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A Delicate Balance: Development in Shimukappu, Japan |
| Section: CULTURE / PATTERNS |
| Author: Nicholas DeVore III and Karinjo DeVore |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/1996 |
| Size: 638 Words, 4,074 Characters |
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According to Japanese legend, each of these men encountered a nightingale that would not sing. General Nobunaga was reputed to have said, "Dear nightingale, if you don't sing I will kill you." Said General Hideyoshi, "If you don't sing, I will wait until you do so." And General Ieyasu remarked, "Dear nightingale, if you don't sing I will coax you into singing."
Now the mayor of Shimukappu, Kannon has transformed this formerly unknown rural village on the island of Hokkaido into a vibrant resort town w...
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...untouched piece of land in Shimukappu as an international environmental center. With the support of Aspen and UNEP (the UN Environment Programme), Shimukappu hosted an environmental conference in October 1995.
These environmental efforts, he says, "are our legacy: to work hard for the dream of the future while retaining the Ainu's spiritual sense of tranquility and respect for this land."
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