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Aloneness suited him, he thought, but he found himself needing the overheard voices.
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Aloneness suited him, he thought, but he found himself needing the overheard voices.
LONG-TIME Saipan resident Aiko Mihara is celebrating her 100th birthday.
Alexis Burling December 31, 2020Updated: January 10, 2021, 6:22 pm A scene from “Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories.” Photo: Netflix On the last day of December (in normal times), people all over the world gather together to ring in the new year. Some people drink themselves silly. But in Japan, the festivities in many households and communities are a little more civilized. Mochitsuki, or mochi (rice ball) pounding, is an annual Japanese oshougatsu (New Year’s) tradition that usually begins on Dec. 30 and has a scrumptious payoff. First, the mochigome (mochi rice) is soaked ove...