Fuji in fall

Since late Ocotber Mt. Fuji has been covered with snow. Autumn is the clearest season, we're told, so the volcano was viewable just about every day. Now, as the weather is turning colder, that is changing.

Thanksgiving in Japan

December 2nd 2007
The Thanksgiving holiday has come and gone, but the memories of this year’s events will definitely live on. As with most of the “American things” we do here in Japan, celebrating Thanksgiving was not easy. Thanksgiving is not celebrated in Japan, of course, and not many people know when or what it is. November 23 is a Japanese National holiday, translated as Thanksgiving Labor Day. They adde ... 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

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