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Welcome to episode 19 of PwP and today I will be diving into everything I know that is coming to the new Sakurajima update in just a couple days. If you don't want to know, wait to hear the episode until after the release. (SPOILER WARNING) Patreon Supporters: Hotdeath101 RecedingMerkin PeepyPipe Perk GardenBard thedrunkpilot The Beard Guys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMHZGCE0nWg Join our discord here: https://discord.gg/x3EZThquUa Shoot us an email: palworldcast@gmail.com ________________________________ Follow N8iV R8R: @n8ivr8r (Twitter/X) twitch.tv/n8ivr8r youtube.com/@n8ivr8r12

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Welcome to episode 17 of PwP and in today's episode we talk about what we been doing in Palworld and outside of the game and breakdown the Sakurajima Update Trailer coming on the 27th of June! Patreon Supporters: Hotdeath101 RecedingMerkin PeepyPipe Perk GardenBard thedrunkpilot Check out some of PeepyPipe's amazing creations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw4uOzC5U9w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brp-WpMjduA&t=601s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDYULmwZpLg&t=1541s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg5ZTNnAYyM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njehmP6vC6g https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198245517488/myworkshopfiles/ Pocketpair Sort (Burning Depresso): https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5tpkt7W2Lag ________________________________ Join our discord here: https://discord.gg/x3EZThquUa Shoot us an email: palworldcast@gmail.com ________________________________ Follow SweatySpookz: @sweaty_spookz (Twitter/X) twitch.tv/sweatyspookz ________________________________ Follow N8iV R8R: @n8ivr8r (Twitter/X) twitch.tv/n8ivr8r youtube.com/@n8ivr8r12

Zwiedzanie kraju kwitnącej wiśni rozpoczęliśmy w Hiroszimie, skąd wybraliśmy się na wyspy Miyajima i Sakurajima, oferującą kąpiele w gorącym piasku wulkanicznym. Z kolei były: trekking w Kirishima National Park, kąpiele w gorących źródłach Beppu, wycieczka rowerowa widokową trasą Shimanami Kaido, podziwianie zamków w Okayamie i Osace, spacery po Nara i Kioto. Szukaliśmy śladów samurajów w Kanazawie. Zaproponowaliśmy wizytę w skansenie Hida no Sato w Takayamie i na farmie wasabi w Matsumoto. Ostatnim punktem programu było Tokio, skąd wyruszyliśmy na wycieczkę do Nikko z grobowcami szogunów. Gościem Jerzego Jopa był Mirosław Lubarski, doradca zarządu w Grupie Polskie Składy Budowlane Handel, podróżnik, fotografik.

The boys take a closer look at the prefecture of Kagoshima. Get the true story behind the real 'Last Samurai'! Plus they discuss the must see island of Yakushima. They also talk about the mighty Sakurajima, one of Japans most active volcanoes.  Other sightseeing spots not to miss and what unique foods to try in Kagoshima plus much more! Sponsors:MaruMoriThis site has everything you need to learn Japanese! It's an all-in-one, guided, gamified Japanese learning experience with the aim to take you all the way from absolute beginner to language mastery, and the best part is you can start anywhere! https://marumori.io/register?rcode=vijBearfoot BarLocated in downtown Sapporo and within walking distance from the subway station. They have a variety of Japanese made and international craft beers bottled and on tap. A wide range of regular and unique spirits and basic cocktails are also available. Burgers and pub style snacks and friendly English and Japanese speaking staff.https://www.facebook.com/bearfootbarThe Red HouseLocated in the heart of Rusutsu Ski Resort, just cross the main road and it's behind the Seicomart Convenience store. The restaurant features a mix of Japanese, Asian fusion, and western Style dishes, including shabu-shabu with wagyu beef and Hokkaido wagyu beef steak. Open winter and summer, 12-3pm for lunch, 5-9pm for dinner, with prices ranging from under Yen 1000 to about Yen 5000.https://theredhouse.jp/Rusutsu LodgesOpen all year round. Located only a 5-minute walk away from the main Rusutsu Ski Resort Gondola. There are Japanese, Western, and apartment style rooms with breakfast packages available. There's a Japanese sento (public bath), two convenience stores less than a minute walk, ski room and tune up tables, plenty of free parking space, and summer BBQ packages available. Check out the website for more information and availability.http://rusutsulodges.comHokkaido GuideEstablished over 10 years ago, written by locals for locals and international tourists. The guide contains information on all types of businesses and locations around Hokkaido. There's information regarding all things Hokkaido such as sightseeing, nightlife, events, services, food and restaurants, entertainment, outdoor activities, and more. Currently offered in English and Thai, advertising space available. Check out website for everything you need to know about this beautiful prefecture.https://hokkaidoguide.comUse our Buzzsprout affiliate link to start your podcast today!Website: https://www.voicesinjapan.com/Follow us and check out our other content:https://youtube.com/@voicesinjapanpodcasthttps://twitter.com/voicesinjapanhttps://www.facebook.com/voicesinj Support the showSupport the show

This episode dives into the mythological, religious, scientific, and natural geologies of giant lava-spewing cauldrons spanning centuries as well as their place in the history of art. JMW Turner', Goethe's Theory of Color, JW of Derby's Vesuvius, baptism and Christian conversion of volcanoes, "Vamp" aesthetics, Milo Rau: Theater of Democracy, Sakurajima adventure, resolving the Neptunist vs. Plutonist schism, Leibniz's view of the earth as a cooled incandescent star, Volcanoes: home to Gods and Demons, Maurice & Katia Krafft, Dolomeiu: Geologist Pimp

S3 Episode 33 - Les thés bio de Kagoshima avec Setsuna Pour ce trente-troisième épisode, nous accueillons Amandine et Benjamin, les créateurs de la maison de thé Setsuna, spécialisée dans les thés bios japonais. Nous les avions rencontrés l'an dernier lors du marché de Noël de Shizen market (à retrouver dans notre épisode 25) : le courant était bien passé et surtout, leurs thés bio sont délicieux ! Nous les avons donc tout naturellement invités dans cet épisode pour qu'ils nous parlent de leur parcours et de leur région préférée, réputée pour son thé : la préfecture de Kagoshima. Et pour entamer cet épisode, ils nous offrent une remise de -15% sur tout le site de SETSUNA avec le code promo "TABIBITO".  Si vous démarrez de zéro dans l'univers du thé japonais, Benjamin sera là pour vous guider ! Après en avoir brièvement raconté l'histoire, il vous parlera des spécificités du thés japonais, de son mode de production, et vous éclairera sur les grands types de thés. De quoi éclaircir un peu les termes spécifiques à cet univers foisonnant pour vous aider à trouver le thé qui vous correspond le mieux. C'est maintenant au tour d'Amandine de reprendre le micro pour nous présenter la région autour de Kagoshima, la plus grande ville du Sud de Kyushu chargée d'histoire. La visite incontournable à ne pas manquer ? L'immense jardin Sengan-en qui donne sur la mer et sur le volcan Sakurajima dans la baie. Cette montagne de feu toujours très active crache en effet des cendres tous les jours de l'année. Malgré une surveillance constante, il est possible d'y faire très facilement des randonnées, puis de récupérer de sa marche en plongeant les pieds dans des bains d'eau chauffée par le volcan (ashiyu).  Qui dit volcanisme dit terres extraordinaires ! Kagoshima est donc réputée pour sa gastronomie, particulièrement pour son thé vous l'aurez compris, mais aussi pour ses céramiques particulières. Amandine nous donnera donc de bonnes adresses à ne pas manquer, avant de nous emmener en road trip vers les champs de théiers. Pour profiter de ces beaux paysages symétriques et rectilignes parfaitement taillés, direction Kirishima à quelques kilomètres, à la rencontre des petites feuilles vertes si savoureuses. Bonne écoute et bon voyage !  ************ Chapitrage : 00:47 : intro 01:10 : présentation de la maison de thés bio SETSUNA 02:41 : code promo "TABIBITO" pour -15% sur tout le site SETSUNA 03:40 : l'histoire d'Amandine et du Japon 06:48 : la relation de Benjamin avec le Japon 13:25 : les particularités du thé japonais 16:38 : histoire rapide du thé au Japon 19:18 : les différences entre thés chinois et thés japonais 23:08 : les régions productrices de thé au Japon 28:18 : les types de thés japonais : gyokuro, sencha, matcha, hojicha... et bien d'autres ! 35:23 : premiers pas à Kagoshima city 38:26 : les bonnes adresses d'Amandine 40:45 : le jardin Sengan-en 43:58 : le restaurant de tonkatsu à ne pas manquer  47:01 : le parc naturel national de Kirishima et la figure du tengu 50:59 : les champs de thés de Kirishima 54:15 : escapade sur le volcan Sakurajima, le plus actif du Japon 01:03:55 : la boutique de céramiste à ne pas manquer 01:09:13 : le coup de coeur de Benjamin 01:12:12 : le coup de coeur d'Amandine  01:15:17 : le mot de la fin ************  Le coup de coeur de Benjamin :  - série de vidéos sur les saisons au Japon de Ichiban Japan  Le coup de coeur d'Amandine :   - roman "Pachinko" de Min Jin Lee Le compte instagram de Setsuna ************ Comme toujours, la carte pour retrouver les lieux présentés par Amandine si vous avez un voyage en préparation. ************ Nous remercions Yannick de La Feuille - production sonore & sound design qui a créé notre générique et nos jingles, et pour son aide précieuse au cours des premiers enregistrements. Suivez-nous en images sur le compte Instagram du podcast : @podcast.tabibito  

