Tohoku Japanese Artists in U.S.

06/04/2018

New York Japan CineFest 2018: This Wednesday & Thursday at Asia Society New York starting at 6:30pm!

About New York Japan CineFest NYJCF
"We all have a role in our lives, So are film festivals. New York Japan Cinefest’s mission is clear. To explore and find unique talent, support their work, vision and cause as we provide a creative playground in the most exciting city in the world, New York City.
The festival was founded by two filmmakers, Yasu Suzuki, Kosuke Furukawa and a music producer Hiroshi Kono."

04/05/2018

"UK Government Confirms Historic Low Emissions As Wind + Solar Become Second Biggest Electricity Source"

https://cleantechnica.com/2018/04/03/uk-government-confirms-historic-low-emissions-as-wind-solar-become-second-biggest-electricity-source/

Provisional statistics from the UK Government have confirmed previous analyses that the country's greenhouse gas emissions have reached levels not seen since 1890, thanks in part to the increase in electricity generation from wind and solar which together now account for the second largest source of...

03/08/2018

"Seven years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japanese town rebounds from zero...Here, the road to recovery is just beginning."

http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/perspective/Seven-years-after-the-Fukushima-nuclear-disaster-Japanese-town-rebounds-from-zero_166186667

02/27/2018

"...why the structure of payments to workers wasn’t clear."

Most of the reliable reporting about the clean-up of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant since it suffered three meltdowns in March 2011 has been from

01/16/2018

“We will fulfill our responsibility to convey the earthquake disaster to the next generations,”...

AWAJI, Hyogo Prefecture--Silhouettes on

04/14/2017

""My most serious worry is how I should secure my next home,""

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20170414/p2a/00m/0na/017000c

Over half of municipalities hit particularly hard by the April 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake believe it is difficult to close their temporary housing for surviving victims within two years, which is the legally set upper limit, a Mainichi Shimbun survey shows.

04/14/2017

One year after the earthquakes-Kumamoto and Oita Prefecture on Kyushu island

"Of the 170 indirect deaths, more than 90 percent were 60 or older. Four committed su***de after developing psychological problems."

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/04/14/national/nearly-quarter-indirect-kumamoto-quake-deaths-linked-sheltering-vehicles/ #.WPDNjlKZOgQ

About a quarter of the indirect deaths officially linked to last April's earthquakes in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures spent some of their nights in a vehic

04/13/2017

"Natural wonders of Tohoku"

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/17/travel/tohoku-natural-attractions/

When it comes to natural beauty and timeless art in Japan, it's hard to top Tohoku, located at the northern tip of Japan's main island of Honshu.

04/03/2017

"Fukushima, Japan is set to welcome back residents after the nuclear power station disaster in 2011 deserted 70 percent of the area."

https://www.rt.com/news/383053-fukushima-residents-return-japan/ #.WN-cXWfqT8Y.twitter

Fukushima, Japan is set to welcome back residents after the nuclear power station disaster in 2011 deserted 70 percent of the area.

03/11/2017

With our eyes closed and drawing the thoughts out from the depths of the heart.
We walk forward alongside each other.
Reconstruct our hope one step at a time.