Last month I went to South Korea, and in Narita airport I bumped into this sign that says “Forbidden to bring ham or sausages from Europe”. Yes, it is forbidden; however this fact is unknown to most people. Many foreigners that live in Japan, even knowing this fact, they still try to sneak in some [...]

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Between the 14th and 16th century, Japanese people were ruled under a system of feuds that were always fighting against each other. The capital was still Kyoto, where the Shogun “controlled” the whole country. But when the Shogun Hideyoshi died in 1598, the new Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu decided to rule from his castle in Edo. [...]

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