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On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, James Reynolds tells us about documenting extreme weather in Japan and around the world.. About James Reynolds James Reynolds is a professional storm chaser who spends his days documenting extreme weather events in Japan and around the world. Topics Discussed About moving to Japan and learning Japanese How James Reynolds got started chasing storms and documenting extreme weather in Japan Extreme floods in Kyushu Typhoons in Japan Extreme weather in the Ryukyu Islands/Okinawa The architecture in Okinawa and how it holds up against in extreme weather Landslides and flash floods in Kyushu The extreme cold and snow conditions seen in Japan in January of 2023 The large amounts of snow some areas of Japan get Covering Japan's most active volcano Sakurajima in Kagoshima Covering volcanoes in Indonesia Covering the 2011 Tohoku earthquake & tsunami About traveling About James' YouTube channel And much more! Support on Patreon & Ko-fi If you enjoy Japan Station and want to ensure that we're able to produce more episodes, then please consider becoming a patron on Patreon.com. For a minimum pledge of $1 a month you'll get early access to all JapanKyo podcasts, bonus content, and more. And for $3 a month, you'll get access to Japanese Plus Alpha, a podcast produced by me (Tony Vega) that focuses on the Japanese language and all of its fascinating quirks. Also, all pledges get a shout-out on the show and my undying gratitude. Thank you in advance! Support Japan Station on Patreon You can also do a one time donation via Ko-fi. Support us on Ko-fi Links, Videos, Etc. Check out James Reynolds' work on Twitter and YouTube. @EarnUncutTV on Twitter @EarthUncutTV on YouTube Follow Japankyo on Social Media Facebook (@JapankyoNews) Twitter (@JapankyoNews) Instagram (@JapanKyoNews) Full Show Notes Get the full version of show notes at https://www.japankyo.com/category/podcasts/japanstation/

Japanese women during Valentine's Day, more foreigners expected to come to Japan, the school that bans jackets in the winter, and more! Those are the topics for this week's episode of Small Talk Japan with Mitch and Natsuki! Support us on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smalltalkjapan Articles from this week's episode Japan aiming for record number of foreign visitors in 2025 https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/02/f9f34e464698-japan-aiming-for-record-number-of-foreign-visitors-in-2025.html Draft bill proposal seeks to curtail unconventional 'kirakira' kanji name readings - Japan Today https://japantoday.com/category/national/draft-bill-proposal-seeks-to-curtail-unconventional-%27kirakira%27-kanji-name-readings Students forbidden from wearing coats in winter due to meaningless rules at Japanese schools - The Mainichi https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230203/p2a/00m/0na/003000c Aide to Japan's prime minister says he 'hates' to see LGBT couples - Nikkei Asia https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Aide-to-Japan-s-prime-minister-says-he-hates-to-see-LGBT-couples City officials learn easy Japanese as number of foreign residents increases https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/02/040c0794d3a2-city-officials-learn-easy-japanese-as-number-of-foreign-residents-increases.html Sushi chain limits conveyor belt use to orders after licking scandal https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/02/dff310aa378a-sushi-chain-limits-conveyor-belt-use-to-orders-after-licking-scandal.html Mitsubishi Heavy gives up 1st Japan-made passenger jet project https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/02/0aa9f96d1f08-urgent-mitsubishi-heavy-set-to-terminate-passenger-jet-project.html 'Be lazy anywhere': Pop-up store in Tokyo to let customers try on wearable beanbags - The Mainichi https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230204/p2a/00m/0bu/013000c Not in the mood for small talk? Japanese taxis add Silent Mode service, activated with finger tap | SoraNews24 Japan News https://soranews24.com/2023/02/09/not-in-the-mood-for-small-talk-japanese-taxis-add-silent-mode-service-activated-with-finger-tap/ UK-style 'ground floor' to be abolished at Japan's Takarazuka city hall after complaints - The Mainichi https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230208/p2a/00m/0na/015000c Burger King Japan's Cheeseburger Gelände — exceptional in taste, size and… paper napkins? | SoraNews24 Japan News https://soranews24.com/2023/02/03/burger-king-japans-cheeseburger-gelande-exceptional-in-taste-size-and-paper-napkins/ Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan erupts - The Mainichi https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230208/p2g/00m/0na/046000c 83% of women in Japan don't want to give 'obligatory' chocolates on Valentine's Day: poll - The Mainichi https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230208/p2a/00m/0na/009000c Japan bureaucrat turns into YouTube 'mutant' turtle to tell of new rules on alien species - The Mainichi https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230209/p2a/00m/0sc/011000c 今こそアカミミガメを語ろう！カメトーク！【WoWキツネザル×環境省】 - YouTube https://youtu.be/OT7CdGIpbUA Check out our sponsors! STAPLETON 英会話: https://stapleton.me/ Online classes! DROPS Hair: http://drops-hair.jp/ If you are interested in the equipment we use, check out the links below! mic https://amzn.to/3gtJapQ mixer XLR USB https://amzn.to/2XtQ8SL camera https://amzn.to/2ZwsLuu headphones https://amzn.to/2TAYt64 asdasdsad

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Mission Daily Report February 9, 2023 1. ราคาดัชนีตลาดหลักทรัพย์ / ราคาหุ้นต่างประเทศ / ราคาน้ำมันดิบ / ราคาทองคำ / ราคา Cryptocurrency 2. Morning Talk : ถ้าเปลี่ยนอาชีพได้ 1 วัน อยากลองทำอาชีพอะไร 3. อัปเดตเหตุแผ่นดินไหวที่ตุรกี เปิดภาพ ก่อน-หลังเกิดเหตุ 4. การช่วยเหลือของนานาประเทศในเหตุการณ์แผ่นดินไหวที่ตุรกี 5. พี่สาวผู้กล้าหาญปกป้องน้องชายจากแผ่นดินไหว 6. ไบเดนประกาศเก็บภาษีคนรวย ลดค่าธรรมเนียมบางส่วน 7. ธนาคารแห่งประเทศไทยแนะท่องเที่ยวดีกว่าส่งออก 8. ออกแพ็กเกจรับทัวร์จีน สร้างรายได้กระตุ้นเศรษฐกิจ 9. 07.30 ความพยายามของเกมเมอร์พ่อลูกอ่อน 10. FED ยืนยันขอขึ้นอัตราดอกเบี้ยต่อเนื่องกระตุ้นเศรษฐกิจ 11. ไทม์ไลน์เราเที่ยวด้วยกันเฟด 5 12. จีน สหรัฐ สู้ไป ค้าไป ทำกำไรพุ่งตลอดปี 2565 13. เซเลนสกี เยือนสหราชอาณาจักร พร้อมคำขอเครื่องบินรบ 14. อียูแบนน้ำมันรัสเซียรอบใหม่ รัสเซียจะเจ็บกว่าที่ผ่านมา หรือยุโรปจะเจ็บเอง? 15. Morning Talk : ถ้าเปลี่ยนอาชีพได้ 1 วัน อยากลองทำอาชีพอะไร 16. ภูเขาไฟ Sakurajima ในญี่ปุ่นปะทุ

Many years ago, my job was to help Australian companies crack the Japanese market.  One of the elements of that job was explaining the Japanese business psyche to the Australian businesspeople targeting Nippon.  As you might imagine this wasn't an easy task, as the mindsets are so different.  White colonisation of Australia started in the late 1700s and the first convicts and settlers arrived into a vast continent, without one permanent structure, bridge, road or port.  Aboriginal life was nomadic.  Hunt everything you can in the area around you, then pack everything up and move to the next location. You didn't need modern infrastructure for that lifestyle.    The consequence has been that the culture built up amongst the early English settlers was very much one of “can do” and optimism that they could tame the heat, droughts, fires, cyclones and floods that are part and parcel of life in Australia.  Six generations ago, my ancestors hacked their way through the bush by hand, to create fields for agriculture and to feed the cattle and sheep. If you couldn't take it, you could always go back to Mother England.   Japan is a also country with no shortage of natural calamities.  Earthquakes trigger fires in cities and wooden houses burn quickly.  They also trigger tsunami and these can wipe out entire towns, as we have seen in 2011. Typhoons and floods destroy crops and building.  Floods and landslides are common.  My super wealthy, famous Japanese friend was walking his dog after heavy rain and a wall suddenly collapsed and killed him.  Japan has volcanos as well and recently the well known Sakurajima volcano has had a major eruption.  This tough environment is part and parcel of Japan and there is no Mother England to retreat to – this is it for the Japanese population.  The mindset of the Japanese in my experience is one of the glass is half-empty and life is difficult.   When I was trying to explain the different attitude between the Aussie glass half full and the Japanese glass half empty approach, I found a useful comparison.  I discovered a graph showing the degrees of business optimism in Australia spread over many years.  Fundamentally the Aussies were positive and optimistic.  Japan has regular tankan surveys of business optimism and fundamentally the Japanese scores are usually negative or very low in terms of positivity.  When you compare the graphs, the results are strikingly different.   Historically, when a person working the land in Australia needed to replace an implement, there would be a six month turn around, as the sailing ship went off to Merry Old England and then sailed back with the replacement.  In the interim, people became innovative and flexible about finding a solution.  It created a “can do” mindset, because there was no choice.  So having these problem solving, positive, “can do” Aussies convincing Japanese buyers to start relying on them was a huge job.  I would show them the graph of how basically for the Japanese the glass was always half-empty and so the Aussies should curb their enthusiasm and approach the sale in a different way.   This is a generalisation and it doesn't make it any less true, but Australia is a country of creating things out of nothing and finding solutions and Japan is more one of caution.  Once you understand that the Japanese are not expecting anything spectacular to happen and are more concerned about things going horribly wrong, then you focus on reducing risk, rather than trumpeting your capability and your successes.  This is where track record, data and “smarts” about doing business in Japan come in.    Japan is a graveyard for MVP (Minimum Viable Product) launches.  The product has to be working extremely well, with no defects or problems. If it has any of these issues, the situation becomes problematic very quickly. Similarly, early adopters in business are a small crowd here.  Basically, in business, nobody wants to go first.  “You trial it, we will watch very, very carefully and if it doesn't blow up, we may take a look at it” is the usual ethos.  Note the word “may”, because even if it goes well, they may not take any action.  You don't get into trouble in a Japanese company for not being a path finder. Steady as she goes is preferred to anything smacking of risk taking.   When things go wrong in Australia, then the suppler gets to work to fix it and if some money needs to change hands as a result, then it gets done and everyone moves forward.  In Japan, you have to fix it, but that isn't where it ends.  You have to head around there to apologise in person, bearing gifts and expect to be lambasted for your poor reliability and shoddy work.  You also have to have forensic detail concerning why this problem occurred in the first place and a detailed, clear plan of making sure it never happens again.  Even then you may be removed as a supplier, especially so if you are not genuinely contrite and authentic in your remorse, for having caused the buyer problems.  Never forget, your buyer has their own buyers. If your problem got shared with their part of the food chain, then you have endangered their trust with their own clients.  This is the most disgraceful and egregious error you can make for any Japanese company who values their reputation and they all value their reputation.   Approach the deal with a solid understanding the Japanese side isn't going to get excited about your widget and that they are world champion sceptics.  Emphasise the track record, safeguards, measurement systems, quality control and the worst case scenario plan of action.  Expect to start small, in order to prove what you say is true.  Keep in mind that apart from you, no one is in a hurry to do the deal and so adjust your expectations accordingly

