Posted in: 9/11 brought heartbreak to Japan as well See in context
Details Emerge on Flight 93 By Matthew L. Wald
“Of the 33 passengers on the plane who were not hijackers, at least 10, and two crew members, spoke to people on the ground.”
——NYT: 22 July 2004
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Posted in: Kono announces bid to become next prime minister See in context
One reason why Japan’s vaccine rollout was so slow according to Minister Kono: Pfizer had included Japanese nationals in vaccine trials conducted in the US, but health ministry insisted on redoing them months later on Japanese soil because of factors like “dietary differences.”
Time to replace “nihonjinron” with “nihonshokuron.”
Phillip Lipscy
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Posted in: U.S. urges Japan to pay more for hosting American troops See in context
Commodore Perry. "There are bases located in Mainland Japan and even Hokkaido."
Please name the US base in Hokkaido.
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Posted in: Ibaraki health center warns people not to eat with foreigners to prevent spreading COVID See in context
Lara Flint ; Good idea!
I remember separate coaches for allied forces during the Occupation.
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Posted in: Two different Olympic scenes: Inside and outside the National Stadium See in context
Justin Gaitlin - two doping suspensions in his career
https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a20864522/justin-gatlin-finds-himself-in-the-eye-of-another-doping-scandal/
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Posted in: IOC chief Bach says there is no plan B for Tokyo Olympics See in context
“The Japanese government has privately concluded that the Tokyo Olympics will have to be cancelled because of the coronavirus, and the focus is now on securing the Games for the city in the next available year, 2032.”
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/japan-looks-for-a-way-out-of-tokyo-olympics-because-of-virus-lf868xfnd?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1611249451
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Posted in: Abe to consider starting academic year in September See in context
School start dates
Guatemala = Second Monday of January
South Africa = January 13
Australia = January 27
Kenya = January
Malaysia = Early January
Singapore = Beginning of January
Costa Rica = Early February
Honduras = Early February
New Zealand = Between February 1 – 5
Brazil = First week of February
Chile = Late February
There are other countries that begin later in the year:
Argentina = Beginning of March
South Korea = Beginning of March
Japan = April 1
India = June
Indonesia = Mid-July
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Posted in: Police raid Toyota offices after arresting U.S. executive See in context
What is Ms Hamp's visa status?
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Posted in: Former singer Keiko Fuji, mother of Hikaru Utada, falls to death See in context
English lyrics yume-wa-yoru-hiraku-keiko-fuji
http://www.natsumelo.com/2012/04/keiko-no-yume-wa-yoru-hiraku-keiko-fuji-1970/
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Posted in: Oliver Stone visits Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima See in context
American University is in Washington, DC, not Boston.
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Posted in: N Korea reports 270,000 new fever cases amid COVID crisis
Posted in: McDonald's to sell all 850 stores in Russia
Posted in: Court finds COVID restrictions for Tokyo restaurant chain illegal
Live the term tatamix. I bet stoners will love this item
Posted in: Tatami mat platform with built-in vibration speakers promises ultimate sound experience