Having harmony with others is very important in Japanese society. So, people rarely make a racket in public. However, Japan is also a conflict-averse nation. This aspect has led to an ironic problem ...

The Supreme Court's ruling last week that refused to pass judgment on a call for a ban on nighttime and early morning flights by U.S. military aircraft at the Atsugi air base near Tokyo highlights the ...

Trinidad and Tobago has tolerated a noise problem so ludicrously out of control that standing next to a stadium speaker feels like meditation next to a jet engine. This problem was so bad that it ...

We have a noise problem in Uganda. You get to notice it after you depart to another community. There is too much kelele (unnecessary noise) everywhere. There is the noise of the preacher and warfare ...