minke whale...yum yum...

I ate Willy...

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January 30th 2008
Japanese Vocabulary kyuushoku・給食: School lunch kujira・鯨: Whale tabe-chatta!・食べちゃった: oops! I regretfully ate it! 食べちゃった！ Well, not Willy, but a relative of his, the minke whale. It was a cultural experience!!! I had to! On Wednesday, January 30th, the kyuushoku menu revealed an interesting entree, underlined with squiggly lines...くじらたつたあげ, ... 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