2011 Tohoku Earthquake
Voice actress from Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro plays a schoolboy dealing with disaster in Japan.
People are checking their emergency bags in fear that a big quake will arrive in the coming days.
Rather than forget the horrors of the disaster, this coastal town has set up daily reminders of the tsunami on the streets.
As we reach almost a decade since the tragic incident which displaced over 100,000 individuals, Mother Nature makes her comeback.
Recovery efforts are ongoing following the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident, and the Tohoku region still needs your help.
Will this flame of hope light the way for those still recovering from the Tohoku earthquake?
The tear-jerking video encourages viewers to “Search for 3.11” on the anniversary to help support reconstruction in the region.
This retelling of the classic tokusatsu tale looks to be surprisingly fresh and nostalgic all at the same time.
Google Maps gives the world an opportunity to see how far the people of Tohoku have come since a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami turned their lives upside-down.
Yukio Ota is a legendary graphic designer in Japan. As the creator of the green “running man” pictogram that features on the nation’s emergency exit signs which have since spread to Europe, Canada and the Asia-Pacific, Ota is a frontrunner when it comes to developing images that convey a thousand words.
Now the designer of the exit sign is making headlines for his long-term project that aims to have the world using a universal language by 2065. Called the Lovers’ Communication System, or LoCoS, the standardised system based on pictographs has the power to overcome language barriers and revolutionise the world of communication as we know it.
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