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Finding Ni Wa

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October 6th 2010
The father of my friend's friend runs a Japanese restaurant in Seoul. So after stuffing ourselves with bread at Dr. Fish, we headed back on the green line for the Seoul National University of Education, or the 교대 (Gyo Dae) station. The friend's instructions said exit 1 or 2. Very vague instructions. We took to the street asking passerbys if they knew where a 니와 (Ni Wa) was. We were directe ... read more

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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a... ... read more