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  • Darth Vader based on Sendai Samurai ruler!
    August 31st, 2009By drifter
    Hollywood’s infamous dark knight took its inspiration from none other than Samurai legend, Date Masamune. While many people may have assumed Darth Vader’s ultimate evil persona was based on Dick Cheney, according to the City of Sendai homepage, it was its own larger than life shadowy ruler. Before the 1977 release of Star Wars, which » Continue Reading
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  • Himeji Castle
    August 5th, 2009By Iain Maloney
    Himeji Castle was probably the first part of Japan I ever saw. I don’t remember it happening but I’ve been watching Bond films all my life, and You Only Live Twice is on UK television a couple of times a year without fail. In the film, for those who haven’t seen it, Bond follows the » Continue Reading
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  • Ghosts and Goblins
    June 1st, 2009By Kitsune
    Japan, like other parts of Asia, is a country with a strong belief in ghosts. Many of the Japanese people I met believed in such entities, even though they never saw one, and, unlike in the West, it is not ridiculous or stupid to believe in such things. The stereotype of » Continue Reading
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