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  • He offered Peter Marlowe one and said something in Japanese which Peter Marlowe didn't understand, but he caught "Shoko-san" and was even more astonished, since he hadn't been called Shoko-san before.

    King Rat Clavell, James, 1924- 1962

  • Tokyo, March 18 Kyodo – The Tokyo District Court has rejected a plea for a retrial lodged by a family member of AUM Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara, who is on death row, reaching the decision in four months, sources familiar with the case said Wednesday.

    Japanese Court Dismisses AUM Cult Founder’s Plea for Retrial 2009

  • "The entry of these two major airlines will eradicate some of the negative images of low-cost carriers and will likely lead to an expansion of the market," said George Uehara , a researcher at Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd.

    Low-Cost Flights Hard Sell in Japan Kana Inagaki 2011

  • In a survey conducted by Tokyo Shoko Research from December to January, around 56% of the 57 major travel agencies surveyed said they didn't want or would prefer not to use budget airlines, mainly citing the low profit margins.

    Low-Cost Flights Hard Sell in Japan Kana Inagaki 2011

  • Their earnings and histories were gleaned from official company-registration records, documents from an audit by an independent panel that were reviewed by the Journal and the credit-research reports, which were conducted by Teikoku Databank and Tokyo Shoko Research, which are well regarded here as sources of information on closely held companies.

    Olympus Targets Had Scant Histories Daisuke Wakabayashi 2011

  • Takefuji — in which foreign investors hold an estimated 20% stake — had 433.6 billion yen in liabilities as of the end of June, according to research firm Tokyo Shoko Research.

    Takefuji Mulls Revamp as Shares Go Ask-Only Atsuko Fukase 2010

  • Go Takayama/AFP/Getty Images Shoko Igarashi, hugged her dog before giving him to friends to look after while she stayed in a shelter in Koriyama, Fukushima prefecture, on March 23.

    Life at Shelters 2011

  • Ross Camp Stadium, Bulawayo "In Zimbabwe teams do not own stadia, mostly City councils do," begins Tinashe Shoko.

    At which grounds can you watch football for free? | The Knowledge 2011

  • The agency decided to file the request with the Public Security Examination Commission, concluding that the group could commit indiscriminate mass murders because it is still under the strong influence of founder, Chizuo Matsumoto, 53, also known as Shoko Asahara, according to sources close to the agency.

    Japan: Security agency calls for extension of surveillance of Aum cult 2008

  • First an unobstructed view of the empty parking lot, and then Shoko all in green, tossing her long black hair over her shoulder as she strode toward us.

    Bleeding Violet Dia Reeves 2010

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