Hitoshi Abe

University of California, Los Angeles

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Professor and Chair of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of California, Los Angeles and director of UCLA's Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies; principal at Atelier Hitoshi Abe, based in Sendai, Japan

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A year ago yesterday, Japan experienced multiple disasters: an earthquake, tsunami and the  meltdowns  of three nuclear reactors at the Fukishima-Daichi plant in the Northeastern part…

Japan's March 11 Earthquake and the Future of Nuclear Energy

A year ago yesterday, Japan experienced multiple disasters: an earthquake, tsunami and the meltdowns of three nuclear reactors at the Fukishima-Daichi plant in the Northeastern part…

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One year ago yesterday, Japan experienced a massive earthquake, devastating tsunami and the  meltdown  of the nuclear facility at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor.  Nearly all of its…

Japan's March 11 Earthquake and the Future of Nuclear Energy

One year ago yesterday, Japan experienced a massive earthquake, devastating tsunami and the meltdown of the nuclear facility at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor.  Nearly all of its…

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The sponsor for the "Future City" Pecha Kucha was the Japanese bath manufacturer TOTO, who displayed its new  Neorest 550 , a high-tech luxury toilet which includes features like an…

The Battle for the Affluent Bottom

The sponsor for the "Future City" Pecha Kucha was the Japanese bath manufacturer TOTO, who displayed its new Neorest 550 , a high-tech luxury toilet which includes features like an…

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