DESCRIPTION Today's show will feature many headlines in the last week as it pertains to Bible Prophecy including the following: -Iran's ambassador to Azerbaijan threatens Israeli ambassador -Russia shuts down organization helping Jews move, settle in Israel -200 Foot WAVES off EAST COAST Activate TSUNAMI BUOY -State of emergency has been declared in California's Mariposa County after a huge wildfire destroyed at least 10 homes -At least one dead and 25 injured after tornadoes hit 11 villages in Lianyungang City in east China's Jiangsu Province -Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupts -'Biblical' Flash Floods Hit Russian Black Sea Resort amid Storms, Tornadoes -It's official! The Pentagon is opening an 'anomaly resolution' department to study UFOs -European Union ambassador argues it's 'essential' for Communist China to 'rule the world' -Series of explosions at Stromboli volcano, Italy -Brilliant fireball over Indiana, U.S. -Bright fireball over Texas, sonic boom reported, U.S. -State of emergency declared after severe floods hit Sochi, Russia -Pope Francis attends Indigenous 'healing dance' to 'Mother Earth' during Canada trip -DNA biowarfare: House Intelligence Committee member warns Americans against using DNA testing kits CONTACT Dina Kalmeta: CWW7NEWS@GMAIL.COM Susan Davis: Kidsmktg@sbcglobal.net LINKS https://linktr.ee/jesus24_7

La rotta dei migranti delle Americhe punta alla Florida e conta nuove morti, il viaggio di scuse agli indigeni che vivono in Canada di Papa Francesco e il vulcano Sakurajima in Giappone

Sakurajima volcano blows on the island of Kyushu as independent cinema Iwanami Hall in Tokyo is days away from its final screening. Meanwhile, the National Film Archive of Japan celebrates 90 years of Toho Studios with “Yowa mushi chin-sen-gumi” (1938), “Kimi no namae wa” (2016), Ishirō Honda's “Gojira” (1954) and Akira Kurosawa's “Seven Samurai” (1954) as well as “Nihon chin-botsu” (1973) based on Sakyo Komatsu's disaster novel Japan Sinks which pictures the country as it falls into the sea, beginning with an erupting volcano! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vamos falar sobre a onde de calor sem precedentes na Europa; O vulcão Sakurajima em erupção no Japão; A humilhação do presidente da FUNAI, Marcelo Xavier, em Madri. O indigenista Ricardo Rao tratou o mandatário do órgão como devem ser tratadas essa gente que se apoderou das instituições no Brasil para promover a destruição do meio ambiente e dos povos da floresta. Mas temos também boas notícias, com um pouco de cultura oceânica e uma pesquisa científica que fala sobre o comportamento de corais de mar profundo. E a proibição por parte da justiça do Rio de Janeiro da construção das termelétricas na Baía de Sepetiba sem a realização do Estudo de Impacto Ambiental, o EIA-Rima. Essas e outras notícias socioambientais, ao vivo, nesta segunda-feira.

Pope Francis' visit to Canada; Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupts; Extreme record-breaking temperatures in US Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1.117 Meter hoch und im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes brandgefährlich: Der japanische Vulkan Sakurajima im Süden des Landes hat erneut Asche gespuckt. Die Anwohner sollen sich in Sicherheit bringen. Web: https://www.epochtimes.de Probeabo der Epoch Times Wochenzeitung: https://bit.ly/EpochProbeabo Twitter: https://twitter.com/EpochTimesDE YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC81ACRSbWNgmnVSK6M1p_Ug Telegram: https://t.me/epochtimesde Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/epochtimesde Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EpochTimesWelt/ Unseren Podcast finden Sie unter anderem auch hier: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/etdpodcast/id1496589910 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/277zmVduHgYooQyFIxPH97 Unterstützen Sie unabhängigen Journalismus: Per Paypal: http://bit.ly/SpendenEpochTimesDeutsch Per Banküberweisung (Epoch Times Europe GmbH, IBAN: DE 2110 0700 2405 2550 5400, BIC/SWIFT: DEUTDEDBBER, Verwendungszweck: Spenden) Vielen Dank! (c) 2022 Epoch Times

O vulcão Sakurajima, situado no sudoeste do Japão, entrou em erupção no último final de semana e deve resultar na evacuação da população que reside próxima ao local. Não há informações sobre feridos ou mortos em decorrência da atividade vulcânica.

Can a drone prevent the loss of life from volcanos? David Adjiashvili is Co-Founder and Vice President of Products at Drone Harmony.  Drone Harmony is a software as a service company that automates mission planning in the most challenging vertical inspection scenarios.  Their software enables cost-effective deployment of drone technology in industries where existing technologies are unable to deliver. And it enables pilots with minimal training to collect high quality, reproducible data. As a Swiss company, Drone Harmony understands that the safety of your data is essential and even deploys their system on your premises. The company was founded in 2016 by a team of problem solvers with a passion for drones, software and automation. In addition to being one of those founders and Chief Scientist, he is also senior scientist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. His field of expertise is Algorithm Design and Mathematical Optimization, and he has been responsible for algorithmic development of the Drone Harmony Mission Planner. David received his Bachelors degree in computer science from the Tel Aviv University and his Master's in applied mathematics from the Weizmann Institute of Science. He completed his Ph.D. in mathematics at the ETH Zurich in 2012 specializing on algorithm design for planning and optimization problems. He has since been employed in the Mathematics Department at ETH and worked on various research and industrial projects in the field of optimization. In 2021 Drone Harmony assisted DERYL Group KK and the Kyoto University in generating an up-to-date high-resolution 3D model of Japan's Sakurajima volcano.  Sakurajima is one of the world's most active volcanoes.  It is located in the south of Japan, with approximately 600,000 people living within 4 kilometers. Scientists are predicting a major eruption within the next 30 years.  The project team used Drone Harmony to develop the 3-D model and run various simulations for disaster prevention and response, with the goal of developing evacuation and mitigation plans for all potential disaster scenarios. Mapping a terrain is typically a straightforward process, but the Project Team quickly learned that a large geographic area, much of which is inaccessible, hostile and changing poses several challenges. In this episode of the Drone Radio Show, David talks about Drone Harmony, the company's 3-D mapping services and how that technology can be used to accurately map  and model large vertical geographic areas.

Nicole is out of town but James is joined by fellow circus expert, and co-host of the Insane Clown Posse podcast "Shuffling the Deck", Sean Marciniak (@GooseVonKaiser on Twitch) to discuss episode 25 of Fiveman entitled "Friendship's Sakurajima"! Join us as we chat about Home Improvement, subverting expectations, BMX, problematic Harry Potter lore / terminology, dirtbag comedies, FF7, Ric Flair out of retirement, Combat / Comedy Sport, weaponizing playground equipment, our definitive introductory ICP playlist, rainbow barriers, & more! Want to hear more from your favorite Marsh Land Media hosts? Hear exclusive shows, podcasts, and content by heading to Patreon.com/MLMpod! Have fan mail, fan art, projects you want us to review, or whatever you want to send us? You can ship directly to us using "James McCollum, PO Box 180036, 2011 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60618"! Please, learn about Black Lives Matter, the protests, and find ways to donate at https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/. Follow the podcast on Facebook & Twitter @MSSPod, on Instagram @MSSPodcast! Watch James' "Mostly Playin' PlayStation" and our live streams on the MSS YouTube channel! On top of streaming on Facebook & YouTube, we also simul-stream at Twitch.tv/MostlySpeakinSentai! Listen to James' rap music under Marsh Land Monster on Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play, & more by clicking HERE. Send us a voice mail to be played on the show at (224) 900-7644! Nicole's Patreon is live! Check out www.Patreon.com/DarlingHombody for more details! Plus, head over to www.DarlingHomebody.com for all her art, the web comic Crumb Bums we make together, buy her merchandise, & watch her draw Gorma creations from the podcast! You can also buy her artwork on shirts and more on threadless.com/@darlinghomebody! Find her @DarlingHomebody on Instagram, Tumblr and Etsy! Buy her wares! Go purchase some of our original Sentai monster designs on RedBubble then post a pic on social media of you wearing the threads! www.redbubble.com/people/MSSPod/portfolio Find out more about James' other podcasts "What The Hellmouth?!" @WTHMPod on Twitter," I'll Get There", "Hit It & Crit It", and "This Movie's Gay" @ThisMoviesGay on Twitter, on our website, www.MLMPod.com!!! Plus, download James' new album "King Keizer X"!

