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Word: itoh (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Meguro, strangers bowed and smiled to one another and shared special editions of newspapers published to commemorate the occasion. BABY GIRL! screamed headlines. Queues snaked around shops selling royal-birth specials. Red lanterns swayed and banners extolling congratulations hung from homes and buildings. Yasuhiko Teraza, 67, and Teruhiko Itoh, 69, both hightailed it here from across town when they heard about the birth on the TV news. "I think it's great that it's a girl," says Teraza, pulling at his gray felt baseball cap. "They've got female royalty in England. Why can't we?" Itoh nodded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan's Latest Craze | 12/3/2001 | See Source »

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