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Five Little Jack-O-Lanterns

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November 7th 2007
As I explained last year, Halloween is a very popular thing in Japan, but only commercially. Japanese people don’t actually celebrate the holiday in any way other than buying things like little plastic jack-o-lanterns and pumpkin cakes. Still, I can tell that Japanese people are really interested in the holiday and think it’s a fun idea. It’s just they don’t really understand what it’s a ... read more

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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