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This one was a squeaker. We have been waiting for years for the new Devil Craft Brewing to come on line, and after a few sputteri...

If you went to an eco-event sponsored by Patagonia Japan this summer, perhaps a beach clean-up or a sustainability study session,...

Hokkaido is the most northern island in Japan, yet it is so different from the main island of Honshu, that in some ways it feels ...

The forest was as pristine as one could possibly hope. We heard nothing but the tree branches rustling in the breeze and the flow...

This route hops two islands off the coast of northern Hokkaido - Rishiri Island with Mount Rishiri towering right above the sea, ...

Kiuchi Shuzo, an Ibaraki sake brewer with nearly 200 years of history, has become well known as one of Japan’s better microbrewer...

How would you feel if tomorrow you went to the market or your favorite sushi shop and there was no bluefin tuna available? Wh...

Started with six vendors in 2006, the Earth Day Market in Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park was intended as a place to use Earth Day Money (an ...