Hi
Seeing as this town has been mentioned so many times I thought I'd visit
http://www.***uoka.com/manage/info/index-e.html
and read about it.
The following is text from the page. Let's see how the UBB's naughty word checker deals with this page...
Welcome to ***uoka WEB
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***uoka WEB was originally a website directory in Japanese based in ***uoka City, Japan. Japan consists of four main islands; Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. Kyushu is located in the south, and this is where ***uoka, the biggest city in the southern region of Japan is situated. The original ***uoka Web (in Japanese) can be accessed at :
www.***uoka.com.
About ***UOKA
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***uoka City Online
The Official Home Page for ***uoka City done by the ***uoka City Council. Includes news, current and previous events held, and other ***uoka City related pages.
Rainbow
A webzine edited and Issued monthly by the ***UOKA INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Kyushu Central
Serves the English speaking expatriates of Kyushu, providing information, news and comment about Japan and the experience of being a foreigner living and working here.
The Gaijin Gleaner Online
The online version of the famous freepaper based in ***uoka City.
***uoka Prefecture Business Promotion Foundation
Provides information on small and medium-sized companies based in ***uoka Prefecture.
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(c)Copyright Pencil Co., Ltd. 1996-1998 All rights reserved.
InquiriesFinfo@***uoka.com
Such a naughty page! Ah - how wonderful censorship is...
cheers Peter
[This message has been edited by ffhound (edited 08-18-2000).]