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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...security guards in yellow T shirts toss the Japanese women out. The fight, of course, is over men. American men are thought to be kinder, more expressive and more romantic than Japanese men. "Really, I can't remember the last time I went out with a Japanese guy," says Yoko Taniguchi, 30, an accountant with newly braided cornrows and tight FUBU capris. She is dancing at a club called Slum. "American men--they make much better boyfriends." Some women fall in love. A few desire marriage and a life abroad. For others, it's just about sex. "It's just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sex And Race In Okinawa | 8/27/2001 | See Source »

...fight, of course, is over men. American men are thought to be kinder, more expressive and more romantic than their Japanese counterparts. "Really?I can't remember the last time I went out with a Japanese guy," says Yoko Taniguchi, an accountant on base. She's taking a break from the dance floor at the club Slum, where the tanned, pretty 30-year-old in newly braided cornrows and tight FUBU capris can't help but be swarmed by men. "American men?they make much better boyfriends." Some women simply fall in love. A few might desire marriage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Okinawa Nights | 8/13/2001 | See Source »

George has been at times a difficult man to root for. Had it not been for Yoko, the Beatles’ breakup might well have been pinned on George's increasing assertiveness as a songwriter and increasing inability to get along with Paul. George was the colorless Beatle, the dubious target of allegations of plagiarism, the man whose wife so cruelly inspired his lovestruck best friend Eric Clapton to write “Layla.” (And when the couple divorced and Clapton married Patti Harrison, who could not help but feel that the better man had finally...

Author: By David C. Newman, | Title: POSTCARD FROM LONDON: My Sweet George | 8/3/2001 | See Source »

...ferry or the helicopter. If you opt for the former (which costs just a few dollars) leave at least six hours before your flight. If you decide on the helicopter ($20) turn up four hours ahead at the heli-pad next to the United Nations headquarters in the Mammy Yoko hotel. 3) Get your name and passport number recorded by the police. Check in for the helicopter ride and then visit the sea-container that serves as an office for the Ministry of Mines. Here you will be asked whether you are smuggling any diamonds out of the country. Presuming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Maneuvers with the World's Poorest Army | 7/24/2001 | See Source »

...building, which means you'll soon be seeing knockoffs throughout Asia. Like most stores in that narrow gallery of boutiques, Moussy's floor space is less than 15 sq m, but since opening in May last year, sales have totaled around $9 million. Moussy's fashionista-in-chief Yoko Morimoto, 23, is a former karisuma tenin who is putting her own spin on kawaii. The look Moussy is flogging can best be described as otona (adult) type?sophisticated, chic, the look a girl wears when she wants some respect. It's a toned-down reaction to the big platforms, streaked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kwest For Kawaii | 6/25/2001 | See Source »

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