Seafood is a huge part of the culture still in Japan. As with most islands, they rely very heavily on the ocean waters for food. They have a large number of local fisherman that use whatever means they can, whether in a canoe, small fishing boat or a medium size fishing vessel to get their [...]

When you head to Japan for a visit, things may seem entirely different in one sense. In lots of ways though, things are not. For example you may see the same automakers there as you do here. You also may see lots of the same name brand foods there as well, like McDonalds and so [...]

Today a small tsunami hit Japan. Japan is no stranger to Tsunamis and earthquakes. The over 6,000 islands that make up Japan were basically all formed from volcanic activity. The country has to go to great lengths to make sure that the buildings there are up to code when it comes to withstanding an earthquake.
Basically, [...]