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Bella Gaia: A Personal Connection With Our Planet
Kenji Williams is in Tokyo this week with his amazing Bella Gaia presentation. This video is from the digital planetarium at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, filmed using HD cameras and fisheye lenses. Kenji Williams on the violin with KaChun
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Will You Reduce Your CO2 Emissions By 50%?
Dr 50% CO2, Keio University professor Hironori Hamanaka wants countries to agree on reducing CO2 emissions by 50% until 2050. Setting a target would at least put pressure on everyone to take serious action - now. At a meeting recently in Hayama, Japan,
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Politics Matter: 4 Governors Oppose New Dam in Central Japan
Sometimes it seems media (or whoever is pulling the strings) is trying to make it seem as if politics doesn't matter. Well, it does. Who you vote for can make a huge difference. Case in point: 4 governors of Osaka, Kyoto, Shiga and Mie are demanding
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Japan's CO2 Emissions Up 8 Percent Since 1990
Japan's carbon dioxide emissions reached record levels in 2007. New data shows that 1.37 billion tons of greenhouse gases were emitted here in 2007. The amount is 8 percent more than levels in 1990. According to NHK World, the amount exceeds the
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Less Is More: Hot Water Bottles
Often, really simple ideas work really well. The hot water bottle is a good example. They are back in style in Japan this winter, with promotion on the web and companies like Yutanpo Cuseberry offering attractive, colorful cotton covers with animal
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Beauty: What On Earth Are You Going To Wear?
Amazing things happen when cultures collide. Wa (Japan) meets Africa and you get Wafrica. The silk kimono is as old as Japan, now, thanks to designer Serge Mouangue, you get to think out of the box. Cotton kimonos. Isn't it just beautiful beyond
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Jargon Watch: Kei-Car Sales Up 6.2% In Japan While New Car Sales Dropped 13.1%
Wow. Take a deep breath. New car sales in Japan has dropped 13.1 percent to the lowest level for October, 2008 in 40 years. The Japan Automobile Dealers Association says 233,922 vehicles other than mini-cars were sold in October, a decline for the
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Ranking The 3 Rs
I liked this cartoon by High Moon over at Japan for Sustainability. I never thought about it quite this way before. Ranking the 3 Rs in order of importance, they give Reduce the first place, followed by Reuse and a third place for Recycle. Or should
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MagLev Trains By 2025 In Japan, Could Reach 361 MPH!
Remember the record test run speeds for Japan's new maglev trainsets? Right answer: 581 km/h (361 mph). Plans to connect Tokyo with Nagoya and Osaka by these new trains that run using magnetic levitation are
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World Will Struggle To Meet Oil Demand, Says International Energy Agency
Ready for peak oil, anybody? The Financial Times has gotten hold of a draft of the International Energy Agency's annual report, which states that the rate of output decline is 9.1 per cent at the
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New Ramsar Sites Added as Korea Hosts Its First Meeting
(Photo courtesy Suncheon-si, from Ramsar.org)
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Seoul To Construct More Bicycle-only Lanes
Quote of the day: "Our goal is to make 30 percent of the total population use bicycles as public transportation." - Oh Gwang-hyun, South Korean official.
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Fuel Cell (Hydrogen-Powered) Wheelchairs
With the Japanese population aging rapidly, the fuel-cell wheelchair and cart applications have a bright future. In fact, Japan already has the world's highest proportion of elderly people. More than 20% are over the age of 65 and this figure is
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"Eco" Design From Japan
Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization is a venerable old institution that has slowly realized the value of "eco" in design. Their Good Design Award has developed into a comprehensive design evaluation system that centers on industrial products
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What Does Gasoline Actually Cost Where You Live?
Yet, the way the oil has fluctuated in the past year
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Tsukimi: Full Moon Viewing Celebration
When I think of frugal living I am constantly reminded of how people were able to create fun events and celebrations in the past, even without a lot of expensive stuff. Humans just seem to love celebrations, no matter what.
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Beauty: Home Spun & Woven Gifts
These scarfs and mufflers from Michinoku Akanekai, Iwate Morioka caught my eye as the perfect gift for the winter season. They are hand spun and woven from domestic natural wool, dyed only with environmentally friendly dyes. They even wash the wool
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"The Big Issue" Sends Soccer Team to Homeless World Cup
Many of you will be aware of the magazine The Big Issue founded in 1991 by London social entrepreneur John Bird. If you have lived or spent time in Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo, or Kyoto you will have seen the Japanese version of the magazine being sold by
