thejapantimes, 6 days ago to Japan People in Tohoku love instant noodles — that’s the latest finding from a government survey on household spending on the products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/10/japan/society/tohoku-noodle-spending/ #japan #society #tohoku #food #aomori #sendai #economicindicators #surveys
People in Tohoku love instant noodles — that’s the latest finding from a government survey on household spending on the products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/10/japan/society/tohoku-noodle-spending/ #japan #society #tohoku #food #aomori #sendai #economicindicators #surveys
thejapantimes, 28 days ago to Japan A quake simulation drill involving Self-Defense Forces is scheduled this week in order to further prepare for catastrophe along the Japan and Chishima trenches in the Pacific Ocean. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/19/japan/sdf-quake-drill/ #japan #sdf #earthquakes #hokkaido #tohoku
A quake simulation drill involving Self-Defense Forces is scheduled this week in order to further prepare for catastrophe along the Japan and Chishima trenches in the Pacific Ocean. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/19/japan/sdf-quake-drill/ #japan #sdf #earthquakes #hokkaido #tohoku
thejapantimes, 30 days ago to Life Judging by Craft x Tech's list of internationally acclaimed designers and artists, the show's pieces are sure to be unconventional interpretations of Tohoku’s varied traditional crafts https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/18/style-design/craft-x-tech-tohoku/ #life #styledesign #design #lacquerware #tohoku
Judging by Craft x Tech's list of internationally acclaimed designers and artists, the show's pieces are sure to be unconventional interpretations of Tohoku’s varied traditional crafts https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/18/style-design/craft-x-tech-tohoku/ #life #styledesign #design #lacquerware #tohoku
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan For many living near volcanoes, complacency and ignorance seem to outweigh the need to prepare for the worst, especially around dormant volcanoes like Mount Iwate in the Tohoku region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/29/japan/japan-volcano-eruption-crisis/ #japan #volcanoes #geology #earthquakes #tohoku #iwate #hokkaido #mountiwate #mountusu
For many living near volcanoes, complacency and ignorance seem to outweigh the need to prepare for the worst, especially around dormant volcanoes like Mount Iwate in the Tohoku region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/29/japan/japan-volcano-eruption-crisis/ #japan #volcanoes #geology #earthquakes #tohoku #iwate #hokkaido #mountiwate #mountusu
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan "Tastes just like chicken": Some businesses in Japan's Tohoku region are exploring the field of alternative protein amid growing popularity for plant-based meat overseas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/08/japan/japan-alternative-meat/ #japan #tohoku #food #meat #health
"Tastes just like chicken": Some businesses in Japan's Tohoku region are exploring the field of alternative protein amid growing popularity for plant-based meat overseas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/08/japan/japan-alternative-meat/ #japan #tohoku #food #meat #health
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan Eleven high school students from a Hawaii community devastated by wildfires last August have learned about postdisaster reconstruction during a weeklong visit to northeastern Japan areas hit hard by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/26/japan/society/hawaii-student-tohoku-visit/ #japan #society #hawaii #usjapanrelations #students #tohoku #311 #earthquakes #tsunami #miyagi
Eleven high school students from a Hawaii community devastated by wildfires last August have learned about postdisaster reconstruction during a weeklong visit to northeastern Japan areas hit hard by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/26/japan/society/hawaii-student-tohoku-visit/ #japan #society #hawaii #usjapanrelations #students #tohoku #311 #earthquakes #tsunami #miyagi
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to business A startup under Tohoku University is using its proprietary technology to extract useful compounds out of waste oil to produce biofuel and other products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/18/companies/waste-oil-recycling-startup-sendai/ #business #companies #tohoku #kahokushimpo #startups #chemicals #phytochemicalproducts #sendai
A startup under Tohoku University is using its proprietary technology to extract useful compounds out of waste oil to produce biofuel and other products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/18/companies/waste-oil-recycling-startup-sendai/ #business #companies #tohoku #kahokushimpo #startups #chemicals #phytochemicalproducts #sendai
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan "We won't give up": Police in the north of Japan have been utilizing DNA profiling and other specialized techniques to identify 3/11 victims, but continue to face challenges as public engagement wanes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/11/japan/police-identifying-march-11-victims/ #japan #311 #earthquakes #tsunami #tohoku #japanesepolice
