Rudy Maxa's World: Japan lower-al a young woman wades into

a young woman wades into a misty swamp and sinks down into the slime suicide

But Tom gets a big surprise when he's expected to house-sit

and make a grateful new friend

Based on Alexandra Fuller's memoir of the same name

the Junk Man and other evildoers get up to their old tricks

Rudy Maxa's World: Japan lower-al a young woman wades intoTravel journalist Rudy Maxa and restaurateur Daisuke Utagawa highlight three distinct regions of Japan, focusing on the nation's food and food producers, and whetting the appetite of anyone looking to travel to this historic country. From the ramen of the island of Hokkaido, to the sushi of Tokyo, to the Wagyu beef raised on the island of Kyushu, food is a window into the soul of Japan.