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Amid the decline of many of Japan’s rural communities, the hot springs village resort of Kurokawa Onsen is a rare, bright spot. Its two dozen traditional inns, or ryokan, draw nearly a million tourists a year eager to admire its landscape, experience its hospitality, and soak in its hot springs. As a result, these ryokan have enticed village youth to return home to take over successful family businesses and revive the community. Chris McMorran spent nearly two decades researching ryokan in Kurokawa, including a full year of welcoming guests, carrying luggage, scrubbing baths, cleaning rooms, washing dishes, and talking with co-workers and owners about their jobs, relationships, concerns, a...
Seiji Utsumi was satisfied with just gazing at his beloved Shou-sempai from afar. But when his classmate, Yuki Kurokawa, finds out about his crush, she pushes him to take action, and his one-sided love starts moving rapidly! Kurokawa's past romance is weighing heavily on Utsumi. But his love for her lets him overcome his fears, and he confesses his feelings at the school culture festival. Kurokawa accepts his feelings, and they finally become a couple. But the shadow of Kurokawa's ex-boyfriend, Toru, still looms large, and as the new couple deepens their relationship, ripples from the past continue to spread...
Vols. for 1963- include as pt. 2 of the Jan. issue: Medical subject headings.
Seiji Utsumi was satisfied with just gazing at his beloved Shou-sempai from afar. But when his classmate, Yuki Kurokawa, finds out about his crush, she pushes him to take action, and his one-sided love starts moving rapidly! After randomly running into Kurokawa on Christmas, Utsumi is able to view the light display with her as he'd hoped, and neither of them realizes that Kurokawa's ex-boyfriend, Toru, was there as well. However, Utsumi quickly becomes depressed as the reality sets in that Kurokawa doesn't seem to share his feelings anymore. As he's spending New Year's on his own, his first crush, Shou-sempai, appears to fill the hole in his heart once again...
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The completion of the first phase of Kuala Lumpur International Airport in 1998 resulted in two 4000 m runways and a 335 000 m2 main terminal building. The airport can handle 25 million passengers a year, By 2020, however, the airport will be able to handle 120 000 000 passengers a year. It is not surprising that everyone should wonder why Malaysia would need an international airport of that size. The reason is the intense strategic competition that has already started. Unquestionably, the world will have an entirely new high-speed transportation system by 2025 at the latest. This will be the HSST (Hypersonic Speed Transport), which will carry between 300 and 500 passengers at speeds up to M...