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...Japanese officials were racing this evening toward a trade deal that could open Japanese markets to U.S. goods. But the clock was ticking fast toward a midnight deadline when tough American sanctions kick in. The chief negotiators -- U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor and Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono -- refused to predict the outcome. Subordinates expected they'd probably see eye-to-eye on several areas before sunup, but not on the biggest sore spot: auto manufacturing. TIME Washington correspondent Adam Zagorin says a U.S. move toward partial sanctions will probably spark "an irritated, if measured" Japanese response, followed by months...
...comfortable majority of 270 to 226, 10 more than the seven-party government's total strength. As Hosokawa watched with satisfaction, 13 Liberal Democratic legislators broke party ranks to vote with his program, and an additional seven braved the stern eye of party leader Yohei Kono to leave the floor and thus abstain from the balloting...
Unfortunately, like France, Cameroon's best goalie couldn't make the trip. Thomas N'kono, who minded the goal in the World Cup two years ago, became a national hero and internationally recognized star. That fame has, however, taken him away from his native country and he now stars for Barcelona of Spain's First Division...
Cameroon, however, sports one of the best one-two combinations in between the posts. Taking over for N'kono is Antoine Bell, who was Cameroon's hero during the Nations Cup tournament. His wins over the Ivory Coast (2-0) and Algeri (0-0) powered his country to the championship...
Novelist Chiyo Uno, 85, recently published a series of memoirs and autobiographical pieces (The Sound of Rain, The Tale of a Certain Woman). Perhaps the most respected woman currently writing is Taeko Kono, 67. Her novel Revolving Door deals with protagonists whose ordinary lives cloak sadomasochistic and pathological behavior. The Cheeverish approach of Yuko Tsushima, 36 (A Bed of Grass), examines the roots of family distress and false nostalgia. Taeko Tomioka, 47, is a poet turned novelist, celebrated for her unflinching analyses of social despair. For these women, says Anthologist Yukiko Tanaka, "writing is the antithesis of the selfless submission...