And that is all due to Hironori Aoki, the fifth-generation head of Okute Yamamotoya. Aoki, 34, faced strong opposition from his family and others when he announced plans set up branches outside Japan.

Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai), which is building the high-speed rail line, confirmed falling water levels at 14 locations in the Okute district of Mizunami city in Gifu Prefecture.

The countryside, Sawai village, beyond the single- rail terminal station . The fields are spread out here, and there is a huge shopping mall nearby. Chihiro who lives here is still a virgin ...