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Starting out in Tokyo

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February 16th 2009
Hey everyone....Well, we're finally getting around to posting our first blog, albeit this one will be a shortie - typing on this travel laptop I purchased isn't exactly the easiest of feats; I think fingers might be a little to pudgy, but hopefully a Japanese food diet will change that 😊 Things are going great here in Tokyo. We arrived last Tuesday after a nine-hour flight from Vancouver, ... 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