and a 3.9-metre-tall vermilion lantern – Japan’s largest – hanging down the centre. On the third weekend of May, the usual tourist hordes at Sensoji, in the eastern neighbourhood of Asakusa ...

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Then, he got the idea for a traditional Japanese-style speaker. As he studied ways to make sounds spread naturally, he discovered the shape of a traditional andon lantern did the best job.

Lanterns representing a brighter future for Japan were released into the night sky to mark the six-month anniversary of the earthquake. Video courtesy of Reuters.