Development and Current Situation of Forest Use by Camping Sites in Japan

After the Second World War, camping and camping sites in forests have developed and increased significantly from the 1980 s to 1990 s in Japan, relying on the laws and institutions established from the 1950 s to 1970 s across multiple administrative sectors, obtaining social approval as a legitimatized outdoor activity and forest use. Since the 2000s, the management of these camping sites has deteriorated mainly owing to economic recession, which caused the movement of camping site renewal by the private sector. This movement directed the diversification of forest use by camping sites in recent years. Camping facilities have been developed in many ways to meet the needs of campers, including organized group camps that promote education and experience in forests, solo camps, glamping, and workcations under the spread of the COVID-19 that demand relaxing or productive environment, and leisure camps that require enrichment of outdoor activities. As a result of this diversification, possibilities for effective utilization of forests and regional revitalization through the management of camping sites have been observed. Many camping sites have utilized forest lands, standing trees, and forest spaces to develop facilities and services, and there are cases where firewood production for campers has promoted the reorganization and development of local forestry and securing of personnel for forest management. In addition to securing local employment brought by reorganization, local revitalization in rural and mountainous areas has been promoted through the linkage of the needs of campers to positive economic effects, increase of the visitors who deeply connected to local people, and comprehensive and sustainable use of resources in local societies. © 2023 Nihon Ringakkai. All rights reserved.

Commerce, Culture, and Heritage : Souvenirs as Communicators of History in the Museum Shop

In heritage sites and museums, souvenir shops are of considerable commercial importance;furthermore, they add to the overall experience of visitors. This contribution explores the narrative quality of some souvenirs that seek to reflect a country’s history and heritage. Three examples will serve as case studies: (1) souvenirs depicting the Berlin Wall (Germany)—moving from a historical event toward wider-reaching generic ideas, such as freedom;(2) souvenirs commemorating the First World War and their role in the context of the War’s centenary (England);and (3) souvenirs that reflect aspects of dark tourism (various locations). In each case, the narrative attached to the items for sale potentially removes them from the experience of the exhibition. As such, souvenirs in the shop offer an experience in their own right, but they do not necessarily echo the culture, heritage, or history of a region or a country.

Detection of Corona Virus Infection using Convolutional Neural Network

Coronavirus 2019, also known as COVID-19, has recently had a negative influence on public health and human lives. Since the second world war, this disastrous consequence has changed human experience by initiating an increasingly more devastating and unexpected health calamity. The world's condition has become a catastrophic epidemic due to uncontrolled infectious properties within society. Therefore, the initial stage and accurate identification of the virus may be a good strategy for tracking and suppressing the illness from spreading due to the lack of medication. During the pandemic, computed tomography (CT) imaging has been extensively used to detect the percentage of infection. Artificial intelligence-Assisted CT-image analysis could be a better option which can be achieved using a convolutional neural network (CNN). This is one of the prominent modes that can be effectively used in such applications. In this paper, an artificial-intelligence-based approach has been presented to investigate the coronavirus infection in the human body. The various experiments are carried out on the freely available dataset. It has been observed that the results are better indicating adequate performance for prediction. © 2022 IEEE.

Asian American responses to Donald Trump’s anti-Asian rhetoric and misuse of the history of Japanese American incarceration

Since 2015, Donald Trump, his administration and supporters have repeatedly abused the history of Second World War Japanese American incarceration. In contrast to preceding Presidents who recognised the miscarriage of justice authorised by Franklin Roosevelt, Trump and his administration have used this history to justify racism. All post-war presidents before Trump, regardless of political affiliation, agreed what happened under Executive Order 9066 was wrong and should never be repeated. Donald Trump and his administration have, by contrast, not only failed to condemn the incarceration but instead attempted to use test cases brought against the United States government during the war as questionable legal precedent to justify racist policies. The travel ban for those travelling to the USA from Muslim majority countries was compared to Executive Order 9066;Trump’s policy of separating migrant children from their parents and placing them in separate detention centres was disturbingly similar to the internment of orphans of Japanese parentage at Manzanar children’s village;and Trump’s use of terms like ‘China virus’ during the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in attacks on Asian Americans. This article considers Asian American responses to these three case studies of Trump’s anti-Asian rhetoric and abuse of the history of Japanese American incarceration.

Consistency in Change: Architecture for Optimistic Living

Beacons of inspiration for generations of architects, Peter Cook’s drawings often have similar but differently expressed architectural preoccupations. Concerned with transparency, time and change, they choreograph ‘growies’ or ‘veggies’ and a wealth of typologies and topologies. Bartlett School of Architecture and Architectural Association design tutor Ricardo de Ostos takes us through some of his recent work. Copyright © 2022 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

AI-Controlled Robot Masks: Resisting Patriarchal Oppression

Using computational techniques to foster new empathetic relationships between human bodies and the space around them, Behnaz Farahi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Design at the California State University in Long Beach, presents some of the concepts and events that have inspired her research and focuses on a recent project for an interactive niqab. Copyright © 2022 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Design Perspectives from the Global South: The Case of Mexico

Guest-Editor of this AD and Director of the Architectural Association (AA) Ground Lab in London, Jose Alfredo Ramirez recognises that the Green New Deal is predicated on the success of previous, historical economic stimulus packages in the Global North. Here he calls for the inclusion of Global South perspectives, using Mexico as a case study.

[Do the old fears return? : An investigation into the experience of the corona crisis among survivors of the Hamburg Firestorm (1943)]. / Kommen die alten Ängste wieder? : Eine Untersuchung zum Erleben der Corona-Krise bei Überlebenden des Hamburger Feuersturms (1943).

BACKGROUND: The generation of war children of the Second World War is currently in old age experiencing the lock-down caused by the coronavirus crisis. OBJECTIVE: How are the restrictions of the lock-down experienced against the background of the war experience? METHODS: A total of 120 witnesses of the Hamburg Firestorm (1943) were asked about their experiences of the corona pandemic by means of a questionnaire in May 2020 and December 2020. Findings from telephone conversations with several witnesses, who regularly participate in a discussion group, have also been taken into consideration for this study. RESULTS: Of the interviewees contacted in May 2020 and December 2020, 98 (82%) and 77 (64%), respectively, sent back the questionnaire, 58 (45) female and 40 (32) male, the mean age was 86.5 years (87.1 years). According to the questionnaire most of them feel relatively stable and confident about their general situation in the pandemic and are mostly concerned with the contact restrictions rather than with their own health. The majority fear negative economic consequences for Germany. About 13% fully agree that the current crisis reminds them of their experiences in the Hamburg Firestorm. As telephone conversations have shown the memories and experiences of the war and the post-war period in general, seem to act as the leading frame of reference for dealing with the current crisis. CONCLUSION: The findings point to typical psychological processing patterns in a war-burdened generation, when they now relate their experiences in the war to the experiences in the corona crisis.