Japan:


http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/07/01/people/author-lesley-downers-romance-with-japan-is-no-fleeting-affair/#.VFZcfvTF-DJ

http://www.lesleydowner.com/journalism/waiting-for-disaster-is-a-way-of-life-in-japan/

http://www.lesleydowner.com/journalism/two-lovingly-preserved-japanese-villages/