Word: tokyo
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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During the course of a notably fair and painstaking trial 60 miles from Tokyo, Japanese Judge Yuzo Kawachi had effectively silenced the eagle screams. Verdict: guilty. Sentence: three years' imprisonment, suspended (i.e., not to be served). "I was terribly impressed with that Japanese court," said Alvin Owsley, the official American Legion observer. "I stood in awe. I was amazed at the fairness of Judge Kawachi...
...Connell, head of the Vatican Observatory. To replace ailing Cardinal Canali as deacon, the Pope will likely choose one of several Vatican monsignori. Among best bets for the remaining red hats: Archbishops Giovanni Battista Montini of Milan. Rufino Santos of Manila, Richard J. Gushing of Boston, Tatsuo Doi of Tokyo, William Godfrey of Westminster, Francis König of Vienna, John Landazuri Ricketts of Lima, Peru, and Joseph Maria Bueno y Monreal of Seville. A Negro cardinal for Africa is likely; candidates include Archbishop Joseph Kiwanuka of Uganda and Bishop Aloysius Bigirumwani of Nyundo...
Last week Zensei was ready to concede defeat. Some brothelkeepers decided to go legal by converting their establishments to "tea parlors" and "grilled chicken restaurants." One Tokyo group announced plans to replace its old row of houses with a $280,000 "amusement center" containing "game parlors" and "chess rooms." Zensei's Tokyo branch notified the city government that all girls would be fired in the next two months and helped to get other jobs. Said a surprised official: "This time they really seem to mean...
...this to get the obsession out of my system. I always try to depict nature as I see it." ¶ Dynasty (opposite), by Kenzo Okada, one of Japan's leading moderns, who now lives in Manhattan. Okada, who came to the U.S. in 1950 with a full-fledged Tokyo reputation, feels his work has become liberated in the U.S., now sells out his shows at $3,500 tops. Dynasty harkens back to Okada's past, recalling to him "the oldtime Japan," though the shapes are his own invention. Says he: "I find myself in nature and nature...
ARABIAN OIL MONOPOLY, held by U.S.-owned companies, will be broken if Japan's new Arabian Oil Co. signs pending contract, upsetting the traditional 50-50 profit split. Terms of deal are still secret, but oilmen in U.S. and Tokyo say that Japanese company will pay about $2,000,000 a year to seek oil off shore of Saudi Arabia's half of Neutral Zone, will give 56% of profits and several other benefits to Saudi Arabia...