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Category: Japan
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The Internationalization of Japan: Going Beyond Ikebana and Tea Ceremony
Life is about making judgments. In order to fit things into our internal schema, and thus come to an understanding of the world around us, we have to make thousands…
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How To Succeed In Japan
Article written for the Ibaraki International Association Over the ten years that I have been in Japan, I have lived in three very different places: Tajima-machi and Aizu Wakamatsu-shi in…
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Glossary of Terms for Studying Aizu Wakamatsu’s History
Aizu 会津 original meaning – two gods met (会) by a river (津) in Aizu Takada Aizu Clan 会津藩 Katamori Matsudaira (松平容保) [1834-1893] was the lord (daimyo – 大名) of…
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This site is where I put things that I think are interesting, or that I want to remember or document. Some posts are lighthearted, while others are kind of heavy. There is no real over-arching theme, as I just add things as I go along. Hope you find something interesting here!
Recent Posts
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