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Written and drawn by a woman, Wataru Yoshizumi, "Marmalade Boy" has a beguiling comedic charm that make it entertaining even to those beyond its target demographic. It begins when Miki Koishikawa nearly drops dead of shame as her parents announce they are switching partners with another couple, the Matsuuras, and that everyone will live together in a big house. But trouble really begins when she meets their son, Yuu, the dreamiest, most exasperating boy on planet earth! Even after 200 pages the complications have only just begun. The remaining seven volumes will appear on a bi-monthly basis starting with...
...What a relief for comix fans to finally have something new they can give their nieces and nephews. Wataru Yoshizumi's "Marmalade Boy" and Osamu Tezuka's "Astro Boy" not only provide age-appropriate entertainment, but a window into another culture. These stories, filled with innocence, humor and wonder, will make girls and boys consume them with glee, until the books become dog-eared and swollen with rain. Be sure and keep extra copies for yourself...
Joel San Pedro (HARVARD) d. Wataru Matsuyasu (Yale...
Acutely aware of their vulnerability, Japanese companies are sending teams of geologists and businessmen all over the world to scout for new sources and bid aggressively for existing supplies. The first of two new high-level missions, headed by Wataru Tajitsu, chairman of The Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd., will leave Japan this month to search out new oil sources in Australia, Papua and New Guinea. Japanese crews are exploring for oil-or preparing to do so -from the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Siam, in Alaska, Colombia...
With a sure eye for doctrines popular among the conquerors, however unfamiliar among the conquered, Chief Cabinet Secretary Wataru Narahashi and his fellow Constitution-makers closely paraphrased U.S. political literature. From the Declaration of Independence: "All people shall be respected as individuals, and their right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness shall be . . . the supreme consideration." From the Gettysburg Address: the Government's "authority . . . is derived from the people," its "powers are exercised by representatives of the people," its "benefits are enjoyed by the people." From the Atlantic Charter: "We recognize . . . that all peoples have the right...
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