Word: manibiru
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Appealing to the new power of women unleashed since the war, brokers have spread the gospel of manibiru (money building)*all over Japan, display elaborate charts and brochures in remote hamlets to show how buying one $28 bond every month will build to $2,800 in 78 months. Every investment company has its "Golden Tree" or "Millionaire" club, whose members avidly read financial news bulletins, flock to jargon-heavy lectures by female stock-market experts. Companies operate scores of advisory offices in department stores and train stations, where shoppers and commuters can dash in to buy shares in investment trusts...
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