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Winter has arrived.....time to hibernate under my kotatsu

December 1st 2011
I've been a bit lax of late in updating my blog, what with teacher conferences and lesson planning, so I will remedy this forthwith. I haven't, you'll be pleased to hear, been abducted by the mad Buddhist cult members I met last month. A call bar on my mobile seems to have done the trick so far. I don't think they know where I live... Anyhow, the first snows have started to hit ... read more
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Japanese Flag 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
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