Streamed live on Dec 26, 2020 Watch in this episode: ● Tropical cyclone Yasa hits Vanua Levu Island, Fiji. The wind speed reached 240 km/h. About 24,000 people got in the evacuation centers ● In Apia, Samoa, a local river overflowed its banks due to the heavy rainfall ● Tropical Depression "Vicky" brought heavy rains to the Philippines. Hundreds of people were forced to flee flooded houses ● The state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, was hit by the heavy rains. In the municipality, Presidente Getúlio fell 125 mm of rain per day, which is almost 90% of the monthly norm ● A powerful sandstorm, strong hail, and wind hit the central part of Argentina ● The northeastern part of the United States was hit by a powerful winter storm. In Pennsylvania, it was recorded up to 63 cm of snow. This is the highest level in history ● The central and northern regions of Japan were covered with heavy snowfall, the height of the snow cover reached 2 meters and more. New records were set ● A wave of natural disasters has occurred on the Australian continent: torrential rains, destructive winds, severe storm, tornado ● Italy witnessed a rare winter tornado and one of the strongest earthquakes in the last 500 years ● Increased seismic activity was recorded worldwide in December 2020 ● More than 30,000 earthquakes in just 3 months have been recorded in Bransfield Strait ● The volcanic activity is increasing of the volcano Etna in Italy, Sakurajima in Japan, Popocatepetl in Central Mexico, Fuego in Guatemala, Sangay in Ecuador, and others Watch the videos on ALLATRA TV for solutions and ways out of this situation: "Climate Change. The Beginning of a Big Disaster" video https://youtu.be/0qReBeqXcIM

Streamed live on Dec 26, 2020 Watch in this episode: ● Tropical cyclone Yasa hits Vanua Levu Island, Fiji. The wind speed reached 240 km/h. About 24,000 people got in the evacuation centers ● In Apia, Samoa, a local river overflowed its banks due to the heavy rainfall ● Tropical Depression "Vicky" brought heavy rains to the Philippines. Hundreds of people were forced to flee flooded houses ● The state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, was hit by the heavy rains. In the municipality, Presidente Getúlio fell 125 mm of rain per day, which is almost 90% of the monthly norm ● A powerful sandstorm, strong hail, and wind hit the central part of Argentina ● The northeastern part of the United States was hit by a powerful winter storm. In Pennsylvania, it was recorded up to 63 cm of snow. This is the highest level in history ● The central and northern regions of Japan were covered with heavy snowfall, the height of the snow cover reached 2 meters and more. New records were set ● A wave of natural disasters has occurred on the Australian continent: torrential rains, destructive winds, severe storm, tornado ● Italy witnessed a rare winter tornado and one of the strongest earthquakes in the last 500 years ● Increased seismic activity was recorded worldwide in December 2020 ● More than 30,000 earthquakes in just 3 months have been recorded in Bransfield Strait ● The volcanic activity is increasing of the volcano Etna in Italy, Sakurajima in Japan, Popocatepetl in Central Mexico, Fuego in Guatemala, Sangay in Ecuador, and others Watch the videos on ALLATRA TV for solutions and ways out of this situation: "Climate Change. The Beginning of a Big Disaster" video https://youtu.be/0qReBeqXcIM

