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...running too. In Maebashi, 60 miles northwest of Tokyo in the heart of his own Gumma prefecture, Nakasone was greeted by posters bearing his picture and hundreds of cheering supporters. At one point he recited a haiku praising the local shrubs, and by inference his local constituency. Looking at ajisai [hydrangeas], I feel homesick for Gumma...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan: Of Hydrangeas and Ballots | 7/11/1983 | See Source »

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