Taichi Saotome stars in Tokyo’s Galaxy Theatre production of ‘Dragon and Peony.’
It was created by Team Lab who are described as ‘Ultra Technologists’ and takes Samurai fighting into an digitized age.
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Spotlight on Japan: Yamathon
Thursday, April 14th, 2011
The Yamathon is a fundraising challenge that took place last weekend. Teams of three or four people compete to walk or run through Tokyo visiting all 29 stations of the JR Yamanote line in under 12 hours. The Yamanote line is Japan’s busiest and most important commuter rail lines which navigates around Tokyo’s major districts and is famous around the world.
Organized by the Oxfam Japan International Volunteer Group, the event sees teams of three or four set off early on Saturday, April 9, from Harajuku Station with the goal of circumnavigating the entire Yamanote Line (34.5 kilometers on the track alone.
All proceeds from the ¥7,000 entrance fee and collected donations will go to earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in the northeast of Japan.
Spotlight on Japan: Fukashima Journey
Sunday, April 10th, 2011
Videonews.com reporters have created a video shot in the stricken Fukusima area.
The team starts the car journey 30 kilometers from the plant complete with dash-mounted Geiger counters.
At 21 kilometers out, packs of pet dogs can be seen roaming the streets of abandoned towns.
As they move closert more physical damage caused by the earthquake and tsunami is revealed.
Most unnerving is the abandoned livestock they meet 1.8km away who look lost amid the deserted, peopleless landscape.
The reporters meet a lone bulldog one of the reporters simply tells it, “ganbare” — “do your best” in Japanese. A poignant message to all.
Spotlight on Spain: Alameda de Hercules, Seville
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
Alameda de Hercules has experience significant renovation and change in the recent past. Previously a dirt-covered promenade, in 2008 it under went a reconstruction adding new restaurants, kiosks, trees and benches and restricting traffic access.
A rainwater reservoir was also installed in the center of the Alameda on the site of the failed Metro Station Project of 1977.
This neighbourhood is popular for it’s venues that host independent music performers and its many bars and cafes.
They wish for happiness, to live life day to day the best they can and to be realise them selves.
The first ever Global People Project Digital Craft Workshop held in London
Sunday, September 5th, 2010
A team of 8 young people from around London came together for the first Digital Craft Workshop in f Soho, London.
Over 5 days, students learnt about the digital skills, techniques and principals involved in making the Global People Project’s Thought Map come alive.
What makes this workshop different is the practical application of knowledge and skills learnt during the week. The digital craft work is applied to a live project and as a result hundred new voices to the Thought Map! These include the first Super High Definition RED Digital Cinema material that has been shot for the project.
Coming Soon: Digital Craft Workshop
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Global People Project Digital Craft Workshop is taking place from 23rd – 27th August 2010.
The objective of the workshop is to train young people to understand and control interactive social media while providing the opportunity for them to actively help create a live example of this.
This has been made possible with the support of Unltd.
Unltd’s mission is to reach out and unleash the energies of people who can transform the world in which they live. They support Social Entrepreneurs.