February 28, 1941
Interrogation of the crew of the ship that was intercepted at the end of last month has revealed that the ship originated from South America. One of the substances aboard the ship was said to be Borandis. Having had no dealings with the drug, officials have contacted the Chilean ambassador and asked him if Chile has ways to safely identify Borandis or if Chile would be able to find out if any of the drugs aboard the ship is Borandis if samples were sent to Chilean laboratories.
March 15, 1941
Soothsayer. Act 147. Scene III.
Soothsayer: "Beware the Ides of March."
Ryoko: "Huh? What?"
Soothsayer: "Beware the Ides of March."
Ryoko: "That's that Roman day in March, isn't it? The day of the full moon, right? What about it?"
Soothsayer: "Beware the Ides of March."
Ryoko: "So what should I beware of today?"
Soothsayer: "Beware the... Huh? Today?"
Ryoko: "Yes, today."
Soothsayer: "No, no, no. You are wrong. The Ides of March is not today. It is the 15th day of March. Beware the Ides of March."
Ryoko: "Today is the 15th day of March."
Soothsayer: "Today is the 15th on the
Gregorian Calendar. The Ides of March is the 15th day of March on the
Roman Calendar. We work with the Gregorian Calendar these days which was established by Pope Gregory XIII some 360 years ago or so."
Ryoko: "We do? Oh yes, we do."
Soothsayer: "Yes. On the modern Julian calendar, the Ides of March is believed to be the 14th and with the conversion from the Julian to Gregorian calendar, the Ides of March these days falls on the 27th of March."
Ryoko: "Uhm... okay... And this difference between the two calendars is the same?"
Soothsayer: "No it changes. As the time progresses, the gap becomes bigger."
Ryoko: "Meaning that at one point the Ides of March will no longer be in March but in April, right?"
Soothsayer: "Uhm... yes... I guess so..."
Ryoko: "..."
Soothsayer: "..."
Ryoko: "... so what about it?"
Soothsayer: "Beware the Ides of March."
Ryoko: "Why?"
Soothsayer: "Because!"
Ryoko: "I know he's Center Field, but he has nothing to do with the Ides of March."
Soothsayer: "Caesar! You must heed my warning! Beware the Ides of March!"
Ryoko: "Caesar? I'm not Caesar."
Soothsayer: "What?! You... you're not?"
Ryoko: "No. I am Admiral Togo Ryoko. I think there's quite a big difference in build between me and Caesaer. I'm also more briliant and definitely better looking."
Soothsayer: *puts on glasses and looks at Ryoko* "Damn! The wrong person
again! I'm wasting my time here with this bimbo while Caesar's life is in danger!"
Ryoko: "
Bimbo?! Now wait just a minute!"
Soothsayer: "No time! I must warn Caesar about the Ides of March!"
Ryoko: "But..."
Soothsayer: "If I waste any more of my time here with you, he'll be dead!" *exit*
Ryoko: "... he's already dead... Hmmm... What a strange person... Ah well... Not my problem." *exit*
March 27, 1941
Admiral Togo Ryoko's car was involved in a deadly accident today. While racing over a mountain road, the car went out of control on a downhill section and flew off the road and into a ravine. It is believed that the brakes on the car failed.
"It's a good thing those robbers stole it," Admiral Togo told AWNR. "It could easily have been me down there if I was the one driving the car."
The Admiral's car was stolen yesterday and was involved this morning in a bank robbery in Kyoto. The bodies of the four robbers were hauled from the wreckage and torched on site while the car's remains were taken to the scrapyard.
The loot from the robbery, estimated at being equivalent to 200,000 US Dollars, has not been found yet.
April 1, 1941
Air raid sirens went off today in Edo. Panicked citizens rushed onto the streets to see what was going on, only to find out that it was April 1 today.
A member of parlement also proposed a
new national anthem for Japan today, but because today was April 1, this proposal as well as all other proposals that were proposed today were turned down.
April 3, 1941
A number of complaint were received regarding the April 1 incident. Complaints range from health problems to runaway pets. One even complained that it had turned him into a newt.
AWNR Star Reporter Akaibara Yayoko decided to go and meet this man.
Yayoko: "A newt??"
Citizen: "Uhm... I got better..."
April 20, 1941
The Imperial Military Command announced plans today to form more special combat units within the military branches of the Imperial Armed Forces. These units will join the Special Operations Brigade in the organizational struture of the specialized forces. No indications were made what would happen to the Special Operations Brigade, but it is most likely that it will undergo a reorganization.
It was also announced that training for these units would increase and that the standards will be significatly higher for these units than they are right now for the Special Operations Brigade with a special entry trainig exam to pick out suitable candidates for these units.
The plans of the Imperial Military Command also include raising the quality of pilots through additional aviation specialist training programs. This would apply to pilots of both the Army Air Service and the Navy Air Service. Bets are already being made in cassinos whether Manzo will be able to successfully complete these training programs or not.
May 7, 1941
News from the US reached Japan today that the breakfast cereal "Cheerios" was introduced by General Mills on May 1 as "CheeriOats". We at AWNR have no idea what this weird news report is about, but we thought that we should report it anyway.