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ENVIRONMENT

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 13, 2021
'Climate ninjas' overlooked as little finance reaches women
Officials, climate and gender experts, and activists say not enough climate finance is going to the work of women and other individuals taking action on the ground.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 11, 2021
Islands, rocks and tuna: Pacific nations draw new battle lines against rising seas
As global warming pushes waters higher, nations fear their islands could be swamped, shrinking their EEZs and rights to fishing and mining within their boundaries.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 9, 2021
Global warming’s deadly combination: Heat and humidity
The combination of heat and high humidity has already reached dangerous levels in parts of the world.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 9, 2021
Rising sea levels inundating coastal economies four times faster
The extraction of groundwater and other resources from beneath cities including Jakarta, New Orleans and Shanghai is causing them to slowly sink.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / Remembering 3/11
Mar 8, 2021
To secure a green future, Japan must reckon with its nuclear past
The government panel shaping the nation's energy future sees the restart of almost every reactor halted after meltdowns in 2011 as necessary to meet climate goals.
JAPAN / Remembering 3/11
Mar 7, 2021
Ten years after Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan finding path to renewable energy future
Almost immediately after the triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, the shift toward renewable energy sources began to accelerate.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 6, 2021
China gives nuclear power a fresh push in the drive to go green
China is offering new backing for the development of nuclear power as a key tool in its drive to cut carbon emissions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2021
Famed climate scientist reverses course on Atlantic weather after 20 years
The newest climate models can no longer find evidence of a temperature flip in the Atlantic every few decades, suggesting the phenomenon was caused by something else.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 4, 2021
Mining magnets: Arctic island finds green power can be a curse
As Greenland's ice sheet and glaciers recede, two Australia-based mining companies are racing for approval to dig into deposits of rare earth metals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2021
A ¥1 trillion Mizuho fund sparks review of ESG labels in Japan
One of the goals of the review is to prevent firms from exaggerating or misrepresenting the environmental, social or governance benefits of their funds to attract investors.
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2021
Lower House passes record budget as Suga looks to move on from scandals
Suga is hoping for a reset by securing funds for important policy goals, in the process putting the LDP back on a positive trajectory ahead of an election this year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2021
Climate extremes seen harming unborn babies in Brazil's Amazon
A new study that links extreme rains with lower birth weights in Brazil's Amazon region underscores the long-term health impacts of weather extremes connected to climate change, researchers said on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 2, 2021
China expected to favor green tech over coal in new five-year plan
China is today the world's largest emitter of planet-heating gases, responsible for about 28% of total global emissions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 2, 2021
Japanese steel giant shifts to recycled metal in green race
Taking steps toward decarbonization is one of the pillars of Nippon Steel's mid-term business plan starting April, the firm said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2021
Debt engineers tackle climate change with bonds to rewild land
For green finance enthusiasts, a new flavor of debt could emerge this year — nature bonds.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2021
Railroads tout trains over trucks in climate pitch to Biden
U.S. freight railroads are trying to take advantage of a train enthusiast president who is concerned about global warming with a lobbying campaign depicting their industry as a solution to climate change.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2021
This company helps roughnecks find renewable energy jobs
Alfred Burt grew up following his father across the oil patches of Texas. He carried on the family tradition, working on rigs for 26 years until the pandemic crashed oil prices in April and he lost a drilling job with Apache Corp. that paid $1,600 a day.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 27, 2021
Nissan touts breakthrough with engine in reducing CO2 emissions
A new thermal efficiency level would improve fuel consumption by 25% over the 40% thermal efficiency level in the upcoming e-Power engine, the company said.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 26, 2021
Pandemic likely made 2020 'another devastating year' for world's forests
The spread of the virus weakened environmental regulations, cut funding for protection work and forced city migrants back to rural areas.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Japan to give India E5 and E3 shinkansen for free
A rendering of East Japan Railway's E10 series of bullet trains
China’s new bridge-forming barges offer new options for Taiwan invasion
This satellite image taken on March 25 shows three Chinese barges connected via extendable bridges in waters off Zhanjiang, in southern China's Guangdong province. Experts say the new barges could be used to land heavy equipment and thousands of personnel in a possible invasion of Taiwan.
Four arrested over obscene AI images in Japan first
The suspects used free AI software to create images of naked adult women, who do not exist in the real world, using prompts that included terms such as "legs open," according to NHK.
'Chikan' incidents rise as Japan grapples with mental health and cultural challenges
Overcrowded trains and a lack of legal consequences for groping in Japan have led to a rise in "chikan," or groping, which has been linked to a mental condition and compounded by cultural stigmas.
Privacy and transparency clash in debate over bill on artificial insemination
Sachiko Ishizuka, who was born via artificial insemination by donor (AID), tells her story to lawmakers from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on April 9.
Why Ishiba became the first prime minister to hold talks with Rengo in 16 years
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Japanese Trade Union Confederation chief Tomoko Yoshino in a meeting Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Sumo's throwback regional tours offer glimpse into sport's heart and history
Kirishima (behind) battles Atamifuji during a regional tour event in Hyogo Prefecture in 2023.
China’s new bridge-forming barges offer new options for Taiwan invasion
This satellite image taken on March 25 shows three Chinese barges connected via extendable bridges in waters off Zhanjiang, in southern China's Guangdong province. Experts say the new barges could be used to land heavy equipment and thousands of personnel in a possible invasion of Taiwan.

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