Japan has built Asia’s first large-scale osmotic power facility, a breakthrough energy plant that generates electricity simply by mixing freshwater and saltwater. By harnessing natural differences in salinity, this innovative technology opens the door to a new, continuous, and renewable energy source available along coastlines and river mouths. It’s a major step forward in Japan’s push for clean, low-impact power generation. • Osmotic power works by placing freshwater and seawater on opposite si

The Public & Private face of Japan 🇯🇵 Japans Indigenous peoples are known as the Ainu. The Ainu are an indigenous people primarily from Hokkaido, Japan, with a distinct culture, language, and spiritual beliefs rooted in animism. Historically a hunting, fishing, and gathering society, their traditional lands also included parts of northern Honshu, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands, but they have faced displacement and assimilation over centuries. Today, many are working to preserve and revitalize