Word: masao
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...cross that barrier, translators and interpreters are more necessary but less effective, since the Japanese language not only is difficult in itself but represents a quite different concept of speech. Anthropologist Masao Kunihiro notes: "English is intended strictly for communication. Japanese is primarily interested in feeling out the other person's mood." Misunderstandings are a constant hazard. At one top-level conference, for example, President Nixon asked for a cut in Japanese textile exports, and Prime Minister Sato answered, "Zensho shimasu," which was translated literally as "I'll handle it as well as I can." Nixon thought that...
...their own hands. Indeed, it is no mere verbal swagger to define contemporary Japanese writing as a matter of life and death. In the '70s one Tokyo scholarly journal devoted an entire issue to "The Writer and Suicide." There is a death wish operating through Japanese literature. Says Masao Miyoshi, a Japanese lit erary scholar (Accomplices of Silence...
...Howard Sands (H) d Evan Ratner 6-3, 6-3, 2 Warren Grossman (H) d Gary Jacobs 6-2, 6-4, 3 Dave Backman (H) d Masao inouye 6-4, 6-2, 4 Larry Scott (H) d NentHandelsinan 6-3, 6-2, 5 Kenkleinfeld (H) d Paul Saputo 7-6, 7-6, 6 St. Fountaina (H) d Art Martella...
Blue-collar workers are now enjoying some of the benefits of Toyo Kogyo's new prosperity. Last week union members got a 6.9% pay hike. Says Masao Isoda, a 28-year-old foreman: "In the bad old days, I could afford only noodle soup for lunch. Now I allow myself the luxury of a fat, fried prawn with my soup...
Highly touted Crimson freshman Dave Beckman--who has consistently performed well since rising to a permanent position on the varsity--outclassed his opponent. Masao Inouye...