Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

Blues Wireless and Safecast Introduce Airnote - the Most Easy-to-Use Air Quality Monitor Ever Built

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Crowdsourcing, Articles, Emergency management software, Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Radioactivity, Safecast, Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Science and technology, Emergency management, Internet of things, Wireless

BOSTON and TOKYO, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Safecast, a global leader in open environmental data, and Blues Wireless, a leading developer of IoT cloud cellular solutions, today announced Airnote, an air quality monitoring device with unprecedented simplicity and cost-effectiveness.

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  • BOSTON and TOKYO, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Safecast, a global leader in open environmental data, and Blues Wireless, a leading developer of IoT cloud cellular solutions, today announced Airnote, an air quality monitoring device with unprecedented simplicity and cost-effectiveness.
  • "The nonprofit organization Safecast, Blues Wireless, and ultimately the Airnote device were all borne as a result of this collaboration."
  • All of the air quality measurements collected by Airnote are sent directly to the Safecast platform and published into the public domain as part of their global environmental dataset.
  • At regular intervals, Airnote automatically uploads air quality data using cellular networks in more than 130 countries, no registration or network setup required.

Blues Wireless and Safecast Introduce Airnote - the Most Easy-to-Use Air Quality Monitor Ever Built

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Crowdsourcing, Articles, Emergency management software, Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Radioactivity, Safecast, Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Science and technology, Emergency management, Internet of things, Wireless

BOSTON and TOKYO, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Safecast, a global leader in open environmental data, and Blues Wireless, a leading developer of IoT cloud cellular solutions, today announced Airnote, an air quality monitoring device with unprecedented simplicity and cost-effectiveness.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON and TOKYO, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Safecast, a global leader in open environmental data, and Blues Wireless, a leading developer of IoT cloud cellular solutions, today announced Airnote, an air quality monitoring device with unprecedented simplicity and cost-effectiveness.
  • "The nonprofit organization Safecast, Blues Wireless, and ultimately the Airnote device were all borne as a result of this collaboration."
  • All of the air quality measurements collected by Airnote are sent directly to the Safecast platform and published into the public domain as part of their global environmental dataset.
  • At regular intervals, Airnote automatically uploads air quality data using cellular networks in more than 130 countries, no registration or network setup required.

NHK WORLD-JAPAN Presents “3.11 – Ten Years On,” a Collection of New and Encore Programs to Commemorate 10-Year Anniversary of the Largest Earthquake Ever Recorded in Japan

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Television, Broadcasting, Mass media, NHK, Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

Descriptions of all programs in 3.11 10 Years On are available on this special web page .

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  • Descriptions of all programs in 3.11 10 Years On are available on this special web page .
  • Among the international broadcast premieres in 3.11 10 Years On is Ken Watanabe - A Compassionate View: The Decade Since the Great East Japan Earthquake.
  • NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) is Japans sole public broadcaster, operating the nations largest domestic and international television network.
  • Presenting an extensive range of Asia-centered programming, NHK WORLD-JAPAN is your window to Japan, Asia, and the rest of the world.

Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth Announces the 3/11 Resilience Series - Commemorating the 10-Year Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Countries, Natural disasters, Midway Atoll, Nuclear energy in Japan, Postwar Japan, Sendai, Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Tōhoku region, Tsunami, Earthquake, Japan

DALLAS, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth is proud to announce a special 3-program series commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.

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  • DALLAS, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth is proud to announce a special 3-program series commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.
  • This series is proudly presented by the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth with generous support from the Consulate-General of Japan in Houston.
  • The 3/11 Resilience 3-Program Series includes:
    This inspirational program features a special conversation with Seietsu Sato, a survivor of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.
  • The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami devastated large areas of the Pacific coastal areas in Japan's Tohoku region.

Fukushima Pref. Creates PR Video Showing Status of Recovery from Disaster, Efforts for Food Safety

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Friday, May 29, 2020
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Tōhoku region, Honshu, Natural disasters, Geography of Japan, Fukushima Prefecture, Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Fukushima, Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents

The video shows continued efforts made by Fukushima for recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake, powerful on a global scale, for food safety and for other purposes as this year marks the 10th year since the disaster.

