As famous as movie stars and global leaders are a bunch of animal celebs that the world grew to positively adore.
Tokyo -- the songs Japan, Love In Tokyo and Sayonara from the 1966 Hindi film automatically pop up in the mind -- is buzzing and crowded like any other metropolis, discovers Deepa Gahlot. The modern apartment blocks are built cheek by jowl, so close together that one can open the window and borrow sugar from the neighbour in the next building. One of the fears of the Indian traveller is the unavailability of vegetarian food. Every city and town in Japan has an array of Indian restaurants that serve every variety of cuisine, right from Gujarati to Punjabi to Andhra and Kerala meals.
A Japanese gay couple has become the first to receive a 'partnership certificate' as the country takes gradual steps towards more tolerance for sexual minority groups.
The best part -- these trips don't require an airline ticket!
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