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(Archived document, may contain errors) 244 Janaury 25, 1983 REVITALIZING THE US.-JAPAN PARTNERSHIP INTRODUCTION The visit of Secretary of State George Shultz to Japan so soon after the journey of Prime Minister Nakasone to Was hington ensures that the contentious issues in U.S.-Jar>anese relations will continue to receive high-level and prioriEy attention.
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Later this month, the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will feature a made-in-Japan sport that few people apart from enthusiasts have even heard of keirin.
It’s a type of race held on a steeply banked track, with nine cyclists covering around 2 kilometers at a mind-blowing pace. And although it’s one of four state-sanctioned sports in Japan where gambling is permitted along with powerboat, motorcycle and horse racing it has struggled to retain interest here beyond core fans.
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Yet there’s much that’s fascinating about keirin. Traditionally, riders zip around the track at up to 70 kph on old-school, hand-turned steel bikes with one gear and no brakes. Head-butting, shouldering and other forms of physical contact are permitted; spills and broken bones are common. And it’s not every rider for himself: Competitors form regional allian
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In this Jan. 27 file photo, President Joe Biden signs an executive order on climate change in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo)
April 22 is Earth Day. When it was celebrated for the first time in 1970, an unusual experiment was conducted in the United States.
The aim was to make people pay attention to the Earth s environment.
New York City closed some of its avenues to traffic to create blocks of car-free zones in the hopes of regaining a clear sky untainted by exhaust fumes.
Japan followed America’s lead in the summer of that year, turning streets in Tokyo s Ginza district and other areas into pedestrian thoroughfares, which were dubbed Hokosha Tengoku (literally, pedestrian paradise).
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