The Foreign Ministry will launch an English-language Web site May 20 on global warming.

Named "Global Warming," it includes scientific analyses of the phenomenon as well as descriptions of Japanese and international measures against in hopes of sparking extended discussion on the issue. The site addresses nearly 150 related topics and contains about 40 independently researched articles, according to the ministry. The site can be accessed at http://globalwarm ing.mofa.go.jp/