Shurijo courtyard (Una)

Islands Worlds Apart

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November 3rd 2008
What we have are two completely different atmospheres even though there are only 300 miles of ocean between these islands. Taiwanese are browner skinned and lighter hair, Japanese are fair with darker hair. Japan is far more clean and organized, but that doesn’t mean more Westernized necessarily. Taipei has a lot of “Science Parks” from California Tech companies that are slowly moving to ... read more

Asia » Japan » Okinawa

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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