By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
November 9, 2021 at 07:00 JST
A sign marking the border between Fukuoka and Yamaguchi prefectures is located at a midpoint of the pedestrian Kanmon Tunnel. (Photo by Lisa Vogt)
Are you ready for a word association game? Here it is: What’s the name of the place associated with fugu (puffer fish) and bananas? Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock. OK, your answer, please. Where? Are you stumped? The correct answer is ... (drumroll here): the Kanmon Straits. [Read More]
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