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Japan

Byodoin temple

Shantidharm and Deepa sent us captioned photographs of their visit to Japan: Osaka, Kyoto, Lake Biwa, Nagahama, Arashiyama, Fushimi-inari, Uji.

Surendra observed the growing of the rice in Nagano, Japan and documented his findings with his new digital camera, saying that “This year has seen a leap from many years of black and white photography into colour.”

Surendra continues his recollections of his search for ancient Buddhist and Shinto sites in Japan, visiting the island of Sado, Nara and Kamakura, and Kyoto.

atoms_for_peace_stamp

With humankind now being constantly exposed to radiation, Surendra looks into the chilling status quo. Part 1 of 2 of his essay, ‘Radiation and the Nuclear Nightmare’.

Surendra shows his very special photo series celebrating the beauty of plants and vegetables and speak about his joy for photography.

Visiting a friend in Tokyo a few years ago, I was amazed to see a very functional and clever designed bathroom set in a small space.

Island Born

Spectacular footage by Japan’s Coast Guard shows the birth of an island off the coast of Nishinoshima, an uninhabited island 620 miles south of Tokyo.

Latest events endangering Fukushima and the entire world, and how to understand the deeper implications of catastrophes, as well as good and evil.

Inside Funnelweb

Greg Ray of the Newcastle Herald, Australia, wrote on 18 October 2013 about this dramatic eyewitness account of the state of the ocean seen on a journey from Melbourne to Osaka and on to San Francisco.

Nuclear Tests

Abhiyana sent us this chilling video created by Japanese artist Isao Hashimoto, currently working as a curator for Lalique Museum, Hakone, Japan.

Radiation plume

The last active nuclear reactor in Japan was switched off on May 5th and thousands of Japanese marched on the streets to celebrate this event, shaking “koinobori”, carp-shaped banners that have become a symbol of the anti-nuclear movement.