Fukushima. 66,000 people in Japan will develop cancer due to radiation
Secondo due Ong di medici e scienziati americani, le radiazioni di Fukushima causeranno decine di migliaia di malati di cancro in più rispetto al normale.
Fukushima five years after. Anger and uncertainty are making way to a slow recovery
Fukushima five years on: the nuclear disaster that shook the whole world is still making the news. Its consequences continue plaguing Japan – and other countries.
World’s largest floating solar plant is being built in Japan
Due to the lack of soil for the construction of PV plants, the Japanese company Kyocera has thought to build one on a water reservoir. This is the result.
Aoshima, the Japanese island taken over by cats
On Aoshima Island, Japan, cats rule, not humans. Here’s the incredible photo feature by Thomas Peter for Reuters.
Japan, the newspaper that becomes a plant (again)
In Japan, one of the most famous national dailies invented a one hundred percent sustainable newspaper. If you plant it, it will bloom!
Why Japan’s dugong population is seriously threatened
The waters surrounding Okinawa, Japan, are home to a particularly rare dugong species. This habitat is threatened by the arrival of man, once again.
Kintsugi: the art of precious scars
By repairing broken ceramics it’s possible to give a new lease of life to pottery that becomes even more refined thanks to its “scars”. The Japanese art of kintsugi teaches that broken objects are not something to hide but to display with pride.
David Bowie, an animal-rights hero
From the film The Cove against dolphin killings in Japan to the hymn of the movement against cetacean hunting practices: David Bowie was (also) an animal-rights hero.
Japan builds turtles their tunnels to help them cross rail tracks
Una compagnia ferroviaria nipponica ha installato dei tunnel in mezzo ai binari per tutelare l’incolumità dei rettili (e prevenire i ritardi).
Japan ignores international bans and starts whaling again
Il Giappone ha annunciato la ripresa della caccia ai cetacei nell’Antartico per “scopi scientifici”. Nei prossimi dodici anni saranno uccise circa 4mila balenottere.