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There is an upside to a recession, I thought to myself. My head down, arms paddling too hard against wind and waves to worry abou...

Isekadoya began in April 1997, primarily brewing English-style ales. These beers gave them a fair amount of attention in their fi...

Mountains, sea, capes, wilderness, forests and hot springs – this cycling trip is dotted with natural attractions. Moreover, ...

Nakatsu is a small city of 85,000 in Kyushu’s Oita Prefecture about halfway between the famous hot springs of Beppu to the ea...

The Naked Stranger is an aficionado for all things Japanese. People in his country even consider him an expert on the subject. He...

"Sting and his friends sing with Brazilian stars at a pay-per-view rainforest benefit concert?" This was my remark when asked ...

The Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) had been on my bucket list for years. A decade of pilgrimages to Sado Island’s Earth C...

Foreign anglers who show up in Japan with an itch to fish often find themselves overwhelmed with the slew of new target species a...