Jan 10, 2021
Kamikatsu, Tokushima Pref. – Although travel is about new sights, sensations and experiences, more often than not, the chief pleasure of traveling is the temporary reprieve from the daily grind. Yet much of the travel experience leaves little time for forging deeper connections to people and places, and it can feel as though you’re simply skating across the surface of another somewhere.
Not so at the INOW program.
Based in Kamikatsu, a tiny village in the cedar-forested mountains of Tokushima Prefecture best known for its forward-looking zero-waste policies, the INOW program offers an alternative to sightseeing-centric modes of travel. Over two weeks, participants live in the village as local residents; even the program’s name, pronounced ee-no, is Awa dialect for “let’s go home.” Activities vary by season, ranging from tea harvesting to indigo-dyeing workshops, but always include several shifts volunteering at Gomi Station (Kamikatsu’s local wa
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99.99% of coronavirus killed in 30 seconds with Japan firm s UV LED The Mainichi
TOKUSHIMA A deep ultraviolet (UV) LED with the ability to inactivate 99.99% of coronavirus particles when shined on surfaces for 30 seconds under certain conditions has been developed by a Japanese firm.
Nichia Corp., based in the city of Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, is ready to mass-produce the LED, and apparently hopes to use it in air purifiers, air conditioning systems and other equipment.
According to the company, the LED emits deep UV light with a wavelength of 280 nanometers, and has an optical output of 70 milliwatts. The inactivation of virus particles is said to be most effective at a wavelength of 260 nm, but the optical output drops at shorter wavelengths, which would reduce the deep UV LED s lifespan. The company says that at 265 nm, the LED has an estimated lifespan of about 2,000 hours. At 280 nm, that can be expanded by about 10 times, to some 20,000 hours.
99.99% of coronavirus killed in 30 seconds with Japan firm s UV LED
January 9, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
The Handy UV emitter trial product, which can inactivate virus particles in 30 seconds, is shown in this image provided by Nichia Corp. TOKUSHIMA A deep ultraviolet (UV) LED with the ability to inactivate 99.99% of coronavirus particles when shined on surfaces for 30 seconds under certain conditions has been developed by a Japanese firm. Nichia Corp., based in the city of Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, is ready to mass-produce the LED, and apparently hopes to use it in air purifiers, air conditioning systems and other equipment. According to the company, the LED emits deep UV light with a wavelength of 280 nanometers, and has an optical output of 70 milliwatts. The inactivation of virus particles is said to be most effective at a wavelength of 260 nm, but the optical output drops at shorter wavelengths, which would reduce the deep UV LED s lifespan. The company say
Japanese student creating bug-eating buzz on YouTube
A university student in western Japan is hoping his YouTube cooking shows and cricket powder coffee will help people swat away their aversion to eating insects. When the perception toward eating insects changes, I want to share that moment with as many people as I can, said Kazuki Shimizu, a third-year student at Kindai University.
Kazuki Shimizu (far L) shares coffee containing crickets ground into powder form with students at an event held at Kindai University on Dec. 4, 2020. (Kyodo)
The 21-year-old, who studies in the university s Faculty of Agriculture in Nara Prefecture, recalls being surprised that insects were quite delicious when he tried a locust boiled in soy sauce during a biology class in high school.