Editorial: Insincerity and evasion on parade at Japan ethics panel on slush fund scandal - The Mainichi
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- Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane and Goodfellas director Martin Scorsese have teamed up to fund the restoration of historically significant animated shorts from the 1920s to 1940s.
- The restored animated shorts mainly come from Max and Dave Fleischer, best known for their work on Superman, Popeye the Sailor, Betty Boop, and Koko the Clown. Funded by the Seth MacFarlane Foundation, the restorations used unique original pre-print elements and/or print sources, mostly nitrate, held at UCLA Film & Television Archive.
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US military in Japan not disclosing info on flights despite noise, accident concerns - The Mainichi
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Editorial: LDP proposals to address slush fund problem in Japan politics half-baked - The Mainichi
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