‘Here is nowhere’: Japan’s stunning, little-known epic walking trail
The coastline here is as beautiful as it is battered, in a region that has traditionally seen few tourists. But that’s ...
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VOX POPULI: The only sandy beach in Japan open to cars is disappearing
The beach is made of fine sand that has been hardened by seawater into something like a paved road, allowing cars to drive on the beach. In the summer of 1955, a tourist bus drove onto the beach ...
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City of Concrete - Okinawa, Japan
Visiting Okinawa, I was struck by how much it didn't feel like I was in Japan. Not only are the vast majority of buildings made of concrete, but they are designed in a unique Okinawan way.
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Concrete evidence: Japanese buildings absorb 14% of cement production's carbon footprint
Concrete structures in Japan capture and store about 14% of the CO2 emissions released during cement production, according to ...