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Day Forty Eight : My legs are killing me!

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May 14th 2008
There's a typhoon approaching Japan. I've never been in a typhoon before, so I'm not really sure what to expect, but if the build up to it is anything to go by then we're not in for a pleasant few days. So far it seems to involves a lot of rain, and when I asked Richard about it on the way to the kindergarten today he replied "This rain nothing, a typhoon is basically a f*ckload of water everywher ... 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