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Author Topic:   Japanese astronauts patch translations ddrwilli Member Posts: 62 From: Pataskala, Ohio Registered: Nov 2005 posted 11-23-2010 04:15 AM                A friend of my son's is able to read and speak Japanese, and she was able to translate the Japanese text in a couple of the personal patches in my collection: STS-72, Koichi Wakata: "Seize the future" STS-99, Mohri Mamoru: "Earth Mahoroba" According to Wikipedia, "Mahoroba is an ancient Japanese word describing a far-off land full of bliss and peace. It is roughly comparable to the western concepts of arcadia, a place surrounded by mountains full of harmony and quiet."

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