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Wednesday, August 21, 2019

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FIERCE OPPOSITION EXPECTED Yokohama plans to go all in on landing a casino resort in cityAugust 20, 2019 Yokohama officials are planning to spin the wheel in hopes of landing one of the three "integrated resort" (IR) locations in Japan that will include a casino, according to sources related to the municipal government.
DRAWINGS ON DISPLAY Tokushima book store becomes site of mourning for ‘KyoAni’ fansAugust 20, 2019 TOKUSHIMA--When a local bookstore here planned an exhibition of original drawings by artists at Kyoto Animation Co., it never meant for the event to become a memorial tribute.

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