How the 1972 Winter Olympics reshaped Sapporo's identity

ex-section3 Jul 25, 2024

How the 1972 Winter Olympics reshaped Sapporo's identity

Written in 2022, when Sapporo was still considering a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympic Games, Kathryn Wortley investigated how the city’s 1972 hosting of the event not only transformed its physical landscape but also had profound economic, cultural and social effects. In a nutshell: ...

A Fukushima town’s push to rewrite the energy narrative

ex-section3 Jul 17, 2024

A Fukushima town’s push to rewrite the energy narrative

Japan is under pressure to lessen its reliance on fossil fuels, and nuclear power remains a complex fix. Minamisoma, a city hit hard by the March 11, 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, is taking the lead in the transition toward renewable energy. Last ...