Word: masaki
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...Japanese pop culture, Korean drama, Taiwanese literature, Hong Kong celebrities, Thai and Vietnamese cuisine, and Indonesian beach holidays. The interest in pan-Asian culture, from Japan to Burma, doesn't mean the influence of the U.S. has been eradicated. It continues to go hand in hand with Asian culture. Masaki Murata Kamakura, Japan...
BAREFOOT GEN MORI MASAKI...
...even appeared to be resurgent under a charismatic new leader, Fumihiro Joyu. Recently, however, with death sentences raining down on its former leaders, its ranks in Japan have dwindled to 1,650 (it also has an estimated 300 members in Russia). "The cult has lost its vitality," says Masaki Kito, a lawyer who has represented Aum's victims. "It's unable to recruit talented young people, it's under surveillance, and it's running out of money...
...have to report yufu revenue, for example, or pay Japan's national 5% sales tax. (Yufuin itself doesn't have a local sales tax.) So far, tax authorities in Japan are looking the other way. "This kind of activity is not large enough to attract our attention," says Masaki Omura, a spokesman for the Ministry of Finance. Says Eisuke Sakakibara, the former Vice Finance Minister known as "Mr. Yen": "There's no deep implication to this. If it helps strengthen solidarity in a local community, that's probably good. In the end I think people want real money." Sometimes, though...