Ghost of Yotei Praised in Japan for How Quintessentially Hokkaido It Feels

Released on October 2, Ghost of Yotei is quickly garnering praise from Japanese gamers who are busy exploring Sucker Punch’s ...
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Map of Japan's 2011 tsunami shows how high the waves reached

Where you lived along Japan's coastline when the tsunami hit on March 11, 2011, basically determined whether you lived or died. That much is evident in these new maps created by a group of scientists ...
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Enduring encounters : maps of Japan from Leiden University Library / edited by Radu Leca and Martijn Storms

While Asian and Western cartographies are often considered separate traditions, maps of Japan kept in Leiden University Libraries often show a commonality of method and purpose. Despite the expulsion ...
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Cartographic Japan : a history in maps / edited by Kären Wigen, Sugimoto Fumiko, and Cary Karacas

Japan in a new-found world / Joseph LOH -- The world from the waterline / Peter D. SHAPINSKY -- Elusive islands of silver : Japan in the early European geographic imagination / OKA Mihoko -- Mapping ...
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Online maps trigger a feudal furor

TOKYO — When Google Earth added historical maps of Japan to its online collection last year, the search giant didn’t expect a backlash. The finely detailed woodblock prints have been around for ...

Study: 70% of coastal areas lack storm surge hazard maps

Nearly 70 percent of Japan’s coastal municipalities have yet to create legally required hazard maps that can guide residents ...