The Gary Null Show is here to inform you on the best news in health, healing, the environment.  If you would like to sign up for the new PRN Newsletter provide your email to Prnstudio@gmail.com   Professor Sunetra Gupta: the epidemic is on its way out Brendan O'Neill: The danger of the 'chattering class' Link confirmed between healthy diet and prostate cancer prevention University of Calgary, August 6, 2020   The Canadian Cancer Society estimates that more than 23,000 Canadians will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2020. Among other risk factors, more and more studies point to diet as a major factor in the development of prostate cancer, as it is for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity. Using data from a study conducted in Montreal between 2005 and 2012, a research team led by Professor Marie-Elise Parent of Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has shown a link between diet and prostate cancer in the article “Dietary Patterns Are Associated with Risk of Prostate Cancer in a Population-Based Case-Control Study in Montreal, Canada”, published in Nutrients in June. Three main dietary profiles analyzed INRS PhD student Karine Trudeau, the lead author of the study, based her analysis on three main dietary profiles: healthy diet, salty Western diet including alcohol, and sugar-rich Western diet with beverages. The first profile leans heavily towards fruits, vegetables, and plant proteins like tofu and nuts. The salty Western diet with alcohol includes more meat and beverages such as beer and wine. The third profile is rich in pasta, pizza, desserts, and sugary carbonated drinks. The study took age, ethnicity, education, family history, and date of last prostate cancer screening into account. Marie-Elise Parent and Karine Trudeau found a link between a healthy diet and a lower risk of prostate cancer. Conversely, a Western diet with sweets and beverages was associated with a higher risk and seemed to be a factor in more aggressive forms of cancer. The study did not show any clear link between a Western diet with salt and alcohol and the risk of developing the disease. Moving away from the typical approach used in epidemiological studies, which involves looking at one nutrient or food group at a time, the researchers collected data from a broader dietary profile. “It's not easy to isolate the effect of a single nutrient,” explained Ms. Trudeau. “For example, foods rich in vitamin C, such as citrus fruits, promote iron absorption. Calcium is often found in dairy products, which also contain vitamin D. Our more targeted approach takes this synergy into account to produce more meaningful results that public health authorities can use to formulate recommendations. Rather than counting on one miracle food, people should look at their overall diet.” “For a long time we've suspected that diet might play a role in the development of prostate cancer, but it was very hard to pinpoint the specific factors at play,” said Professor Parent. “This study is significant because it looks at dietary habits as a whole. We've uncovered evidence that, we hope, can be used to develop prevention strategies for prostate cancer, the most common cancer among men in Canadaand many other countries.”   Compounds in 'monster' radish could help tame cardiovascular disease American Chemical Society, August 9, 2020 Step aside carrots, onions and broccoli. The newest heart-healthy vegetable could be a gigantic, record-setting radish. In a study appearing in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, scientists report that compounds found in the Sakurajima Daikon, or "monster," radish could help protect coronary blood vessels and potentially prevent heart disease and stroke. The finding could lead to the discovery of similar substances in other vegetables and perhaps lead to new drug treatments. Grown for centuries in Japan, the Sakurajima Daikon is one of the Earth's most massive vegetables. In 2003, the Guinness Book of World Records certified a Sakurajima weighing nearly 69 pounds as the world's heaviest radish. Radishes are good sources of antioxidants and reportedly can reduce high blood pressure and the threat of clots, a pair of risk factors for heart attack and stroke. But to date, no studies have directly compared the heart-health benefits of the Sakurajima Daikon to other radishes. To address this knowledge gap, Katsuko Kajiya and colleagues sought to find out what effects this radish would have on nitric oxide production, a key regulator of coronary blood vessel function, and to determine its underlying mechanisms. The researchers exposed human and pig vascular endothelial cells to extracts from Sakurajima Daikon and smaller radishes. Using fluorescence microscopy and other analytical techniques, the research team found the Sakurajima Daikon radish induced more nitric oxide production in these vascular cells than a smaller Japanese radish. They also identified trigonelline, a plant hormone, as the active component in Sakurajima Daikon that appears to promote a cascade of changes in coronary blood vessels resulting improved nitric oxide production.   Placebos prove powerful even when people know they're taking one Michigan State University, August 7, 2020   How much of a treatment is mind over matter? It is well documented that people often feel better after taking a treatment without active ingredients simply because they believe it's real -- known as the placebo effect. A team of researchers from Michigan State University, University of Michigan and Dartmouth College is the first to demonstrate that placebos reduce brain markers of emotional distress even when people know they are taking one. Now, evidence shows that even if people are aware that their treatment is not "real" -- known as nondeceptive placebos -- believing that it can heal can lead to changes in how the brain reacts to emotional information. "Just think: What if someone took a side-effect free sugar pill twice a day after going through a short convincing video on the power of placebos and experienced reduced stress as a result?", said Darwin Guevarra, MSU postdoctoral fellow and the study's lead author. "These results raise that possibility." The new findings, published in the most recent edition of the journal Nature Communications, tested how effective nondeceptive placebos -- or, when a person knows they are receiving a placebo -- are for reducing emotional brain activity.  "Placebos are all about 'mind over matter," said Jason Moser, co-author of the study and professor of psychology at MSU. "Nondeceptive placebos were born so that you could possibly use them in routine practice. So rather than prescribing a host of medications to help a patient, you could give them a placebo, tell them it can help them and chances are -- if they believe it can, then it will." To test nondeceptive placebos, the researchers showed two separate groups of people a series of emotional images across two experiments. The nondeceptive placebo group members read about placebo effects and were asked to inhale a saline solution nasal spray. They were told that the nasal spray was a placebo that contained no active ingredients but would help reduce their negative feelings if they believed it would. The comparison control group members also inhaled the same saline solution spray, but were told that the spray improved the clarity of the physiological readings the researchers were recording. The first experiment found that the nondeceptive placebos reduced participants' self-reported emotional distress. Importantly, the second study showed that nondeceptive placebos reduced electrical brain activity reflecting how much distress someone feels to emotional events, and the reduction in emotional brain activity occurred within just a couple of seconds. "These findings provide initial support that nondeceptive placebos are not merely a product of response bias - telling the experimenter what they want to hear -- but represent genuine psychobiological effects," said Ethan Kross, co-author of the study and a professor of psychology and management at the University of Michigan.     Greater coffee intake associated with decreased depressive symptoms among older Japanese women Nakamura Gakuen University (Japan), August 5, 2020   According to news reporting originating from Fukuoka, Japan, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Depression in elderly people is a major global concern around the world. Epidemiological evidence of the association of beverages with depressive symptoms has received research attention; however, epidemiological studies on the association of coffee and green tea consumption with depressive symptoms among the elderly population are limited.” Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Nakamura Gakuen University, “The objective of this study is to cross-sectionally examine the association of depressive symptoms with the intake of coffee, green tea, and caffeine and to verify the antidepressant effect of caffeine. The subjects were 1,992 women aged 65-94 years. Intakes of coffee, green tea, and caffeine, as well as depressive symptoms, were assessed with a validated brief dietary history questionnaire (BDHQ) and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), respectively. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (as) for depressive symptoms with adjustments for potential confounders. Coffee intake was associated with a lower prevalence of depressive symptoms, the ORs of which for the 4th versus the 1st quartiles of intake was 0.64 (95% CI, 0.46-0.88, P for trend = 0.01) in a fully adjusted model. Caffeine intake was marginally associated with depressive symptoms, but the association was not statistically significant (OR 0.75; 95% CL 0,55-1,02. P for trend = 0.058). The result suggests that the inverse association of coffee intake with depressive symptoms might be associated with not only caffeine intake but also some other substances in coffee or factors related to coffee intake.” According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Because of the cross-sectional design of the present study, longitudinal studies are required to confirm the present finding.”     Sugary drinks and disease: Chugging 2 sodas per day increases your risk of premature death University College Dublin (Ireland), August 8, 2020   On top of raising blood sugar and contributing to abdominal fat, European researchers found that soda can also lead to an earlier death. Published in JAMA Internal Medicine, the study demonstrates that daily consumption of two or more sodas – diet or not – and other sweetened drinks corresponds to a 17 percent increase in the risk of premature death from all causes. The “bitter truth” of soda consumption: premature death To examine the relationship between soda consumption and the risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality, the researchers studied 451,743 individuals living in 10 European countries, including Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The participants were from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EIPC) study, one of the largest ongoing cohort studies on diet and its relation to cancer and other chronic diseases. None of the participants have any chronic conditions. The team studied their soda consumption for an average of 16 years. During that period, a total of 41,693 participants died from all causes, eleven percent of whom reported drinking at least two sodas daily, while nine percent reported drinking not more than one per month. The participants who drank two or more glasses of soda also had a higher risk of death from heart conditions. Meanwhile, those who reported consuming other beverages sweetened with either sugar or artificial sweeteners had a greater risk of death from digestive diseases. Participants who drank diet soda weren't off the hook either. The team reported that those who drank diet sodas also had a greater risk of earlier death from cardiovascular disease(CVD). Taken together, these findings indicate that the consumption of soda, diet soda and other sweetened beverages is linked to premature death from all causes, including CVD and digestive diseases. The researchers noted that their study supports public health campaigns aimed at limiting the consumption of sodas and other sugar-laden drinks.       Fisetin derivative shows promise against Alzheimer disease in mice Salk Institute, August 5 2020.    he September 2020 issue of Redox Biology published the finding of Salk Institute researchers of an ability for a compound derived from fisetin, a flavonoid occurring in many plants, to reverse memory loss in a mouse model of Alzheimer disease. The compound, known as CMS121, which was synthesized by Pamela Maher and colleagues, was recently demonstrated to slow brain cell aging. "This was a more rigorous test of how well this compound would work in a therapeutic setting than our previous studies on it," commented Dr Maher. "Based on the success of this study, we're now beginning to pursue clinical trials." In the current research, normal mice and mice that were genetically modified to develop Alzheimer disease were given CMS121 starting at nine months of age. Untreated Alzheimer mice and normal mice served as controls. At 12 months, memory and behavior tests revealed that treated Alzheimer mice performed as well as control mice and that Alzheimer mice that did not receive CMS121 performed worse.  An increase in lipid peroxidation was observed in brains cells of untreated Alzheimer mice in comparison with Alzheimer mice that received CMS121. "That not only confirmed that lipid peroxidation is altered in Alzheimer's, but that this drug is actually normalizing those changes," remarked first author Gamze Ates.  It was further determined that CMS121 lowered levels of the lipid-producing molecule fatty acid synthetase (FASN). Brain samples from human Alzheimer patients revealed that greater amounts of FASN were present in comparison with cognitively healthy patients, suggesting that FASN could be a drug target for Alzheimer disease.  "There has been a big struggle in the field right now to find targets to go after," Dr Maher stated. "So, identifying a new target in an unbiased way like this is really exciting and opens lots of doors."     REM sleep tunes eating behavior University of Bern (Germany),  August 7, 2020   Despite our broad understanding of the different brain regions activated during rapid-eye-movement sleep, little is known about what this activity serves for. Researchers at the University of Bern and the Inselspital have now discovered that the activation of neurons in the hypothalamus during REM sleep regulates eating behaviour: suppressing this activity in mice decreases appetite. While we are asleep, we transition between different phases of sleep each of which may contribute differently to us feeling rested. During (rapid eye movement) REM sleep, a peculiar sleep stage also called paradoxical sleep during which most dreaming occurs, specific brain circuits show very high electrical activity, yet the function of this sleep-specific activity remains unclear.  Among the brain regions that show strong activation during REM sleep are areas that regulate memory functions or emotion, for instance. The lateral hypothalamus, a tiny, evolutionarily well conserved brain structure in all mammals also shows high activity during REM sleep. In the awake animals, neurons from this brain region orchestrate appetite and the consumption of food and they are involved in the regulation of motivated behaviours and addiction. In a new study, researchers headed by Prof. Dr. Antoine Adamantidis at the University of Bern set out to investigate the function of the activity of hypothalamic neurons in mice during REM sleep. They aimed at better understanding how neural activation during REM sleep influences our day-to-day behaviour. They discovered that suppressing the activity of these neurons decreases the amount of food the mice consume. "This suggests that REM sleep is necessary to stabilize food intake", says Adamantidis. The results of this study have been published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Long-lasting effect on neuronal activity and feeding behavior The researcher discovered that specific activity patterns of neurons in the lateral hypothalamus that usually signal eating in the awake mouse are also present when the animals were in the stage of REM sleep. To assess the importance of these activity patterns during REM sleep the research group used a technique called optogenetics, with which they used light pulses to precisely shut down the activity of hypothalamic neurons during REM sleep. As a result, the researchers found that the activity patterns for eating were modified and that the animals consumed less food. "We were surprised how strongly and persistently our intervention affected the neural activity in the lateral hypothalamus and the behaviour of the mice", says Lukas Oesch, the first author of the study. He adds: "The modification in the activity patterns was still measurable after four days of regular sleep." These findings suggest that electrical activity in hypothalamic circuits during REM sleep are highly plastic and essential to maintain a stable feeding behaviour in mammals.  It is a question of quality These findings point out that sleep quantity alone is not solely required for our well-being, but that sleep quality plays a major role in particular to maintain appropriate eating behaviour. "This is of particular relevance in our society where not only sleep quantity decreases but where sleep quality is dramatically affected by shift work, late night screen exposure or social jet-lag in adolescents", explains Adamantidis. The discovered link between the activity of the neurons during REM sleep and eating behaviour may help developing new therapeutical approaches to treat eating disorders. It might also be relevant for motivation and addiction. "However, this relationship might depend on the precise circuitry, the sleep stage and other factors yet to be uncovered", adds Adamantidis.   The key role of zinc in elderly immunity Federal University of Juiz de Fora (Brazil), August 7, 2020   According to news reporting originating from Juiz de Fora, Brazil, by NewsRx editors, the research stated, “The COVID-19 infection can lead to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), mainly affecting patients aged 60 and older. Preliminary data suggest that the nutritional status can change the course of the infection, and on the matter, zinc is crucial for growth, development, and the maintenance of immune function.” Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, “In the absence of treatment for this virus, there is an urgent need to find alternative methods that can contribute to control of disease. The aim of this paper is to establish the relation between zinc and COVID-19. From the prior scientific knowledge, we have performed a review of the literature and examine the role of zinc in immune function in the infection by COVID-19. Our findings are that the zinc as an anti-inflammatory agent may help to optimize immune function and reduce the risk of infection.” According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Zinc supplementation can be a useful strategy to reduce the global burden of infection in the elderly, there is a need the increased reporting to improve our understanding of COVID-19 and the care of affected patients.”    

