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May 18: Undokai!

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June 3rd 2008
Japanese vocab undokai: Japanese "sports day", held at all schools once a year oyako: parent and children gambatte: do your best! you can do it! Kocho sensei: the Principal genki: energetic, lively mecha: very very very kakkoii: cool oshare: fashionable, stylish, trendy On Sunday, May 18 (after the Hanshin Tigers game), I ... 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