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  • The video shows continued efforts made by Fukushima for recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake, powerful on a global scale, for food safety and for other purposes as this year marks the 10th year since the disaster.
  • Evacuation orders issued following the outbreak of the nuclear disaster have been lifted in most areas.
  • Airborne radiation doses in most parts of Fukushima Prefecture are now at almost the same level as those in major cities in the world.
  • Restoration work has been completed on 95% of civil engineering facilities such as roads, which sustained damage in the disaster.

YOSHIKI Donates 10 Million Yen to Japanese Red Cross for Great East Japan Earthquake Recovery

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Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Philanthropy, Entertainment, Environment, Celebrity, Other Philanthropy, Music, Foundation, Musicians, Countries, Musical groups, Sirius Satellite Radio, Yoshiki, X Japan, Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Japanese Red Cross Society, Japan, Humanitarian response to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

$100,000) to the Japanese Red Cross this week in commemoration of the ninth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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  • $100,000) to the Japanese Red Cross this week in commemoration of the ninth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200310005308/en/
    YOSHIKI Japan Red Cross Earthquake Recovery (Photo: YOSHIKI)
    The disastrous event, which occurred on March 11, 2011, was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan.
  • The Japanese Red Cross has extended the reception of donations for Great East Japan Earthquake Recovery until March 31, 2021.
  • In 2018, YOSHIKI donated 10 million yen in 2018 for heavy rain disaster in western Japan and 10 million yen the same year to victims of the Eastern Iburi earthquake.

Japan's Friendship Ties Programs JENESYS 2019 ASEAN Inbound Program 6th Batch

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Construction & Property, Publishing, Entertainment, Communications, General Entertainment, Architecture, Primary, Secondary, Destinations, Education, Travel, Countries, Geography of Asia, Southeast Asia, Maritime Southeast Asia, Philippines, Republics, Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

Twenty one Philippines High school students and their supervisor, who are interested in Japanese Language and Culture, are scheduled to visit Japan from October 23rd to 31st as part of the Japans Friendship Ties Programs JENESYS 2019 promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).

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  • Twenty one Philippines High school students and their supervisor, who are interested in Japanese Language and Culture, are scheduled to visit Japan from October 23rd to 31st as part of the Japans Friendship Ties Programs JENESYS 2019 promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).
  • In Iwate, they will learn the experience of the reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake, and its city planning from zero basis.
  • The program aims to promote human exchange and to deepen friendships between Japan and Philippines.
  • We hope that participants in this program will proactively share the appeals of Japan and other information after returning to Philippines and it ties the relationships between Japan and Philippines.

TV Asahi Launches Google Platform Project for Digital News Innovation: "REC from 3/11 - Overcoming Japan's Biggest Quake"

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Friday, March 8, 2019
Video games, Software, Countries, Postwar Japan, Midway Atoll, Nuclear energy in Japan, Sendai, Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Tōhoku region, Tsunami, Quake, Google Maps

TOKYO, March 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- TV Asahi Corporation launched "REC from 3/11 - Overcoming Japan's Biggest Quake," a website that connects news footage related to the great earthquake and tsunami of 2011 to locations on Google Maps.

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  • TOKYO, March 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- TV Asahi Corporation launched "REC from 3/11 - Overcoming Japan's Biggest Quake," a website that connects news footage related to the great earthquake and tsunami of 2011 to locations on Google Maps.
  • Since the fateful day of the disaster on March 11, 2011, TV Asahi camera crews have meticulously covered the region, using a technique called "fixed position filming," which requires returning to a chosen location over time to film the exact same shot.
  • "REC from 3/11 - Overcoming Japan's Biggest Quake" has linked this unique footage from more than 100 disaster-hit locations with their respective locations on Google Maps.
  • This enables the viewer to move through the map, choose a city or village and see and hear what has happened over the course of the past eight years.