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COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Nov 12, 2014

Proper environmental survey must be conducted at proposed Okinawa U.S. base site

The U.S. Congress should get more involved in ensuring the U.S. government does not shirk its environmental responsibilities in Henoko.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Jul 6, 2013

U.S. butterfly decline signals environment woes

Butterflies are a favorite muse for poets and songwriters who hold them up as symbols of love, beauty, transformation and good fortune.
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2008

As G8 summit nears, environment tax on fuels eyed

The government is set to consider a so-called environment tax on oil, coal and other greenhouse gas-producing fuels as part of an overall tax reform plan later this year, according to an economic policy draft paper released Tuesday.
JAPAN / G8 SUMMIT 2008
May 27, 2008

Kobe saw discussion but no accord

KOBE — Group of Eight environment ministers held their weekend summit in Kobe hoping, in vain, to emerge with a strong commitment by developed nations to agree on greenhouse gas reduction targets by 2020.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2008

Shibuya loaner-umbrella campaign aims to aid community, environment

Cheap and readily discarded clear plastic umbrellas are just the thing when you're caught off guard by a shower.
JAPAN / Q&A
Jan 3, 2008

G8 summit to showcase environment technologies

Known for its cool summers and snowy winters, Hokkaido, the venue of the Group of Eight summit in July, is blessed with a rich natural environment and vast landscapes. It is a popular destination for nature lovers and people looking for outdoor activities such as skiing and rafting.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2004

Children's environment symposium to be held in Tokyo

All children living in Japan are invited to take part in an international symposium on the environment to be held in Tokyo on July 18.
Japan Times
Uncategorized
Oct 26, 2002

Japan shares its antipollution expertise

The city of Kitakyushu has moved ahead of other municipalities in transferring Japan's industrial knowledge and technology -- including measures to combat pollution -- to developing countries.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2002

Government assembles panel for environment meeting

The government Monday launched a preparatory committee for an international environmental conference to be held in Johannesburg in the summer, government officials said.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2001

State making slow progress on environment

The government has achieved only four of the 13 goals set in 1995 to improve its environmental performance, the Environment Ministry said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2001

Environment ministry to open regional offices

The Environment Ministry will expand its nationwide reach Monday with the opening of nine regional offices to be manned by squads of local inspectors.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 1, 2001

U.S.-Japan ties face new challenges

Japan-U.S. relations now seem to be at a major turning point. This is not because we are entering a new millennium, but rather because various conditions that brought about past turning points in the history of bilateral relations now seem to be maturing and ripening once again.
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2000

Japan to spend less on environment

Japan's global commitment to environment protection will drop 0.9 percent from this year in fiscal 2001, which begins April 1, to a combined 639.9 billion yen, the Environment Agency said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2000

Environment may enter corporate equation

An Environment Agency advisory committee has drafted a plan that would provide a standard for companies in gauging their environmental performance and that could then be used as a yardstick for environment-conscious consumers and investors, agency officials said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2000

Team gives small firms help in environment management

KYOTO — Although major companies are accelerating efforts to obtain international recognition of their environmental management systems, few small and medium-size firms are following suit due to the high cost of certification and a lack of knowledge.
JAPAN
May 14, 2000

Planned Middle East environment conference in danger of cancellation

An international conference on the Middle East's environment, scheduled for the end of this month in Tunisia, will almost certainly be canceled due to a slower pace of progress in the revived regional peace process than initially expected.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Apr 17, 2000

Chance meeting provides valuable insights on Japan and environment

In early April I had a chance to meet with Rea Litty, an environmentalist from the Netherlands, and Fushi Zen, president of the Association for the Conservation of Humans Against the Natural Environment, and former director of Humans First!
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1999

Japan may host U.N. environment summit in 2002

Staff writer
JAPAN
Mar 16, 1998

Beijing meeting to focus on friendliness to environment

Japanese and Chinese environment researchers and engineers will hold a meeting later this month in Beijing to discuss a joint plan to designate some cities in China to conduct intensive research on creating environment friendly cities, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka said March 16.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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