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A Important Announcement

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June 9th 2007
Some of my friends and family already know about this, but I wanted to make the official announcement on the blog. Huis Ten Bosch has renewed my contract agreement and giving me an extention from July 15th through September 5th. So I will be blogging for an additional couple of months and reporting all the wonderful adventures I have in Japan. Over the next few months I will have a six part ... read more

Asia » Japan

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more