More than a year after the tragic tsunami and earthquake in Japan, it may surprise you to see that there are still sobering reminders of the devastation. Peter recently traveled to Sendai, an area that was hit hard by the tsunami. Throughout Sendai, you can see evidence of the natural disaster. From the economic loss of junkyards filled with submerged cars to the personal loss of cemeteries that have become stone and marble scrapheap, watch as Peter walks through the residue .. more ..

Cochin, Kerala (India) - Hiroshima (Japan) - Osaka (Japan) - Honolulu, HI (USA) The last visit of The Amazing Race to Japan was broadcast on 6 March 2011, just days before the 11 March 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent nuclear reactor meltdown that disrupted infrastructure and scared .. more ..

For me, the best way to cool off during a hot summer day in Japan is kakigōri 「かき氷」, a Japanese dessert made of shaved ice flavored with various syrups. If the ice cream does cool you off for a few minutes, a serving of kakigōri will help you fight the heat for a lot more time. Also compared to the ice cream, the feeling of “coolness” will be a lot more intense when you return outsid .. more ..

BBC放送番組Whenever I stay in Japan, eventually I will turn on the TV set in the hotel room or the ryokan, where the set looks a bit out of place! I stayed for nine days in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, last May, and I was intrigued by what I saw on television.The programming was produced by the BBC, not the British Broadcasting Corporation but actually The Biwako Broadcasting Company headquartered in Otsu. What caught my eye was a little radish girl named Hin .. more ..

Mari Iijima - Ai Oboete Imasu ka:

Discussing these days with a group of people preparing to visit Japan, I realized that while everybody knows about the two important religions of Japan, Buddhism and Shinto, few people know how to distinguish their specific characteristics, especially when it comes to architecture - the most important part for a foreign traveler. Since the two religions were officially separated only at the end of the 19th century, many important sites include both Shinto and Buddhist struct .. more ..

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今週の日本Fighting Deflation, Japan's Central Bank Expands As .. more ..