SAIKI, Oita prefecture A “light farming” technique that stimulates the growth of flatfish varieties is taking hold in Oita Prefecture, one of the nation’s top producers of farmed flounder.
Skateboarder Funa Nakayama proved up to the challenge of an attention-grabbing photo when she became the first Asian woman to be featured on the cover of the prestigious Thrasher Magazine.
Apartment rooms removed from the Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo are being renovated for reuse, much as its famed architect had envisioned a half-century ago.