The Tokyo Olympics will be held “with or without” the Covid-19, according to the IOC

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:39:00 +0200en24 (en)

The Tokyo Olympics, postponed to 2021, will take place next year, regardless of the coronavirus pandemic, John Coates, vice-president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Monday. In a telephone interview with AFP on Monday, the chairman of the IOC’s coordination committee for....

Japan and beyond: Week in Photos - September 12~18

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 10:46:00 +0200kyodonews (en)

A burnt car and debris are left in Phoenix, Oregon, on Sept. 13, 2020, after deadly wildfires that raged in western U.S. states. (Kyodo) The season's first catch of red snow crabs is landed at a port in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan , on Sept. 14, 2020. (Kyodo) eats bamboo on Sept.

GSM Seeking Crowdfunding for Self-developed 270,000mAh Large-capacity and High-power Generator "RELIFE" Capable of Replacing Battery

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 08:47:00 +0200markets-businessinsider (en)

NAHA, Japan Sept. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- GSM Co., Ltd. has succeeded in developing the latest generator, dubbed "RELIFE," which has the great appeal of being able to replace the battery. From GSM's initial concept, it took the company's team approximately 18 months to complete this prototype.

GSM Seeking Crowdfunding for Self-developed 270,000mAh Large-capacity and High-power Generator

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 08:47:00 +0200markets-businessinsider (en)

NAHA, Japan Sept. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- GSM Co., Ltd. has succeeded in developing the latest generator, dubbed "RELIFE," which has the great appeal of being able to replace the battery. From GSM's initial concept, it took the company's team approximately 18 months to complete this prototype.

Fires will return: An expert's warning after Australia's unprecedented summer of hell

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 05:12:00 +0200theage (en)

The large billowing plumes of brown smoke in the distance were turning black against the dome of blue sky. Even as a boy of 12, standing in his front yard in Sydney on a hot, windy morning in October 1971, Greg Mullins knew that this meant trouble, that the flames were jumping into the tree....

'Of one thing we can be certain, the fires will return': Greg Mullins' global warning

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 05:03:00 +0200brisbanetimes (en)

The large billowing plumes of brown smoke in the distance were turning black against the dome of blue sky. Even as a boy of 12, standing in his front yard in Sydney on a hot, windy morning in October 1971, Greg Mullins knew that this meant trouble, that the flames were jumping into the tree....

'Of one thing we can be certain, the fires will return': Greg Mullins' global warning

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 04:19:00 +0200theherald-au (en)

The large billowing plumes of brown smoke in the distance were turning black against the dome of blue sky. Even as a boy of 12, standing in his front yard in Sydney on a hot, windy morning in October 1971, Greg Mullins knew that this meant trouble, that the flames were jumping into the tree....

'Of one thing we can be certain, the fires will return': Greg Mullins' global warning

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 03:56:00 +0200smh (en)

The large billowing plumes of brown smoke in the distance were turning black against the dome of blue sky. Even as a boy of 12, standing in his front yard in Sydney on a hot, windy morning in October 1971, Greg Mullins knew that this meant trouble, that the flames were jumping into the tree....

Business Makers of jelly food packs answer demand for disaster-ready sustenance

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 16:06:00 +0200japantimes (en)

Tagajo, Miyagi Pref. – A company in Miyagi Prefecture is enjoying increasing demand for jelly-type emergency food it developed based on input from people affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. An increasing number of municipalities are beginning to stockpile the jelly....

What can we learn from the Covid-19 pandemic in Pakistan

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:48:00 +0200geo-tv (en)

Seven months after the first case of coronavirus was reported in the country, it is important to now stop, pause, for a few minutes, and look back at what we have learnt. Photo: AFP/File "A man's house burns down. The smoking wreckage represents only a ruined home that was dear through years of use and pleasant associations.

Inn topped by grounded boat in tsunami-hit city to be torn down

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 12:33:00 +0200ajw (en)

OTSUCHI, Iwate Prefecture--An inn here that became one of the most iconic symbols of the deadly force of the tsunami triggered by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake is to be torn down, nine and a half years after the disaster. The harrowing image of the boat named Hamayuri stranded atop the inn in....

This Day in History — September 16

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 09:33:00 +0200jamaicaobserver (en)

Today is the day of 2020. There are days left in the year. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT. 1994: A federal court jury in Anchorage, Alaska, orders Exxon Corp to pay US$5 billion in punitive damages to Alaskan fishermen and natives for the March 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. OTHER EVENTS.

Belgian in Shenzhen holds deep commitment to charity

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 05:04:00 +0200chinadaily (en)

Over the past five years, Belgian Ronny Verdoodt has organized around 120 charity events to help the poor, the elderly, autistic, disabled and orphans in Shenzhen, attracting nearly 6,000 volunteers and contributors from more than 50 countries including Australia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy and Japan .

Belt of Fire, the place where most earthquakes are born in the world

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 05:00:00 +0200explica (en)

The Belt of Fire is a long tectonic chain of approximately 40 thousand kilometers that runs below the coasts of America, Asia and the Pacific Ocean. This region has some of the subduction zones (where one tectonic plate sinks under another) Most important in the world and its formation is a direct....

Disaster Philanthropy: What Matters

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:41:00 +0200alliancemagazine (en)

Few foundations think of themselves as disaster funders … until the next disaster strikes. Their desire to be strategic and have impact leads them to shun program areas and ways of working that are reactive in nature. But the desire to help those in need is so hard-wired into foundations’ DNA that....

Still missing the bus – Indian NGOs after the Gujarat earthquake

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:41:00 +0200alliancemagazine (en)

In the wake of the earthquake that devastated Gujarat in January 2001, civil society organizations mobilized to an unprecedented degree to bring relief. They played a key role and, equally importantly, were seen to have played it. Will this translate into greater recognition and legitimacy for CSOs?....

APPC – Responding more effectively to disasters

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:41:00 +0200alliancemagazine (en)

By the time this column is printed, the Asia Pacific Philanthropy Consortium, in collaboration with Charities Aid Foundation, will have held its international conference on ‘Philanthropy in Disasters: Tsunami and After’ (28-30 November in Phuket, Thailand).

Competition to simulate building resilience September 15, 2020 Science and Technology

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 07:44:00 +0200u-tokyo (en)

In December 2019, researchers from the Earthquake Research Institute ran an earthquake test simulation to collect data about buildings with modern architecture. In parallel with their test, they invited international research teams to predict how the test structure might react.

Here's What's New to Explore as Smithsonian Museums Reopen

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 23:15:00 +0200smithsonianmag (en)

Later this week, on September 18, the Smithsonian Institution will begin the next phase of its gradual re-opening process by welcoming visitors back to four additional museums and galleries. The Along the National Mall, visitors can now stroll the plaza surrounding the Hirshhorn Museum (which....

Tokyo 2020 Should Be Held 'At Any Cost': Japan Olympic Minister

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 18:57:00 +0200ibtimes (en)

Tokyo 2020 should be held next year "at any cost" given athletes' efforts to be ready, Japan 's Olympic minister said Tuesday, a day after the IOC's John Coates told AFP that the postponed Games would go ahead in 2021 "with or without Covid". "For the Games next year, athletes are continuing to work hard in the environments they find themselves in.