3.11, one year on: rebuilding
Difficult decisions are faced at all levels about where and how quickly to rebuild.
Where To Begin? Rebuilding Japan | Here & NowWhere To Begin? Rebuilding Japan Listen Center - Problems listening? Need help?
Rebuilding Japan: After the deluge : Nature News & CommentOn a cold February day, the northeastern Japanese city of Sendai is a snow-covered wasteland. It might pass for out-of-season farmland we...
Japan endures slow rebuilding a year after earthquake, tsunami | PRI.ORGHome | Stories | World | Asia | Japan endures slow rebuilding a year after earthquake, tsunami In small cities in Japan's tsunami zone, t...
Iwate survivors wonder, worry about future | The Japan Times OnlineYAMADA, Iwate Pref. - The coastal town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, used to have a railway station, cafes, restaurants and medical clinic...Architecture
Island fortresses floated for Tohoku | The Japan Times OnlineSENDAI - The idea of building raised stadium-size "islands" to accommodate tsunami-ravaged communities might sound like a bad joke, but t...
Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami Rebuilding | Architecture for HumanityArchitecture for Humanity and NIKE have partnered to help Japan's long term rebuilding efforts. Together, we believe that sport plays a c...Renewable energy
State of Green - Danish Energy Solutions Inspire Japanese MunicipalitiesAfter the giant earthquake in Northeastern Japan last spring, 70 per cent of the inhabited area of the coastal town Higashi-Matsushima wa...
March 11, One Year On: The Struggle for Renewable EnergyLast year, Masayoshi Son put his money where his mouth is. Shaken into action by the March 11 disasters, the chief executive of Softbank ...
Renewable's time is now, expert says | The Japan Times OnlinePrime Minister Naoto Kan's request that Chubu Electric Power Co. shut down the Hamaoka nuclear power plant was valuable, though he should...
Wind power quest faces stability, regulatory hurdles | The Japan Times OnlineMINAMIAWAJI, Hyogo Pref. - Southern Awaji Island is technically in Hyogo Prefecture. But its location - within sight of Shikoku just acro...
Current nuclear debate to set nation's course for decades | The Japan Times OnlineOSAKA - First in a six-part series about major sources of renewable energy in Japan and the prospects for their future use and developmen...
Geothermal trove lies mostly untapped despite energy crisis | The Japan Times OnlineDeep in the mountains of Aso-Kuju National Park, which straddles the border of Kumamoto and Oita prefectures, it's easy to believe you ar...
Despite headwinds, solar energy making progress, advocates say | The Japan Times OnlineKUNITOMI, Miyazaki Pref. - Japan's largest solar panel plant is in full swing in Kunitomi, Miyazaki Prefecture, daily churning out up to ...
Crisis a chance to forge new energy policy | The Japan Times OnlineOn March 15, 1970, the long-anticipated Osaka Expo opened, allowing more than 64 million people to indulge their curiosity and learn abou...
Toyota, Miyagi Prefecture plan solar power project in quake-hit area | The Japan Times OnlineNAGOYA - Toyota Motor Corp. and quake-hit Miyagi Prefecture plan to launch a joint solar energy project at an industrial park to alleviat...Voice of the critics
- 11 months on, Reconstruction Agency makes official debut | The Japan Times OnlineThe Reconstruction Agency finally made its official debut Friday, 11 months since the devastating Great East Japan Earthquake, and its mi...
Japan earthquake and tsunami anniversary: a whole year wasted since tsunami disaster, says Japan Red Cross - TelegraphAs the first anniversary of the March 11 approaches this weekend, the Japanese sector of the Red Cross criticised the government's failur...
Japan's Post-Disaster DysfunctionYou would expect a nation famed for its efficiency and infrastructure to set the world standard for rebuilding. One year after a giant ea...