Disasters on the planet: Yellowstone and Aira, melting glaciers, stopping of the Gulf Stream, record temperatures, abnormal heat, floods. The climate strikes new records! Climate Breaking News on ALLATRA TV. 1:34 Japan and China. On July 5, a typhoon Prapiroon descended upon Japan and China, which caused massive rainfall in Japan. 263 mm of precipitation fell in just 3 hours which is a record for the entire 40-year history of observation. 2:16 South Korea. Powerful rainfall caused flooding in many areas of South Korea. Because of bad weather, vehicular traffic was disrupted, some domestic flights were cancelled, and a number of national parks were shut down. 2:31 Thailand, Pakistan, India, Romania, Spain, Italy, Ghana, Nigeria and Houston. Heavy floods. 2:40 Japan. Lately, volcanic activity has awakened. The Sakurajima volcano started erupting on the southern island of Kyushu in Japan. This volcano is part of the super-volcano Aira, which is described in more detail in the report by ALLATRA SCIENCE researchers: “On the problems and consequences of global climate change on Earth. Effective ways of solve these problems” https://allatra.org/report/problems-and-consequences-global-climate-change-earth Watch the program on the link to ALLATRA TV https://allatra.tv/en/video/yellowstone-and-aira-disasters-on-the-planet For additional information, please watch a unique programme: "Се грядёт. It is coming" https://allatra.tv/en/video/it-is-coming CLIMATE. THE FUTURE IS NOW https://allatra.tv/en/video/climate-the-future-is-now THE CHANCE ON THE VERGE https://allatra.tv/en/video/the-chance-on-the-verge

This is a review show of what worked and didn’t work in my vegetable garden this summer. I go over both the varieties of plant and techniques I used with a critical perspective. Tomatoes. Florida weave versus cages. My pruning process in the future. Straw as weed block. Success of varieties including Sungold, Black Beauty, Berkley Tie Dye Peppers. MANY successes, including ghost peppers, shishito, poblano, bell peppers, Rhenza Macedonia. Why the success? Melons. Mixed bag on planting technique – too crowded. Review on varieties (hit and miss on success), and future plans Also review: eggplants, beans, Solanum quitoense, zucca gourd, Sakurajima giant radish, corn and more To ask questions for future shows, submit them at Marlene The Plant Lady Facebook page, or Instagram. You can also email Marlene questions, future show topic requests and feedback at marlenetheplantlady@gmail.com

Jay, Sky e Sweet analisam o primeiro arco de Bunny Girl. Se você gostou do anime e quer ver uma discussão legal, que complemente sua experiência, ouça o cast. Sabemos que esse cast está atrasado. Lançaremos um podcast para cada arco do anime. Esse é um novo formato que estamos experimentando. Confira nosso Site: www.podanimecast.com.br Assine nosso Feed! : http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:397470243/sounds.rss Nosso contato: podanime11@gmail.com iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podanimecast/id1347565028?mt=2 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodAnimeCast/?ref=settings ---- O que é o PodAnimeCast? ----- O PodAnimeCast é o melhor podcast sobre animes, mangás e afins. O nosso objetivo é produzir um conteúdo diferenciado, de qualidade, a respeito de animações japonesas e mangás, para um público que se interessa em se aprofundar mais nessas mídias, tentando sempre manter uma boa periodicidade. Falamos dos animes das temporadas semanalmente, fazemos análises, recomendações de obras, falamos sobre crítica e muito mais. Confira nosso site, ouça os nossos podcasts passados , assine nosso feed e fique por dentro das novidades.

In dieser Episode erzähle ich dir von einem Moment aus meinem Leben, den ich nie vergessen werde. Dieses Erlebnis im Süden Japans hat mir gezeigt, wie man mit unveränderlichen Rahmenbedingungen gut umgehen kann. Es hat mir auch gezeigt, welche positiven Entwicklungen aus schwierigen Situationen entstehen können, auch wenn man vielleicht zunächst denkt, dass sie einen daran hindern, glücklich zu sein. Diese Erfahrung gehört zu den Lektionen, wie ich gelernt habe, glücklich zu sein.

