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Tokyo: Technology, Tuna and Toilets

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November 17th 2007
Tokyo is a shopping Mecca. If it exists, you can buy it here. If it doesn't exist, you can probably order it anyway! There is an impressive district called "Electric Town" which is packed with seven-floor superstores containing every electrical item known to man. This is the place you look if you want to see what we'll be buying in England in a years time. There is a department store called Takshi ... 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