However, if you want to see another side of Japan, say, the less touristed areas of Kyushu, northern Honshu or Okinawa, in addition to Tokyo and Kyoto, you really need to spend more than a week. Ten days to two weeks is reasonable for Tokyo and Kyoto plus another part of Japan. Lik...
Traveling by train and subway might be more convenient in a major city like Tokyo or Osaka, but when it comes to exploring regions like Hokkaido, Nagano, Hida-Takayama, and Okinawa, a rental car comes in handy so that you can fully enjoy the scenery. With a car, you can easily tour s...
As is known to all, the Taiwan issue is a red line for China-U.S. relations. If not properly handled, it will damage bilateral relation and cause a very negative impact. As far as I'm concerned, Trump was doing that to test China's bottom line and add more bargaining chips during ...
I think it is marketed as "Duraspray" in the United States. Duraspray is harder and less elastic than the Tuff Stuff and either one of these won't melt the styrofoam and can be painted over. Leon Chisler - Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan A. Looking for same info re. coating styrofoam. In...
(we have heard of dark beer, but that’s a section and discussion for another time). Jasmine is one of my personal favorites, especially the variety found in Okinawa. However, Jasmine is not its own leaf type, but rather a floral infusion of green, white or sometimes black tea. ...
I am still working in private practice My health is 100%…must be all that sea-time in WWII and later on PaganLee. I cruised around Taiwan, Hong Kong and spent 3 years in Okinawa, got married to a Filipino in Cebu, Philippines and we have a daughter. We came back to Australia in...
I still haven't repaired all the damage to my house from Irma. fit90 Diamond Member Posts : 1341Join date : 2011-08-11Location : Naples, Florida Re: How's the weather? GallopingGhostler Thu Sep 13, 2018 9:04 am In 2007, we were in a Category 5 typhoon in Okinawa. The difference...
in 2007, a china airlines boeing 737 took off from taiwan and landed in okinawa only to catch fire and explode shortly after taxiing to a gate. miraculously, all 165 people on board escaped without serious injury. investigators later concluded that during maintenance work in taiwan mechanics had...
A couple of readers also noted (update)INCORRECTLY(update) that no presidents have visited Okinawa, and one guessed (correctly I think) that they haven’t visited Taiwan. The winner this week by random number draw is George. Congrats. Claim your beer when you will. ...
The islands were administered by the U.S. occupation force after the war. But in 1972, Washington returned them to Japan as part of its withdrawal from Okinawa. Analysts say China’s policy on the islands has been maintaining the status quo. ...