FOUND: Sendai | Mind Blowing Facts

Century-old silent film made in New Hampshire found in Japan antique shop

Billy Van’s 1919 comedy Van-ar-chy found by student in Sendai will be shown in early November in New Hampshire

The Guardian - US · Sep 28

Japan on Your First Trip From India: Rail Pass Maths, Seasons, and the Cities Worth Your Days

The Rail Pass Question Nobody Answers HonestlyThe 7-day Japan Rail Pass costs around ¥50,000 (roughly ₹28,000 at current rates). A single Tokyo-to-Kyoto Shinkansen round trip on the Nozomi, the fastest Bullet Train, runs about ¥28,000. So the pass pays for itself the moment you add Hiroshima or Osaka into that…

Times Life · Sep 26

Nuclear fallout to flowerbeds: Japan to reuse Fukushima’s nuclear cleanup soil in flowerbeds and public works before 2045 deadline

In a significant move, Japan is set to repurpose soil from the Fukushima cleanup at new government sites to effectively address the large quantities of contaminated material that have been stored for years. The initiative includes using this soil in flowerbeds at facilities located in Sendai and Saitama, aiming to…

The Times of India · Aug 26

Big summer festivals to resume in Tohoku with virus precautions

SENDAI -- Two of the Tohoku region's three big summer festivals -- the Aomori Nebuta and the Akita Kanto festivals -- will be held in August after a hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The two were last held in 2019.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 1, 2022

New Covid-19 strain found in northeast Japan city

Japan's first case of a coronavirus variant has been found in Sendai, the northeast Japan city's government said Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Apr 28, 2022

Damage to Shinkansen line raises questions about quake resistance

Passengers arriving on the Tohoku Shinkansen platform at Tokyo and Fukushima stations Thursday -- the day operations resumed along the full length of the line, almost one month after a powerful earthquake -- were greeted by station attendants holding banners. A 60-year-old company employee, traveling from Fukushima Station to Sendai…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Apr 15, 2022