Word: japanized
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Political tensions arise because of the uneven distribution of this land among the peoples of the earth. Whereas Canada has 22 acres per person, the United States has between six and nine for each citizen, some nations such as India and Japan, have only a fraction of an acre for each...
...sales company just across the street from the institute in the heart of Tokyo's business district. Flashing the institute's name and his career there to get credit, the smiling and ever-courteous Murai bought large quantities of textile and paper supplies for wholesale distribution throughout Japan...
EXPORTS TO RED CHINA from Japan are expected to double by 1959. Following lead of Britain, West Germany and other West European nations, Japan lifted strategic embargo on 272 items, including trucks, cars, electric motors, lathes and railroad equipment...
While U.S. firms with high credit ratings can still make short-term loans at 4%, British businessmen must pay 51%. In Germany, Japan, France, Brazil and Greece, interest rates run anywhere from 7% to 12%. For smaller companies, the effective rate often is much higher, reaching 25% or more annually. Even at such rates, demand so far outstrips supply that companies are hard-pressed for expansion capital, are turning increasingly to profits to get the funds they need. In Britain, West Germany and Belgium, some businessmen are plowing up to 60% of all profits back into their firms...
...contemporary American shows are on tour-one in Europe and another in the Far East. Last week the European exhibition was touring Germany, after opening in Copenhagen; it will go on to London and Paris. The Asian edition was touring Japan, after opening in Seoul; it will go on to Manila and Wellington, N.Z. Both shows consist of varied works of four Pacific Northwest painters (Mark Tobey...