Exactly 70 Years ago today, at 12 Noon on August 15th 1945, a recording of Emperor Hirohito [made the previous day] was broadcast to the Japanese people. This was an imperial command—known as the Voice of the Crane, since the sacred bird could be heard even when it flew unseen. For most Japanese, it was the first time…
Whaling in the Antarctic (Australia v. Japan: New Zealand intervening) - Judgment of 31 March 2014 Final and without appeal- The Court therefore will order that Japan shall revoke any extant authorization, permit or licence to kill, take or treat whales in relation to JARPA II, and refrain from granting any further permits under Article VIII, paragraph 1, of the Convention, in…
Real-Time Geiger Counter feeds: This map uses crowd-sourced radiation geiger counter readings from across Japan. http://japan.failedrobot.com/ There are now hundreds of radiation-related feeds from Japan on Pachube, monitoring conditions in realtime and underpinning more than half a dozen incredibly valuable applications built by people around the world. They combine 'official' data, 'unofficial' official data, and, most importantly to us, realtime…