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Japan has been considered a feudal island during its beginnings, but as soon as they expanded into mainland China they became a great empire, but they pushed their limits too far and attacked the USA. Many years later this island is still a world economic powerhouse! Have you been to Japan? It is one of the most expensive places to live on the planet!

Some Info: Air pollution from power plant emissions results in acid rain; acidification of lakes and reservoirs degrading water quality and threatening aquatic life; Japan is one of the largest consumers of fish and tropical timber, contributing to the depletion of these resources in Asia and elsewhere

Ref. https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fr.html

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I have a couple of very good friends who are Japanese descendants. They were born and raised in Argentina. The family moved to Japan for hope of a better future, the children could not handle the customs and how different was everythin, they have to move back to Argentina.
I personally would love to visit Japan some day, I think it is an exciting country and a 'must' on a trip list if you are rich enough to afford it.

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Travel Postcard: Tokyo

Futuristic, frustrating and fascinating sum up Tokyo, a city of contrasts where narrow alleys packed with dark, smoky restaurants lie within view of extravagant buildings that would fit into a Batman film. Ref. Source 1

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Japan's winter wonderland

Stephen Phelan braves the elements at Sapporo's Snow Festival before seeking shelter and a glass of beer. Ref. Source 2

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Toasting in Tokyo

"Kampai!" is the Japanese equivalent of "Cheers!" If you're travelling through Tokyo, with its vibrant array of sake, shochu, whisky and cocktail bars, this is one word you'll get to know well. Ref. Source 7

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Taking in Tokyo

Futuristic, frustrating and fascinating sum up Tokyo, a city of contrasts where narrow alleys packed with dark, smoky restaurants lie within view of extravagant buildings that would fit into a "Batman" film. Ref. Source 6

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Niseko Japan's own St. Moritz
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I am barefoot and naked padding along a stone path in the depths of Japanese winter, surrounded by snow-laden pine trees. I slip into a hot pool fed by natural underground springs. Huge, slow-moving snowflakes gently settle on my hair. In the dusk I can see just a few vague figures across the pond-size area - other women barely visible through the steam. Earlier that day I had been communing with the snow in a more conventional way, skiing my way through deep blankets of powder on Mount Annupuri in Niseko. The network of ski areas around the small resort village of Hirafu on Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, see almost constant snowfall from December to April, a type of "Champagne powder," as aficionados call it, that is a result of low pressure systems over northeast Hokkaido meeting high pressure systems over northwest Siberia. The winds from Siberia pick up moisture from the Sea of Japan, and the resulting bands of clouds dump huge amounts of snow when they reach the mountains. (New York Times)
Source: News On Japan

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Japan enlists foreign bloggers to revive tsunami-hit tourist biz
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The Japanese government is trying to get foreign bloggers to do PR for it by inviting them to earthquake- and tsunami-hit areas to write compassionately about the progress being made in reconstructing the ravaged north-east of the country. The Foreign Ministry thought up the idea in a bid to revive the disaster-hit nation's ailing tourist industry, which has been understandably affected by the events of last March, according to the Mainichi Daily News. Advertisement Perhaps more optimistically, it also wants the bloggers to let their readers know that the tsunami- and quake-affected areas around Sendai are still appealing holiday destinations. The report reveals that the foreign bloggers have been arriving thick and fast, with a total of 10 invited to the Land of the Rising Sun. (The Register)
Source: News On Japan