The Bulletin

Old maps on Google Earth prompt a backlash in Japan

In a computer screen image taken from the Google Earth software, a feudal map of a village in central Japan from hundreds of years ago is superimposed on a modern street map. The village is ...
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Enduring encounters : maps of Japan from Leiden University Library / edited by Radu Leca and Martijn Storms

While Asian and Western cartographies are often considered separate traditions, maps of Japan kept in Leiden University Libraries often show a commonality of method and purpose. Despite the ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Old Japanese maps on Google Earth unveil secrets

TOKYOTOKYO — When Google Earth added historical maps of Japan to its online collection last year, the search giant didn’t expect a backlash. The finely detailed woodblock prints have been around ...

These Maps Will Completely Change the Way You See the World

Maps feel simple at first glance, but every now and then one forces you to pause and look again. The maps in this list play ...
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Cartographic Japan : a history in maps / edited by Kären Wigen, Sugimoto Fumiko, and Cary Karacas

Japan in a new-found world / Joseph LOH -- The world from the waterline / Peter D. SHAPINSKY -- Elusive islands of silver : Japan in the early European geographic imagination / OKA Mihoko -- ...
New York Post

Japan may change map icon that looks like swastika

The "manji" symbol adorns a Buddhist temple in Tokyo. AP TOKYO — As Japan gears up to host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and caters to a surging influx of foreign visitors, the country faces a cultural ...
The Daily Express on MSN

Japan braces for potential megaquake and tsunami threat

Japan is on high alert as officials warn of a potential megaquake and tsunami threat. Urgent evacuation preparations are underway as the country braces for a possible catastrophe.