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...Today, Murakami does much of his writing at an apartment in Omotesando, a chic Tokyo neighborhood. His spartan office there is as businesslike as its inhabitant. Unassuming as ever, he still dresses in jeans, casual shirts and sneakers, runs 10 kilometers a day, watches his diet, goes to bed early and rises before dawn to work. "He has been the same right from the beginning," says Mizumaru Anzai, an illustrator and writer who has known Murakami for three decades...
...Spartan mothers used to send their send their sons into battle with shields and spears. The mother of Andrew J. Washkowitz ’04 sends him into competition armed only with tiles and a Scrabble rack. Five years ago, Ma Washkowitz, an aggressive Scrabbler, started teaching Andy how to play...
...rare tour of Sinuiju highlights how badly the place needs China's example. In the spartan North Korean city, few cars motor on the wide streets, and the decaying department store has a meager selection of basic packaged food and dull clothing. At night, schoolchildren gather in the main square to read under the floodlights pointed at a statue of Kim Il Sung, the country's founder. It's the brightest spot in a city plagued by chronic electrical power shortages. Meanwhile, across the Yalu River in the Chinese city of Dandong, new, white buildings rise above the riverbank, traffic...
...sure it isn't you?the odd foolhardy tourist is known to have been chomped, and even if you survive the attack the wound may become so infected that, without treatment, you could die. Day trips are popular, but true dragon fans can spend a night or two in spartan cabins in Komodo National Park to get up close with the fearsome beasts...
...From the start, Zahner's friendly advances met resistance. Last October, soon after he was given responsibility for Daewoo labor relations, Zahner popped in unannounced on union leaders in their spartan office at the Bupyeong plant. He went worker to worker, shaking hands, introducing himself and passing out business cards. "I've been wanting to meet you," he said to Choi Jong Hak, the union spokesman at the time. Choi retorted, "I haven't been wanting to meet you." The union is still burned up over Daewoo's decision to lay off 1,750 workers last year. Leaders blame...