A History of Violence
It’s not all cartoon pufferfish in Shimonoseki. It’s position on the western tip of Honshu has meant that it’s seen more than its fair share of extraordinary events over the years. Battle of Dan-no-Ura, 1185 There’s an old piece of Scottish wisdom that says it is impossible to push your grandmother from large public ...
The Deadliest Catch
Twenty years ago, just as it was entering its golden era, The Simpsons introduced the world at large to fugu (or blowfish, or pufferfish, or balloonfish). At Lisa’s insistence, the jaundiced family headed out to a Japanese restaurant for some sushi. All was going well until Homer insisted on ordering the potentially deadly fugu, which ...