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Witnessing flag-raising at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea.

This is the burial ground for United Nations Command casualties of the Korean War and contains 2,300 graves.

Reasons behind Japan’s Lack of Public Trash Bins

If you ask your Japanese guide why Japan has so few public trash bins, they will instantly point to the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack. While that tragic domestic terror event was the initial catalyst that prompted the government to pull bins from subway stations and major thoroughfares as a security measure, it doesn’t fully explain why they never came back.

The real reasons Japan continues to operate without public trash bins come down to a mix of bureaucratic strategy, strict local municipal policy, and deep cultural norms.

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Reasons behind Japan's Lack of Public Trash Bins - Best Japan Tours by Laurus Travel Reasons behind Japan's Lack of Public Trash Bins. If you ask your Japanese guide why Japan has so few public trash bins, they will instantly

Rice planting season is here in -go. This begins with preparing the field by plowing, flooding and levelling the soil. Afterwards, rice seedlings raised in greenhouses will be transplanted in open fields. If you come back in late September, you’ll get to see the rice fields turning golden, which means harvest time.