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[[Image:Naritas.jpg|thumb|Masataro and Tsutako Narita, Dec. 2004]]
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'''Masataro Narita''' (born 1925) and wife '''Tsutako Narita''' (Japanese; known in the group as '''Johane'''/'''Johanes''' and '''Lydia''', and affectionately referred to as ''Otosan'' [father] and ''Okasan'' [mother]) currently live at the [[Heavenly City School]] (HCS) in [[Tateyama, Japan|Tateyama]], [[Japan]], which is built on property purchased for [[The Family International]] by the Naritas.
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'''Masataro Narita''' (born 1925) and wife '''Tsutako Narita''' (Japanese; known in the group as '''Johane'''/'''Johanes''' and '''Lydia''', and affectionately referred to as ''Otosan'' [father] and ''Okasan'' [mother]) currently live at the [[Heavenly City School]] (HCS) in [[Tateyama, Japan|Tateyama]], [[Japan]], which is built on property purchased for [[The Family International]] by the Naritas.  
  
Years ago, Mr. Narita owned a nightclub called ''Charivari'' in the high-priced Ginza district of Japan. As must anyone who runs such a business in Japan, Mr. Narita had contacts in the Japanese ''Yakuza''. To some degree, the influence he held from this has been used to benefit The Family. He has also financed many Family projects, and in the past contributed tens of thousands of dollars every month to finance the HCS.
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Years ago, Mr. Narita owned a nightclub called ''Charivari'' in the high-priced Ginza district of Japan. He has financed many Family projects, and in the past contributed tens of thousands of dollars every month to finance the HCS.  
  
Mrs. Narita has struggled with cancer for many years.
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Mrs. Narita has struggled with cancer for many years.  
  
==Family publications referencing the Naritas==
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== Family publications referencing the Naritas ==
* [https://media.xfamily.org/docs/fam/gv/gv_93.pdf#page=6 "Johanes & Lydia's 50th"] — Grapevine 93 pgs.6–9
 
  
==Multimedia==
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*[https://media.xfamily.org/docs/fam/gv/gv_93.pdf#page=6 "Johanes & Lydia's 50th"] — Grapevine 93 pgs.6–9
* [[JLC 30: Narita Family Interviews]]
 
  
[[Category:Current and Former Members]]
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== Multimedia ==
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*[[JLC 30: Narita Family Interviews]]
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[[Category:Current_and_Former_Members]]

Latest revision as of 17:40, 28 June 2009

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Masataro Narita (born 1925) and wife Tsutako Narita (Japanese; known in the group as Johane/Johanes and Lydia, and affectionately referred to as Otosan [father] and Okasan [mother]) currently live at the Heavenly City School (HCS) in Tateyama, Japan, which is built on property purchased for The Family International by the Naritas.

Years ago, Mr. Narita owned a nightclub called Charivari in the high-priced Ginza district of Japan. He has financed many Family projects, and in the past contributed tens of thousands of dollars every month to finance the HCS.

Mrs. Narita has struggled with cancer for many years.

Family publications referencing the Naritas

Multimedia