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Ever wonder why wearing masks is so common in #Japan every spring? A post-WWII reforestation policy to plant just two types of fast-growing trees has triggered a mass-allergy crisis. My latest for @bbc looks at the roots of this 70-year-old blunder and the massive challenge of fixing it.

Japan is gripped by mass allergies. A 1950s project is to blame
A decision made 70 years ago to reforest vast swathes of Japan with just two kinds of tree has come back to haunt the country.

@… (er erlaubt aktuell keine Quotes seiner Postings) ist mit Familie gerade in #Japan auf Urlaub.
#Folgeempfehlung, da ich selbst schon dieses besondere Land und s…

"Social media images lead to first recording of parasitoid wasp species in Japan"
#Japan #Animals #Insects #SocialMedia

Social media images lead to first recording of parasitoid wasp species in Japan
Photos of a striking, iridescent wasp posted on social media by wasp enthusiasts in Japan have led to an unexpected discovery: The images are the first record of the species in Japan. The footage also helped scientists describe a male of the species for the first time. The images and a video of the wasps […]

The Routes - "Yeti Spaghetti / Hotwired" (2013)
Just some cool dudes jammed in a small studio playing some chill surf tunes. I find this relaxing and mesmerizing.
#music #surf #japan

#Japan - Gegen #Einsamkeit und #Demenz

Japan setzt bei Senioren auf E-Sport gegen Einsamkeit und Demenz
Immer mehr Pflegeeinrichtungen und Kommunen in Japan setzen auf E-Sport-Angebote für ältere Menschen, um geistige Aktivität zu fördern, sozialer Isolation

At one of my favorite cafes, like 3 blocks from a popular foreign #tourism area in #Japan and its all #Japanese #tourists

Record-breaking ocean drilling reveals why Japan's 2011 tsunami was so deadly #Japan

Record-breaking ocean drilling reveals why Japan's 2011 tsunami was so deadly
Scientists have uncovered a hidden weakness beneath the Pacific Ocean that helps explain why Japan’s catastrophic 2011 earthquake and tsunami became so devastating. By drilling deeper into the seafloor than ever before, researchers discovered a thin, slippery layer of ancient clay that allowed the massive rupture to race all the way to the ocean floor, triggering enormous seafloor movement and a powerful tsunami.

Brilliant goal from #japan!

"In coastal Japan, one project is planting forests to stand against tsunamis"
#Japan #Tsunamis #Trees #Environment

In coastal Japan, one project is planting forests to stand against tsunamis
MINAMISOMA, Japan — Kazuo Monma stepped out onto the small stage and looked at the large crowd with a sense of relief. The weather report had called for rain all weekend, and the mayor of Minamisoma, a coastal city in Japan’s Fukushima prefecture, worried that few would show for what had become an annual event for […]

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #RadcliffeAndMaconie
Japan:
🎵 Quiet Life
#Japan
https://djstevejones1.bandcamp.com/track/japan-quiet-life-electro-re-cut-2021
https://open.spotify.com/track/7GTcfdzY73zsDINXbBzV7B

Pretty stunning shift on both ends. #Japan #Korea #SouthKorea
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Poll: Japanese opinion of South Korea up from 10 years prior | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
A recent survey has revealed sentiments and perceptions of current Japan–South Korea relations have improved among residents of both countries compared to a similar survey taken a decade ago.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Japanese Breakfast:
🎵 Slide Tackle
#JapaneseBreakfast
https://tomvr.bandcamp.com/track/japanese-breakfast-slide-tackle-tom-vr-edit
https://open.spotify.com/track/5ksM8r8u4AjMwvtqUif9W1

Allergies are costing #Japan $1.6 billion a day in lost productivity & 43% of the population now suffers from severe hay fever. The cause: mass planting of cedar & cypress decades ago.
In my latest for @bbcfuture, I explore efforts to replace plantations w/ biodiverse ecosystems

Japan is gripped by mass allergies. A 1950s project is to blame
A decision made 70 years ago to reforest vast swathes of Japan with just two kinds of tree has come back to haunt the country.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #HuwStephens
Japan:
🎵 Quiet Life
#Japan
https://djstevejones1.bandcamp.com/track/japan-quiet-life-electro-re-cut-2021
https://open.spotify.com/track/7GTcfdzY73zsDINXbBzV7B

A Japanese man's ordeal in India after he rage-hit someone. The story takes weird turns.
#India #Bangalore #Japan #immigration #ordeal

Met & know many western #Japan experts who are surprisingly ignorant about #Taiwan, the country that #Japanese are most likely to travel to.
Surprised to learn the same can be said about western

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #Afrodeutsche
Japan:
🎵 Ghosts
#Japan
https://randomhouseproject.bandcamp.com/track/ghosts-ambient-vocal

Went to the Japandult, a small Japanese fair in Munich („dult“ is an old Bavarian term for fair). It was nice but also expensive. 15€ to get in. They had some cultural shows (rap, flute music, a presentation from a Samurai school) and booths with handcrafts. Lots of anime plushies. Handmade, yes, but also cliche. You could buy some not so common snacks and sweets and they had a food truck with Takoyaki (balls filled with octopus)

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Japan:
🎵 Fall in Love With Me
#Japan
https://open.spotify.com/track/2WS1Uo2Va52v3MskephI0O

Japanese horror cover illustrations from the 1950s and 1960s
#art #horror #Japan #JapaneseArt

Only in #Japan - the government and a company both respond to my requests for interviews/comments, but the leading local environmental group on this topic? Nope...too "busy"

The amount of times someone said "#google #maps works great in #Japan" and then I learn it took them on some weird route that was longer, more expensive, or required excessive walking then the optimal route.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Japan:
🎵 Ghosts
#Japan
https://randomhouseproject.bandcamp.com/track/ghosts-ambient-vocal

There is a reason why I bought two washlets after my 2024 trip to Japan.
(Source: #Japan #Bidet #Washlet #💩

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #NickGrimshaw
Japan:
🎵 Life In Tokyo
#Japan
https://tareq.bandcamp.com/track/japan-life-in-tokyo-tareq-dub-edit