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(2011.08.01) ZONE - secret base ~Kimi ga Kureta mono~ and Yakusoku |
ZONE (Maiko, Miyu, and Tomoka) appeared on the August 1, 2011 broadcast of Coming Soon! performing secret base ~Kimi ga Kureta mono~ and Yakusoku. This promotional appearance leads up to the release of a ZONE tribute album on August 10th, and a pair of special lives on August 14 and 15 at Akasaka BLITZ. Mizuho left the entertainment business and will not be participating in these events. The reunion of the other three is a fulfillment of a promise made in the lyrics of their song, "secret base ～君がくれたもの～", which states the belief in meeting again 10 years later in August. The song was released on August 8, 2001. After the Tohoku earthquake, the girls were wondering if there was something they could do. The power of music has shown to be a great way to lift the spirits of people; this gives their reuniting a special meaning and purpose.
The group was initially a dance group formed in 1997 and comprised of 8 girls from Studio RunTime (RunTime Music Entertainment), which is a Sapporo based talent and management agency. The members were reduced to 6 and then eventually to 4 members when they made their official debut in 1999; Miyu Nagase (guitar & vocals), Takayo Ookoshi (guitar & vocals), Maiko Sakae (bass & vocals), and Mizuho Saito (drums & vocals). After Takayo announced her departure in 2003 to concentrate on school, Tomoka Nishimura (originally one of the 6th members who was supposedly cut due to her height difference at the time) replaced Takayo and at least for me, became a favorite.
The "bandol" group were quite successful releasing numerous hit singles and even had their variety show. In early 2005, Mizuho announced she would be leaving the group (actually, she made the decision to completely leave the entertainment business to focus on hotel management). The other 3 members decided not to replace Mizuho and also decided not to continue as a 3-piece unit; they decided to disband (at the top of their game) and held their final concert on April 1, 2005, at the Nippon Budokan. |
| Date: 2011-08-04 06:23:53 - Added by: Nippon Sekai |
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Efforts underway to save Rikuzentakata's Pine Tree of Hope |
4 months after the March 11th disaster, efforts are underway to save the only pine tree which remained standing in Rikuzentakata's Takata Matsubara (which before the tsunami, was a 2km beach lined with tens of thousands of pine trees). |
| Date: 2011-07-10 19:53:01 - Added by: Nippon Sekai |
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Time lapse views of Mt Fuji |
Time lapse video of Mt Fuji from various vantage points. |
| Date: 2011-07-04 02:42:47 - Added by: Nippon Sekai |
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Panoramic views boost readiness |
A special camera is used to capture imagery from the tsunami devastated town of Otsuchi. The resulting videos are edited together for projection onto a planetarium-like dome where it gives the viewer a better sense of the scope of the disaster. The message that is being conveyed is that people need to head for high ground as soon as possible. |
| Date: 2011-06-14 15:57:35 - Added by: Nippon Sekai |
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High-tech rebuilding maps |
This is a new graphical mapping system which will be utilized for post-disaster reconstruction. The system makes use of 360 degree composite video footage |
| Date: 2011-06-14 01:02:34 - Added by: Nippon Sekai |
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Letting go |
Three months since the March 11th earthquake and tsunami may be too short of a period for people to begin carrying on after losing family members to the disaster. Many are trying to figure out how to deal with their grief. One of them is Mika Sato; she has been searching the rubble for memories of her daughters short life. |
| Date: 2011-06-14 00:25:24 - Added by: Nippon Sekai |
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3 months on - A dream that didn't die |
A nursing school in Ishinomaki holds its entrance ceremony which had been previously cancelled due to the March 11th disaster. One of the new students, Asuka Suzuki, received her admission letter on March 11, 4 hours before the earthquake hit. She had always wanted to be a nurse since kindergarten and went to see her grandmother to tell her the news. The grandmother who had always encouraged Asuka was thrilled to hear about this. While the two were talking, the earthquake struck. Her grandmother said she would be fine and suggested that Asuka should head back home. Soon though, the tsunami hit the area including her grandmothers home. |
| Date: 2011-06-13 23:57:18 - Added by: Nippon Sekai |
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NHK Science Zero - Assessing the risks of follow-on disasters after the Megaquake-2 |
May 14, 2011 english dubbed broadcast of Science Zero - this episode looks further into detail about the mechanics of the March 11th megaquake and its impact on future events. Shinji Toda also discusses his Kanto Fragment hypothesis. |
| Date: 2011-05-15 02:11:23 - Added by: Nippon Sekai |
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NHK Science Zero - Assessing the risks of follow-on disasters after the Megaquake-1 |
May 14, 2011 english dubbed broadcast of Science Zero - this episode looks further into detail about the mechanics of the March 11th megaquake and its impact on future events. Shinji Toda also discusses his Kanto Fragment hypothesis. |
| Date: 2011-05-15 02:09:33 - Added by: Nippon Sekai |
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NHK Science Zero - 20110402 Great East Japan Quake and Tsunami-2 |
April 2, 2011 english dubbed broadcast of Science Zero - the latest research at the time of its airing regarding the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami |
| Date: 2011-04-02 07:30:24 - Added by: Nippon Sekai |
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