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Japan is a study in contrasts and contradictions. Many Japanese corporations dominate their industries, yet if you read the financial news it seems like Japan is practically bankrupt. Cities are as modern and high tech as anywhere else, but tumbledown wooden shacks can still be spotted next to glass fronted designer condominiums. On an average subway ride, you might see childishly cute character toys and incredibly violent pornography - sometimes enjoyed by the same passenger, at the same time! Japan has beautiful temples and gardens which are often surrounded by garish signs and ugly buildings. In the middle of a modern skyscraper you might discover a sliding wooden door which leads to a traditional chamber with tatami mats, calligraphy, and tea ceremony.
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In recent years, travel costs between the US to Japan have dropped; this may change ... as a result of rising oil prices. The major carriers are All Nippon Airlines (ANA), Japan Airlines (JAL), United Airlines, Northwest, and Korean Air. The non-Japanese airlines tend to be a bit lower priced, with service to match. To Canada, Air Canada has low-cost flights from Vancouver and Toronto.
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While geography is not destiny, the fact that Japan is located on islands on the outermost edge of Asia has had a profound influence on its history. Just close enough to mainstream Asia, yet far enough to keep itself separate, much of Japanese history has been the alternation of periods of closure and openness. Until recently, Japan has been able to turn on or off its connection to the rest of the world, internalizing foreign cultural influences in fits and starts. It is comparable with the relationship between Britain and the rest of Europe, but with a much wider channel.
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Japan has quite an extensive rail and bus network, allowing travel between most major cities and suburban areas. If you’re on a tight budget it may be best to take the slower but cheaper option of the busses. Rental cars are generally fairly rare due to Japan’s excellent public transport system that encompasses virtually the whole country. The tolls on Japanese expressways are ... fairly high with the price usually double to cost of a train ride.
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Many of the life-long residences of Japan have high expectations of themselves and others. They expect everyone to be polite with many complicated and strict social rules. Meetings with the Japanese call for punctuality. Still they are a people who are interested and accepting of anything new or exotic. Try and talk to the Japanese you meet. Usually you will be greeted with a friendly smile.
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As an island nation shut off from the rest of the world for a long time, Japan is very homogeneous, with around 98% of the population ethnically Japanese. The largest minority are Koreans, around 1 million strong, many in their 3rd or 4th generations. There are ... sizable populations of Chinese, Filipinos and Brazilians (many of which ethnically are actually Japanese). Indigenous ethnic minorities include the Ainu, driven north over the centuries and now found mostly on Hokkaido, numbering around 50,000 (although the number varies greatly depending on the exact definition used), and the Ryukyuan people of Okinawa.
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