Akihabara

Shirokane ooh wee a lah

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August 21st 2023
As I sit here by the wide window wall on the second floor of the Karaksa Hotel’s breakfast buffet which also serves as a lounge with free snacks and drinks in the late afternoon, a parade of working stiffs in white shirts, dark trousers and loafers are walking down the street below all in lock step, ready and eager to make Japan a better place for the world to do business with and an enjoyable t ... read more

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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