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There's no national law against eating while you walk in Japan. People do it, especially at festivals and on food streets built for exactly that. But in some places and moments it draws quiet looks, and the reason isn't really ...

For a few days in summer, much of Japan slows down. Trains fill, highways clog, and cities empty out. This is Obon, when many people return to their family hometowns. The official idea is simple: the spirits of the dead come back to visi...