Word: banzai
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...attack as a glorious victory in the lost war. But Japanese officials are apprehensive about the possibility of an overeffusive welcome for the Emperor by the 15,000 Japanese nationals and 208,000 Japanese Americans who live in Hawaii. They are particularly unsettled by the prospect of cheers of "Banzai!" as the imperial DC-8 lands at Honolulu's Hickam Air Force Base...
...fall of 1934, as members of America's touring all-star baseball team arrived at Tokyo Station, crowds of Japanese fans began to cheer: "Banzai, Babe Ruth! Banzai, Lou Gehrig! Banzai, Jimmy Foxx! . . . Banzai, Moe Berg...
Like his predecessors, Private Teruo Nakamura was motivated to hold out both by fear of capture and fidelity to orders. After a final banzai charge against invading U.S. troops failed in January 1945, radio contact between Tokyo and Morotai was lost. Nakamura, who was separated from other members of his commando unit, managed to avoid capture and built a grass hut deep in the jungle. He survived by raising potatoes and picking bananas off the trees. "My commanding officer told me to fight it out," he explained. Last month he was spotted by a Morotai native, who alerted Indonesian authorities...
...course, Carter is taking courses at the law school. Now, if Willie Draper, the last Crimson skier to place high at the NCAA finals could only be convinced to return from the Banzai Pipeline...
Swooping and slashing down the ice, the shaggy-haired trio is a French Canadian version of a banzai attack. Perreault, 22, from Victoriaville, Que., centers the line with an extraordinary swift and shifty verve. On his left is Martin, 21, from Montreal, a deceptive dervish with an overpowering slapshot. And on the right is Robert, 24, from Trois Rivieres, Que., a stylish sharpshooter who is the line's leading scorer. So far this season, the three have collectively scored 212 points (92 goals, 120 assists) and are the principal reason why the Sabres are battling the Detroit Red Wings...