As Gaza begins to recover following a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, a recent cooking event offered people in Japan a rare chance to connect with the region's people through food -- and to imagine daily life before the devastation.At Koto Laboratory, an experiential learning studio operated by Orangepage Inc. in Tokyo's Suginami Ward, participants gathered to cook and taste recipes from "The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey," a cookbook translated into Japanese by the cooking and lifestyle magazine publisher.Following a well-received first event in July, the seco…READ FULL ARTICLE