On Monday, Google released
Memories for the Future, a website that allows you to "... walk the scarred coastline [after the Japanese tsunami] virtually". "
... it is possible to see the full extent of the damage by finding an image in Street View and then clicking the “Before” and “After” links at the top to see how the earthquake and tsunami impacted that area." The Japan Real Time blog has a
good introduction and writeup.
posted by woodblock100
on Dec 13, 2011 -
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The Japanese word
kōgei (also as
kougei) [工芸], basically translates as 'crafts', or even 'handicrafts'. In many places in the world, such products are generally considered as something lesser than 'arts'. In Japan however ... Please meet Mr. Lionel Dersot, Tokyo resident for 25+ years, who is ready to take you on a (bilingual) survey of some wonderful work in the field, both old and new, at his blog '
The Daily Kogei' -
Un petit détour bilingue dans l'artisanat japonais et bien plus, diffusé de Tokyo.
posted by woodblock100
on Mar 2, 2011 -
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