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Akemi Nakamura
JAPAN
Oct 22, 1997
Kobe mayor poll faces the quake factor
Staff writerKOBE -- The Kobe mayoral election is slated for this Oct. 26, but Tsuka Izuta would rather stay in that day than spend the 1,000 yen in transportation costs to get to a voting booth.Although she is a registered voter in Nada Ward, 68-year-old Izuta has abstained from voting in any elections...
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1997
New Akashi bridge threatens ferry company jobs
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