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Scientist Warned of Tsunami Disaster in Japan
Long before the tsunami hit Japan last year, paleontologist Koji Minoura had been warning of the danger. Minoura found evidence that a huge tsunami hit Sendai in the year 869, and he cautioned that a similar disaster was overdue.
Body Percussion Music From Aceh
A group from Aceh performs body percussion music and is starting to get some notice outside the tsunami-ravaged region.
Tsunami Tourism in Indonesia
A growing number of tourists are coming to see the relics of tsunami destruction in Aceh.
Japan Tries to Soothe Nuclear Worries
Japanese authorities said Friday that the reactors at the Fukushima nuclear power plant are under control.
Concert Raises Money to Support Music Project for Children in Japan
A benefit concert held recently in Los Angeles helped raise money for students in Japan whose instruments were lost or destroyed in the earthquake and tsunami in March.
Rice Containing Radioactive Cesium Found In Japan
Radioactive cesium has been detected above the safety level in rice for the first time in Japan since the nuclear crisis began at the Fukushima plant.
Inside Japan’s Nuclear Exclusion Zone
A rare visit to the Fukushima exclusion zone, six months after the beginning of Japan’s nuclear crisis.
Yoshihiko Noda is Japan’s New Prime Minister
People are frustrated with the political process and politicians in Japan right now.
Wolfert Brederode Quartet’s New Song Inspired by Tragedy
A track from the new CD, “Post Scriptum,” refers to the devastating tsunami of 2004.
Safecast Crowdsourced Radiation Data and the Unknown
Safecast volunteers collect radiation data using their own Geiger counters.
Japanese Get Creative Without AC
The electricity shortage in Japan means there is a lot less air conditioning.
Japan and Being There
When I heard about the passing of singer and songwriter Gil Scott-Heron last month, I was in Japan [...]
Shelter Communities in Post-Tsunami Japan
How one man leads in crisis to become the de facto “mayor” of his shelter.
Three Months After the Twin Tragedies Hit Japan
An update on how Japan is coping up with the twin disasters that struck three months ago.
Japanese Jazz Artist Yuichiro Tokuda
Tokuda recently played at the Borneo Jazz Festival, though his thoughts were with people back home.
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