Word: nakajima
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...Humane Society International (HSI) in Australia. But Japan's whaling industry argues that targeted species have recovered to the point where sustainable whaling is possible, and that the country shouldn't feel constrained by foreign sensitivities. "For Japanese people, whale is part of our food culture," says Keiichi Nakajima, president of the Japan Whaling Association...
...these boys were victims." Many of the families visiting Chiran this Aug. 15 heed her message, and express pity and sorrow rather than jingoistic pride. "I came because I wanted to know the truth," says Kazunori Matsuo, 38, who rode from Nagasaki on his motorbike. Another visitor, Kazuo Nakajima, 47, says his late father had hidden his military history. "I learned just yesterday," he says, "that my father had trained as a kamikaze pilot." An aunt and uncle broke the news; the following day, Nakajima decided to come to Chiran with his three kids. "My children need to know...
...glorious time. "Money was pouring in," says Nakajima, the former acting president of G.O. Group. "He'd made a movie. He'd even bought a bank. His face was on billboards around the Philippines, and his name was becoming known throughout Asia. He must have thought, 'Look what I've accomplished. I am great, after all. I am a star.' Then, things stopped going according to his plans...
...position and stand in the rain shouting Ogami's commandments. He took the stage on these outings, rambling for hours about the Japanese spirit and the country's honorable role in World War II. "We all shut up and stuck it out because we needed the salary," sighs Toshinori Nakajima, an executive appointed acting president before he quit last fall. "No one actually believed in any of the stuff...
...pressure is on for the gymnast dynasts. "If they don't medal this time, Japan is going to have to completely rethink its gymnastics program," says Takeo Nakajima, who covers the sport for a Japanese TV network. "We're counting on them." So, no doubt, are their fathers, who hope these rising sons will raise Japan's gymnastics profile once more...