Shards of Hope-jewelry from the pottery shards found in the tsunami's aftermath. Many lives were shattered when the tsunami hit Japan's eastern coast in 2011, leaving not only immediate tragedy but lasting environmental impacts around Fukushima's destroyed nuclear reactor. Striving to find life after the wreckage is the Nozomi Project, a social enterprise that trains affected women and grandmothers in the making of beautiful jewelry from the … [Read more...]
Japanese Going Off The Grid In Huge Numbers
In a post-tsunami revolt against conventional electric utilities, tens of thousands of Japanese homeowners have started generating their own power from hydrogen fuel cells and solar panels, turning the country into the world's leading laboratory for overturning the traditional grid and the century-old business model behind it. Two and a half years after a nuclear-plant disaster crippled a primary source of electricity, major home builders are … [Read more...]