waka gashira (plural waka gashira)
Middle man in practice right under the Yakuza clan leader, the oyabun. The waka gashira sees to it that the oyabun's orders are carried out correctly by the wakashu.

Matariki is the Maori New Year. Just before dawn this morning, the seven stars of the Pleiades which Maori call Matariki, appeared in the sky. Some Maori iwi celebrate Matariki after the next full moon or at the next new moon. For Maori, it was a tim

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Broadcast: Feb 13, 2003 Demand for electricity is growing in Mexico, but the state-owned oil company, known as Pemex, is reducing the amount of natural gas it can provide for electrical generation. Th

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By Deborah Block Washington 13 May 2008 As the price of gasoline continues to rise in the U.S., more Americans are buying smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. Others are holding on to their big cars, in hopes that gas prices will eventually go down

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Affordable Light for People without Electricity 可负担得起廉价灯为贫困地区人们带去光明 WASHINGTON This year's Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded to inventors of the light emitting diode, commonly known by the acronym LED, now bein

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penalty area 禁区 片尾音乐:2010年南非世界杯主题曲《waka waka》

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced tomorrow in Stockholm. And as usual, the British betting agency Ladbrokes is driving the speculation on who might win. No matter that Ladbrokes rarely gets it right. The Nobel commi

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JUDY WOODRUFF:On Capitol Hill today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced a comprehensive immigration proposal will be debated in June. And House Republicans said they won't vote on the Senate version, but will pull together their own legislat

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Today is Waitangi Day. It is 170 years since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. This was a treaty between Queen Victoria of England and Maori chiefs in New Zealand. The Queen promised to give Maori all the rights of British citizens and to protec

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Do you have gas? Beginners. What kind of a question is that? Are you talking about my body or my car? Well, actually, I am talking about your car. Gas, or petrol, as it is called in England, is a big subject at the moment. Driving a car has become re

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 02 April 2008 Israel is strengthening security on its home front in a sign of war jitters. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel is casting a wary eye toward Iran. Israel's security Cabinet has decide

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International Latin super star Shakira has set off a controversy in South Africa over the official World Cup song. Many have expressed disappointment that a non-South African artist was chosen to record the song, though others do not seem to mind. Th

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Reigning World Rio 2016 Olympic Champions Ding Ning Ma Long were both shocked out of the Seamaster 2017 ITTF-Asian Championships in Wuxi on April 14. Ma, who has been dominating the international table tennis scene since he won the 2015 World Champio

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2010年世界官方主题曲:Waka Waka(非洲时刻)(Shakira) You're a good soldier 你是一个好士兵 Choosing your battles 在你选择的战场 Pick yourself up 站起来 And dust yourself off 掸净灰尘 And back in the saddle 重新上路

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听歌学英语:Waka Waka 2010年南非世界杯主题曲 Waka Waka (This Time For Africa) 哇咔哇咔(非洲时刻) 歌手:Shakira You're a good soldier Choosing your battles Pick yourself up And dust yourself off And back in the saddle You'r

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Chihira Kanae is greeting visitors to the world's biggest travel fair in Berlin this week, answering questions and guiding people in the right direction. But one passer by's attempt to ask her out for dinner is met with silence. 在本周于柏林举办

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Meet Chihira Junco, a tourist greeter at a shopping mall in Tokyo. 来见见地平Junco(Chihira Junco)吧,她是东京一个购物中心的游客迎宾员。 In her crisp blue button-down shirt, white blazer and pinstripe skirt, she stands in sensi

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. I'm Robin Basselin. Voice 2 And I'm Ryan Geertsma. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 Sabrina Vega is not like

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