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RENEWABLES

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 6, 2021
China’s new green target still means pumping too much pollution
China's first road map to achieving net zero emissions by 2060 may be too slow to stop the world's biggest polluter from hastening global warming.
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
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2021
China vows five-year plan dedicated to climate, but growth and security concerns weigh
Experts say Beijing is still likely to give regions leeway to focus on growth and build new coal-fired power stations to head off energy shortages.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 25, 2021
'No other option': Deadly India floods bare conflicts from hydropower boom
Experts say rampant construction is adding to the burden weighing on rural communities across the Himalayas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 11, 2021
Why it’s so hard for the solar industry to quit Xinjiang
Many are concerned about Chinese region's human rights and emissions, but cutting the area out of the supply chain for solar panels won't be so easy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 23, 2021
As climate change push grows, Japanese firms accelerate shift to renewable energy
Major companies are moving up their timelines to shift to renewables, as the need to be environmentally friendly is becoming a key factor in expanding their businesses.
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2021
Japan's carbon neutrality dilemma: More nuclear power or more renewables?
Suga's declaration the nation would achieve net zero by 2050 has touched off a debate over the best way to provide a safe, stable, secure and green energy.
BUSINESS
Dec 25, 2020
Japan lays out plan to steer economy away from carbon by 2050
The home of the world's third-largest economy is also the world's fifth largest emitter of carbon dioxide.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 1, 2020
‘Hydrogen wars’ pit Europe against China for $700 billion business
Governments, energy giants, automobile companies and lobbying groups say hydrogen use is pivotal for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 27, 2020
Japanese airline ANA faces challenges in sustainable fuel drive
The country's largest carrier has signed up for jet fuel made from renewable materials in Singapore in a bid to become more environmentally friendly.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 21, 2020
Singapore’s new city of the future is its greenest project yet
The project is part of the city-state's effort to reduce a carbon footprint that's bigger than some countries that are 50 times its size.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
Japan, South Korea and China vow to strengthen trade ties amid looming U.S. tariffs
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (left), South Korean Trade Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (center) and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao during a trilateral meeting in Seoul on Sunday
The U.S. says Japan has a 700% tariff on American rice. Is that the case?
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a piece of paper with information about tariff rates at the White House on Tuesday.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.

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