Yoshi getting a bit carried away!

Kareoke in Tokyo with Yoshi

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April 4th 2010
Japanese youth culture is most obvious and easy to access in Tokyo, and especially easy when you have a friend who lives there! My old uni friend Yoshi met me one evening and took me for a Japanese BBQ where we even tried puffer fish ovary (?!?) before going to a typically Japanese kareoke booth! Everyone knows I can't sing at all, but nor can the Japanese, but they still love it. As well as t ... 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