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Japan

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October 17th 2012
Saturday. London - Tokyo Frankly the suburbs of Tokyo looked a bit chaotic and bleak as we sped through them into the city on the Narita Airport express train. Miles and miles of low rise housing were crammed together on a flat plain and covered by a network of wires. We saw very few brick or stone buildings which, to our eyes, gave the vast swathes of housing a rather temporary look. Of course ... read more

Asia » Japan

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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