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ENVIRONMENT

Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Jul 3, 2023
Nagasaki island divided over survey on hosting nuclear waste disposal site
Some residents are expressing hopes for regional development — mindful that the city will receive a large subsidy if it proceeds with the move.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 3, 2023
A $30 billion disaster is just the tip of a deadly climate cycle
With monsoon season fast approaching, Pakistan is still reeling from severe flooding that killed over 1,700 and displaced 8 million.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2023
Japan set to release Fukushima water into Pacific, angering China
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s Director-General Rafael Grossi will visit Japan from Tuesday to deliver a final report on the safety of the process.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 3, 2023
Norway's quest for 'black gold' from used car batteries
An essential part of many clean energy technologies, 'critical minerals' may energize the transition to a decarbonized economy.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2023
Just how green are Japan’s trains?
The nation is famed for its rail network, but despite significant steps to reduce emissions, the sector is still responsible for a substantial amount of carbon dioxide.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 2, 2023
Squeezed on housing, Sunak’s Tories take aim at EU-era water law
The British leader is considering scrapping the law as his government faces pressure to build more houses while fending off a voter backlash on pollution.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 2, 2023
An early heat wave upsets the rhythm of life in the southern U.S.
Climate change and rising temperatures make medical and homemade remedies crucial for the preservation of both livelihoods and summer traditions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2023
Climate nears point of no return as land and sea temperatures break records
High land temperatures have only been matched by those on the sea, with warming intensified by an El Nino event and other factors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2023
Japan stops accepting bids in second round of offshore wind power tender
Japan's offshore wind power market is set to grow as the government aims to install up to 10 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2023
AI robots can’t clean our plastic-plagued oceans alone
AI technology can help mitigate environmental damage but it can’t solve the problem of the plastics polluting the oceans.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jun 30, 2023
New battery sourcing rules make Japanese EVs ineligible for U.S. tax breaks
The new standards say a certain share of battery parts must be made and assembled in North America, with similar rules for key minerals used as materials for the batteries.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 30, 2023
With plenty of clean energy, Brazil aims for green hydrogen export market
The South American country is poised to take advantage of the moment as global demand for green hydrogen is on the verge of major growth.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 30, 2023
Jumbo problem: Sri Lanka's battle with plastic pollution
The island's unprecedented economic crisis means there has been a pile-up of trash because of a shortage of fuel for garbage trucks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2023
China on track to blow past Xi’s clean power goal five years early
China already installed 61.2 gigawatts of solar power between January and May.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 29, 2023
Climate change can turn snow into rain, raising risks in mountain zones
A new study has found that for every 1 degree Celsius the planet warms, higher elevations can expect 15% more extreme rainfall.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 29, 2023
'Serious impacts' in France as temperature rise hits 2.9 C, report warns
Independent climate body warns country is ill-prepared and needs 'far-reaching economic policy' to decarbonize the economy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 29, 2023
Living near green space makes you biologically 2.5 years younger, study shows
Exposure to green spaces has previously been linked with better cardiovascular health and lower rates of mortality.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 28, 2023
A little panic might be in order amid global heat records
Soaring temperatures this spring should spur governments to finally live up to their pledges to curb the use of fossil fuels
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 28, 2023
World lost 11 soccer fields of tropical forest per minute in 2022, report shows
The carbon emissions associated with the disappearance of old-growth forests were equivalent to all of India’s fossil fuel emissions.
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.
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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