Hayakawa
Americannoun
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S(amuel) I(chiye) 1906–92, U.S. semanticist, educator, and politician, born in Canada: senator 1977–83.
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Sessue 1889–1973, Japanese film actor.
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Japanese filmmaker Chie Hayakawa isn’t afraid to look death in the eye.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Hayakawa, a Republican, was elected to the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024
Hayakawa comments: "Well, let us just say that it would be extremely challenging."
From Science Daily ● Dec. 1, 2023
"It's an awfully big upgrade and shows how the BOJ had made estimates that were way too low," said former BOJ top economist Hideo Hayakawa, who expects negative rates to end in April.
From Reuters ● Nov. 15, 2023
There is a Japanese actor, Sessue Hayakawa, who takes the leading part with Blanche Sweet in The Clew, and is the hero in the film version of The Typhoon.
From The Art of the Moving Picture by Vachel Lindsay
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