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 | David Hume Kennerly, 1974 |
| It's time to pass the straw as President Ford and a geisha play a traditional Japanese game. Ford was in Japan on a state visit to discuss future U.S-Japanese relations with Prime Minister Tanaka. |
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| "Geisha" means artist in Japanese, and a geisha's appearance, conversation and social skills are considered an art form in Japan. Though Western cultures frown upon the notion of an obedient, serving woman devoted to pleasing men, the centuries-old tradition is a revered institution in Japanese culture. |
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