Meg and Cam

One month in Japan!

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March 25th 2005
Konnichiwa! Well, it's hard to believe that we have now been living and working here in Japan for one month. It has gone by so very fast. So far, we are still really enjoying living in Japan. It is such an interesting country with interesting people! We have been getting by on the limited Japanese that we know (Thanks, Please, Hello, Goodbye), but we will start a course soon so that we c ... 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