Language barrier blamed for murder case in Japan
A judge in Japan gave three years suspended for the killing of Masaharu Uchiyama by three men who felt insulted by a Kansai dialect. The men from Kyushu argued the insult, calling them aho, sparked the fatal beating. The article notes regional dialects and political jargon complicate understanding across Japan.
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Japan
the Guardian
Tokyo
Tsutomu Gotanda
Hiroshi Uesugi
Masaharu Uchiyama
Hideo Kajita
Kyushu
Kansai
Central Japan
Crown
Okinawa
Kazuhisa Inoue
Noboru Takeshita
Takeshita
Inoue
Uchiyama
Yukio Akatsuka
Plain English order boosts clarity in Britain civil service
Britain's Cabinet Office urges 500000 civil servants to use plain English with brief sentences and shorter words. Thatcher backs the move and cites Confucius Winnie the Pooh and Ecclesiastes to promote concise communication.
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Britain
London
Confucius
Winnie the Pooh
Cabinet Office
Commissioners of Excise
Pontefract
Duke of Wellington
Egypt
Apollonius
Zeno
Memphis
John Wright
Margaret Thatcher
Wright
Thatcher
Eccentrics Not Crazy Says Doctor in London Study
Dr David Weeks of Royal Edinburgh Hospital interviewed 130 eccentrics over three years finding only one insane person. The study challenges myths about British eccentricity and notes high creativity, humor, and varied unusual pursuits from cave living to vampire hunting. Prince Charles is cited as an eccentric.
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London
David Weeks
Royal Edinburgh Hospital
Scotland
Stirling University Press
Weeks
Garwood, N.J
Britain
United States
Prince Charles
Long Island
N.Y
Edinburgh
Kate Ward
Brazilians flood Rio Consulate for U S tourist visas
Dawn lines form outside the U S Consulate in Rio de Janeiro as Brazilians flood in seeking tourist visas after a tax repeal. Officials report rising daily visa requests from about 300 to 450 and sometimes over 600, with delays from increased demand and tightened procedures.
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U.S
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Disneyworld
New York City
Empire State Building
Clyde Bishop
Bishop
Florida
Miami
U.S. State Department
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