Michael wrote:
| At 15:52 1998/04/01 +0000, Chris Rijk wrote:
| >
| >>According to the mails on the Hayashibara Megumi ML,
| >>Megumi announced at her Tokyo Boogie Night event (tonight?)
| >>that she got married.
| >
| >Hmm, it was still April 1st then, wasn't it?
| 
| At your end maybe, but at my end, and Hitoshi's, it was the 2nd... Ummm,

When the event took place, I think it was still 4/1.

| who posted the item to the ML? Someone in the US? (And how prevalent are
| April Fool's jokes in Japan?)

April Fools has been imported to Japan.  Not that popular though..
There is no doubt that Megumi said it at the event.
(many people went to the event and heard it)

The question is whether she was joking or not.
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Hitoshi Doi                                               Toshi Nibunnoichi
half a UFO catcher doll, half a cel          801 tactical training squadron
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