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The Land of The Rising Moon-Sun

How Japan switched from a Lunisolar to a Gregorian Calendar. Or tried to, at least.

Jan 20, 2025
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How did Japan go from a calendar half-based on the moon, to one based on the sun?

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Photo by charlesdeluvio on Unsplash

From the age of about 13 to about 15, before I worked in a (now defunct, unfortunately) pizza shop, I did a paper run.

“The Sunday Star Times”

Every Sunday morning I got up at 5, filled my yellow bag with thick newspapers, and lugged it arou…

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