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Philippines Bound!

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January 7th 2015
My Grandpa Jay describes in his book, Commissioned in Battle, how "War brings forth the obscene and repulsive but, in so doing, heightens one's appreciation of beauty." This is inserted in his description of a sunset that his platoon witnessed while making the Luzon Beachhead, the largest invasion of WWII, on January 9th, 1945. I read this while reclined in our business class seats on our way t ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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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