Earthquake shakes Northern Japan

Breaking Tweets 3 years ago Region: Japan

Per Yahoo! Japan, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook Northern Japan at 12:30 p.m. local time on Friday.  The epicenter was in Tokachi-oki and the quake was felt strongly in nearby Hokkaido and Sapporo, Japan. Per the map provided by Yahoo, it does not appear Tokyo felt the quake. @Kuma provided the first tweet on the quake. It was soon followed by these tweets from the affected area: Kuma (Sapp... more

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Japan: A brief review of the eco-technologies

Global Voices 3 years ago Region: Japan

In mid May the Japanese Government has launched a stimulus package to boost the demand for energy efficient household appliances with a new eco-points system, details of which will be made clear in the next month after the Diet's approval of the supplementary budget for this fiscal year. The aim seems [en] to be in the wake of the recent attempt to re-launch the image of Japan, home of the Kyoto Protocol, as ‘t... more

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Sound enthusiasts: Insight on MIDI sequencers

Arsalan Khan 4 years ago Region: Japan

The realm of science and technological entertainment media has shaped the world substantially. Innovative tools that enhance the entire process of media and sound managerial gadgets have been constantly emerging in to the markets. This has brought the world of media, art and design to an entire new level of progressive deviation. Implementation of such resources used by creatives to produce and market media have un... more

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In 'Yanaka boshoku,' a Neighborhood Is Born in the Fiery Death of a Pagoda

Avery Hudson 4 years ago Region: Japan

Yanaka boshoku / Deep in the Valley (Funahashi Atsushi, Japan) (World Premiere) Berlinale Forum, Monday, February 9 Read the Forum synopsis The Yanaka district of Tokyo is a place apart. Peaceful, leafy and traditional, the neighborhood marks the night of July 6, 1957 as a watershed moment when a five-story wooden pagoda dating from the Edo era burned down. One of several "semi-documentaries" in this year's Forum... more

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'Seishin' Draws Back Curtain on Mental Illness and Society

Avery Hudson 4 years ago Region: Japan

Seishin / Mental (Soda Kazuhiro, Japan) (European Premiere) Berlinale 2009, Forum Monday, February 9 Read the Forum synopsis The patients who visit Chorale Okayama have profound illnesses - schizophrenia, severe depression - many are self-abusive, some are suicidal. Through several deftly filmed consultations and other encounters, we learn Dr. Yamamoto Masatomo's original, thoroughly humanistic, and highly socia... more

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Baby DJ in Tokyo, Japan

Mkemo London 4 years ago Region: Japan

 Photograph of a baby with headphones on in Tokyo, Japan in 1998. more

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Woman in Hat in Tokyo, Japan

Mkemo London 4 years ago Region: Japan

 Photograph of a woman in Tokyo, Japan taken in 2000. more

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African American Woman in Yokosuka, Japan

Mkemo London 4 years ago Region: Japan

 Photograph taken in Yokosuka, Japan more

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Shibya, Tokyo at Night

Mkemo London 4 years ago Region: Japan

 Photograph taken in the Shibya area of Tokyo, Japan. more

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Beautiful Young woman in Yokosuka, Japan

Mkemo London 4 years ago Region: Japan

Photograph taken of a beautiful young woman in Yokosuka, Japan. more

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