Secret Rice and Sacred Fish
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Secret Rice and Sacred Fish

Somebody informed me the other day that under the financial institutions and office buildings between Mitsukoshimae Station and Otemachi Station, covert deep underground, the Japanese federal government growssecret rice. Someplace along the Ginza Line mytrain simply powers down.All the lights goout, all of the computer displays turn off. The traindrifts for some time in the…

Journey in Japan Part 60: Palace Under Fire
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Journey in Japan Part 60: Palace Under Fire

Today isHis Imperial Grandeur the Emperors 84th Birthday Celebration. To commemorate this momentous celebration, individuals of Japan will certainly be enjoying thepublic holiday, as well as a day off work (other than when it falls on a weekend break like in 2017). The only individual not commemorating, it seems, is His Imperial Majesty the Emperor…