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CLIMATE CHANGE

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 8, 2021
What's behind the greening of the Kremlin?
President Vladimir Putin recently announced Russia aims to become carbon neutral by 2060 — 10 years after the United States and the European Union but at the same time as China.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 8, 2021
Protesters expose the stark reality of climate progress at COP26
The message from the thousands carrying placards around the venue of the meeting is one most insiders would agree with: The progress is still not enough to avoid catastrophe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2021
There’s an unseemly rush to power EV batteries
While lithium has been through a similar surge on the back of EVs before, this time there's a legitimate demand-supply issue with a shortage on the horizon.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2021
Number of geothermal power plants in Japan quadruples since Fukushima disaster
Despite the abundance of geothermal resources in Japan, development of geothermal power had stagnated. But it is now attracting renewed attention as a renewable energy source.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 7, 2021
Nature and climate protection pledges pile up at COP26, amid ghosts of past failures
Agriculture, deforestation and other changes in land use account for about a quarter of humanity's planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 7, 2021
Tired of COP26 promises, Glasgow protesters push climate justice from 'the outside'
Vulnerable people in countries that have contributed least to climate change bear the brunt of extreme weather and rising seas on a warming planet, speakers said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 6, 2021
A father and son's ice age plot to slow Siberian thaw
Zimov wants to slow the thaw in one area of Yakutia by populating a nature reserve called the Pleistocene Park with large herbivores including bison, horses and camels.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 6, 2021
China’s deafening silence speaks loudest at global climate talks
Some China climate watchers suggested that the nation's leaders are more concerned with implementing measures at home than winning praise at COP26.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 5, 2021
Climate change will kill national sovereignty as we know it
In a world where all countries collectively face the planetary emergency of global warming, sovereignty is simply no longer a tenable concept.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 5, 2021
Pacific islanders struggle at COP26 as pandemic keeps leaders away
Officials left at home were trying to track complex negotiations in Glasgow in the middle of the night, often with unreliable internet connections.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 5, 2021
Poor nations 'squeezed' as debt surges and climate adaptation cash falls short
Developing nations alone will need up to $500 billion by 2050 for adaptation, the U.N. has said.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 5, 2021
Push to end oil and gas expansion takes off at COP26, but not everyone keen
Countries, development banks and national groupings have pledged to end financing new fossil fuel projects overseas, but big funders including China, Japan and South Korea have opted out.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 5, 2021
China, India and other big coal users missing from COP26 phase-out deal
Some of the biggest coal-dependent nations were notable in their absence from the pledge to consign the most polluting fossil fuel to history.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2021
Climate change is a global health crisis in the making
The COP26 climate summit is the perfect chance to showcase the health challenges caused by global warming.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 4, 2021
New technology can turn emissions into animal food, Chinese scientists say
The method, which relies on bacteria, is able to process carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and nitrogen and could cut China's demand for soybeans.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2021
Japan among holdouts to deal on overseas fossil fuel funding
The U.K. has corralled about 20 nations to back a pledge to stop supporting foreign fossil fuel projects, but China and Japan aren't among them, sources say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 3, 2021
Logging to help the climate? Gabon turns to its rainforests.
A faltering oil industry fuels 45% of Gabon's economy — but now many in the country want to replace it with sustainable forestry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2021
Why the COP26 climate summit will fail
From Brazil and Australia to China and the U.S., countries are trying to game climate negotiations in order to shift the costs of adaptation onto others.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 3, 2021
China optimistic on climate markets deal after 'wasted' years
China's top climate negotiator said Tuesday a broad deal on carbon markets was possible at the U.N. COP26 despite the tensions between Beijing and Washington.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 3, 2021
Biden’s carbon-capture plan hands lifeline to coal plants
Environmental groups say the incentive may delay the retirement of dozens of facilities.
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.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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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