Japanese Rabbit (Part 2) - Interview Yudai Tanabe - White Rabbit - Shrines - Zodiac - Japanese Hares - Fox Glove - Sandwiches Feel free to visit the website: http://www.hareoftherabbit.com/ If you would like to support the podcast either visit the link for Amazon, then make your purchases as normal.  I cannot see who purchases what, but a small percentage of your purchase will benefit the podcast: https://www.amazon.com/?&tag=haroftherab-20&camp=228761&creative=536025&linkCode=ur1&adid=0Z1J5SZGFHE81DASKT78& Or you can donate to the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4748024 This episode: Interview with Yudai Tanabe: The venerable legend of "The White Rabbit of Inaba" Kojiki version One version of the tale of the Hare of Inaba is found in the Kojiki, the oldest extant chronicle in Japan, which dates from early in the 8th century (711-712).  The legend appears in the first of the three sections of the Kojiki, the Kamitsumaki, also known as the Jindai no Maki, or "Volume of the Age of the Gods".  This section of the Kojiki outlines the myths concerning the foundation of Japan prior to the birth of the Emperor Jimmu, the first Emperor of Japan. In the Kojiki version of the myth, a hare tricks some wanizame into being used as a land bridge in order to travel from the Island of Oki to Cape Keta.  Cape Keta is now identified with the Hakuto Coast in the present-day city of Tottori.  The hare challenges the sharks to see whose clan is larger—that of the sharks, or that of the hares.  The hare had the sharks lie in a row across the sea. The hare then hopped across them, counting them as he went. Nearing the end, the hare exclaims that he has deceived the sharks in order to use them as a bridge. The last shark attacks the hare, ripping his fur from him.  Ōkuninushi and his eighty brothers were traveling through the Inaba region to woo Princess Yakami of Inaba.  While the brothers were on their way to visit the princess, the flayed hare stopped them and asked them for help. Rather than helping the hare, they advised it to wash in the sea and dry itself in the wind, which naturally caused it great pain.  In contrast Ōkuninushi, unlike his quarreling elder brothers, told the hare to bathe in fresh water from the mouth of a river, and then roll in the pollen of cattails.  The body of the hare was restored to its original state, and after its recovery, revealed its true form as a god.  In gratitude, the hare told Ōkuninushi, the lowest born in the family, that he would marry Princess Yakami.  Hare of Inaba legend emphasizes the benevolence of Ōkuninushi, who was later enshrined at the Izumo-taisha.   Japanese scholars have traditionally interpreted the struggle between the kind Ōkuninushi and his wrathful eighty brothers as a symbolic representation of civilization and barbarism in the emergent Japanese state.  The version of the Hare of Inaba legend told in the Kojiki has been compared to similar myths from Java in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and India. Ise ga Naru version Long ago, when Japanese goddess Amaterasu and her entourage traveled around at the boundary of Yakami in Inaba, they were looking for a place for their temporary palace, suddenly a white hare appeared. The white hare bit Amaterasu's clothes and took her to an appropriate place for a temporary palace along Nakayama mountain and Reiseki mountain. About two hours' walk, accompanied by the white hare, Amaterasu reached a mountain top plain, which is now called Ise ga naru. Then, the white hare disappeared at Ise ga naru. The place of this legend is in Yazu town and Tottori city, in Tottori Prefecture (ancient Inaba and Houki), where the shrine Hakuto Jinja reveres the white hare. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hare_of_Inaba Rabbits, so cute and gentle, so furry, soft and warm are one of the animals which the Japanese are most familiar with.  Not only are they popular pets ( there was a veritable house-rabbit craze in the Meiji Period), but most schools and kindergartens keep them ( in a pen outdoors), to teach kids about resposibility and caring for living creatures. It is because of this connection with fertility and abundant offspring that the ancient Asians (Indians, Chinese, Japanese, etc) have long said that there is a rabbit (hare) on the moon ( in Japan it is actually pounding mochi rice cakes).  It seems perfectly logical to me since I have to know that THE MOON has also been considered to be deeply connected to pregnancy and childbirth. Thus, the MOON, a God of Conception and Childbirth, with a servant, the symbol of fertility- the HARE – are a natural combination. Since rabbits were associated with having children, there were various folk beliefs which existed throughout Japan linking rabbits with prayers for easy delivery.  Eating rabbit meat to ensure the mother and child`s safety was customary in certain parts of Japan, while in others ( interestingly) it was shunned- in the belief that doing so would lead to the chlid being born with a hare-lip ( mitsu-guchi, 三っ口). And though the practice of eating rabbit meat before delivery (or the belief that it should be avoided) have completely died out, there are still a few shrines around Japan which are dedicated to rabbits as  messengers of the God(s), that are popular places to pray for conception and then easy delivery. Another reason that hares have been have been worshipped at certain shrines, or in some places are believed to have the power of prophecy ( for example, predicting the weather) is because of a very famous story in Japan`s oldest text, the KOJIKI. Another interesting Hare related myth which has led to the animal`s deification.  At Uji Shrine  there is a story of the Emperor Nintoku`s son, while once fleeing  for his life, was guided to safety by a hare (what probably really happened is that he  followed the trails in the bush made by rabbits or other small animals). That is why a Hare-Deity is believed to protect the shrine.  Some even say that the place name UJI derives from Usagi- miCHI- Rabbit-Road!. On the volcanic island of Sakurajima (桜島) in Kagoshima Prefecture, there also seems to have been a belief in a rabbit/hare deity which was called O-Mimi-Naga-Sama (お耳長様)- Lord long-Ears! An Edo Period text contains thid story:  On Sakurajima Island there lived a large hare which was believed, by the local residents, to be the deity of the mountain ( the island is a volcano).  Because of that, no one there ever ate hare meat. In fact, even mentioning the word hare ( USAGI), was believed to bring on a stomachache. Thus, in conversation everyone would refer to this animal as Lord Long Ears ( O-Mimi-Naga-Sama). Once a member of the Satsuma Clan ( the rulers of that region) came to island for a hunting expedition, and killed an big, old hare. The Volcano erupted. Hunting was subsequently banned. http://blog.alientimes.org/2011/01/for-the-year-of-the-rabbit-some-musings-on-rabbits-and-hares-in-japanese-culture-and-history/ A place related to the legend of the white rabbit of Inaba, one of the most well-known myths in Japan. https://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/spot/natuscen/hakuto-beach.html Hakuto Coast is a beautiful beach of white sand. It is included as one of the 100 Selected Beaches in Japan, and is a popular spot for sea bathing in summer and surfing in winter. You can see the pretty pink Japanese rose flowers, for which this place is the southern limit for growing naturally.  It is a very famous place in Japan as the setting of the myth of the white rabbit of Inaba. Now it seems the Japanese love the rabbit, and have many Rabbit Shrines Nearby the coast, is Hakuto Shrine, enshrining the legendary white rabbit as well as, and Mitarashi-ike, a pond in which the white rabbit apparently washed its body.  There is a mysterious legend about Mitarashi-ike, which states that the water level remains the same in any kind of weather.  As a result, it is also known as “Fuzou Fugen No Ike” (a pond with unchanged water level).  There is an island offshore from which the white rabbit returned, so you can imagine what it was like in the mythological age.  It is also a place with a beautiful sunset view.  Supposidly you will have a romantic time if you visit this place with your partner. The oldest shrine of Japan https://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/spot/shritemp/o-miwa-shrine.html based on the old Shinto that worships mountains Omiwa Jinja in Yamato, current Sakurai City, of Nara is said to be the oldest shrine of Japan that date back to the age before emperors. The shrine is dedicated to Omononushi-no-mikoto who appears in myths.  Because his soul was comforted in Mt. Miwa just behind the shrine, the entire mountain is the subject of worship. Omononushi-no-mikoto is the god known for saving the white rabbit of Inaba, so “Nadeusagi (rabbit to stroke)” is placed at the entrance of the gathering hall.  It is said that stroking the rabbit will take away your pain.  Stroked by so many people the rabbit is now mirror-shiny. The "Rabbit Shrine" The Higashitenno-Okazaki Shrine in Kyoto, not far from the much larger famous Heian Shrine. This smaller shrine is usullay empty and you m ay be abe to roam around in solitude and appreciate the Kawaii (cute in Japanese) rabbit statues. Only in Japan could there be an entire shrine built with rabbit statues and miniature rabbit figurines lined up perfectly straight trusting that no one will remove them.  This is an “off the beaten track” shrine, and is worth checking out. Okazaki Shrine has served as a shrine for safe birth since 1178, and the Ujiko-sai festival is held every October in celebration.  The rabbit is considered a helper spirit of Okazaki Shrine. This is because many rabbits lived in the mountain behind the shrine. There are many sculptures of rabbits on the precincts (they are seen on pedestals of guardian dogs, in dedicatory lanterns, and above doorways). Notably, there is a black granite statue of a rabbit in the washbasin. This rabbit statue is for the believer who wishes to have a baby. Okazaki Shrine is also a shrine for marriage. This is because the famous heroic god Susano Ono Mikoto, who is enshrined at the shrine, slayed a demon to marry the goddess Kushi Inada Hime. For these reasons, many couples hold their wedding at Okazaki shrine. http://kyoto-weddings.jp/okazaki-shrine.html http://www.afar.com/places/higashitenno-okazaki-shrine-sakyo-ward What Is called the Bunny Shrine, is officially called Jyusozan-Mojyubosatsudo (鷲巣山文殊菩薩堂). This magical place is about a 15 minute walk away from the famous Hachiman Shrine. Just walk upstream of the Hirose River on the Sakunami Highway, then look for stairs that lead up into a cluster of towering cedar trees.   Go up and you will find a mix of Shinto, Buddha, and funny bunny images abound.  There is so much going on at this shrine that it is even hard to begin to explain.  In 1603, founder of Sendai feudal lord Date Masamune built Jyusozan-Mojyubosatsudo.  However, in fact, this place is neither shrine, nor temple. It is a place to worship, or at least give thanks and gratitude to, the spirit of the rabbit. Why?  The real reason would be because Date Masamune was born in the year of the rabbit, according to the Chinese lunar calendar.  As such, there are several rabbit images including pictures, wooden votive tablets, a statue at the second set of stairs, and the massive bunny ready to scare any unknowing visitor that walks through the front gate and glimpses to the right!  Look closely at the roof on the main shrine building and from the right angle you can see some rabbit decorations doing handstands!  Upon a little more research, I learned this is one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animal pilgrimage sites in Sendai.  The Bunny Shrine makes for a few fun photos, is not crowded, and is full of mystery.   http://en.japantravel.com/miyagi/bunny-shrine-in-sendai/26984 Since in days of old, the zodiac system used for designating years, months, days, time of day, and direction was adopted by the Japanese.  This happened officially during the reign of the Empress Suiko in the early 7th century.  Over the subsequent centuries, this system- called ETO, or JU-NISHI in Japanese, gained terrific popularity ( because of the fortune telling and decorative opportunities)- especially in the Edo Period (1600-1868).  Even after the Japanese abandoned their old calendar and started using the Western (Gregorian) system, they have still clung firmly to the Zodiac.  In fact now it might be more to be more popular than ever.  Included in the zodiac is the Rabbit/Hare The only problem with this current image of rabbits is that the animal adopted as the fourth sign in the Chinese/Japanese zodiac was not exactly the rabbit ( an animal which breeds in burrows underground and which was introduced from Europe probably just before the Edo Period) but THE HARE- an animal native to Japan (in several species) and which has played a major role in folklore and mythology. As oppossed to symbolizing cuteness, these animals were considered cunning tricksters.   