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...silent four-minute ceremony that took place less than four hours after his father's death, Akihito, 55, received the imperial and state seals and replicas of two of the imperial treasures that symbolize the throne. By legend, the actual treasures -- a mirror, a sword and a crescent-shaped jewel -- trace back to the Shinto sun goddess Amaterasu. The government chose a name for Emperor Akihito's reign: Heisei, the achievement of complete peace on earth and in the heavens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan The Longest Reign | 1/16/1989 | See Source »

...teenager (Uma Thurman) and the beautiful, pious Mme. de Tourvel (Michelle Pfeiffer), who keeps resisting Valmont's purring declarations of love. And then, to his astonishment, he realizes that he means them. In a rake, sincerity is lethal. He who has lived by the word will die by the sword. And Mme. la Marquise will founder with him. Their game is over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Lust Is a Thing with Feathers | 1/16/1989 | See Source »

...women, Kristen Barrett- Whitney, claims that Mitchelson forced her to have sex with him in his office bathroom. "I've never raped anyone," says Mitchelson. Still, the old public relations pro admits the negative publicity is hurting business. Says Mitchelson: "I like to live by the sword. But I didn't say that I wanted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: A Struggle for Splitsville's Buck:Felder tops Mitchelson | 1/9/1989 | See Source »

...liquor business and slashed the corporate staff from 1,000 to 400. The dapper Johnson, a friend of such sports figures as hockey star Bobby Orr and broadcaster Frank Gifford, is described as a "charmer" by one associate. Another warned that when the boss was displeased, "swift as a sword, he would chop your head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where's the Limit? Ross Johnson and the RJR Nabisco Takeover Battle | 12/5/1988 | See Source »

Yale must use The Game as a sword. Stab and get revenge for Harvard's championship triumph last year...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: For Gridders, the Season Begins and Ends Today | 11/19/1988 | See Source »

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