Photo of the Day(JAPAN)

[AsahinaKimi]

Eight computers making up part of the K supercomputer are seen at the Advanced Institute for Computational Science in Chuo Ward, Kobe, in October 2010. The K supercomputer, around 80 percent completed, has taken the crown of world's fastest computer at a conference in Germany after recording over 8.16 quadrillion calculations per second. The last computer with the title, China's Tianhe-1, recorded over 2.56 quadrillion calculations. It is the first time in seven years that Japan has held the No. 1 position. (Mainichi)

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A mobile kitchen serves as a substitute for a restaurant operator's lost building in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on June 23. Prepared by an organization supporting local businesses and a Tokyo company, the mobile kitchens are being introduced to allow local restaurants that lost the use of their buildings after the March 11 tsunami to reopen. (Mainichi)



Junior high school boys pose for the camera as they are hit by an incoming wave at a beach in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 24, 2011. The beach was the first in the Kanto region to open for the summer season. The ongoing Fukushima nuclear crisis has sparked fears of radioactive contamination in the ocean. However, tests conducted at the beach on May 16 and June 13 detected no radioactive materials, opening the way for some eager early summer swimmers to take the plunge. (Mainichi)


Ice blocks are seen stacked in a cold storage building in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 13, 2011, in preparation for the resumption of bonito fishing. The March 11 tsunami destroyed cold storage facilities near the city's port and other areas, which has increased the need for ice to store fish. However, reopening of the port, originally scheduled for mid June, has been delayed, and bonito schools are said to be staying away. (Mainichi)

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Thanks I hope they find the fishing healthy

[ceile]

2. Thanks for posting!

[ooglymoogly]

3. A couple of wows on the computer...and I thought mine was the fastest.