Use a pigment or stain. Adding a stain or pigment to the concrete after etching is a great way to make it more visually attractive. For some interior spaces, stained concrete can give a clean, elegant, modern look to the room. Even some outdoor spaces, like patios, can use stained concrete to great effect.
Japanâs Mazda founded. On this day in 1920, Jujiro Matsuda (1875-1952) forms Toyo Cork Kogyo, a business that makes cork, in Hiroshima, Japan; just over a decade later the company produces its first automobile and eventually changes its name to Mazda.
Where does the name Japan come from? The name of the country in Japanese is Nihon or Nippon, written æ¥æ¬ in Chinese characters. The characters mean the origin of the sun. This comes from the position of Japan to the east of China. However, neither Nihon nor Nippon sounds much like Japan, so the origin of the word Japan is mysterious. Marco Polo never visited Japan, only China, but in a book he mentions the island of Chipangu.