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Tondo

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January 14th 2008
Still floating around. So I am coming up to the 1 year 6 month period now. I’ve been here a long time. It’s surprising how adaptable you can be. The same way when the weather is hot you can’t imagine what it would be like to be cold walking around fully clothed. And when your sitting in London on the sofa watching neighbors, eating cornflakes and drinking beer, its hard to imagine what ... 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