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Ramen Noodles

These ramen noodles are nothing like the ones we get back home.
It was all too easy...

April 12th 2009
I'm not sure why I waited this long to visit Tokyo. It certainly wasn't as expensive as I thought, and probably even less so than New York or London these days. Years of deflation have certainly helped this cause. The city also didn't look like it was in a depression (or soon to be depression). There were more people in the shopping malls and restaurants than I could have ever imagined. The themes ... read more
Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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
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