"Five years ago, people were crying and feeling the Japanese were about to take over the Earth. I don't hear that kind of talk anymore."

People, Earth, Feeling, Talk

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"Five years ago, people were crying and feeling the Japanese were about to take over the Earth. I don't hear that kind of talk anymore."

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"Five years ago, people were crying and feeling the Japanese were about to take over the Earth. I don't hear that kind of talk anymore."

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