Teachers

A drastic teacher cull

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March 27th 2012
I've just got back from a very short (but much needed) visit home to the UK. I'd been feeling homesick since Christmas, and decided even if I only went back for a week it would hopefully cheer me up and refresh me for the coming summer months before my contract ends in July. It was great to get home and see all my friends and family, eat roast dinners and fish and chips, even though by the ... read more

Asia » Japan » Nagano » Takagi

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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