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My Paradise: Hiking Japan's Michinoku Coastal Trail

The Michinoku Coastal Trail stretches just over 1,000 kilometers.

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12 years later, a reminder to prepare

Twelve years have passed since the East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011. The unprecedented 9.0-magnitude earthquake, subsequent tsunami, and Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown struck the eastern coast and caused significant damage nationwide.

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VIDEO| Virtual Vacation: Aizu in Northern Japan

Whether you’re working from home, sheltering in place or just staying home, if you’re like us, you’re probably dreaming of open skies, sandy beaches, tall mountains, or perfect powdery slopes.

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Aizu: Walking in the Footsteps of Samurai Warriors

Aizu, Japan, in Fukushima Prefecture’s western side, is a wonderful region. Not only does it boast beautiful mountains, lakes and ponds, but it also has a unique samurai heritage, incredible temples and shrines and is known for its classical sake breweries.

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Military families’ grassroots charity still supports Japan tsunami victims, eight years after disaster

On a recent humid Tuesday morning, Masako Sullivan and several military families loaded bag after bag of donated children’s clothing into a van she’d rented from base.

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Tribute to legendary Godzilla director opens in Fukushima

Experience the world of Godzilla, Ultraman and their co-creator, Eiji Tsuburaya the God of Special Effects in Sukagawa, Fukushima, as the region continues to rebound from the Great Eastern Earthquake. On Jan. 11, after five years in the making, the Sukagawa Citizens Exchange Center tette building opened to hundreds in attendance.

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Airmen re-enact disaster response as ‘Fukushima 50’ filming takes off at Yokota

The home of U.S. Forces Japan was transformed into a mini-Tinseltown on Monday when a group of Japanese filmmakers arrived to shoot a movie featuring American airmen and Air Force helicopters.

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VIDEO: Taste of Spain: Recipe for paella

On a day in mid-October, I tried cooking paella, a Spanish dish for the first time.

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VIDEO: Okinawa Kitchen: Make your own Goya juice

It’s not too much a stretch to say Goya is the staple of Okinawa.

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VIDEO: Taste of Japan: Kanten jelly a sweet, healthy alternative

As a kid, every New Year I would look forward to a sweet jelly called kouhaku kanten. Kanten is a jelly made from boiled tengusa algae and seaweed. It is known for being low-calorie and rich in fiber, so it is often used as a healthy alternative to regular sweets.

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Too much to drink last night? Don't worry, Japanese have cure for hangover!

Turmeric, or “ukon” in Japanese, is a kind of ginger, known as a spice for Indian curry, and in Japan, it is mostly recognized as a food that can help avoid hangover.

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Okinawa longevity cuisine: Trendy food for a long life

It has been said that food is the soul of a country. This couldn’t be truer for Okinawa. A mix of favorable natural conditions and diverse foreign influences produced unique eating habits and a cooking style that is now known as “Okinawan cuisine”.