Introduction Faisal What is a city? The word “city” seems to be well understood by any person you ask, although what is really the definition of a “city”? Interestingly enough, there is not actually a single, internationally agreed upon definition of what constitutes a city. Even international organizations such as the United Nations cite that […]
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Episode 1: Exploring Manga Studies with Rayne – The 日本語 Project Podcast [Transcript]
Transcript Faisal Welcome to the 日本語 (Nihongo) Project today joining us. We have Rayne from the United States, a masters student in East Asian studies at Stanford University. So glad you could join me today. I first just want to start off with if you are able to tell us a little bit about. What […]
How Earthquake Resistant are Buildings in Japan?
Introduction It’s no secret that Japan experiences several noticeable earthquakes every year. On August 19th 2016, an earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale hit 170 km off the cost of Miyako, a city in Iwate prefecture. It was followed by another 6.0 earthquake on Sunday, which was also then followed by another 6.0 tremor. […]