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Nagasaki has been rebuilt as perhaps the nicest looking larger city in Japan. The fact that it has terrain like San Francisco helps. Yokohama, another port city with hills, is a distant second. While Nagasaki got nuked by the USA in 1945, Yokohama got nuked by mother nature (earthquake) in 1923. Both cities, in different eras, also have a legacies of being hom to ethe largest number of expatriates hoping to open Japan. OK, we're still trying.
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Now, four dead, four missing, nearly 100 injured. Typhoon speeding up as it hits Tohoku region on its way to Hokkaido. Major concern is fear of landslides in Miyagi Prefecture where ground was loosened during last month's earthquake.
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It is very common for entertainers and athletes to end up in Parliament or other public office. Sort of helps to balance out the nepotists.
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I've always said that if you want to know what is really happening in a society (before the politicians or economists will admit it), ask a barber or cab driver.
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More details on this strange and sad story that has stunned many at Yokota Air Base.
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The locale of Beijing had been expected, but Aug. 26-27 is much sooner than has been expected. Will be interesting to see if Pyongyang accepts the dates.
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At least six dead or missing, 33 injured across Japan
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