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OCEANS

Japan Times
JAPAN
May 30, 2022
One man's trash is another man's treasure: Japanese student turns garbage cleanup into game
In Seisochu, points are awarded based on the type and weight of litter collected within a set time.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 5, 2022
Shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. aims to help clean up marine plastic waste off Vietnam
The plastic industry in Vietnam, one of the world's top producers of marine plastic waste, produced 8.89 million tons of product in 2019.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 18, 2022
Mitsubishi confident that offshore wind will be profitable
The government on Dec. 24 selected three consortiums, all led by Mitsubishi, as the operators of offshore wind farms in Tokyo, Akita and Chiba prefectures,
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2022
Antarctic sea ice shrinks to smallest surface area on record
The ice surrounding the continent has retreated to 1.97 million square kilometers, below the previous record of 2.1 million square kilometers set in 2017.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2022
A U.N. pact may restrict plastic production. Big Oil aims to stop it.
U.N. members are set to meet this month to draft the blueprint for a global plastics treaty. That's a problem for Big Oil, with the plastic industry set to double output within 20 years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 17, 2022
Deep-ocean creatures previously unknown to science may be fighting climate change
Plankton that fall to the ocean floor regulate the global climate by transferring carbon from the atmosphere to the seafloor, where it can remain entombed for millions of years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2022
Japan to cut plastic waste from April via new Cabinet ordinance
Companies that handed out more than 5 tons of disposable plastic items to customers in the previous fiscal year will be subject to the measure.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Jan 3, 2022
Hokkaido's Ishikari Beach offers rich bounty for beachcombers
The Tsushima Current carries objects from the south as it flows northward in the Sea of Japan, and the west wind from the Eurasian continent pushes them ashore.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 2, 2022
The fight to slow the global fish crash has a big problem
Fish consumption has been rising at almost double the rate of population growth for more than half a century.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 15, 2021
Trends in Arctic report card: ‘Consistent, alarming and undeniable’
The Arctic is heating up more than twice as quickly as the rest of the globe, exposing 'vulnerabilities' that will similarly 'unfold for our entire planet.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Sep 27, 2021
Dark future? Climate change fuels higher heat and flood threats for children
Children around the world will face a sharp jump in heatwaves, floods and droughts in their lives compared to their grandparents, researchers said on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2021
To save the Earth’s climate, map the oceans
Climate change is the most basic and urgent reason to map the ocean as quickly as possible. Healthy oceans play an outsized role in minimizing climate change.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2021
Aluminum cans slowly replace plastics to tackle marine pollution
Drinks makers are switching away from plastic bottles, which have a lower 'horizontal recycling' rate than cans.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 6, 2021
Atlantic Ocean currents weaken, signaling big weather changes, study says
The Atlantic Ocean's current system, an engine of the Northern Hemisphere's climate, could be weakening to such an extent that it could soon bring big changes to the world's weather, a scientific study said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 22, 2021
California weighs first step in 'managed retreat' from rising Pacific
Moves are underway to provide soft loans for cities to buy vulnerable seaside properties from willing sellers, and then rent them back for as long as they remain habitable.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 12, 2021
Like in ‘postapocalyptic movies’: Heat wave killed marine wildlife en masse
Heat has killed hundreds of millions of marine animals and continues to threaten untold species in freshwater, according to a preliminary estimate and interviews with scientists.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2021
Innovations speed race to put more wind turbines on seabed
South Korea is cutting the time it takes to construct and install an offshore turbine, from as long as three months to just a matter of days.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 29, 2021
ASEAN missing from G7-backed push to protect 30% of nature by 2030
Pledges will fall short of their goal unless biodiversity-rich Southeast Asian nations get behind the ambitious proposal, environmentalists have warned.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2021
A mining startup’s rush for underwater metals comes with deep risks
DeepGreen Metals has successfully sold itself to investors as a game-changing source of minerals to make electric car batteries that can be obtained in abundance-and at great profit.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 23, 2021
As seas rise, coastal communities face hard choices over 'managed retreat'
Rising seas, driven by melting glaciers and polar ice and by the expansion of warming oceans, threaten low-lying communities from the Pacific islands to U.S. cities.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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