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Settled In - The Not So Easy Story

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June 30th 2012
Well, ladies and gents, it has been an eventful couple of days, LOL. On Thursday, I met up with my wonderful friend Sayuri, who went to Kent with me, at Shinjuku. Finding me unable to get a phone yet (I hadn't hit the ward office), we went to Ikebukuro because she is finishing her degree at Rikkyo University. She took me around campus, which was beautiful, and then we ate in the cafeteria - ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kanagawa

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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