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Day 118: The last of the language school gaijins

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July 24th 2008
Well, that's it. I'm officially the last of the language school gaijins in Japan. Well, not all the language school gaijins, that would be a bold, ridiculous statement to make considering how many foreigners come here to study, but I am the last one out of my group of friends I went to school with when I first arrived. The second last to depart these fine shores is Italian Jane from G ... 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