Mottainai: In Japan, creativity is key to a no-waste ideal Bloomberg/Getty Images The Japanese ideal of mottainai is a pillar of sushi and kaiseki restaurants Japan's celebrated principles of thrift and conservation further sustainability in the culinary world, brilliantly embracing scraps, leftovers and the whole animal. Finding ways to cook every part of a plant or animal not only reduces …
At a tiny sushi counter in this boundless capital’s southwest suburbs, nine of us sat silent and alert waiting for Koji Kimura to finish readying his lunchtime service. The California roll, the advent of supermarket sushi, the opening of the first local Japanese seafood distributor in 1963, the 1980s economic boom that flooded Los Angeles with Japanese capital, the Hollywood …
Five countries that are safer for women D3sign/Getty Images Despite the growing trend in solo travel, women still encounter challenges when they travel abroad alone. Jorg Greuel/Getty Images Solo female travellers will generally find a safe and secure environment across the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates With the highest scores in the WPS within the Middle East and North …
Meanwhile, health care workforce shortages are so acute that several governors are calling in FEMA and the National Guard to reinforce overburdened hospitals. “Governors can’t ignore all these other consequences, whether they’re economic or educational or other public health consequences, any more than they can ignore case rates and case fatality rates and Covid-hospitalization levels.” These trade-offs were highlighted by …
