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Happy Holidays from Tokyo, Japan! (Brian Campbell)

Holiday break is now over and I have now begun the final 2 months of classes before the semester is over.  During the break, I got an interesting look at some holiday traditions in Japan. Although Christmas is very popular … Continue reading

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First Impressions of Japan (Brian Campbell)

You may have seen the videos on YouTube of Japanese train station employees with white gloves trying to force a ridiculous number of people into one train.  Unfortunately, this isn’t some unusual event; it’s rush hour.  The first few times it was … Continue reading

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