Tokyo's Cherry Blossom

Tokyo under cover cops

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April 6th 2006
Hi everyone Mike, so what happened with Tokyo’s undercover police ?? jaywalk !! spitting !! busy hands !!, or unnecessary roughness during traffic hours !!. nope nope nope, none above. I was maybe a little bit emotional but not enough to get myself in trouble. I didn’t do anything wrong and just forgot to bring my passport with me and they weren’t happy with it. WHY!! I don’t know but wa ... 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