Views of Earth from the Space Shuttle

While not necessarily Japan-specific, the flash video at the url below is quite interesting and beautiful. Among other things it shows night views of the earth and we can see which countries light themselves up more than others (doesn't Japan seem the be the brightest country?), not unlike the picture from a post from May, 2007. You might want to check out other art works from GreatDanePro.com. You will of course see blatant biases in the web page. Still, there is a lot of visually interesting stuff to see. (This posting comes from a message on the EASIANTH listserv.)

http://www.greatdanepro.com/Blue%20Bueaty