Okuma-sensei, founder of Waseda

Waseda, Waseda, Waseda...

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November 4th 2008
Japanese love festivals and days off. This past weekend plus Monday was "Culture Day" which means its time for Wasedasai - a tremendous gathering of students from all over Tokyo and the Waseda-Keio baseball game. But first, the weekend before, was another festival. The obi-sai festival. It's essentially homecoming minus the game. The campus was packed with Alumni, the Waseda alma mater was ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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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