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It snowed heavily all night. The last beer and sake were tossed back around 10 p.m. and everyone called it an “early one” in anti...

I was 4 years old the first time I laid my hands on a knife. It was a small ¥100 boxcutter which drew me in with its colorful dis...

Myoko Backcountry Ski School (MBSS) began with a bunch of locals who simply liked going into the mountains. It is now in its 22nd...

There are so many local breweries in Japan with the name “kogen” (mountain heights) in them (off hand, I can think of at least si...

You may have heard about a reality TV series called “Whale Wars” and currently airing on Animal Planet in North America. The seri...

Sandboxes, the ubiquitous play areas in Japanese parks and playgrounds, allow children who live far from the sea to enjoy buildin...

Mitsuharu Kume dramatically changed the course of his life 15 years ago, moving from Tokyo to southern Japan’s Tanegashima Island...

Eco PowerPortable Solar Chargers The Netherlands has brought us Van Gogh, Amsterdam coffee shops, Heineken, and now the Soldiu...