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Mizuki Uchiyama

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Eight cooling foods to beat the heat in Japan

From chilled ramen to flowing noodles caught with chopsticks, these regional specialties blend flavour, fun and centuries of heat-beating wisdom. In...

21.07.2025 30

BBC

Mizuki Uchiyama

'It's like returning to nature': How sleeping in old schools is reviving rural Japan

As Japan's dwindling population increasingly migrates to cities, 450 rural schools close each year. Now, some are being transformed into unique inns. ...

29.06.2025 60

BBC

Mizuki Uchiyama