2100 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/features/z0508_00177.htmlAn image used in “Ima Coco Care,” a website developed by mental health experts at UTokyo. The coronavirus pandemic has transformed our lives, though affecting some people more severely than others. With the national government’s declaration of a state of emergency in April, people in Japan have been....Thu, 14 May 2020 09:49:00 +0200u-tokyo-3492a29cca1a929e0f46975264d1aead20200514094900https://www.futurity.org/tsunamis-protection-mitigation-parks-2361802/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tsunamis-protection-mitigation-parks-2361802For some communities, they may offer a better option than towering seawalls. In a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , researchers tried to quantify how tsunami waves of different heights interact with mounds of various sizes and shapes arranged near the water’s edge.Mon, 11 May 2020 22:57:00 +0200futurity-28c384f6b7a16940810d7a7ffafe920520200511225700http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20200508-parklike-tsunami-defenses-sustainable-alternative-to-towering-seawallsIn tsunami preparedness, it turns out there can be strength in beauty. Rows of green hills strategically arranged along coastlines can help to fend off destruction from tsunamis while preserving ocean views and access to the shore. For some communities, they may offer a better option than towering seawalls.Fri, 08 May 2020 16:48:00 +0200homelandsecuritynewswire-a0ff75aa3f224337413423a1c4550fab20200508164800https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/covid-19-japans-ship-builders-keen-to-launch-countrys-first-hospital-ship-to-meet-shortage-of-beds/1952572/COVID-19: Wow, Japan is keen to build and launch the country’s first hospital shop! In fact, Japanese shipbuilders are showing keen interest and have been working behind the scenes to gain a contract for building the country’s first hospital ship, as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to establish a....Fri, 08 May 2020 14:05:00 +0200financialexpress-c1bbf5c4e3d8a22ee8376c7f7d36e75720200508140500