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Midterm Test!

Today was the midterm exam. This has been a hard week--lots of study!! Buuut, on the bright side, I met an awesome pottery-master-sensei (11th generation master, this guy is legit) today. He's so legit that the Emperor of Japan has been to his shop. We're going to make pottery, and this guy is our sensei.

Other news:
PLANS!! KYOTO NEXT WEEKEND! OSAKA TOO! NAGOYA WAS AWESOME!! KOREA IN FEBRUARY!! WAOOOO

More later.


Some news articles.

http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2009/12/20091229223658221.html
Disconcerting yet fascinating. A very important read.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/opinion/29tawada.html
Strange yet interesting, maybe

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/01/opinion/01iht-edmakihara.html?_r=1
Sort of silly, but hints at something sinister