Preparation and response for natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunami are stressed a lot in Japan. Aside from following proper safety protocol, there is…

The Sankei Shimbun, JAPAN Forward Surprisingly, only 8% of the electric power lines throughout the 23 wards of the Tokyo Metropolis are installed underground. The…

At the end of every year, the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation announces the selection of a kanji, or Japanese character, that embodies the national…

The amount of time and effort it takes to heal after a devastating disaster is immeasurable, and Japanese artist Manabu Ikeda poignantly depicted the entangled…

It was 5 years ago on March 11, 2011, when a major earthquake and Tsunami had hit the Tohoku region and Japan. The footage of…

The best way to survive a disaster is to be prepared, even if that means sending out an entire troop of police officers and zoo…

[September 10, 2015] A flood wall for Kinugawa in Ibaraki prefecture had collapsed, causing a havoc in its residential area. Source: Google Maps Typhoon had…

Doing felt art is a finicky business – using a special needle to create all sorts of things. So we found some examples of how…