And They Dance Too!

Catching Up

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March 17th 2006
Ok everyone, so it's been a while I know. Maybe a little over a week so I hope that gives me a good frame of reference to work from. And I have a lot of time. Midterms are done (woo hoo!) but I'll get to that later. The first thing I wanted to talk about happened a week ago on Friday when a Sumito san, a member of the the Buraku community ... 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