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New Year in Japan

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July 5th 2008
The day after Christmas, my flight to Detroit was delayed. So, I had to wait until the next day. Again, the flight was delayed. I had to take another flight to Nagoya. I was supposed to go to Osaka. It was a such long flight. It took 13 hours from Detroit to Nagoya, then another 3 hours to Hiroshima by the train. Haruka, my friend from University of Evansville, met me in Hiroshima and took me to h ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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