The first Forum using this format was held in Christchurch a year ago and such was the success of that, a second forum was held in Sendai Japan earlier in the year.

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Then another Morton brother, David, 35, unearthed obscure papers from the University of Madras in India and Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan that suggested a connection between the mangosteen rind and xanthones, which have antioxidant properties.

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Greg Timberlake, forward commander of the III Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Sendai in northern Japan, said.

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Masuoka, now a professor at Tohoku University at Sendai in northern Japan, expects to have the last laugh.

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Throughout his career, Ito's designs have been unusual, vivid and minimalistic -- from the aluminum house he designed for his sister to the Sendai Mediatheque in Miyagi, Japan, which he describes as his professional highlight.

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Sendai joined 20 other cities throughout Japan last year to become a member of Local Governments for Sustainability ( ICLEI).

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Sendai, one of the largest cities in northeastern Japan has seen 260, 000 people evacuated in the past three days.

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Last week it was a rendition of "Return to Sendai" mocking the chances of "gli azzurri" making it back to Japan for the final.

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Ms. Bokova went on to receive a warm welcome at the Sendai UNESCO Association, birthplace of a movement of non-governmental UNESCO activities in Japan soon after the first Club was created.

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