Outside the Tokyo Dome

Buy me some edamamme and curry rice...

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October 5th 2008
My host father is a Yomiyuri Giants fanatic. Every night he watches them religiously and I've been joining him because the Yankees haven't been in an exciting race for a month and are now sitting on a beach and playing golf. The Giants on the other hand are .5 game behind the Hanshin Tigers for a playoff spot with four games to go. Now that's baseball. We went to the game today and it was grea ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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