Word: takashima
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...same as a death sentence." To protest the plan, workers at Japan's eleven major mines mounted a 24-hour strike on Nov. 13. Some 7,000 supporters marched with union flags and placards in subfreezing weather. Still, their action did not prevent last week's closure of the Takashima coal mine, the country's oldest...