Sapporo, a popular destination for its annual cultural events and culinary delights, has opened its doors again following a powerful earthquake last month as it prepares to welcome visitors for next year's Rugby World Cup.Although the Sept. 6 temblor wrought havoc, disrupting public transportation and causing severe power outages, the city has gradually returned to normal -- even though it is facing damages of about 10 billion yen (about $88 million) from the quake and an earlier typhoon that blew through the city.With less than one year until the games between Australia and Fiji, and Tonga…READ FULL ARTICLE
