Japan
Sapporo
A downtrodden people stage a comeback

Okura
Solving a bride shortage with foreign imports

Hakui
Waiting for the aliens to land
• Kanazawa: Living art

Moriyama
A small school pays homage to a big sport

Hiroshima
Youngsters who turn their back on the world
• Hakata: Stirring the pot



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