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Sophisticated Japan... 洗練された日本 (Senrensareta Nihon)...

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22 May 2013 こんばんは (Konbanwa)...  へようこそ 洗練された日本(E yōkoso Senrensareta Nihon)... Good evening... Welcome to Sophisticated Japan! After visiting carnivals in Brazil... having a cup of tea in the Imperial of China... It is time to soak in the bed of sakura (桜)... TM Ikuyo, Japan born lady, led the meeting as the TOM. She actually didn't agree the term sophisticated comes along with Japan since nowadays many nations are catching up in terms of technology. She pinpointed on the map of Japan the city she was raised in. She also told us Japan's tradition where boys and girls who are 20 years old celebrating their inception of adulthood by carrying out festivals. It's quite astonishing that you are only allowed to vote after 20 where in most countries they are eligible by the time they are 17 or 18. TM Ikhwan led the Table Topic. He presented each topic based on pics of various Japanese culture: manga, comics, folklore, to politics in which the current Prime Minister