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Happy Greenery Day!

Posted by bmagnus on May 4, 2010 at 4:27 pm

Today is Midori No Hi, or Greenery Day. Originally celebrated in late April as the [previous] Emperor’s Birthday, Hirohito-sama’s love of nature prompted the current Emperor Akihito-sama to make it a permanent holiday celebrating the great outdoors. It is part of a “Golden Week” of holidays, so don’t plan on getting anything done with business [...]

The Day War Changed Forever

Posted by bmagnus on August 6, 2009 at 11:45 am

It was 64 years ago today. There had been all out war for 4 years, and more war elsewhere for years before that. In addition to the war of bullets and bombs, planes and boats, there was a war of cultures. One side was totally unfathomable to the other, for they had different ideas about [...]

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