CLEAN COAL

When it comes to Fuel, public opinion has been determinant in defining what is an environment friendly means of running our cities and what is not. What is a ‘Clean’ fuel and what are the ‘Dirty’ ones.

Read more...

TEPCO

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Incorporated or TEPCO, is a Japanese electric utility holding company servicing Japan's Kantō region, Yamanashi Prefecture, and the eastern portion of Shizuoka Prefecture. This area includes Tokyo. Its headquarters are located in Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo, and international branch offices exist in Washington, D.C., and London.

Read more...

WAZAWAI (災)

The term wazawai (災) in Japanese stands for catastrophic misfortune and it’s made up of the kanji for 火 (fire) and topped by what looks like three hiragana く(ku) which is a short version of the kanji for river. Wazawai is an old kanji that originally meant the wrath of the heavens (floods and fire) descending upon the land to punish evildoers[1]. This catastrophe can be divided in two categories: manmade disasters (人災) and natural disasters (天災). Nuclear power explosions, fires, tsunamis, typhoons, and earthquakes are all part of the most dreaded words in Japanese language.

Read more...