newstime digest

A descending chronological look at selected headlines from The Morrock News Service

12/31/01

NEW YEAR'S CARD FROM TOKYO

Bill Stonehill, our correspondent in Tokyo, has no intention of giving up the custom of drawing his own New Year's cards by hand, even though the rest of Japan has pretty well abandoned the tradition. So here's the story of this vanishing custom. Stonehill's latest card is here, too, along with a handy list to tell you if you're a monkey. IT'S NOT JUST SUSHI

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