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Japan - Earthquake news

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March 14th 2011
Sandra: We have been a little remiss in updating the blog. A lot has been happening the last few days.Tomorrow we will leave Tokyo for Kyoto and before we do we wanted to fill you in what has been going on. Last Thursday afternoon , Charles and I went out to see a manmade island in Tokyo harbor. called Odaiba. On the way back we had to take a monorail into town ... read more

Asia » Japan » Nikko

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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