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MooshiMooshi Part 9

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February 20th 2008
Ohayoo Gozaimasu, as I lay out my futon this evening, the sun is just breaking over the skyline and Chicago is hoping for another day closer to spring. Just 1 month is left before school semester ends, and then the children will have two weeks off to enjoy the coming cherry blossoms, play with friends, and prepare to enter into their new grade. In just three years, these students go through rema ... read more

Asia » Japan » Okayama

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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