Mifuyuu

You forgot the seafood based combinations! They have pure seafood bases too, though. My Japanese friend brought me to a shop in Tokyo that apparently specialised in a 100% seafood base/stock. It was light compared to the meat-based stock but equally good.

Oh lordy. I'm currently in the country living under this "regime" and am quite amused by your description. I can honestly tell you that the government doesn't go round busting into people's houses trying to catch gay men loving their partners. WRT the domestic workers, (btw, you got the gender wrong- they tend to be females) and there are severe punishments for abusing them. I've also noted occasional reports in the news about employers being jailed and such.

I beg to differ; you don't have to be old to get osteoporosis. Likewise, you can develop asthma at a later age. IANAMD but I work at a medical centre, deal directly with patients and medical staff and have come across a few such instances.