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The humanoid robot is modeled after Kannon Bodhisattva, the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy. The robot’s name is Mindar and it gave its first speech on the Heart Sutra, a key scripture in Buddhist teaching.
April 30, 2016
Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Earthquake in Japan – JW News
70 plus congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses are located in the quake area.
April 6, 2015
FYI – Auschwitz’s lessons for Japan | JWnews
Tuesday marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi Germany’s Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp by the Soviet Army. As we extend our sincere condolences to the victims and their families.
September 12, 2014
FYI – Japanese team first to use iPS cells in bid to restore human sight | JWnews
A Japanese research team on Friday transplanted a retina sheet made of induced pluripotent stem cells into a human body for the first time in the world, the team said.
August 10, 2014
United Nations Warns Japan on Religious Freedom | JWnews
Ms. Seibert-Fohr, raised the issue of abductions and so-called “deprogramming” as she said. She explained that the Committee came to know about cases of abductions and forced religious de-conversions of members of the Unification Church and Jehovah’s Witnesses, that adults were abducted and confined by their families for up to six months or more, and that there was a lack of investigation and police search, under the justification that they were “with their families”.
December 13, 2013
At Least 1 In Japan Gets HIV From Blood Transfusion
At least one person in Japan has been infected with HIV from a blood transfusion.
A spokesman for the Japanese Red Cross Society said Tuesday that a male donor tested positive for HIV this month.
March 15, 2012
Small tsunami hits Japan | JWnews
A small tsunami hit Japan’s northeastern coastline on Wednesday, officials said, after a strong earthquake rocked the region almost exactly a year on from the country’s worst post-war natural disaster.
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November 12, 2011
Japan, Fukushima, Tracking The Spread Of Radiation.
The Safecast Map depicts over 600,000 radiation data points collected by the Safecast team throughout Japan. For each square, numerous geiger readings have been collected and color-coded. Radiation maps …
Safecast is a global project working to empower people with data, primarily by mapping radiation levels and building a sensor network, enabling people to both contribute and freely use the data collected. Video and Blog …
November 12, 2011
Japan, Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plants first look.
Plumbers, electricians and truck drivers, sometimes numbering in the thousands, go dutifully about their work, all clad from head to toe in white hazmat suits. Their job — cleaning up the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl — will take decades to complete.
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July 11, 2011
Japan: Fukushima plant 4
Four months after Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami, operators at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are still grappling with the crisis the disaster unleashed but say they are making slow progress.
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July 10, 2011
Strong earthquake shakes tsunami-weary Japan
Earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 hit Japan’s northeastern coast.
The quake hit at 9:57 local time (0057 GMT), and a warning of a tsunami was issued for most of the northeastern coastline. The epicenter of the quake was in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Japan’s main island, Honshu, at a depth of about 20 miles (30 kilometers).
Japanese officials predicted the quake could generate tsunami.
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July 10, 2011
Japan: Fukushima Nuclear Plants new cover.
With a lightweight construction compared to the thick reinforced concrete of a reactor building, it will form a seal around the damaged building and reduce any ongoing emission of radioactivity and protect the building from the weather.
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June 30, 2011
Japan: 7 injured in earthquake. . .日本：7地震で負傷
An earthquake measuring 5.4 struck central Japan today, injuring seven people. However, there were no casualties or serious damage. The epicentre of the quake, recorded at 9.16 am local time, was located in Nagano Prefecture, about 120 km from the capital Tokyo. The Japanese Meteorological Agency reports that no tsunami warning was launched after the shock of an initial 5.5 magnitude on the Richter scale, since lowered by a decimal point. Most of the wounded were hit by debris or objects falling from houses and roofs, but none of them are in a serious condition.
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June 20, 2011
福島、日本。放射能、健康と安全。 Fukushima, Japan. Radioactivity, health and security.
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Фукусима, Япония. Радиоактивность, здоровья и безопасности. – 福島，日本。放射性，健康和安全。 – 후쿠시마, 일본. 방사능, 건강 및 보안. – Fukushima, Nhật Bản. Phóng xạ, y tế và an ninh. – Fukushima, Japon. La radioactivité, la santé et la sécurité.
March 28, 2011
Traces of Japan radioactivity in US rain.
WASHINGTON — Traces of radioactivity from damaged nuclear power facilities in Japan have been detected in rainwater in the northeast United States, but pose no health risks, officials said.
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March 28, 2011
Dolphin found in Japanese rice field.
There are good stories among the horror: a dolphin, washed inland by the devastating tsunami in Japan on March 11, precisely two weeks ago, has been saved by two men.
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March 26, 2011
Report from the Japan Branch of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
One point that stood out in this tragedy was the alert work of the elders. They immediately sought out the friends. Most of them were either out in service, Bible studies, or RVs.
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March 26, 2011
Jehovah’s Witnesses and Japan’s tsunami disaster relief.
The Canton congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, along with other congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses throughout the world, are providing disaster relief for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
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March 25, 2011
Witnesses continue relief work in Japan.
The 115 Witnesses who were reported missing as of March 15; that number has now been reduced to 16.
Witnesses … relief … 11 truckloads of supplies were sent … during the first few days.
There are over 218,000 Witnesses in Japan.
March 17, 2011
Public order still rules amid devastation in Japan.
In the beleaguered town, where almost 40,000 evacuees take refuge, food is scarce, just one rice ball a day, but not the social discipline and courtesies of regular Japanese life. City Hall has transformed into a processing zone for survivors, who pore quietly, and often sadly, over regular registration updates from the 106 separate emergency shelters citywide.
Story here
March 16, 2011
Watchtower announcement: Earthquake and tsunami in Japan. 03/16/11
There are approximately 2,300 Witnesses in the areas affected by the tsunami. Sadly, preliminary reports received on March 15 confirm that 2 Witnesses were killed and 115 were missing. Five houses of worship used by the Witnesses, called Kingdom Halls, were destroyed.
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March 16, 2011
Video – American made drones flying over Japanese quake, tsunami areas.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Global Hawk drones have joined the relief effort in Japan.
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