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The view from our Hilton hideaway...  
   

The view from our Hilton hideaway...

...Blade Runner, Lost In Translation, Fight Club - you choose.
Watching the Salarymen

June 25th 2007
In Japan, you work every hour God (or Buddha) sends in the employ of the same company for your entire life. You respect your boss (fellas back at Henry, please take note). In the unlikely event of knocking off work in time to spend some "quality time" with your wife, the walls of your tiny apartment will be too thin to get into heavy petting, and you'll have to hot foot it to a "love hotel". If t ... read more
Asia » Japan » Tokyo » Shinjuku

Japanese Flag 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
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