SMBC bank gift bag

"The Customer is God"

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August 15th 2006
WOW!! Two blog entries in one day! We just LOVE using this travelblog! Hope you've all bookmarked this page by now.... Anyway, had an interesting, "only in Japan" experience today and wanted to share..... We went into Machida to run some errands. First stop was the ATM to get money (15th of each month is pay day for NOVA teachers). Then we went into the SMBC bank to apply for internatio ... 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