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...Another hot item in Sugamo shops is red underwear. The brightly colored undershirts and underpants are coveted by many a Japanese senior, says Miyoko Kaneko, 66, who traveled from neighboring Saitama prefecture to pick up a few pairs for herself and her friends back home. "It's no good if it's not red," she says with the authority of someone who wears such things every day. "It keeps you warmer." As do the copious amounts of Japanese sake, beer and wine that stand out near the entrance to the local 7-11. One employee, Daisuke Fukumoto, says that retired...
...Another hot item in the stores of Sugamo is red underwear. The brightly colored undershirts and underpants are the coveted items of many a Japanese senior, says Miyoko Kaneko, 66, who traveled to Sugamo to pick up a few pairs at Maruji clothing store for herself and her friends back home in neighboring Saitama prefecture. "It's no good if it's not red," she says, as someone who wears them daily. "It keeps you warmer." As do the copious amounts of Japanese sake, beer and wine that stand out near the entrance to the local 7-11. One employee...
...improved display against Brown Saturday afternoon. The Crimson was able to take a game but found itself unable to pick up its third Ivy League win of the season in Providence, R.I.One of the highlights of the weekend was the significant contribution from the team’s freshmen. Miyoko Pettit, Emily Harburg, and Mikaelle Comrie all gained considerable playing time and vital experience in the two matches.With just two more weeks left in the season, Harvard is hoping to finish the season strong. Next weekend, the team faces Penn and Princeton, with both teams competing for the Ivy League...
...average lonely heart, Bobby Fischer?erstwhile chess champion, virulent anti-Semite, and fugitive from the U.S. justice system?might not sound like Mr. Right. But to hear Miyoko Watai tell it, he's a dreamboat. Speaking at a press conference in Tokyo last week, Watai gushed: "I think of Bobby as a king and I would like to become queen." The 59-year-old acting head of the Japan Chess Association said turbulent circumstances had forced her to reveal what she had previously preferred to keep private?that she and Fischer have been living together in Tokyo for the past...
...Miyoko Watai admits she has no idea how this will all play out, and last week she described herself as just a "pawn" in the process. But in chess, she added, it is possible for the lowly pawn to become the most powerful piece on the board?which gives her hope that she may one day get her wish of becoming Bobby Fischer's queen...