Tag: japan

Event Commemorates Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

Photo by Catherine Armstrong Last Thursday, the event “Fukushima Nuclear Disasters and Lessons for the U.S.” was held to commemorate the 4-year anniversary of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, which occurred on March 11, 2011. Sponsored by Ramapo Green, the United Asian Association, the master’s program in Sustainability Studies and the […]

Legendary Animator Hayao Miyazaki Retires

Photo courtesy of Thomas Schulz, Wikipedia Hayao Miyazaki, the renowned visionary and king of Japanese animation, has retired from creating feature length films which gained him global success to move on to new forms of storytelling. Miyazaki announced his retirement over the summer, stating that he would no longer create feature […]