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OCEANS 4

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 7, 2023
The Arctic will have summers with no sea ice as soon as the 2030s
'We basically are saying that it has become too late to save the Arctic summer sea ice,” a researcher said. 'We’ve been waiting for too long.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 31, 2023
Just how safe is Fukushima’s ‘contaminated’ water?
To build the clean energy sector the world needs, nuclear power advocates must sway public opinion their way. Just crashing through won’t cut it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 28, 2023
Japan's bigeye tuna catches in Indian Ocean to be cut by 6%
Japan's annual bigeye tuna catches in the Indian Ocean will be capped at 3,684 tons, down by 6% from the 2017-2021 average.
JAPAN
May 22, 2023
South Korean nuclear experts to tour Fukushima plant amid water concerns
During their tour of the crippled plant, the experts will pay particular attention to Japan’s plans to discharge treated water, currently being stored at the facility, into the ocean.
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2023
Pneumonia and pregnancy found among dead dolphins on Japanese beach
Of the 32 beached dolphins, which were washed up on the shore from Monday through Wednesday, 14 have died.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2023
Expedition snags record-breaking footage of deep-sea fish
Japanese-Australian research team explores Earth's final frontier in Izu-Ogasawara Trench
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 1, 2023
In Taiwan’s waters, a hunt for tiny, wriggling ‘gold’
In the 1980s and ’90s, Taiwan’s eel industry was thriving, fueled by Japan’s appetite for unagi. But those days are gone.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 1, 2023
NGOs slam missed chance to prevent seabed mining
As two weeks of negotiations concluded over possible environmental rules restricting large-scale mining of the seabed, NGOs voiced fear that industry may soon be given the green light.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 13, 2023
Traditional ama fishing in Mie in danger as diver numbers plunge
The method is practiced primarily by women and is characterized by skin-diving and a hand-catching method that prevents overfishing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2023
Nations agree on language for historic treaty to protect ocean life
The legally binding agreement to conserve and ensure the sustainable use of ocean biodiversity was agreed to after five rounds of protracted United Nations-led negotiations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 3, 2023
Scientists explore ocean frontiers seeking drugs from the deep
The huge biological diversity of the oceans means there are likely many more marine genetic resources to be discovered and used in medicines and antibiotics.
Saitama sinkhole search for missing driver shifts to sewer pipe
The sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, on Feb. 3
Trump aware and supportive of AUKUS pact, U.S. defense secretary says
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks as he welcomes Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles to the Pentagon for talks in Washington on Friday.
Ishiba says Trump didn't push defense spending hike or discuss tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump hold a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Saturday.
Domino's pizza to close 172 outlets in Japan
Domino's Pizza will close 172 unprofitable outlets out of about 1,000 stores in Japan.
Anthony Davis dominant in Dallas debut
Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis (right) and guard Klay Thompson celebrate after Davis dunked the ball during the second quarter against the Houston Rockets on Saturday.
How giving chocolates on Valentine’s Day is evolving in Japan
Giving out courtesy chocolates to coworkers on Valentine's Day is becoming obsolete.
Yuki Harada's contemplative artworks ponder vanishing
“Light Court” (2024) is based on the “Lightcourt” space at the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, designed by metabolist architect Kisho Kurokawa (1934-2007).
Some traditional Japanese culinary rules are meant to be broken
Arranging your dish in this checkerboard pattern is said to bring good luck, but if that holds true for eating this to start the year, what's stopping you from cooking in a bit of good fortune whenever you need it?
A 'joyful' Japan? Ishiba's slogan sparks the opposite feelings
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Jan. 27.
Brothers’ local focus lifts Shintaku to Niigata’s highest rank
Together, Shinsuke Yamagai (right) and his younger brother, Ryota, have elevated the cuisine at Shintaku, putting it on the map as one of Niigata Prefecture’s premier gastronomic destinations.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Eme-Ima Kitchen is one of over 10,000 kodomo shokudō in Japan. A term first used in 2012 to describe makeshift eateries offering free or cheap meals to disadvantaged kids, it now refers to a diverse range of individuals, groups and organizations working to provide not only food but a sense of belonging to both children and adults.
Japan’s ‘children’s cafeterias’ are booming — but is that a good thing?
By Alex K.T. Martin

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