Happy Canada Day!

Happy Canada Day in Japan!!!!!

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July 5th 2006
Happy belated Canada Day!!!!! On Sunday I invited some of my Japanese friends over to celebrate Canada Day. It´s funny how being in another country for an extended period of time can bring out the patriotic side of someone. When I am in Canada, it feels like any other day except I have the day off from work and there are some fireworks in the sky at night. Not so this year, in the week leading ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hyogo » Kobe

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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