"We won't give up": Police in the north of Japan have been utilizing DNA profiling and other specialized techniques to identify 3/11 victims, but continue to face challenges as public engagement wanes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/11/japan/police-identifying-march-11-victims/ #japan #311 #earthquakes #tsunami #tohoku #japanesepolice
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan While Japan is set to mark the 13th anniversary of the March 2011 powerful earthquake and tsunami on Monday, as many as 29,000 people remain evacuated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/10/japan/japan-311-anniversary-evacuation/ #japan #311 #earthquakes #tsunami #tohoku
While Japan is set to mark the 13th anniversary of the March 2011 powerful earthquake and tsunami on Monday, as many as 29,000 people remain evacuated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/10/japan/japan-311-anniversary-evacuation/ #japan #311 #earthquakes #tsunami #tohoku
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan Three prefectures in the Tohoku region are making efforts to keep the memory of the Great East Japan Earthquake alive. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/04/japan/society/japan-tohoku-educational-tourism/ #japan #society #tohoku #tourism #education #schools #311 #earthquakes #fukushima #iwate #miyagi
Three prefectures in the Tohoku region are making efforts to keep the memory of the Great East Japan Earthquake alive. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/04/japan/society/japan-tohoku-educational-tourism/ #japan #society #tohoku #tourism #education #schools #311 #earthquakes #fukushima #iwate #miyagi
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan Recent unseasonably warm weather in northern parts of Japan rehave caused iconic winter sights to melt away, causing ice deposits on trees to no longer appear so monster-like, and snow huts to be capped with blue sheets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/17/japan/japan-warm-weather-winter-events/ #japan #weather #tohoku #meteorologicalagency
Recent unseasonably warm weather in northern parts of Japan rehave caused iconic winter sights to melt away, causing ice deposits on trees to no longer appear so monster-like, and snow huts to be capped with blue sheets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/17/japan/japan-warm-weather-winter-events/ #japan #weather #tohoku #meteorologicalagency
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan Fruit farmers in Tohoku are diversifying their crops to combat production difficulties caused by climate change. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/05/japan/society/tohoku-fruit-farming/?utm_content=buffer919bf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #tohoku #agriculture #fruit #miyagi #aomori #environment
Fruit farmers in Tohoku are diversifying their crops to combat production difficulties caused by climate change. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/05/japan/society/tohoku-fruit-farming/?utm_content=buffer919bf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #tohoku #agriculture #fruit #miyagi #aomori #environment
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Life An area struck by disaster and rich in nature pins its hope on good reviews overseas to get the tourism sector thriving. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/01/31/travel/tohoku-nature-trek-climbing/?utm_content=buffer63eaa&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #travel #tohoku #hiking #health #tourism
An area struck by disaster and rich in nature pins its hope on good reviews overseas to get the tourism sector thriving. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/01/31/travel/tohoku-nature-trek-climbing/?utm_content=buffer63eaa&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #travel #tohoku #hiking #health #tourism
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan With deaths and injuries from bears already hitting a record high in the current fiscal 2023, the Environment Ministry plans to beef up countermeasures ahead of springtime, when the animals come out of hibernation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/15/japan/japan-bear-attack-countermeasures/?utm_content=buffer3c2b9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #environmentministry #animals #tohoku #hunting
With deaths and injuries from bears already hitting a record high in the current fiscal 2023, the Environment Ministry plans to beef up countermeasures ahead of springtime, when the animals come out of hibernation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/15/japan/japan-bear-attack-countermeasures/?utm_content=buffer3c2b9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #environmentministry #animals #tohoku #hunting
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan The government's response to the New Year's Day earthquake is coming under scrutiny over two aspects: the number of Self-Defense Forces personnel deployed to the area and financial support for evacuees. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/11/japan/politics/kishida-disaster-response/?utm_content=buffer70185&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #earthquakes #notopeninsula #ishikawaearthquake #fumiokishida #kentaizumi #cdp #dpp #yuichirotamaki #kumamoto #kobe #tohoku
The government's response to the New Year's Day earthquake is coming under scrutiny over two aspects: the number of Self-Defense Forces personnel deployed to the area and financial support for evacuees. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/11/japan/politics/kishida-disaster-response/?utm_content=buffer70185&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #earthquakes #notopeninsula #ishikawaearthquake #fumiokishida #kentaizumi #cdp #dpp #yuichirotamaki #kumamoto #kobe #tohoku
