Word: tanaka
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...three types of vehicles. There is no shortage of designs--but many may never be built. Even Japan's JAMSTEC, whose constantly growing research budget is reasonably secure for now, has its limitations. In the event of a severe economic slump, says Takeo Tanaka, a planning official for the agency, "we may not be able to get funding for new deep-sea probes." France has no plans to build more manned submersibles--and in fact may ask for support from other European Union countries to help subsidize its own program, turning a national effort into a consortium much like...
...other two characters, Setsuko Banks (Dori Takata) and Teruko Mackenzie (Laurie Tanaka), are less colorful but the players nevertheless made their lines count. Punchlines are well delivered and convey the ingenuousness of their characters for the greatest impact...
...feel things are beginning to move. I have a gut instinct about it," says Shizue Tanaka, whose family runs Tanakatei, an upscale restaurant in Tokyo's posh Akasaka area. Tanaka's sentiments are now shared by most influential businessmen: a quarterly survey by the Bank of Japan, which tracks the mood in boardrooms, recently reported the first upturn in business optimism in five years. "The possibility is strong that the economy has moved one step toward recovery," says Bank of Japan governor Yasushi Mieno. "But we must carefully watch the sustainability and tempo of the upturn...
...being turfed from office is provoking talk of splits within the L.D.P. as anxious politicians begin shopping for new homes. Socialists are also looking for new patrons, and no one expects the dust to settle until after the next election. "The July election was a curtain closing," says Shusei Tanaka, a close Hosokawa adviser and a Diet member of the Sakigake, a small liberal party that broke from the L.D.P. to join the ruling coalition. "The next election will be a curtain raising. Right now we are setting the stage...
Sometimes, writing to friends on e-mail can turn into an over-utilized procrastination game. Laurie Tanaka '96, of Winthrop House, admits she checks her messages "a little too often to get my work done...