Hanami "花見 = flower viewing" is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers, which commonly refers to Cherry Blossom, and less frequently to Plum "ume" trees; Umemi "梅見 = plum-viewing"

In Japan, from the end of March to early May, cherry trees bloom all over the country. On the Island of Okinawa, cherry blossom can be expected as early as the first of February.

Founded in 1995 Vrbo, also known as Vacation Rentals by Owner, allows travelers to book cabins, apartments, beach houses and every kind of space in between, in 190 countries around the world.

If you are traveling in group or with your family, you can find a perfect place for your vacation from a list of hundreds of thousands of properties that Vrbo offers. Of course, you can always go and find yourself a hotel, but why stay in a hotel while you can literally have someone else’s home when you are away from home!

Japanese cell biologist Osumi Yoshinori won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2016, for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy, a process that cells use to recycle and rebuild cellular components.

Fasting activates autophagy, which can rapidly provide fuel for energy and building blocks for renewal of cellular parts, helping to slow down the aging process. And guess what turns off autophagy! Eating –
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When people think about emergency preparedness they think about those who are preparing for doomsday. Even here in Japan, the world’s most earthquake-prone county, many households are unprepared to go without food or water for few days.

Do you have food restrictions; allergies, vegetarian diets, Halal food only! Do you have an emergency food supply set aside in case disaster strikes?

The key thing here is to remember that emergencies by their definition; you don’t know they are coming!
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Japan is one of the countries most affected by natural disasters, mainly due to it being in the Ring of Fire which is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.

The country has gone through thousands of years of earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons, floods and even volcanic eruptions, which in turn have affected its economy, development, and social life.
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