Busy Streets

Mike kicks a kid, so it's time to go

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December 14th 2011
After I went to bed on Saturday, Mitch and Mike ended up staying up pretty much all night. Mitch managed to get up on his own, but we had to wake Mike up. My first attempt to wake Mike up yielded no reaction. Great. Mike's dead. What a downer. That's probably going to end the trip right there. A second more forceful attempt sort of did the trick, but he went back to sleep immediately. Mit ... 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