Japan

btw ...

Just thought I'd mention that today is .... unh-hunh. And a Sunday, too. World has changed a lot, hasn't it ?
Have I entered a time warp?
December 5th was the 75th anniversary of the end of alcohol prohibition in the US. whee! *hick* ugh...

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Or were we talking about a certain naval base that was involved with the country that this forum is named for...

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Ironically, Japan struck out due to it's access to oil being curtailed.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.
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Ironically, Japan struck out due to it's access to oil being curtailed.

And they chose the military direction for their society as a response to Perry forcibly "opening" Japan ...
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The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Seems like, doesn't it ?

They may have taken things too far tho, what with taking up vivisection as a hobby and all ....