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Nagasaki: Great Food, Crazy People, and Nuclear Tragedy

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November 12th 2005
It would be inaccurate to say that Ryan and I were up at the crack of dawn. When we met at the street corner in front of the Bank of Hiroshima’s local branch, dawn was still slumbering soundly, a full hour yet before she would relieve the night shift. Hiroshima is a pretty quiet town at 5:30 am. The only people up at this time on a regular basis are taxi drivers, truckers, and weary-eyed boyf ... 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