Great documentary work! Consider for a follow-up story: How did WWII and the American occupation of Japan effect the Japanese diet? Japan was once a basically vegetarian and pescatarian country, but now beef and pork seem to be in everything. McDonalds is overflowing with customers on Sunday morning. I've been eating bread and cheese for the past couple days from a recent shopping run to Costco. Ever tried spam or hamburger sushi? I hadn't until I came to Japan. In short, the American influence on the diet seems vast. It would be very interesting to obtain some interviews in Japan on this topic to see how the diet has evolved.