Paris Christmas Rediscovers U S Style Festivities
French Christmas shifts from sacred to festive, with Santa in the aisle. Gift exchanges rise, New Year's Eve gifting wanes, and sugar candy trees join chocolate ornaments. War shortages spurred novelty displays and department stores boast bigger catalogs and toy spreads, signaling brighter consumption and a Santa season in Paris.
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Japan Accepts Security Forces Under New Constitution
Tokyo leaders ruled that Japan's postwar defense forces are legal under the renounced war constitution. Prime Minister Hatoyama's cabinet supported the view that token forces from Yoshida era do not violate the charter. Foreign Minister Shigemitsu said constitutional revision remains desired to clarify use of armed forces.
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