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan The population in all 47 prefectures — with the exception of Tokyo — is projected to fall by 2050 from 2020 levels, a government estimate showed Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/23/japan/society/japan-nationwide-population-decline/?utm_content=buffera1958&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #tokyo #aging #tohoku #kanto #elderly
The population in all 47 prefectures — with the exception of Tokyo — is projected to fall by 2050 from 2020 levels, a government estimate showed Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/23/japan/society/japan-nationwide-population-decline/?utm_content=buffera1958&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #tokyo #aging #tohoku #kanto #elderly
wietsevb, 7 months ago to Japan Kitayamazaki / 北山崎. Part of Sanriku, a 300 kilometer long rocky coastline along the Pacific coast of the Tohoku region. The coastline was heavily affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. #japan #tohoku #sanriku #fotografie #photo #landscape #landscapephotography #landschap #landschapfotografie #landschapsfotografie
Kitayamazaki / 北山崎. Part of Sanriku, a 300 kilometer long rocky coastline along the Pacific coast of the Tohoku region. The coastline was heavily affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
#japan #tohoku #sanriku #fotografie #photo #landscape #landscapephotography #landschap #landschapfotografie #landschapsfotografie
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan Digitized altars, virtual reality grave visits and joint burials are increasing in popularity as traditions shift in the post-pandemic era. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/04/japan/society/tohoku-graves-burials/?utm_content=buffer43bb0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #death #tohoku #tech #virtualreality
Digitized altars, virtual reality grave visits and joint burials are increasing in popularity as traditions shift in the post-pandemic era. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/04/japan/society/tohoku-graves-burials/?utm_content=buffer43bb0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #death #tohoku #tech #virtualreality
thejapantimes, 10 months ago to Japan With the decreasing number of 18-year-olds and changing perceptions among female students, women’s universities throughout Japan are facing headwinds. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/24/national/women-universities-tohoku/?utm_content=buffer9336b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #education #universities #students #women039sissues #tohoku
With the decreasing number of 18-year-olds and changing perceptions among female students, women’s universities throughout Japan are facing headwinds. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/24/national/women-universities-tohoku/?utm_content=buffer9336b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #education #universities #students #women039sissues #tohoku
thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news With the decreasing number of 18-year-olds and changing perceptions among female students, women’s universities throughout Japan are facing headwinds. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/24/national/women-universities-tohoku/?utm_content=buffer355be&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #education #tohoku #universities #students #womensissues
With the decreasing number of 18-year-olds and changing perceptions among female students, women’s universities throughout Japan are facing headwinds. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/24/national/women-universities-tohoku/?utm_content=buffer355be&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #education #tohoku #universities #students #womensissues
thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news The rain front is expected to linger in the Tohoku region through Sunday, the agency said, forecasting up to 200 mm of rainfall in the region in the 24 hours through 6 a.m. Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/15/national/rain-floods-akita/?utm_content=buffer446a2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #tohoku #akita #rain #floods
The rain front is expected to linger in the Tohoku region through Sunday, the agency said, forecasting up to 200 mm of rainfall in the region in the 24 hours through 6 a.m. Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/15/national/rain-floods-akita/?utm_content=buffer446a2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #tohoku #akita #rain #floods
thejapantimes, 11 months ago to Life Access Tohoku will offer foods, toys and specialty apparel from the northeastern region of Japan in the heart of Singapore. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/15/lifestyle/singapore-tohoku-shop-toys/?utm_content=buffer46f4b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #lifestyle #singapore #tohoku #travel #shop
Access Tohoku will offer foods, toys and specialty apparel from the northeastern region of Japan in the heart of Singapore. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/07/15/lifestyle/singapore-tohoku-shop-toys/?utm_content=buffer46f4b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #life #lifestyle #singapore #tohoku #travel #shop