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ENVIRONMENT

Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 8, 2015
Sincere climate pledge or 'sleight of hand'?
Last week, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet announced Japan would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 26 percent by 2030, based on 2013 levels. The plan will be presented to delegates at a United Nations conference on climate change in Paris this December.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 5, 2015
Investors must take climate change into account: study
Most investors need to make a significant behavioral shift and start factoring climate change into their portfolio risk management, a study on its impact on financial market returns found on Thursday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 4, 2015
Study reveals famous California redwood is 777 years young
A new study to determine the age of iconic old-growth redwoods in California's Muir Woods has revealed that one of the tallest and most famous trees in the forest is much younger than many assumed given its massive size, scientists said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 4, 2015
Mysterious deep-sea oarfish washes up in California
A dead oarfish, a mysterious and serpent-like creature that swims deep below the ocean's surface, has washed up on a Southern California island and a university biologist will study the remains, officials said on Wednesday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 4, 2015
Secret of Greenland's vanishing lakes found
Scientists were baffled last year after meltwater lakes atop Greenland's ice sheet suddenly drained out at rates rivaling Niagara Falls.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 22, 2015
Antarctic glaciers once thought stable now thawing fast: study
Glaciers in part of Antarctica have started to thaw fast, adding to rise in sea level that threatens coasts and cities from New York to Shanghai, a team of scientists said in a study published on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 21, 2015
Workers toil after massive oil pipeline spill fouls California beach, offshore area
Cleanup crews fanned out on Wednesday across an oil-fouled California beach to scoop up gobs of petroleum spewed from a ruptured pipeline in the largest oil spill to hit the pristine but energy-rich Santa Barbara coastline in nearly two decades.
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2015
Long-term greening of China's financial system
It is imperative that development banks make sure financing decisions nurture environmentally sustainable growth.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 16, 2015
Backed by green advocates, some U.S. conservatives push for solar
When Debbie Dooley, a tea party firebrand from Woodstock, Georgia, makes the case for solar power, she doesn't rely on the usual environmental talking points. She speaks of property rights, national security and competition in the free market.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 15, 2015
Deepwater fish found to be warm-blooded
Move over, mammals and birds, and make room for a fish called the opah in the warm-blooded club.
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2015
Pope Francis is right to call for climate action
U.S. conservatives are dead wrong for criticizing Pope Francis' message on protecting the environment.
EDITORIALS
May 9, 2015
Kyoto leading the way with bicycles
Kyoto's new bicycle initiative may be propelled by a desire to please tourists, but the many benefits will spill over to residents as well.
COMMENTARY / World
May 7, 2015
Doomsday water cycle runs from California to the world
California is not unique in the world in experiencing a destructive feedback loop amid declining water resources.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 6, 2015
Drought forces California into first mandatory rules to save water
California water regulators on Tuesday adopted the state's first rules for mandatory cutbacks in urban water use as the region's catastrophic drought enters its fourth year.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 3, 2015
Limiting global warming to 2 degrees C 'inadequate,' scientists say
Holding global warming to a temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius — the cornerstone of an expected new global climate agreement in December — will fail to prevent many of climate change's worst impacts, a group of scientists and other experts have warned.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 3, 2015
Undersea volcano erupts off Oregon
An undersea volcano about 300 miles (480 km) off Oregon's coast has been spewing lava for the past seven days, confirming forecasts made last fall and giving researchers unique insight into a hidden ocean hot spot, a scientist said on Friday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 29, 2015
Lone gray wolf found in Oregon as state weighs lifting protections
A rare male gray wolf has been detected roaming an Oregon Indian reservation, state fish and game officials said on Monday, days after wildlife managers ordered a review that could lessen state protections for once-decimated populations of the species.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 23, 2015
Ocean output rivals big nations' GDP, but resources eroding
Economic output by the world's oceans is worth $2.5 trillion a year, rivaling nations such as Britain or Brazil, but marine wealth is sinking fast because of overfishing, pollution and climate change, a study said on Thursday.
Japan's biggest beef bowl chain Sukiya to shut nearly 2,000 stores after rat and bug contamination
Zensho Holdings, operator of fast-food chain Sukiya, said it will close all of its stores in Japan, except for a small number in shopping centers, between Monday and Friday following recent contamination incidents.
Alert raised for volcano in southwestern Japan
Shinmoedake, a volcano located between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, in November 2019
Japan considers all possible options as Trump threatens new auto tariffs
Subaru cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama on Thursday.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Tokyo tech failures lean into misfortune, mistakes and missteps
Tsuyoshi Domoto in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 28. As an entrepreneur, Domoto experienced plenty of setbacks but maintains a positive attitude and continues to pursue his dreams.
Who among the opposition would join the ruling coalition?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Friday.
Traveling the Three-Star Road, the tourist route made from thin air
Scenes like this snow-covered bridge leading to the village of Shirakawa-go are what make the Three-Star Road worth traveling — its name notwithstanding.
Recent spate of wildfires in Japan and South Korea linked to climate change
Smoke and flames rise from a wildfire in Andong, South Korea, on Tuesday.

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