Tag: history
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Valentine’s Way: book review – Yukan Fuji
By Robert Whiting (2021) Bobby Valentine, the former manager of the Chiba Lotte Marines, has published a memoir, with some interesting observations about Japan in it, among other things. The memoir covers Valentine’s covers his entire career as player, manager and media personality that started in 1969 when Valentine was a star high school athlete…
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Nick Zappetti Interview Tape 2 – 24th August 1989 II
Nicola Interview August 24, 1989 II (Includes Imperial Hotel Diamond Robbery, Yoshiko, Trade Discussion, Omura, First Wife, First Restaurant, Yoshiko) (LANSCO) A(con’t) Dollars at that time were maybe 480 520 for a dollar. But the (official) rate was 360. So you sell the dollar checks to somebody and they give you maybe 500 yen. And…
Tokyo Junkie 