Japan
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Japanese Artists Draw Catfish To Encourage The Earthquake Sufferers
Drawn by shigeokahide. Many Japanese artists drew Namazu-e(鯰絵) to encourage earthquake sufferers on Twitter. What is Namazu-e? Namazu-e is a motif drawn in ukiyoe (Wikipedia) during Edo period …
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After The Quake: A Variety Of Web Mashups Collecting Wisdom Of Crowds
Following my previous story on the grassroots movements, here are some of another developments. Car Activities in Tohoku on Google Map: Google, Honda and Pioneer visualize car activities in Tohoku by …
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Greater Tokyo Planned Blackout Time Checker By Zipcode
Tokyo Electric Power Co said on Sunday that it would conduct its first-ever rolling blackout from Monday to help prevent an unexpected large-scale power outage after a powerful earthquake shut two …
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After The Quake: Grassroots Movements In The Japanese Internet Community
A massive earthquake attacked the north-eastern part of Japan on Friday afternoon. Many JSDF troops, fire fighters and foreign rescue workers have been deployed in devastated areas, their physical …
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Foreigners Guide For Earthquake Offered In Over 28 Languages
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies students began a new web translation site, a basic guide of what you should and should not do if you see another afterquakes for non-Japanese people in (at this …
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Livedoor, Softbank, Fon to Offer Free Wi-Fi after the Quake
On March 12th, some Wi-Fi providers in Japan started offering free connection after the devastating earthquake that hit northeast Japan on Friday afternoon. Sofbank Mobile Sofbank Mobile announced …
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Groupon Japan Sets A Special Offer To Raise Money For Japan Earthquake
Groupon Japan starts a special offer for collecting donations from users. If you purchase an offer costing 200 yen, Groupon Japan will donate 400 yen to the group helping the recovery for earthquake …