Evidence of this belief can be found in various folk tales featuring very tricky and mischivious hares.  The most famous of these stories is probably KACHIKACHI YAMA-  a childrens story in which a rabbit cruelly tortures and finally kills a tanuki, which had killed an old woman (Yes, Japanese old children`s stories are just as violent and gruesome as European children`s stories!)  Importantly, hares were also considered symbols of  fertility (as they are in most of the rest of the world). for the reason that they breed like……. well, uhh,…. like….RABBITS (as the phrase goes). Besides being symbols of peace, docility and cuteness, they are also considered to be lucky. This is because the Chinese character usually used to write this animals name- 兎　(another character – 卯, is used to represent the rabbit as a zodiac sign) is very similar to the character 免 ( manukareru), which means to get rid of, or make vanish- in other words- rabbits some believe that rabbits will make BAD LUCK DISAPPEAR.  Just in the same way as when you spot a rabbit in the wild and- in the blink of an eye- ITS GONE! Now I am going to discuss the Lepus brachyurus or Japanese hare.  Most of the information I learned was from an article  By Jennifer Holmberg The Japanese hare is reddish-brown, with a body length that ranges from 45 to 54 centimetres (18 to 21 in), and a body weight of 1.3 to 2.5 kilograms (2.9 to 5.5 lb). Its tail will grow to lengths of 2 to 5 centimetres (0.79 to 1.97 in). Its front legs can be from 10 to 15 centimetres (3.9 to 5.9 in) long and the back legs from 12 to 15 centimetres (4.7 to 5.9 in) long. The ears grow to be 6 to 8 centimetres (2.4 to 3.1 in) long, and the tail 2 to 5 centimetres (0.79 to 1.97 in) long.  Adult Japan­ese hares are mid-size mam­mals with body masses rang­ing from 1.3 to 2.5 kg. There are vari­a­tions in color from a dark brown to a red brown with areas of white. All four sub­species are brown­ish in the sum­mer, but L. brachyu­rus an­gusti­dens and L.​b.​lyoni change their coat col­ors to white in the win­ter.  In areas of northern Japan, the west coast, and the island of Sado, where there is heavy snowfall, the Japanese hare loses its coloration in the autumn, remaining white until the spring, when the reddish-brown fur returns.   Like all mem­bers of the Order Lago­mor­pha, Japan­ese hares have a sec­ond set of in­cisors, or peg teeth, be­hind their first upper in­cisors. Japan­ese hares are en­demic to Japan. They are com­monly found on the main­land is­lands of Hon­shu, Shikoku and Kyushu and most of the sur­round­ing Japan­ese is­lands, ex­clud­ing Hokkaido. There are four sub­species of the Japan­ese hare found in dif­fer­ent ge­o­graph­i­cal re­gions. Lepus brachyu­rus an­gusti­dens is found in north­ern Hon­shu, L. b. lyoni is found on Sado Is­land, L. b. brachyu­rus is found in south­ern Hon­shu, and L. b. ok­ien­sis is found on the Oki Is­lands. There are vari­a­tions be­tween Japan­ese hare sub­species found on the main is­land and those found on sur­round­ing is­lands. The di­men­sions of a main­land fe­male Japan­ese hare de­scribed in 1905 were 505 mm head and body length, 40 mm tail length, 135 mm hind­foot length and 78 mm ear length. Mea­sure­ments from a fe­male Japan­ese hare from Oki Is­land were a 506 mm head and body length, a 54 mm tail, a 138 mm hind foot and a 78 mm ear. The sub­species found on the smaller is­lands ap­pear to have sex­ual di­mor­phism, with the vast ma­jor­ity of skull char­ac­ter­is­tics being smaller in males than in fe­males. On the main is­land, the only fea­ture that is not equal in size is the width of the palate. In gen­eral, the sub­species on the small is­lands are often larger in mass, length of head, and length of body. The sub­species on the main is­land have larger ears, hind feet length and skull size com­pared to those on the is­lands. It has been sug­gested that this vari­a­tion is not due to in­su­lar vari­a­tion, but that the is­land forms are ac­tu­ally closer to the an­ces­tral form and the main is­land sub­species has evolved and adapted to a chang­ing en­vi­ron­ment. Lepus brachyu­rus has been di­vided into two clades and four sub­species. The two clades are found in south­ern and north­ern Japan and ap­pear to be the re­sult of these groups evolv­ing dif­fer­ently in these dif­fer­ent re­gions ap­prox­i­mately 1.24 mil­lion years ago. and the TOHOKU NO-USAGI, Lepus brachyurus angustidens, which is quite similar in habit and appearance, except for one astounding characteristic: these hares turn pure white in winter! Another reason why the ancients might have considered them as sacred creatures. The KYUSHU type live mainly on the eastern side of the mountains which run down the center of Japan. The TOHOKU type live on the western, snowier side. Habitat Japan­ese hares can be found through­out Japan in urban, rural and for­est set­tings, but the vast ma­jor­ity are found in rural areas. They are typ­i­cally found in areas with dense shrub-like veg­e­ta­tion and a low tree canopy, often near the edge of forests. Japan­ese hares are pre­dom­i­nant in young, Japan­ese cedar plan­ta­tions where there is plenty of in­com­ing light and an abun­dance of veg­e­ta­tion. Japan­ese hares are also found near and around rivers or streams. They range from sea level to 2700 m. Japan­ese hares do not in­habit moun­tain­ous areas.  It is mostly found in mountains or hilly areas. It also inhabits forests or brushy areas.  Due to human encroachment, though, this hare has thrived in and around urban environments, so much so that it has become a nuisance in some places. Reproduction The litter size of the Japanese hare varies from 1 to 6. The age of maturity is uncertain, but females probably breed within a year of birth. Breeding continues year round. Several litters are born each year, each of which contain 2–4 individuals. Mating is promiscuous; males chase females, and box to repel rivals. Behavior The Japanese hare, like most hares and rabbits, is crepuscular (feeds mainly in the evening and early morning). It is silent except when it is in distress, and gives out a call for the distress. It can occupy burrows sometimes. Japan­ese hares are soli­tary and noc­tur­nal. When they are ac­tive at night, they can travel about 1000 m in a sin­gle night in forested areas and can cover ap­prox­i­mately 6 hectares.  While noth­ing is known about com­mu­ni­ca­tion be­tween Japan­ese hares, in­for­ma­tion may be in­ferred from other hare species. There ap­pears to be var­i­ous types of vo­cal­iza­tions, mostly high-pitched, that occur when hares are con­fronted with un­com­fort­able or fright­en­ing sit­u­a­tions. Like other hares, hear­ing is an im­por­tant mode of per­cep­tion. It is a solitary animal except during mating season, when males and females gather for breeding.  Not much is known about Japan­ese hare mat­ing sys­tems.  There is, how­ever, gen­er­al­iz­able in­for­ma­tion re­gard­ing other species of hares. Aside from arc­tic hares, which pair each breed­ing sea­son, most male and fe­male hares are promis­cu­ous. Male and fe­male hares come to­gether dur­ing the breed­ing sea­son and males some­times dis­play ag­gres­sive be­hav­ior, such as box­ing, in order to com­pete for mates.  Japan­ese hares have a long breed­ing sea­son, be­gin­ning in early Jan­u­ary and end­ing in Au­gust. The num­ber of lit­ters per sea­son ranges from 4 to 5. The av­er­age lit­ter size ranges from one to four, with 1.6 ba­bies being the av­er­age and the av­er­age weight of the young at birth is 132 g. There is a 1:1 ratio of males to fe­males born in each lit­ter. Within one breed­ing sea­son, a typ­i­cal fe­male will av­er­age 7.4 young. The wean­ing pe­riod typ­i­cally takes place 2 to 3 weeks after birth. Fe­male hares be­come sex­u­ally ma­ture at ten months old. The ges­ta­tion pe­riod ranges from 43 to 45 days and the pe­riod be­tween births ranges from 33 to 109 days. An in­ter­birth pe­riod shorter than the ges­ta­tion pe­riod sug­gests the pos­si­bil­ity of su­per­foeta­tion. This is fur­ther sup­ported by the oc­cur­rence of post­coital ovu­la­tion in Japan­ese hares. At the other end of the spec­trum, there can also be de­lays be­tween birth and the next cop­u­la­tion. Some­times fe­male Japan­ese hares will chase away males with whom they do not want to cop­u­late. There is some vari­abil­ity in breed­ing pat­terns be­tween north­ern and south­ern Japan­ese hares as breed­ing ap­pears to be af­fected by tem­per­a­ture, pho­tope­riod, and pre­cip­i­ta­tion. En­vi­ron­ments in higher lat­i­tudes have de­creased tem­per­a­ture and pho­tope­ri­ods through­out the ma­jor­ity of the year and stud­ies of cap­tive an­i­mals have found that with in­creas­ing lat­i­tude, the breed­ing sea­son, ges­ta­tion pe­riod and lit­ter size de­creases. Food Japan­ese hares are op­por­tunis­tic her­bi­vores that typ­i­cally eat newly planted grasses, grasses at plan­ta­tions, and young trees and shrubs. Saito and Koike de­ter­mined that their main source of food dur­ing the sum­mer comes from the Fam­ily Gramineae, which in­cludes the grasses and many com­mer­cial crops. In north­ern Japan, when these grasses are un­avail­able due to win­ter snow cover, Japan­ese hares eat the buds and seedlings of young trees, often found in plan­ta­tions.  Vegetation found in and around its habitat is where the Japanese hare gets most of its nutrients. Grasses, shrubs, and bushes are all eaten by the hare. The Japanese hare is one of the few hares that will eat the bark off of trees and it does so occasionally which can cause major damage to trees and forests.   Tori and Suzuki ex­am­ined which trees were fa­vored in the win­ter and con­cluded that the vast ma­jor­ity of trees were Phyl­lostachys prae­cox, a bam­boo which is high in crude pro­tein con­tent.  Other pop­u­lar win­ter trees in­clude Acer, Paulow­nia, Acan­thopanax, Ar­alia and Legu­mi­nosae. The trees and shrubs cho­sen by Japan­ese hares often have in­creased amounts of branches and stems, which are typ­i­cally found in young forests. Most of the trees that are con­sumed have high pro­tein con­tent.   Japan­ese hares also en­gage in co­prophagy, or the reinges­tion of feces. While co­prophagy is com­mon in most hares, what is unique in L. brachyu­rus is that it reingests both soft and hard feces, as they are ob­served sim­ply swal­low­ing soft feces and chew­ing hard feces. Co­prophagy is done to ex­tract as many nu­tri­ents as pos­si­ble from their dif­fi­cult to di­gest plant food. There is also a pos­i­tive re­la­tion­ship with the lack of avail­able food and an in­creased oc­cur­rence of con­sum­ing hard feces. Japan­ese hares are read­ily preyed on by red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), golden ea­gles (Aquila chrysae­tos) and Japan­ese martens (Martes melam­pus). The color change in the north­ern sub­species of Japan­ese hares, from brown to white in the win­ter, is likely a cryp­tic color change to blend into their sur­round­ing en­vi­ron­ment and avoid pre­da­tion. Due to the large pop­u­la­tion sizes of Japan­ese hares, they are ex­tremely im­por­tant in the food web. They are prey for larger mam­mals and they im­pact the veg­e­ta­tion on which they feed. They can cause dam­age to woody trees and plants when they are for­ag­ing for buds in the win­ter The Japanese hare population seems to be stable; in some places, it has become a nuisance animal. It is hunted in certain regions for food, fur, pelts, and to help curb its growing numbers.  It is estimated that Japan­ese hares do not live longer than 4 years in the wild. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_hare http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Lepus_brachyurus/ http://blog.alientimes.org/2011/01/for-the-year-of-the-rabbit-some-musings-on-rabbits-and-hares-in-japanese-culture-and-history/ Plant of the Week: Fox Glove Word of the Week: Sandwich

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Retour sur les volcans d'Asie avec ce double épisode dédié aux principaux édifices du Japon. En compagnie du célèbre volcanologue Jacques-Marie Bardintzeff, nous explorons dans cette première partie quelques-uns des volcans de Kyushu, au sud, île la plus volcanique du pays. Au programme de ce voyage nippon : le site de Beppu, considéré comme le plus géothermique du monde, le très actif Sakurajima, le magnifique Aso et son immense caldeira, et le terrible Unzen. Un épisode qui ravira tous les passionnés de la terre et de ses phénomènes fascinants, ou qui pourrait faire naître en vous une nouvelle passion pour les volcans !

Day 20 - Kagoshima, la ville de la patate douce

Day 21 - Sakurajima, l'île des cendres

Day 00 Présentation du voyage