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Kazuo Saito came to Australia nearly 50 years ago and started a karate dojo in Sydney. Now in his 80s, he continues to promote Japanese martial arts—including their spiritual aspects—alongside his son, Harrison. Harrison, who is in his 20s and was born and raised in Australia, admits to having had conflicts with his strict Japanese father, but now believes that he and his father complement one another. We spoke to both of them. - 今から50年近く前に来豪し、シドニーで空手道場を開いた斎藤一夫さん。80代となった今も息子のハリソンさんと精神性を含めた日本の武道を広めています。オーストラリアで生まれ育った20代のハリソンさんは、厳格な父親との衝突や葛藤があったものの、今では父親と自分は互いを補い合う存在だと考えています。二人にお話を聞きました。