Japanese life mirrors America in Tokyo profiles
In Tokyo Kasuga Suzuki a 20-year-old who graduated two years ago works as a personnel clerk at a dental supply firm earning 147 dollars monthly, rising to 180 after a raise, and spent 830 dollars on a five day Hawaii vacation paid from savings. Tadashi Mizuta, 37, a section chief at a large industrial company earns 653 dollars a month, owns a car and home entertainment gear, stock valued at 7500 dollars, and 7900 dollars in golf club memberships. Yasuo Nakamura, 44, deputy general manager in a steel firm earns 943 dollars monthly, spent 1885 on audio equipment, joined a 3200 dollar golf club, and is almost finished paying for a 12400 dollar land plot with a planned 38000 dollar house in five years.
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Japanese living costs and habits in postwar Tokyo
The piece surveys Japan's middle class, savings culture, and wage structure. It cites Nomura estimates of rising incomes, widespread benefits, company housing, uniforms, subsidized meals, and transport paid by employers. It also notes taxes favoring the rich, careful spending plans, and contrasts with American consumer credit. Housing is costly with cramped quarters and limited heating. foods are expensive, and roads are often congested.
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Vesco Extradition Request Sent to Costa Rica
The United States seeks the extradition of financier Robert L. Vesco from Costa Rica over an unreported $200,000 contribution to Nixon's 1972 campaign fund. The Costa Rican Foreign Ministry has forwarded the request to the supreme court, which may rule Monday on Vesco's extradition. Vesco, a Detroit native and former New Jersey resident, is indicted for influencing an SEC probe and did not appear in a New York court recently.
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