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November 4th 2006
We had our first earth quake a few weeks ago, just a little tremor. My university sports festival was a few weeks ago and unfortunately by the time we got there it was too late to participate so we just cheered along. We also had the school culture festival which was actually fun. There were bands playing, all types of dancing from breakdancing to robot to s-club-seven style. There was also tr ... 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