“It’s the first time we take to the streets at such scale,” says Mr Kanno. The protest comes on the back of broader anxieties about Japan’s most sacred staple. Last year shoppers looking ...

Tucked away in the mountain range of the Saga Prefecture, on the western island of Kyushu, Ureshino is home to some of Japan’s most coveted onsens, run by more than 30 hotels and ryokans ...