Soup Duty

Dishing it Out: The Brilliance behind the Japanese Kyushoku

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April 24th 2008
Sometimes you have to stop and look at the current state of things in the west, especially in regards to America, and wonder why such a large percent of our population are obscenely rotund. There are thousands of reasons that people point to but one of the easiest ways to fix the problem remains unchanged. When you compare the average Japanese student to that of their American counterpart the ... read more

Asia » Japan » Ehime

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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