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Word: takara (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1970
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...seem small when measured against those of the manufacturers of barber chairs. For many years they had a cozy industry; several domestic firms earned a steady profit by selling about 10,000 chairs a year to the U.S.'s 100,000 barbershops. Then in 1957, Osaka's Takara Belmont Co. slipped into the U.S. and began a classic Japanese takeover...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan: The Great Barber-Chair Coup | 8/10/1970 | See Source »

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