By Uwe Paschen.The impact of radiation on the food chain in Japan is far more serious than first thought. Back in March after the gravity of the nuclear accident in Fukushima became clear the World Health...
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Typhoon Ma-on is a very large and powerful typhoon that is moving east of Minami Daito Island in Okinawa Prefecture. The Meteorological Agency of Japan says typhoon Ma-on was 270 kilometers northeast of Minami...
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A powerful Typhoon is headed for the Japanese main Islands and will make landfall on July 19 or 20, based on current estimates of conditions. JTWC cautioned that the storm is not likely to weaken until it makes...
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Strong earthquake hits the Kanto region in Japan A strong earthquake was felt in the metropolitan Tokyo area on Friday evening.The quake registered 5-minus on the Japanese scale of 0 to 7 in the city of Mouka in southern Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo.There is no...
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"The Meteorological Agency lifted tsunami advisories for coastal regions of Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures before noon."A strong earthquake of the magnitude of 7.1 just struck us here in Eastern Japan...
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By, Uwe Paschen. Since the triple disaster that hit Japan on March the eleventh 2011, the country has been thrown into limbo. No longer knowing which way to go. Even though this state of paralysis especially in our...
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Earth-day Japan 2011.Every year on year’s day, I usually take part in rallies and write several posts about the issue and the need for change. However, this year, I am somewhat physically and mentally drained, even tiered. After the March 11 disaster that...
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By Uwe Paschen. It is spring now, Sakura season, wherever you go you will see cherry trees in full bloom. The Sakura tree is an important symbol here in Japan; it is not only one of the first trees to come...
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Japan has been severely crippled, this not only by a devastating earthquake followed by a tsunami and a nuclear disaster that is still ongoing. Moreover, it is now losing countless customers through out Japan and the world. Its industry has been severely damaged and in part...
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It has been eighteen days since the triple disaster here in Japan.Dealing with the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami would be by far enough on their own. However, the crippled Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant only adds to the grief and stress for...
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It has been five days since the massive earthquake of a magnitude of 9.0 on the RS or 7 on the Japanese scale that struck us here in Japan. Since then many smaller aftershocks where felt some of which where strong enough by them self.
Their epicentre is changing even though...
opinion by Uwe Paschen | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 259 views | 9 recommendations | 4 comments
By, Uwe Paschen. As the earthquake struck, I was working in our school, at first it seemed like just another earthquake. However, we all realised very quickly that this was going to be a major earthquake, one that will cause some serious damage and claim many lives. As we...
opinion by Uwe Paschen | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 488 views | 26 recommendations | 17 comments
By, Uwe Paschen Current Prime Minister Naoto Kan beat former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama length of time in office last Tuesday, surpassing the term of his predecessor now. This may be the only good news in this weeks head lines here in Japan, at least for Mr. Kan, whose...
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By, Uwe Paschen.The Japanese government will raise the price for five major brands of imported wheat to be resold to flour milling companies by an average 18 percent starting in April due to rising wheat prices on the international market, so it announced last Wednesday. The...
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Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General and now a mediator in International conflicts through the Kofi Annan Foundation, said in an interview with Aljazeera’s journalist Teymoor Nabili that the...
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