Word: yasuaki
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...point came during a June 5 game in the central city of Gifu, when the burly Di Muro called two strikes on popular Chunichi Dragons slugger Yasuaki Taiho. Taiho didn't appreciate it much, and let Di Muro know it. Since American umpires take less guff than their Japanese counterparts, Di Muro tossed Taiho out of the game. That touched off a melee. The crowd jeered at the American, and coaches and players charged him. Taiho repeatedly shoved Di Muro in the chest. The end result: U.S. baseball officials called Di Muro home last week, while Taiho played ball...
Nationally, the number of college students taking Japanese declined between 10 and percent after 1990, according to Yasuaki Kaneda, director of the Japanese Foundation Language Center in California...
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