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April 24th 2008
Basically, Nicole and my sport experience in Japan can be summed up in two words: sumo and baseball. For some background on sumo, see the Osaka II entry. In our down hours, Nicole and I would often find ourselves catching highlights from a sumo tournament in Osaka. First of all, it was really easy to follow with but a limited knowledge of Japanese and secondly we had somebody to root for, namel ... 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