If you live in Los Angeles, a huge pagoda near Hollywood is the oldest structure in California and hosts a famous restaurant named Yamashiro or “Mountain palace” in Japanese. If you live in Kyoto, Japan, Yamashiro is the name of an area close-by. And for the older generation, it’s...
Income is generated by selling fish, or you sell yourself into servitude, as Isaku’s father and many other villagers have done. During winter, when the weather is too stormy for fishing, salt is produced over large fires on the beach. This is done chiefly at night, in the hope that a...
While pufferfish, served regularly as sashimi or in hot pot, is a prized item in the Japanese culinary world, almost all of them are poisonous and could, in serious cases, cause death if not properly prepared. The fish’s organs, skin, blood and bones contain high...
Fugu:Fuguis poisonous pufferfish (sometimes called blowfish), and can be deadly. Even though it’s strictly controlled andgenerallyconsidered safe “enough” at established fugu restaurants, a handful of people still die every year from consuming it. Shirako:Shirako(cod milt, i.e., sperm sacs) ...
Osaka seeking legal reparations from the government for exposing their working class community to asbestos factories’ deadly toxins. A powerful ensemble piece gaining strength from the warmth of everyday people standing up to the state for their rights, this radical film analyzes collective action an...
All kinds of fish, prepared in every imaginable way, raw, stewed, boiled and roasted, served on coral trays and crystal dishes, were put before him, and the wine was the best that Hidesato had ever tasted in his life. To add to the beauty of everything the sun shone brightly, the ...
Even if the enemy's instructions are not followed, the troops may suspect genuine psychoneurotics of having faked their troubles. Almost all participants in World War II issued such instructions. Deadly Snakes Another interesting black leaflet was meant to terrify the Americans of the hazards of ...
While generally safe, as they are prepared by licensed chefs, like with anything there is the potential for error. In 2018,five packages of fugu were accidentally sold by a supermarketin the city of Gamagori in Central Japan without the deadly livers removed. ...
If a giant shark from space isn't the greatest of your concerns then you know you're having a bad day. The survivors in the underwater base of the latest Doctor Who adventure are also dealing with a strange sickness and a deadly force that lurks in the darkness called the Vashta Nevada...