Global fast food chains often create dishes inspired by a country’s local cuisine when setting up shop there, and Japan is no exception. For example, Japanese branches of Domino’s Pizza have been known to serve up mentai toppings and even unveiled a Pizza Rice Bowl to try to entice locals. Their…
A strong earthquake that struck southwestern Japan early Jan. 22 without causing major damage was deemed unlikely to trigger a long-feared offshore megaquake in the Nankai Trough facing the heavily populated Pacific coastline.
Early on Jan. 22, a powerful offshore earthquake shook Oita and Miyazaki prefectures in southern Japan, inflicting minor injuries among startled people but no substantial damage aside from ruptured water mains.