Word: japanized
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Halsey gave in to the pressure, ordered a large part of his force to turn back south -and went with them. By the time he got back to Leyte Gulf, the great battle was over. With it died the Japanese navy and any chance that it could protect Japan's island lifeline...
...their weight helping Asian and African members of the Commonwealth. Paris points to last year's $100 million to the French Community's African members. But, bit by bit, Washington's new approach is beginning to have its effect. Under U.S. pressure, the European countries and Japan have agreed to join with the U.S. in setting up the new $1 billion International Development Association (TIME, Oct. 12). And last week, after asking his countrymen "whether we have the right to enjoy all to ourselves the steady annual increase of 6% in our national product," West Germany...
...Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Britain, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, South Africa...
JAPANESE EXPORTS of optical products are squeezing Germans out of their market at home as well as overseas. One out of every six microscopes and field glasses sold in Germany now comes from Japan. Japanese optical imports to U.S. last year reached $10.8 million v. $2.5 million from Germany...
...Soft. Bob Anderson had other complaints. European nations and Japan, said he, are not doing their share to bear the cost of help to the world's underdeveloped nations; they should take over a greater share of the burden from the U.S. To this end Anderson had a pet U.S. project on hand: the establishment of an International Development Association (TIME, Aug. 19) to lend to underdeveloped nations from funds contributed by nations now belonging to the World Bank. The loans would be made on more liberal terms than the World Bank...