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Japanese construction

This photo is for those who live in or have visited Taiwan. How vastly different does this site appear than the hideous, cacophonous, dust and pollution-spewing train wrecks that are Taiwan building sites? Taiwan (ROC): Republic of Construction. The Japanese actually took the time here in downtown Fukouka to drape the building in a stylish blue netting to minimize particulate pollution and injury, to keep in dust, and not be an eyesore. Taiwan ought to learn from their northern neighbors...
Fukouka and Beppu

September 15th 2007
Sharon and I have just returned from a last-minute decision to relax in Japan for a few days. 3 nights/4 days was not nearly enough, of course, but it was refreshing to get out of Taiwan for a bit. Literally from the moment I stepped onto the jet bridge (the thing that connects the aircraft to the gate -I had to look it up on Wikipedia) I was floored with warm feelings of contentment; indeed, ... read more
Asia » Japan » Fukuoka

Japanese Flag 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
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