Japanese Words Made for Earthquakes and Other Disasters

地震 ( じしん ) だ (It’s an earthquake). 地震だ . My phone screamed at me as the bed rose and shook as if possessed by the demonic force from The Exorcist. 地震だ? No kidding! I thought as I was thrown back and f... ( read original story ...)

Is Japan Finally Turning Away From Coal?

The country’s dependence on fossil fuels has been growing since the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and consequential Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, which led to understandable widespread ... ( read original story ...)