Iwasaki K, Maruyama M, Tomita N, Furukawa K, Nemoto M, Fujiwara H, Seki T, Fujii M, Kodama M, Arai H.

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Located in the southern Higashiyama area, Maruyama Koen is usually a good spot to take in some peace and quiet after temple-hopping in Kyoto.

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Iwasaki K, Satoh-Nakagawa T, Maruyama M, Monma Y, Nemoto M, Tomita N, Tanji H, Fujiwara H, Seki T, Fujii M, Arai H, Sasaki H.

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"Japan has probably already started falling into an economic lull in the second half of the year, " said Yoshimasa Maruyama from Itochu Economic Research institute in Tokyo.

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Maruyama M, Tomita N, Iwasaki K, Ootsuki M, Matsui T, Nemoto M, Okamura N, Higuchi M, Tsutsui M, Suzuki T, Seki T, Kaneta T, Furukawa K, Arai H.

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Much to the surprise of her fans, the 20-year old is having a child by trf rapper-dancer Maruyama Masaharu (they are now married) and announced plans to take next year off work.

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"There is only so much you can do, " shrugs Maruyama Mie, a Tokyo nurse, who says she will prepare for the new millennium as she would for an earthquake, by purchasing a week's worth of necessities and getting copies of her financial records.

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