Fishy

Shedding My Japanese Skin

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August 4th 2008
Korea is a lot like its food, spicy. The people, the weather and the general atmosphere of this small peninsular country had this fiery air to it that made it seem light-years away from what I was used to in Japan. It felt real. People said what they wanted to and weren’t afraid to let their emotions fly in the middle of crowded streets, the woman had a sass about them that a Japanese woma ... read more

Asia » South Korea

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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a... ... read more