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CLIMATE CHANGE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 12, 2019
At Madrid climate talks, Japan's Shinjiro Koizumi confronts critics over coal
Koizumi defended the government's policy by saying the country was not getting enough credit for its efforts to move to more environmentally friendly energy sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2019
Short electric flight advances fossil fuel-free air travel
A five-minute test flight of an all-electric commercial aircraft by Vancouver-based Harbour Air has taken a significant step in the quest to replace aircraft powered by fossil fuels, a mode of transportation increasingly viewed through the prism of global warming.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 12, 2019
Morrison calls Australian fires 'disaster' but denies link to climate change
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is defending his government's record on tackling climate change, rejecting claims that it is in any way exacerbating bush fires sweeping the continent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2019
Exxon Mobil prevails in New York climate change lawsuit
A judge on Tuesday ruled in favor of Exxon Mobil Corp. in a lawsuit brought by New York state accusing the oil company of hiding from investors the true cost of addressing climate change.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2019
Japan to keep pushing coal in developing world despite criticism
The government maintains that renewable energy sources remain too unreliable and expensive, despite their wide-scale uptake around the globe and significant, ongoing reductions in their cost.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2019
Japanese students call for greater awareness of climate change
Experts and university students expressed concern about the nation's low environmental consciousness at a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 9, 2019
Leaders of some big EU businesses back green deal ahead of Brussels summit
The European Union's biggest business leaders threw their weight behind a plan to make the bloc climate-neutral, a commitment that could be adopted at a leaders' summit this week.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Dec 9, 2019
Australian firefighters burn grasslands to minimize looming wildfire risk
Thousands of firefighters burned grassland in eastern Australia on Monday in a desperate bid to starve an anticipated new front of wildfires of fuel before forecast searing temperatures Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 9, 2019
Tighter climate policies could erase $2.3 trillion in companies' value, U.N.-backed group says
Tighter government climate regulations by 2025 could wipe up to $2.3 trillion off the value of companies in industries ranging from fossil fuel producers to agriculture and carmakers, an investor group warned in a report.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2019
Natural-born climate commitments
Concrete action is needed to leverage the power of nature.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2019
Japan's mega-banks named as world's biggest lenders for new coal plants
Japan's three biggest commercial banks are the world's top financiers of new coal plants, according to research released Thursday in Spain at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 6, 2019
Oceans finally take center stage at COP25
Our first and most fundamental task in combating climate change is for the world to become carbon neutral by 2050.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2019
Wait until Trump hears about Europe's carbon tax
The climate crisis and trade conflicts are two of the world's top challenges and they might be about to collide in the EU's green deal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2019
Nagano is first prefecture in Japan to declare a climate emergency
Nagano became the first prefecture to declare a climate emergency Friday, joining a growing coalition of nations, regions and local municipalities around the world in vowing to take action that reflects the urgency of the crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 5, 2019
Japan tops Global Climate Risk Index as extreme heat hits countries both rich and poor
The report says Japan faced “three exceptionally strong extreme weather events” in 2018.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 5, 2019
Report from Exxon Mobil-owned firm in 1991 shows the cost of curbing CO2
Back in 1991, when climate policy was in its infancy, an Exxon subsidiary came to a startling and prescient conclusion about how to curb carbon-dioxide emissions that cause global warming: It would require a heavy price on carbon dioxide pollution before the companies creating emissions would change,...
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 5, 2019
North America's bird shrinkage documented, with a crash and a splat
Since 1978, researchers have scooped up and measured tens of thousands of birds that died after crashing into buildings in Chicago during spring and fall migrations. Their work has documented what might be called the incredible shrinking bird.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2019
Japan bags satirical 'Fossil of the Day' prize for clinging onto coal-fired power
Japan was one of three countries to receive a satirical "Fossil of the Day" award this week from an international environmental group after the country's industry minister voiced a plan to continue using coal-fired power, one of the top causes of global warming.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 4, 2019
Rising carbon emissions likely put global climate goal out of reach, report says
Although the growth of global carbon emissions is slowing, the persistent rise indicates governments — in particular, China and India — aren't doing enough to stave off the worst consequences of climate change, according to a new report.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 4, 2019
'Indiana Jones' scientists collect seeds in wild for climate change fight
Braving perils from blood-sucking leeches to tigers and using transport as basic as elephants, scientists have journeyed like "Indiana Jones" to remote locations to collect wild cousins of crop seeds in a project to help tackle climate change.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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