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2024-03-14 23:22:14 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7A31E247495778A149DDEE4440AE0E163BF0393B3D3104DE46110CDE31CFF9FA
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Original Note:
This event was not in relation to “Japanese hysteria” but was a protest against Toshiba selling electronics and electronic parts to the USSR. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-23-fi-1799-story.html https://gizmodo.com/that-time-republicans-smashed-a-boombox-with-sledgehamm-1775418875 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1988/05/01/how-swat-team-of-toshiba-lobbyists-took-on-congress-and-won/b0f991be-ec2d-40f3-a662-290b04aec8ac/
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