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ENVIRONMENT

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Jun 13, 2021
With Trump gone, NATO wages war on climate threat
Facing a battle against global warming, NATO has for the first time made it a central focus of planning and strategy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2021
Japan’s Finance Ministry ignores climate risk, ex-official says
Rintaro Tamaki, a former top bureaucrat at the ministry, says it should raise Japan's already high gasoline tax and hike tariffs on imported fossil fuels.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 10, 2021
Airbus tells EU hydrogen won't be widely used in planes before 2050
Airbus officials say the research will, in any event, seed disruptive technology likely to play a role in the next generation of airplanes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2021
Reality check awaits John Kerry and his bid to cut ships’ emissions
The U.S. climate envoy said in April that he wants international shipping's emissions to drop to zero by 2050.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 9, 2021
G7 leaders urged to show solidarity on climate change and COVID-19
Persuading G7 leaders to dig deeper has been further complicated by Britain's decision to temporarily cut its overseas aid budget due to COVID-19 economic woes, however.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2021
Renewable energy boom unleashes a war over talent for green jobs
Difficulty securing a well-trained workforce could end up being a bottleneck in an industry that is key to slashing emissions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2021
As rising 'heat shocks' ruin rice crops, Bangladesh faces hunger risk
A mix of high temperatures, low rainfall and low humidity ruined thousands of hectares of crops in the country's main rice-growing region this spring.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2021
Exxon's activist director says she’s no climate radical
One of the newest faces at Exxon Mobil wants to make sure she's not misunderstood as she's propelled to sudden fame in a battle between climate activists and the oil industry.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 4, 2021
Worst drought in decades escalates threats across western U.S.
Almost three-fourths of the western U.S. is gripped by drought so severe that it's off the charts of anything recorded in the 20-year history of the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2021
This deadly coral disease is threatening more than just reefs
In South Caicos, researchers have reported a 62% loss of live hard coral coverage at three long-term research sites since stony coral tissue loss disease was first detected there in 2019.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 3, 2021
Farmers in China push back the desert — one tree at a time
In March, heavy sandstorms hit Beijing for the first time in six years, putting the country's reforestation efforts under scrutiny.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2021
The corporate world's favorite climate solution is mired in disagreements
Global warming is the world's biggest market failure and according to a task force, the solution might just be better trading.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 1, 2021
New coral reef restoration technology aims to reverse climate change damage
The technology mimics the design and shape of natural reefs to provide opportunities for colonization by corals and other marine life.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 1, 2021
More than a third of heat deaths are tied to climate change, study says
The sweeping new research was conducted by 70 researchers using data from major projects in the fields of epidemiology and climate modeling in 43 countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 28, 2021
Kuroda says BOJ will consider climate in monetary policy discussions
Until now, Kuroda has largely stuck to the view that the BOJ needs to consider climate change from the perspective of how it might present a risk to the financial system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 28, 2021
Exxon's reckoning: The little engine that could, and the oil giant that couldn't
Stakeholders familiar with Exxon's thinking said Wednesday's board defeat was years in the making due to ongoing weak returns.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.

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