Sunday, June 30, 2013
Friday, June 28, 2013
The Japan Nuclear Crowd Map
Remember
Fukushima? They haven’t fixed it yet. Latest reports say they might be
able to remove the molten fuel (the exact location of which is still
unclear) by… 2020. And that’s just for starters in decommissioning
terms. So maybe you should keep monitoring your local radiation levels.
The Japan Nuclear Crowd Map, by researchers from the University of
Southampton, shows you the average radiation in your area. The aim of it
apparently is to “demonstrate the power of harvesting crowd-powered
information to make up-to-date predictions accessible to users.” Just
pop in your postcode and find out whether you need to dust off your
boiler suit and goggles. http://jncm.ecs.soton.ac.uk
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
A man of three worlds - Rev. Ehrhardt Lang
Ehrhardt Lang holds a tablet that belonged to his father
with the scripture John 3:16 engraved on it.
Lang is a retired minister who was
raised in Japan where his father was a minister in Yokohama.
//Bryan
Walton/Staff
Rev. Ehrhardt Lang
Ernst Lang was a Lutheran missionary soon to be posted to Yokohama, Japan, when he proposed to the love of his life, Dorothea Bartsch, in Berlin in 1928. Fraulein Bartsch was distraught. She welcomed his proposal of marriage, but not his proposal that she should leave her friends, her family and her country to go to she knew not what. She said she would answer him in a letter.
Weeks went by, no answer. Finally, a
letter came: “I will bear my cross.”
Ernst took that as a “yes.”
Arrangements were made for Dorothea to take missionary training in Germany, but
Ernst had to go on to Japan without her. Two years later, in 1930, Dorothea
found herself headed east through Siberia on a train with two other missionary
women, one of whom, Katie, was also going to meet her fiancé.
Part 1
Monday, June 24, 2013
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Chasing Waves South of Tokyo
Overnighter
By JAMES NESTOR
The tiny island of Niijima, a
short flight from the capital, has some of Japan's best surf, not to mention a
colorful history.
The World's 18 Strangest Train Stations
The World's 18 Strangest Train Stations
When riding a train or subway involves waiting in a dingy, dark, bland station, fleeing to the comfort of our cars—even in the face of endless traffic— becomes tempting. Some architects hear your pain and have designed stations that are comfortable, efficient and interesting. Here are the most innovative transit-station designs in the world.
Shibuya Station—Tokyo, Japan
Background:
Designed by architect Tadao Ando, the Shibuya station is one of the
busiest commuter-rail stations in Japan—it serves over 2 million
passengers each day. The station is a gateway from the center of Tokyo
to its suburbs.
Why It's Unique: Nielsen says that when architects are designing a station, they want a commuter's experience to be pleasant. "We're trying to encourage people to use the system," he says. "We're trying to encourage people to get out of their cars and take transit." Ando designed his station as an underground spaceship. Passengers are carried down into the underground flying saucer through a three-level atrium in the station. And this spaceship is also environmentally conscious, allowing fresh air and light to travel through the atrium and ventilation shaft, as well as holding a water cooling system in the fiberglass walls, cutting down the station's power usage.
Why It's Unique: Nielsen says that when architects are designing a station, they want a commuter's experience to be pleasant. "We're trying to encourage people to use the system," he says. "We're trying to encourage people to get out of their cars and take transit." Ando designed his station as an underground spaceship. Passengers are carried down into the underground flying saucer through a three-level atrium in the station. And this spaceship is also environmentally conscious, allowing fresh air and light to travel through the atrium and ventilation shaft, as well as holding a water cooling system in the fiberglass walls, cutting down the station's power usage.
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Iidabashi Station—Tokyo, Japan
Background:
Designed by architect Makoto Sei Wantanabe, the Iidabashi Station is
home to Oedo line on the Tokyo Metro, one of the busiest subway systems
in the world.
Why It's Unique: The station features computer-generated "evolutionary architecture" on both the inside and outside of the station. The interior features a geometric green light sculpture lining the escalator shaft, while the exterior features futuristic glass and steel pod shapes. The station looks like something from another world.
Why It's Unique: The station features computer-generated "evolutionary architecture" on both the inside and outside of the station. The interior features a geometric green light sculpture lining the escalator shaft, while the exterior features futuristic glass and steel pod shapes. The station looks like something from another world.
The 51 Busiest Train Stations in the World– All but 6 Located in Japan
Jan 30, 2013 – A couple of days ago this little graph surfaced online displaying some interesting statistics. It's a bar chart of the busiest train stations in the world ...
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