Tag: Japan
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How Much Did Japan's Fukushima Disaster Harm Wildlife? Scientists Get Ready to Find Out
A team of U.S. researchers that has been examining the impacts of radiation exposure on flora and fauna in Chernobyl will be conducting a similar long-term study in Japan.
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Nissan Launches Energy Efficient Car Carrier With Solar, Low Friction Hull And More
Their cars are already getting greener, but Nissan is also working on more efficient ways to move them around the world.
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Most Popular Articles of January: Astounding 3D Sculptures from Books, Indigenous Amazonian Child Burned to Death, and More
The best of January includes amazing landscape sculptures carved from old books, a logging horror in the Amazon, a cycling superhighway, and more.
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Art Installation's Time-Lapsed Landscapes Collapse Time & Change in Nature
One artist's installation of layered, time-lapsed images is an attempt to make continuous changes in nature visible.
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Coolest Kindergarten Ever Is a Circular Tree House
The "Ring Around a Tree" in Japan is a furniture-free, circular, seven level kindergarten built around an enormous tree.
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Artist's Luminous Botanical Diagrams Reveal Nature's Inner Intelligence (Video)
Think botanical drawings are boring? Combining science, art and technology, artist Macoto Murayama rethinks how floral forms are documented with his stunning artworks.
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Tokyo Motor Show 2011 Exclusive: Honda's Next Generation of Hybrid and Electric Technology
We got the inside scoop on Honda's new green tech, including the Fit EV and all-wheel hybrid system.
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More Fun Without Electricity: A Roller Slide In Kanagawa
This looks like fun, and is beautifully filmed.
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Japan Using Earthquake Recovery Funds to Protect Whaling Fleet
Japan is using public funding that was earmarked for earthquake and tsunami reconstruction to instead boost security for the whaling fleet.
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New Leak of Radioactive Water Hits Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
79 gallons of water containing radioactive cesium, iodine and potentially strontium have reached the ocean.
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Tokyo Motor Show 2011 Exclusive: Leaf is Car of the Year, Plus 5 More Nissan Electric Cars
The Nissan Leaf is car of the year at the Tokyo Motor Show. Here are five more concept electric cars sporting Leaf technology.
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Tokyo Motor Show 2011 Exclusive: Innovative Green Concept Cars
TreeHugger was in Japan to check out the latest coolest, weirdest, and sexiest green concept cars, including the Toyota FCV-R, the Daimler Smart Forvision, and more.
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Electric LEAF was Nissan's Top Priority After Japan Earthquake, Says CEO Carlos Ghosn
Betting the future on electric cars could pay off hugely for Nissan, or it could backfire. But either way, it'll help move the technology forward and reduce costs.
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Café Kengo Kuma Looks like it was built from Jenga Blocks
A lovely place, but I hope it is stronger than the ones my kids built
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The #occupy People Could Use A Few of These: The Decagon Tent
Clever modular design of tent can link individual modules into tent cities.
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In Japan It's Taken A Nuclear Disaster To Get People To Bundle Up - What About the US?
With over 2GW of electricity offline after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the Japanese are being told to bundle up to prevent blackouts. What will it take for the US to conserve energy?
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Japan Considering Backup System For Tokyo In Case Of Disaster
Sure it is a backup system, but for who? The city has 13 million people and the backup accommodates 200,000 tops
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Fukushima Meltdown Has Led to 'World's Worst' Nuclear Pollution of the Sea
The crisis at Fukushima has had many repercussions. Could the worst of them be for ocean life?
