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ENVIRONMENT

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2022
Can COP27 deter Africa from a 'dash for gas' in green energy transition?
Climate campaigners have pitched themselves against African governments that believe they should be allowed to use gas to develop their economies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2022
Midterms move climate battle beyond Washington
With the U.S. Federal government headed for gridlock, the fate of energy legislation lies with the states.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Nov 7, 2022
‘Plastic-free’: Fukuoka man's monthlong project highlights wider waste issue
A Fukuoka man has shared his quest to buy products in reusable containers to avoid single-use plastic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 7, 2022
At COP27, climate 'loss and damage' funding makes it on the table
Some rich nations — including the U.S., EU countries and Australia — have resisted a loss and damage fund, fearing they could face trillions of dollars in liability for damages.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 6, 2022
Climate change is speeding up, warns major U.N. report
Sea level rise, glacier melt, torrential rains, heat waves have all accelerated, the World Meteorological Organization said in a report at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 6, 2022
COP27 summit racing against the climate clock
The COP27 summit kicks off Sunday in Egypt with nearly 200 countries struggling to outpace increasingly dire climate impacts in a world upended by war and economic turmoil.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 6, 2022
Climate activists block private jets at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport
In Madrid, meanwhile, climate activists glued themselves to the frames of two world-famous paintings.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 5, 2022
'Negotiating our future': Youth set to grab power roles at COP27
Young people have long been at the forefront of green protests and activism outside the corridors of power. Now many are striding into those corridors.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2022
Climate change eclipsed by inflation, crime and abortion in U.S. midterms
Even as the Mississippi River withers from drought and Floridians struggle to recover from Hurricane Ian, the climate crisis is not a deciding issue.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 3, 2022
The Nile is in mortal danger, from its source to the sea
Climate change, pollution and exploitation are putting existential pressure on the world's second longest river, on which half a billion people depend for survival.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 1, 2022
COP27 climate summit to test resolve of world battling war and inflation
With nations dealing with the fallout of urgent crises, questions loom over whether they will act quickly and ambitiously enough to avoid the worst effects of climate change.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 31, 2022
China is doubling down on coal despite its green ambitions
The puzzle of why the world's leading installer of clean energy is investing so much in coal shows the depth of Beijing's concern over the squeeze in energy supplies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 31, 2022
The world's biggest source of clean energy is evaporating fast
Dams are the world's largest source of clean energy, yet extreme weather is making them less effective in the battle against climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 29, 2022
Heat waves cost poor countries the most, exacerbating inequality
Periods of extreme heat cost the global economy about $16 trillion dollars between 1992 and 2013, the study calculated, with poor countries most affected.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 28, 2022
U.K.'s Sunak criticized over plan to skip COP27
Downing Street insisted Sunak was 'absolutely committed' to supporting COP27, denying he was downgrading the importance of tackling the climate crisis.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2022
Warming seas bring Indonesia's fishermen deadly storms and empty nets
Fierce storms and high waves have often made it too dangerous for fishing boats to leave the shore this year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 27, 2022
Climate-warming methane levels made biggest-ever jump in 2021, U.N. says
The U.N.'s World Meteorological Organization said levels of climate-warming carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide all reached new records last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2022
Global economy must green faster to prevent dire climate impacts
Progress across 40 key indicators must accelerate dramatically to stay in line with the Paris treaty goal of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 27, 2022
Earth on track to warm above 2 degrees despite climate action
Despite some progress in the last year, governments need to do more by 2030 to ensure that the global temperature increase is below 2 degrees and ideally closer to 1.5 degrees.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 26, 2022
Fossil fuel dependence risks current and future health, experts say
The analysis found that a majority of countries still allocate billions of dollars to fossil fuel subsidies, often amounting to sums comparable to or greater than their health budgets.
Wall Street will regret helping the world burn
Wall Street banks, under political pressure and tempted by short-term gains, are abandoning climate commitments and pouring billions into fossil fuels, risking both environmental catastrophe and massive future economic losses.
Trump's tariff gambit leaves Asia stunned and scrambling
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he attends the National Republican Congressional Committee dinner in Washington on Tuesday. Trump allowed new tariffs — including a 24% levy on Japan — to go into effect as scheduled on Wednesday.
Japan and U.S. appoint tariff negotiators after Ishiba-Trump phone call
Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa enters the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japanese makers rush to mitigate possible Nankai Trough earthquake damage
Toyota is considering transferring some production in the key Tokai region, which is expected to be hit hard in a Nankai Trough earthquake, to the Tohoku and Kyushu regions.
Why Japan is running out of rice — and farmers to grow it
An ongoing shortage of rice has resulted in rising prices for Japan's main food staple.
Who is Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's tariffs negotiator?
Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa, who Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has appointed Japan's tariff negotiator, is one of his closest allies and busiest ministers.
After a tumultuous buildup, a first look at the Osaka Expo
A large statue of Osaka Expo mascot Myaku Myaku sits near the east entrance of the event's venue in Yumeshima island, Osaka, on Wednesday.
Japan gets a new U.S. ambassador — and he has his work cut out for him
George Glass, U.S. President Donald Trump's pick to be ambassador to Japan, attends a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing in Washington on March 13.
Online art scene eager to go offline, at least for the moment
Digital artist Polygon1993 revels in the physicality of nostalgic technology, making art out of materials such as miniature CDs, holographic prints layered with plexiglass shards and a giant custom-made floppy disk.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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An ongoing shortage of rice has resulted in rising prices for Japan's main food staple.
Why Japan is running out of rice — and farmers to grow it
By Alex K.T. Martin

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