Fifteen hours by plane, fifteen thousand kilometres: There is a lot of water between South Africa and Japan. For generations people from both countries have perceived each other as far removed in distance and psychology – and little has changed in the 21st Century. There is very little precedent for focussed, active contact. Very little precedent, but the little there was, came surprisingly early.
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A Sense of Distance - the historic link between Japan and South Africa
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