Word: yen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...entirely new model because there was no guarantee of an adequate return. Japanese manufacturers enjoy a cost advantage of some $1,500 per unit in the production of small cars, which comes from production efficiencies, labor-cost differentials, tax laws that favor exports, and the cheap yen. U.S. automakers have been unable to compete profitably (see Book Audits). Japan commands 48% of the small-car market...
...guests" on the street. Included in the committee's 24-page petition is a survey conducted under what must have been unusual circumstances. Polling 100 of their clients, the scarlet ladies discovered that after a day of trading pounds, francs and dollars, no fewer than 92 had a yen for picking up dates on the streets rather than in bars and cafes, where they might be recognized-and where the women now conduct business while waiting for the 8 p.m. stroll...
...Kirk land House. Peter A. Fleischer '83 of Lowell House. Sung Bin Im '83 of Eliot house. Alan Kent Jones '83 of Quincy House. Jason Dreyfun Kahn '83 of North House. Kenneth C Keeler '83 of Leverett House. Michael J Larsen '83 of Quincy House. Paul Poh-Yen Lin '83 of Mather House. John Scott Martin '83 of Winthrop House. Peter S Nickerson '83 of Dudley House. Laurence Eric Penn '83 of Dunstern House. Jonathan Selinger '83 of Mather House. Albert C Shaw '83 of Leverett House. Jordan W. Smoller '83 of North House. Chi Hung Wong '83 of Mather...
Such elaborate ceremonies, think some observers, reflect the younger generation's rebellion against traditional reserve and modesty. The oldsters, however, recalling postwar poverty, enjoy flaunting their yen. Notes Tokyoite Ben Tsuchiya, who assisted at his brother's recent wedding: "If it is beautifully done, the wedding makes the parents look good, and can even help in business because it impresses people...
...also describe the success of the musical itself. After its 1978 London premier. Evita arrived on Broadway, where it swept the 1979-80 Tony Awards. Since then, road companies have opened in, among other places, Chicago, Los Angeles, Vienna, Madrid, Mexico City, South Africa, Australia and Japan. Reportedly, the yen continue to roll in as Evita finally begins its first Boston engagement...