fighting tradition. a history of ferocious resistance. but it s nothing like what you might think. not at all. i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha la la la la sha la la la la la sha la la la la sha la la la la la la anthony: this is okinawa, just south of mainland japan. for all the relative rigidity of the mainland, okinawa answers in its own unique way. don t eat the same thing each day. that s boring. there s even an okinawan term for it. chanpuru, something mixed. bits borrowed from all over served up for anyone to eat. but maybe you re more familiar with the name okinawa from this. as the setting for some of the most horrifyingly bloody battles of the second world war. how horrifying? for the allies there were more than 50,000 casualties with around 12,000 killed, or missing in action, over nearly three months of fighting.
shuttered storefronts give way to packed izakayas. a few beers and somebody breaks out a shamisen, and the good times begin. people go out here and after pounding your fists and feet into hardened meat hooks and shitting out bone chips. you can drop by dojo bar. james s refuge where some of the island s most esteemed masters and their students come for what is recognized internationally as the cure for all martial arts-related ailments. alcohol. james: would you like a drink? anthony: i think i would like a beer and maybe a shot of something. james: well, i do have a little shot of something. anthony: that s a big snake. james: so the habushu sake is, like, the spirit of okinawa. anthony: is this sake or whiskey? james: this is sake. this is okinawan sake called awamori. so, like a mainland japanese sake, but then they distill it like whiskey. so it becomes stronger, but also
we are only showing you the moments before that cliff fell and then parts of it falling. officials say at least 32 people were hurt. most are out of the hospitals by now. up to 20 people were initially reported missing. most have been reportedly found. 5 million. that is the number of people health experts say could call out sick in these coming days due to the rise in covid cases. it is being called the great national sickout and it is forcing some businesses to slash hours and cut back on services. some companies are coming up with inventive ways to keep their doors open. nbc s gadi schwartz has more. reporter: shuttered storefronts and closed signs a it has great national sickout spreads across the nation. omicron now tightening its grip on workers as businesses struggle to keep doors open. a new estimate says more than 5 million americans could be isolating at home over the coming days, means even stores like apple, walmart, starbucks, and walgreens have been forced to temporar
need a beverage. in naha, you would be advised to avoid international avenue unless you re homesick for fellow americans. head down the side streets, shuttered storefronts give way to packed izakayas. a few beers, and the good times begin. people go out here. and after pounding your fists and feeding on meat hooks and shitting out chips, you can drop by dojo bar, james s refuge
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