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'Cove' mind-set harms Japan
By - 03-16-2010 04:11 PM
Originally Posted at: The Japan Times Online
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HONG KONG The ballyhoo, glitz and glamour of the annual Oscars awards had many people in the world waiting with baited breath to see if they could make even a tangential claim to knowing one of the winners. Newspapers cleared their front pages if someone from their town, sometimes even their country, won an Oscar.
But there was a notable exception this year. One tiny town won an Oscar almost all to itself and went into an angry sulk about it. The town is Taiji, a mere speck of 3,500 people in Wakayama Prefecture, whose claim to fame or infamy is portrayed in the winning documentary entry, "The Cove."
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The Japan Times Online
By - 03-16-2010 04:11 PM
Originally Posted at: The Japan Times Online
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HONG KONG The ballyhoo, glitz and glamour of the annual Oscars awards had many people in the world waiting with baited breath to see if they could make even a tangential claim to knowing one of the winners. Newspapers cleared their front pages if someone from their town, sometimes even their country, won an Oscar.
But there was a notable exception this year. One tiny town won an Oscar almost all to itself and went into an angry sulk about it. The town is Taiji, a mere speck of 3,500 people in Wakayama Prefecture, whose claim to fame or infamy is portrayed in the winning documentary entry, "The Cove."
Read More...
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The Japan Times Online
