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NATURAL

JAPAN
Apr 14, 2015
Mount Zao may blow its top: agency
The Meteorological Agency warns that Mount Zao could soon erupt, threatening a popular ski resort in the Tohoku region.
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Mar 20, 2015
Portable and wearable gadgets, plus apps for anime and J-pop lovers
An appetizing battery charger
EDITORIALS
Jan 16, 2015
Uphold safety in gas liberalization
While market liberalization of retail gas sales should be pursued in order to lower fees for consumers, the arguments by major gas suppliers for a safe and stable supply of city gas make sense.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2015
The battle for the Arctic's resources heats up
At least three countries have staked overlapping territorial claims to the North Pole. How to assess the competing claims seems to hinge on whether a vast ridge that rises from the sea floor is an extension of the Greenland shelf or the East Siberia shelf.
WORLD
Sep 26, 2014
Ukrainian prime minister: Russia to halt natural gas so we 'freeze' over winter
The prime minister of the Kiev government accused Russia on Thursday of attempting to freeze Ukraine in the coming winter by using natural gas as a weapon to subjugate the former Soviet Republic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 21, 2014
Attention in Hiroshima turns to causes of mudslides
Torrential downpours, unstable ground and tardy evacuation advisories all contributed to the tragedy that have cost the lives of at least 39 people in Hiroshima, experts say.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2014
Natural gas is only as 'clean' as its handling
Shifting to natural gas is at the heart of the U.S. government's proposed new rules for power plant emissions. But gas is only more environmentally friendly if it is produced, transported and burned carefully — without too much leaking into the atmosphere.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Jun 9, 2014
Algae underfunded in energy hunt
Could algae power your car? In the search for new energy sources, scientists are turning the green goo into oil.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2014
Are disasters inherent risks?
Clearly current measures worldwide to cope with disasters and threats to human life are considered inadequate, yet some people in Britain think that overbearing health and safety regulations are curbing the spirt of adventure in the young.
EDITORIALS
May 25, 2014
China and Russia strike a deal
The $400 billion deal that China signed with Russia for natural gas has caused Western handwringing as expected, but a broader view suggests that Beijing has other interests that may outweigh this partnership.
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2014
How Putin won big in Chinese natural gas deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin has achieved what Western leaders feared — a long-term deal to supply natural gas to China at a respectable price. But Russia could end up China's satellite if it does not at least partially rebuild a relationship with the West.

Longform

The building of new high-rise residential buildings has some alarmed that they could empty and fall into disrepair as Japan's population shrinks.
The high cost of letting Japan's condos crumble