An academic on the run in 1970s Brazil; a Saharan search for a missing daughter; an animated childhood in ’60s Japan...

The Nagato area flies under the radar of everyone but Japanese travellers, who have long seen the appeal of its onsen towns, craggy isles and fishing heritage

Explore a little-visited region where Shinto gods congregate and masked dancers tell ancient legends

Robert Hutton on Cinema THE HAROLD PINTER THEATRE ...

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After seeing the devastation of the Great East Japan Earthquake, Mohri Chikafusa wanted to help local producers get back on their feet. He tells Rebecca Hallett how he achieved this by establishing the Akiu Winery in Miyagi