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Reflections on the Anniversary of Japan’s Surrender to the US Coalition. By Gaku Homma Nippon Kan Kancho August 15th, 2005 Forward I have written the following article for students not born in Japan or raised in the Japanese culture. For one raised in the Japanese culture, topics in this article that might be a source of controversy, are merely common …

A visit to Korea. by Gaku Homma Nippon Kan Kancho You can always spot someone who has practiced Aikido for a long time from a distance; it is in their walk. We call it hakamaaruki (hakama walk) in Japanese and it describes the gate of someone who has worn a hakama for a long time. It can be a badge …