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I Think I'm Turning Japanese

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June 9th 2008
Back in June, Todd and I visited Tokyo with the explicit purpose of planning his brother Troy's bachelor party. Todd wanted to throw him a swanky, international bash, so the biggest and most expensive city in the world certainly fit the bill. This was our fourth trip to Japan in a matter of months but neither of us had ever been to Tokyo. Our arrival was not as smooth as usual, simply because t ... 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