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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]
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: I'm dreaming of a white Christmas...
Date: December 8th 2008
So feeling a little down of late, I think I know why though. I blame Christmas. I was never one of those people who necessarily looked forward to Christmas with great enthusiasm but now it’s not here I really miss it. Well, I say it’s not here, it kind of is in a way. It’s commercialized here in exactly the same way it is in the UK but I think in the UK we relish a sort of imagined historica ... read more
Date: December 8th 2008
So feeling a little down of late, I think I know why though. I blame Christmas. I was never one of those people who necessarily looked forward to Christmas with great enthusiasm but now it’s not here I really miss it. Well, I say it’s not here, it kind of is in a way. It’s commercialized here in exactly the same way it is in the UK but I think in the UK we relish a sort of imagined historica ... read more
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