On the third day of each year, a fishing village on Japan’s Sea of Japan coast draws a line around itself. The ritual is 250…
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Month: January 2026
New Year for Places That Refuse to Shout
Japan’s tourism boom has become the sort of problem that governments pretend to envy. The numbers are dazzling — and, more importantly, distorting. Official tourism…
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