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ENVIRONMENT

Japan Times
WORLD
May 18, 2021
Teenagers are winning climate battles one court case at a time
Activists are not only challenging governments and their climate plans, but increasingly private companies too.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 18, 2021
Averting climate crisis means no new oil or gas fields, IEA says
The world has a choice — stop developing new oil, gas and coal fields today or face a dangerous rise in global temperatures, the organization said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 18, 2021
Mitsubishi UFJ pledges net zero emissions in finance portfolio by 2050
The bank will also aim for carbon neutrality in its own operations by 2030, it said. The lender will provide annual updates on its progress toward the 2050 target.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 17, 2021
Next Brexit test is a carbon market with high volatility risk
The first auction of emission permits on May 19 is the latest test of how the country copes with the separation from the European Union, its largest trading partner.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 16, 2021
Private firefighters fuel tensions while saving California vineyards and mansions
The controversy over private firefighting comes as a record 4.2 million acres burned last year in California amid heat waves and dry-lightning sieges.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 14, 2021
Too cold to handle? Race is on to pioneer shipping of hydrogen.
Companies including Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries are beginning to develop a new generation of vessels that can deliver hydrogen to heavy industry.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2021
As Olympics near, Tokyo flagged as among most disaster-vulnerable cities
When looking solely at natural disasters and the impact of earthquakes and typhoons on economies, populations and infrastructure, Tokyo and Osaka were listed as high-risk.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 13, 2021
Elon Musk sends Bitcoin tumbling with shock U-turn on payments
In a post on Twitter Wednesday, Musk cited concerns about 'rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin mining and transactions.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2021
A one-Earth balance sheet
The Earth is a single living, self-regulating system, and it demands a single, shared system of accounting that balances at the global level.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 12, 2021
Biden administration approves first big U.S. offshore wind farm
The $2.8 billion installation proposed by Vineyard Wind LLC will be the first major wind farm in waters off the U.S, which has lagged behind Europe and Asia in generating power at sea.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 9, 2021
Climate finance hopes for poor nations shift to G7 summit as Merkel disappoints
Germany and Britain are piling pressure on other G7 nations to boost the funding they provide for climate action in developing countries this decade, even though Germany did not offer more finance at an international gathering last week.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 9, 2021
Climate targets must 'be realistic and demand the impossible'
About a third of all human greenhouse emissions in history have happened since 1997, when world leaders adopted the Kyoto Protocol with an ambition of limiting such pollution.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 9, 2021
How low can you go? Volkswagen throws down the emissions gauntlet
The German carmaker is betting it can absorb more stringent cuts than its rivals, sources familiar with the matter have said.
BUSINESS
May 7, 2021
Japan's largest energy producer bets on ammonia and hydrogen for net zero
Obtaining vast amounts of ammonia is key to the 2050 emissions goal, but procuring only so-called green ammonia produced using renewable energy will be difficult.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 7, 2021
From Singapore to Rio, the smart money is on greener buildings
'There's a growing shift toward including the green credentials of a building within what constitutes competitive advantage for a developer,” according to one industry observer.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2021
Hard to believe, but we’re running out of sand
Sizzling demand in a post-pandemic recovery will encourage the usual bad behaviors that accompany exploding markets: environmental degradation, forced labor and criminal profiteering.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2021
Australia's Victoria state commits to halving emissions by 2030
One of the world's largest carbon emitters on a per capita basis, Australia is under mounting pressure to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 3, 2021
NGOs call on Asian Development Bank to end fossil fuel loans
The international lender holds its annual meeting this week with a focus on a green economic recovery.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2021
Stung by 2015 fires, Indonesia's shift to forest protection reaps rewards
A bold policy reset amid the crisis has helped the country achieve four straight years of declines in deforestation.
Japan tariff negotiator rules out quick U.S. deal despite push by Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Friday, a day after talks in Washington.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolts Nagano
A map showing the location of an earthquake that hit Nagano Prefecture on Friday evening, with the numbers indicating the seismic intensity on the shindo scale to 7.
Japan mulls reviewing car safety rules to strike deal with Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister and top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani announces birth of daughter
Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka attend a Lakers game in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 2024.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.
LDP and CDP lawmaker groups propose 0% consumption tax on food
A vegetable stand displays prices at a supermarket in Tokyo in 2023. Some lawmakers are proposing lowering the consumption tax on food to 0%, which is expected to result in a loss of up to ¥5 trillion in tax revenue annually.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife
Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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