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ENVIRONMENT

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 5, 2020
Heat wave Harry? As temperatures soar, naming the threat may save lives
Giving heat waves names and strength ratings, as is done with typhoons and hurricanes, could drive home the spiking danger from a threat that kills more people in the United States each year than storms and floods but rarely hits headlines, heat experts said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 3, 2020
Global coal power falls for first time even as China builds more
Development of new power plants has been halted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 31, 2020
A totally green electric grid will dramatically speed up climate action
Policy experts question the 15-year timetable for eliminating emissions from the U.S. electrical system, which would indeed be an immense challenge.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 28, 2020
Japanese automakers eye e-fuel as alternative to EVs
Europe has been looking at carbon neutral e-fuel and plans to have it play a crucial role in many modes of transport, from planes and ships to large trucks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 23, 2020
Renewable power surpasses fossil fuels for first time in Europe
Renewable power for the first time contributed a bigger share in the European generation mix than fossil fuels as the fallout from the pandemic cut energy demand.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 23, 2020
Near the Arctic tundra, soybeans flourish in Russia's thawing permafrost
Years of rising global temperatures are thawing the permafrost, and turning the land into fertile soil.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 23, 2020
Top scientists have ruled out best-case global warming scenarios
A group of 25 leading scientists now conclude that catastrophic warming is almost inevitable if emissions continue at their current rate.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 18, 2020
Pandemic negates Japan’s bid to reduce plastic waste
Plastic is one of the cheapest, most effective materials for preventing the spread of COVID-19.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Jul 16, 2020
Japan’s phaseout plan forces utilities to rethink reliance on coal
After the Fukushima disaster woke Japan to the dangers of atomic power, utilities went back to coal. Now what will they do?
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 15, 2020
Low-methane meat has finally arrived
Low-methane meat is a thing now. Earlier this week, fast-food chain Burger King unveiled a climate-friendly burger it plans to offer in some U.S. locations. The limited-supply meat comes from cows that are fed lemongrass to reduce the atmospheric impact of their methane-laden belches.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 15, 2020
Burping cows and leaky pipelines put Earth on high-end warming track
Atmospheric levels of the gas — emitted by digesting cows, leaky gas pipelines and natural sources — have increased 2.5 times from pre-industrial levels.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 10, 2020
Japan's coal closure plan a historic milestone, but what’s next?
The nation will still face pressure to further reduce reliance on the fossil fuel, both domestically and abroad.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Jul 10, 2020
‘Mottainai Grandma’ spreads her environmental message in new cartoon series
The animated series “Mottainai Grandma” teaches youngsters the importance of respecting the environment around them.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 9, 2020
Smog caused an estimated 49,000 deaths in Beijing and Shanghai since Jan. 1
Air pollution has caused an estimated 49,000 deaths and $23 billion in economic losses in the cities of Beijing and Shanghai alone since Jan. 1, according to a "clean air counter" launched by environmental groups on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 9, 2020
Warming shows 'enormous challenge' of meeting climate pledge, WMO says
Global temperatures will continue to warm over the next five years, and may even temporarily rise to more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 7, 2020
Court orders Dakota pipeline shut in latest blow to U.S. fossil fuel projects
A U.S. court ordered the shutdown of the Dakota Access oil pipeline on Monday over concerns about its potential environmental impact, a big win for the Native American tribes and green groups who fought the major pipeline's route across a crucial water supply for years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2020
Beginning of the end for megadam projects in China as solar and wind power rise
It’s the beginning of the end for the era of megadam building in China.
3D printer used to construct train station building in Japan
A train station building (front) is assembled from parts printed using 3D printer technology, in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Nissan says it will not take new U.S. orders for Mexican-built Infiniti SUVs
A Nissan manufacturing complex in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Nissan says it will not take new orders from the United States for two Mexican-built Infiniti SUVs following new auto tariffs levied by the U.S.
Japan digs deep to address 'national crisis' caused by Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office on April 1. He has said that Japan is facing a "national crisis" following the introduction of new tariffs by the United States.
Tokyo’s KK Line to close for decadelong overhaul as public greenway
People enjoy running and yoga on Tokyo Expressway’s KK Line, a 2-kilometer elevated expressway cutting through the capital’s commercial Ginza district, when it was opened as a pedestrian space in May last year.
Japan promises 'bold and speedy' response to Trump’s surprise 24% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new U.S. tariffs at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
‘Let’s make it practical’: NATO chief eyes greater defense-industrial ties with Japan
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte plans to visit Japan on Tuesday and Wednesday — his first to the Indo-Pacific region since taking office in October, as he seeks to implement lessons from the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Tottori takes a bold leap forward in the arts
The city of Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture celebrated the opening of its public art museum with festivities such as a parade that drew 1,000 revelers.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.

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