In January (2023), after a three year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the very harsh border restrictions, I returned to Japan. This trip was primarily a research trip to help with updating my book “Japan: The Basics” but, of course, there was a bonus (or maybe it was the real reason)… USJ still has an active Jaws ride.
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Read MoreJohn Towner Williams KBE is an American composer, conductor and pianist. In a career that has spanned seven decades, he has composed some of the most popular, recognizable and critically acclaimed film scores in cinematic history. Williams has won 25 Grammy Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, five Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards.
Read MoreJudith Eva Barsi was an American child actress. She began her career in television, making appearances in commercials and television series, as well as the 1987 film Jaws: The Revenge. She and her mother, Maria, were killed in July 1988 in a double murder–suicide committed in their home by her father, József Barsi.
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