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Entries from February 2004

North Korea and Free Market?

February 24th, 2004 · No Comments · Misc

There was an interesting editorial on the current issue of BusinessWeek (March 1, 2004, p. 56) titled, “Pyongyang: Will Its Recovery Speed a Deal?” by Rose Brady. This is on the report by several American Asian experts who visited North Korea in January.
The bustling, 500-stall private market on Pyongyang’s Tong Il Street … [...]

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Maru Ichi in Mountain View, CA

February 23rd, 2004 · No Comments · Food · Reviews

368 Castro Street
Mountain View, CA
650.564.9931
M-Th: 11:30 - 14:30 / 17:00 - 22:00
F: 11:30 - 14:30 / 17:00 - 23:00
Sat: 11:30 - 22:30
Sun: 11:30 - 21:00
While doing a web search, I came across this name recently. It seems the shop is really new. It probably opened this year, or December last year at the [...]

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Ramen Halu in San Jose, CA

February 16th, 2004 · No Comments · Food · Reviews

375 Saratoga Ave. Suite M
San Jose, CA
408.246.3933
M/T/Th/F: 11:30 - 13:30 / 18:00 - 21:30
W: Closed
Sat: 11:30 - 14:00 / 18:00 - 21:30
Sun: 11:30 - 14:00 / 17:00 - 20:00
This seems to be the latest ramen-ya in the South Bay. From their website, Ramen Halu (ラメン晴) opened in early 2003. I came across the [...]

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