Word: eiichiro
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...into a wasteful and ultimately pointless race. It may wound Japanese national pride that China has pulled ahead in such a technologically complex field, but in Japan, many question whether the scientific and economic payoff of an expanded space program justifies either the risks or the expense. According to Eiichiro Sekigawa, Japan correspondent of Aviation Week magazine, if Japan implements every initiative outlined in Vision 2025, it will cost $2.5 to $2.8 billion a year, compared with JAXA's current budget of $1.8 billion. Sekigawa doubts such increases will find much political backing. "The government doesn't seem that interested...
...only 1% of Japanese are baptized Christians. At least 36 Protestant chapels in Tokyo cater especially to the "outsiders," but some couples even go to Guam or Hawaii for their ceremonies. The main reason they choose a Christian wedding: "It is so kakko ii [groovy]." Nevertheless, says the Rev. Eiichiro Ishii, "a mere contact with the atmosphere of the church might prove a first step for them to Christianity...
...pilot opened his canopy, called, "I'm O.K.," and climbed out. The Japanese noted that he carried a pistol at his waist, that his flight suit bore no markings. Moments later more U.S. civilians arrived, drew pistols and ordered the Japanese away from the plane. But not before Eiichiro Sekigawa, editor of Tokyo's Air Views, got a meticulous description...
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