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Japanese  Flag 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]
Blog: White Day, Osaka Castle, and Summo
Date: March 17th 2006

Hi Everyone, What a week its been! Tuesday was White Day here in Japan. Its an annual celebration that happens exactly one month after Valentine“s Day. Here, its predominantly the women who give men presents on Valentine“s Day in the hopes that their sentiments will be returned one month later on White Day. Sadly, as I was told this week by more than one disgruntled Japanese woman this is s ... read more







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