Ross’ Ramblings – Japan Revisited – Part 1 - Coromind Issue 17, 2024

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When I was growing up, I remember that in our house we had a Japanese katana (samurai sword) hanging on one wall and a small Japanese wooden pagoda on a cabinet in the lounge. My mother also had a beautiful kimono with birds and flowers flowing down the sleeves which she used to put on sometimes. These were relics for which my father had traded food and cigarettes when he…