From all of us in Japan

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

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December 14th 2004
Dear friends and family, The tree is standing and the lights shining for Christmas is just around the corner. Many of you are running around picking up last minute stocking stuffers while some of you are too consumed with final exams to even think about the holiday season. One might think that living in a country where Christmas is not an official holiday and only on ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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