice President), Yoshitaro Horiuchi (Secretary), Tokutaro Tsuyuki (treasurer), Yoishiro Odaguchi (auditors), and Yazaemon Tamura (auditors).

The Young Men’s Buddhist Association was previously named the Young Men’s Buddhist Association before it merged with the Young Women’s Buddhists’ Association which was attached to the Hompa Buddhist Church. It was located at 549 East Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC. People involved in this organization include Harry Kondo [also listed as Shota Kondo or Harry Shota Kondo] (previous executive member), Yoshikazu Nishimura (president in 1942), Kazuko Kagawa (vice president), Kiyoshi Suga (general secretary), Tamaye Shintani (treasurer), Toshio Mori (Sunday school supervisor), Tazo Nose (recording secretary), and Michiko Konishita [also listed as Michiko Harada] (recording secretary).

The Hompa Y.M.B.A. Athletic Club was created through the merging of the Hompa Young Buddhists’ Association and the Young Men’s Club. It was also named the Hompa Young Men’s Buddhist Association. People involved in the organization include Yoshikazu Nishimura (president).

The Howe Sound Fisheries Company Limited was located at Campbell Avenue, Vancouver, BC and North Galiano Island, BC. People involved in the company include I. Sugiyama (president), and S. Fukuyama (director).

The Import and Domestic Silk Company imported and sold silk and other products from Japan to retailers and wholesalers. Originally named The Nikko Company, the business was renamed to Import and Domestic Silk Company on 21 October 1940. It was located at 543 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC and was owned equally by Ippei Nishio, Tomitaro Nishio, and Sokichi Ito. The file contains a list of names of previous partners in the business.

Independent Towing Company was located at Eburne, BC. The file includes lists of names and addresses of Japanese Canadian accounts held by the business.