The Ice Monsters Cometh
In a mountain town in Yamagata, people go about their daily lives as if everything is normal. Men repair potholes; women linger in shops, waiting for customers; mile after mile of soba is served in little restaurants. No one seems worried by what’s to come, and yet they know – they must know – what ...
A Whale Of A Problem
There’s a saying in the southwest of China: “We will eat anything with legs, except a table. And anything with wings, except a plane.” It’s not a philosophy that Katy and I always subscribe to. We’re not total killjoys: on our travels we’ve eaten camel, wood-worms (pictured left) and guinea pig. But at other times ...