The time for my departure from Japan was drawing nearer every day.

我离开日本的时间一天天临近了。

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Over time, Godzilla morphs into a defender of Japan.

随着时间的推移，哥斯拉摇身一变成为了日本的保护者。

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But many others cooperated. And by the time Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, the American economy was producing millions of guns and other weapons.

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The last time the USA won a gold medal in women's ice hockey was 1998 in Nagano,Japan.

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The president will waste no time in Japan, getting to work almost immediately after Air Force One touches down at a Tokyo airport.

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Japan time, just as the BOJ news started to roll.

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But each time Japan answered, the final time with three minutes left in extra time to force a shootout.

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"Amid this kind of atmosphere, our stance is that it will be difficult to hold a productive discussion and Yun decided not to visit Japan this time, " an unidentified foreign ministry official told Yonhap news agency.

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