Word: mikio
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Parents in France, West Germany and other countries are also alarmed. After Mikio Goto, 19, dropped out of college and started peddling ginseng tea on Tokyo streets for Master Moon, his father formed an association of victims' parents, kidnaped his son, and "brainwashed him out of insanity...
...Japanese, who agreed to the largest revaluation (17% relative to the dollar), were fretful. But then they have a special problem. Said Finance Minister Mikio Mizuta: "We just couldn't find any sympathy for our argument that a 5% growth rate in Japan represents a serious recession...
...felt no need of actually delivering an unpleasant ultimatum. Instead, he chose to play the role of an amiable but powerful friend seeking help. "I came as a gentle spring breeze," he joked. In two days of talks with Japanese leaders, including Prime Minister Eisaku Sato and Finance Minister Mikio Mizuta, he proved a rather relentless breeze. He continued to insist that the U.S. will not drop the surcharge until it can see a clear prospect of wiping out its balance of payments deficit. He left it to the Japanese-who are well aware of their dependence on the American...