support the exchange students to come Japan safely.
- 2011/06/29 21:50
We would like to support the exchange students to come Japan safely.
Aim For An Educational Nation
(translated by Aya Kato )
We would like to support the exchange students to come Japan safely.
Aim For An Educational Nation
(translated by Aya Kato )
Working Together
to Support Japan and Global Community
by FAO Director General Jacques Diouf, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano and WHO
Director General Margaret Chan
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are working closely in support of the
Japanese government's on-going efforts to address food safety issues stemming from the
events of 11 March 2011.
FAO Director General Jacques Diouf, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano and WHO
Director General Margaret Chan jointly issued the following statement:
Joint FAO-IAEA-WHO Statement on Food Safety Issues following the Fukushima Daiichi
Nuclear Emergency:
FAO, IAEA and WHO are committed to mobilizing their knowledge and expertise in support
of the Japanese government's ongoing efforts address food safety issues stemming from
the events of 11 March.
Additional information on the food safety dimension of events in Japan is contained in
a set of questions and answers developed jointly by FAO, IAEA and WHO.
Since the events of 11 March, thousands of lives have been lost, and many homes and
buildings have been damaged or destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami. Japan's
transportation infrastructure has also suffered, and cropland and aquaculture
installations have been degraded or wiped out.
In this situation, damage to the reactors of a nuclear power plant, the resulting risk
of direct human exposure to radiation, and efforts to bring the involved installations
under control have also received priority attention.
Food safety issues are an additional dimension of the emergency. Some food products
sampled at sites both within the Fukushima Prefecture and in adjacent areas have been
contaminated by radioactive materials.
Japan has regulations in place relating to provisional regulatory limits of
radioactivity in food. Food monitoring is being implemented, measurements of
radionuclide concentrations in food are taking place, and the results are being
communicated publicly. Japanese authorities are also giving advice to consumers and
producers regarding safety measures.
quoted from
http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/statements/2011/amsp2011n008.html
The Global Community Chips in to Help Japan
By Caitlin Dickson Mar 15, 2011
The devastating earthquake and tsunami that ravaged Japan over the weekend have elicited a swift and substantial response from the global community. Numerous governments, businesses, and individuals have stepped up to help find survivors of the disaster and put Japan back together again. We've compiled an overview of just how much aid Japan is receiving from various governments and organizations who have come forward so far.
The United States
The U.S. has already sent the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, complete with several navy ships, as well as 45 different aircrafts from the Air Force and Special Forces. According to Reuters, $100,000 has already been provided by the U.S. embassy in Tokyo and USAID has about 150 search and rescue workers and 12 dogs searching for survivors among the damage.
The United Kingdom
The United Kingdom initially shipped out "fifty-nine search and rescue experts, four medics and two sniffer dogs on a private charter plane with 11 tons of equipment on board" to Japan the BBC reported on Sunday. Today an additonal 12 volunteers from the International Rescue Corps joined the effort.
China and Taiwan
China's Red Cross Society has pledged $152,000 worth of aid to Japan. According to Taiwan's Taipei Times, the government pledged $300,000 on Friday to aid Japan's recovery from its recent earthquake and tsunami and, on Saturday, upped the amount to over $3 million. Additonally, the paper reports, Taiwan's China Airlines sent "5,100kg of relief supplies, including blankets, sleeping bags, jackets and food rations at Haneda Airport on the same flight that was carrying a 28-member search and rescue team from Taiwan."
Other Countries and International Organizations
According to another Reuters report, 91 countries have offered assistance to Japan, though only 15 of these offers have been accepted based on what Japan really needs. These offers include $50,000 from Afghanistan, 32 Lithuanian search and rescue workers, $1 million and 2,500 woollen blankets from Mongolia, Russian assistance at nuclear plants from the state's nuclear corporation, and 15,000 tons of rice along with $6.58 million worth of "warm clothes, gloves, rubber boots, instant food and other goods" from Thailand, among many others. Additional international organizations such as the "Turkish Red Crescent, Switzerland Humanitarian Aid Response Team, Canadian Medical Assistance Team, Save the Children and Plan Internation," as well as Doctors Without Borders and the U.N.'s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs are all providing money or rescue teams to Japan.
Businesses
International governments aren't the only ones contributing to Japan's relief efforts. Several Wall Street investment banks have already made large donations to charities organizing rescue programs. The Wall Street Journal reports that Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, J.P. Morgan, Bank of America and American Express have all announced large contributions. Substantial donations range from American Express's pledged $100,000 to Goldman Sach's $6.1 million. In addition to promising $1 million dollars, Jefferies is offering its employees "the opportunity to donate their salaries for one day to earthquake relief efforts."
(quoted from http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2011/03/japan-donations/35832/)
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LAKELAND COLLEGE JAPAN, an accredited American college recognized by the Japanese Education Ministry, is pleased to offer non-degree courses in our new adult continuing education program, Lakeland Open College. We are located near several train and subway stations in the Shinjuku area.
The courses, designed for both Japanese and non-Japanese students, are intended for individuals in the Tokyo Community to expand their knowledge and skills. With a few exceptions, all classes are taught in English. We are excited about our new program and we hope our Open College students will enjoy the classes and benefit from them.
• The Spring term 2011 will begin on January 26 and end on April 2.
• There will be an information session of January 19.
New Technology for Generating Hydrogen from Water
at the Lowest Cost in the World
There are several different methods for generating hydrogen. The most ideal method is said to be generating hydrogen from water.
However, as many researchers have discovered, in practice it is difficult to generate hydrogen from water.
In order to generate hydrogen from water, we must break the bonds between hydrogen molecules and oxygen molecules.
Since these bonds are very strong, a large amount of energy, and therefore a high cost, is required to generate hydrogen.
If it were possible to do this efficiently at low cost, hydrogen could become one of our energy resources in the future.
SEE the movie below
http://www.hydrogen-energy.jp/index-en.html