Word: gum
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...centuries, Japan was pried open by Commodore Matthew Perry in 1854 and avidly, if erratically, soaked up Western thought and technology. In 1945, the vanquished paid the victors the sincere, if at times embarrassing, flattery of trying to adopt with gusto not only U.S.-style democracy but chewing gum and storippu (the strip tease). The Japan-U.S. relationship also has undertones of tragedy and love, ranging from Hiroshima to the 20,000 almond-eyed brides brought home by G.I.s...