Relocating in groups, rather than individually, increased informal socializing and social participation among older survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, a new study shows. Relocating in groups, rather than individually ... ( read original story ...)
The world’s best record shops #074: Revelation Time, Osaka
One of several must-visit shops in Osaka (make a bee-line for Rare Groove too), Eiji ... Opened thirteen years ago as an online business, Revelation Time went physical in 2009 and specialises in a broad sweep of leftfield dance music, whether riding ... ( read original story ...)
Jakarta Land Surface Subsides 12 cm a Year
Land subsidence in Tokyo had taken place since the 1920’s and it was stopped ... building degradation which entails lower property value. ( read original story ...)
Russian Federation orders USA to cut embassy staff in retaliation for sanctions
Moscow ordered the United States to reduce its diplomatic presence in Russian Federation to 455 diplomats and staff and also said it was seizing some USA diplomatic property as retaliation ... Telltale's Game of Thrones , and Tokyo Jungle ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Electric Power : FY 2017 First Quarter Financial Results
Tokyo Electric Power Holdings, Incorporated finalized its consolidated FY2017 First Quarter (April 1 through June 30, 2017) Financial Results today. On the revenue side, electricity sales revenue decreased 2.7% from the same period of the previous fiscal ... ( read original story ...)
Death: We all have to go sometime
Was this murder, or filial piety? The father had begged the son to put him out of his misery. The Nagoya High Court handed down a prison sentence of four years, with three years suspended. Journalist Yoichi Miyashita, writing in the August issue of the ... ( read original story ...)
On-chip pumps achieve high-speed sorting of large cells
Nagoya, Japan - The sorting of individual cells is necessary ... are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system. ( read original story ...)
Time to Win AFC Futsal Club Championship Title: Ahmad Esmaeilpour
“If we want a chance to be the best ever, then we need to win this competition to close the gap with Nagoya, who has three titles. They are not here this time so this is the perfect chance to win,” he added. “But it all starts with our second title ... ( read original ...
Giti Pasand’s Afzal eyes historic second title
In the captivating final in Nagoya, Japan, four years ago, the night belonged to the Thais as they beat their opponent 4-1 on penalties, the-afc.com reported. When quizzed on the learning lessons from that September night, Giti Pasand’s head coach ... ( read original story ...)
Nick Walton’s Welcome To Asia, July 2017
Conrad has opened its first property in western Japan and its second in the country with the Conrad Osaka. Capella Shanghai, Jian Ye Li, the only all-villa urban resort in Shanghai, is set to open this month, offering insight to a rare architectural heritage. ( read original story ...)
Group Relocation Preserves Social Connections Among Elderly Japanese Tsunami Survivors (1 of 2) (image)
increased informal socializing and social participation among older survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the July 26, 2017, issue of Science Advances, published by AAAS. ( read original story ...)
Japan donates US$1 million in equipment for Barbados’ disaster preparedness
“Japan is one of the countries that have suffered the effects of many natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis and typhoons, so we have quite a lot of experience in the damage [that is caused by these disasters] and we have the knowledge and ... ( read original story ...)
Land plots with unknown owners
In the reconstruction of areas devastated by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, court-appointed property custodians were given powers to engage in transactions involving plots needed for infrastructure and residential land development ... ( read original story ...)
Hongkongers top life expectancy rankings worldwide for second year in a row
But they were surpassed by statistics for Hong Kong women in 2011 after Japan’s catastrophic earthquake and tsunami. From 2012 to 2014, Japanese women regained the top spot, but Hong Kong overtook them yet again the following year. In its report this ... ( read original story ...)
Diplomatic Relations between Japan and China Can They Improve
The closer ties were further forged when a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck the densely populated province of Sichuan in China on May 12, 2008 and the Japanese government offered financial aid and rescue teams. The most disastrous natural disaster left ... ( read original story ...)
Mori proposes anime parade, child invites as ways for Japan to stage a memorable Olympics
“I hope each prefecture would accept such children so that they can watch the games and feel the excitement in Japan.” Mori also welcomed efforts to link the games with areas that are trying to recover from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. ( read original story ...)