This graphic gives a few tips about tsunamis and what to do to prepare for them, what to do as they happen and what to do when local authorities have deemed it safe to return to lower altitudes at...
As you see more and more shopping malls and super markets open on Okinawa these days, the word Depachika seems a little outdated, especially to those who are more used to casually shopping at shopping malls.
As an island nation, Japan harvests numerous types of seaweed from all around the country, such as hijiki from the crevices of rocks by the sea, and kombu from the shallow waters off the coastline.