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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.

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.

🐴 Firehorse superstition helps uncover why women's education may not drive Japan's fertility decline
https://phys.org/news/2026-04-firehorse-superstition-uncover-women-japan.html

Firehorse superstition helps uncover why women's education may not drive Japan's fertility decline
The rapidly declining marriage and fertility rates across developed East Asian societies strain pension and health care systems, threaten economic growth, and reshape entire societies. To tackle this issue, governments in Japan and across East Asia have invested heavily in pronatalist measures, but often with limited success. For instance, Japan's government has repeatedly expanded childcare subsidies and parental leave provisions, yet the total fertility rate hit a record low of 1.20 in 2024.

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"

#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

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.

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

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Japan:
🎵 Visions of China
#Japan
https://open.spotify.com/track/4GSXKqgFojRdeTxBZql858

Fish and Octopus by Itō Jakuchū, from Doshoku Sai-e (Colorful Realm of Living Beings), c. 1765
(Thanks to @… for alerting me to this one!)
#ItōJakuchū #Japan

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.

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)

Brilliant goal from #japan!

"One Japanese town sorts waste into 40 different categories. How does Australia’s recycling compare?"
#Japan #Australia #Recycling

🇺🇦 #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

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Japan:
🎵 Nightporter
#NowPlaying #Japan
#radioeins gespielten Titel als #Spotify Playliste: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3hdH98B6uyXilhcWxCA6nv

Pretty stunning shift on both ends. #Japan #Korea #SouthKorea
https://www.

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 #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

For >50% of the western expats I meet in #Japan, I can't figure out why they are here.

🇺🇦 #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

Finally found a #japanese keyboard for android that I like - Sumire ! Open-source, works offline, settings are usable in english, and installable from Fdroid! https://github.com/KazumaProject/Japan

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

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

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