Tokyo - where teddies feel doomed

take two tatamis - blend them and ........

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September 13th 2009
later that very same day.... now this will have to be the final - and it will it will be relatively brief - I may like the sound of my own E voice but I need some sleep like serious as courtesie de Finnair and time zones not too much last "night". So what got "done" this afternoon? well I finally hauled myself off the tatami and wandered down the road - decided I needed some kinda grab it and go ... 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