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		<title>EJU 2012 information</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2012 EJU (1st Session) Application Period: from Monday, February 13 to Friday, March 9 Mailing Date of Examination Voucher: Friday, May 18 Examination Date: Sunday, June 17 Mailing Date of Score Report: Friday, July 20 2012 EJU (2nd Session) Application Period: from Monday, July 2 to Friday, July 27 Mailing Date of Examination Voucher: Friday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All about Japan : Hinamatsuri</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Japanese Doll Festival (Hina-matsuri), or Girls&#8217; Day, is held on March 3. Platforms covered with a red carpet are used to display a set of ornamental dolls (hina-ningy) representing the Emperor, Empress, attendants, and musicians in traditional court dress of the Heian period. Origin and customs The custom of displaying dolls began during the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese Educational System</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Japan, there is 12 years of education : -elementary education (6 years) -secondary education (3 years + 3 years ) There are 5 types of higher educational institutions where international students can be admitted to, which are: -Colleges of technology -Vocational schools ＝professional training colleges -Junior colleges -Universities -Graduate schools These higher educational institutions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All about Japan: Hanko/Inkan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More than just rubber stamps, hanko&#8211;horn, wood or stone seals imprinted with the bearer&#8217;s name, like a signature to a Westerner&#8211;are indispensable tools for Japanese adults in authorizing a myriad of transactions, from automobile registration, to bank activities to setting up house utilities. Nearly any occasion that would call for a Westerner&#8217;s signature would call [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All about Japan: Music</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reflection of traditions from the East and West Japanese music derives from an ancient tradition whose folk origins and early influence from the Asian continent are wrapped in the midst of history. It also comprises the associated musical tradition of Okinawa and the autonomous tradition of the Ainu people of Hokkaido. Gagaku Gagaku is a type of music, strongly influenced by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All about Japan: Pop Culture</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the appearance of writer-illustrator Tezuka Osamu after World War II&#8230; Manga &#8230;, so-called “story manga,” or illustrated publications in comic book format, developed in a somewhat unique way in Japan. At one time, the main readers of such publications were people born during the “baby boom” of 1946–1949, but as those readers grew older, many different types of manga came into being. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All about Japan: Baseball</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Baseball (yakyu) was introduced into Japan from the United States around 1873.As schools established their own teams for club activities, its popularity spread rapidly. Although professional baseball is Japan’s largest spectator sport, the game still has a strong appeal for amateurs, particularly at the high school and university levels. Many major corporations also sponsor their own amateur teams. In Japan’s two professional leagues, games are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All about Japan : Obon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Obon (お盆) or just Bon (盆) is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the departed (deceased) spirits of one&#8217;s ancestors. This Buddhist custom has evolved into a family reunion holiday during which people return to ancestral family places and visit and clean their ancestors&#8217; graves, and when the spirits of ancestors are supposed to revisit the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All about Japan: Tanabata</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tanabata (七夕, meaning &#8220;Evening of the seventh&#8221;) is a Japanese star festival, originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival. It celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair respectively). According to legend, the Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All about Japan: Tokyo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tokyo (東京 , &#8220;Eastern Capital&#8221;); officially Tokyo Metropolis (東京都),is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. It is located on the southeastern side of the main island Honshu and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands. Tokyo Metropolis was formed in 1943 from the merger of the former Tokyo Prefecture (東京府) and the city of [...]]]></description>
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