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WATER

Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2019
Power returns to parts of typhoon-hit Chiba Prefecture, but 300,000 still in the dark
Full recovery for the remaining households will have to wait until Friday or later, a utility firm said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2019
Two days after powerful Typhoon Faxai hit, 430,000 homes in Chiba Prefecture still without power
Hundreds of thousands of households near Tokyo were still without power and water Wednesday amid intense heat, after powerful Typhoon Faxai ripped through the metropolitan area earlier in the week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2019
Fukushima fishermen angry at environment minister's remarks on plan to dump nuclear plant water into Pacific
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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 9, 2019
Water: China's Achilles heel
The most long-term and fundamental of China's vulnerabilities can be summed up in a single word: water.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2019
Japan tells diplomats no decision yet on contaminated Fukushima water
Government officials on Wednesday told diplomats they were still considering options for handling contaminated water at the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant amid worries the water may be dumped into the ocean.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2019
Water pollution an 'invisible threat' to global development goals, economists warn
Water pollution threatens nearly all the globally agreed upon development goals to end environmental destruction, poverty and suffering by 2030, economists warned in a report on Tuesday, citing the largest-ever database on the world's water quality.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2019
South Korea summons Japanese diplomat over plans for Fukushima water
South Korea's Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned the economy minister from the Japanese Embassy in Seoul to discuss a reported plan to discharge waste water, contaminated due to the meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, into the Pacific Ocean.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 16, 2019
Sydney's water supply falling at record pace due to drought
Sydney is running down its water supply at the fastest rate on record, with dams expected to fall below half maximum capacity due to the worst drought on record, the government said on Friday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 15, 2019
For Canada's water polo teams, Pan American Games provided valuable testing ground
The Canada water polo national teams have made steady progress since holding training camps last summer in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, according to Justin Oliveira, Water Polo Canada's high performance director.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 12, 2019
Canadian water polo teams show progress at Pan American Games, one year after Morioka camps
Holding training camps in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, have helped Canada's men's and women's water polo teams achieve some of their loftiest goals.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2019
Tepco to decommission reactors at Fukushima No. 2 nuclear plant
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. will formally decide to decommission the Fukushima No. 2 nuclear plant after informing the prefectural governor.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Jul 7, 2019
In drought-hit Delhi, the haves get limitless water while the poor fight for every drop
In this teeming capital city of more than 20 million people, a worsening drought is amplifying the vast inequality between India's rich and poor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2019
Bottled water giants back new global plan to cut plastic waste
The world's biggest yoghurt maker, Danone, and food packaging giant, Tetra Pak, are among companies leading a global scheme to reduce plastic waste, launched on Tuesday, as public concern rises over the environmental damage caused by rubbish.
EDITORIALS
May 16, 2019
Redouble efforts to reduce plastic waste
Second only to the United States in the world in terms of per-capita volume of single-use plastics, Japan must increase its efforts to reduce plastic waste.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 11, 2019
Japan takes steps to prevent another water shortage during Olympics
Plans are in place to raise water levels in reservoirs serving Tokyo and surrounding areas in a bid to meet demand during next year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 25, 2019
'Water is life': Unexpected rainfall revives Iraq's historic marshlands
This time last year, most of Iraq's historic marshlands were dry, desiccated by upstream damming and a chronic lack of rainfall.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2019
Japan pitches safety of food from Fukushima and Tohoku in wake of WTO ruling for South Korea
Japan will seek to reassure other countries about the safety of food produced in areas affected by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, officials said Friday, after the World Trade Organization supported South Korea's import ban on some Japanese seafood.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2019
WTO upholds South Korea ban on some Japan seafood imports over Fukushima nuclear disaster
The reversal allows South Korea to keep its ban on fish feared tainted by fallout from the Fukushima nuclear crisis in place.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 29, 2019
Toshiba's Indian arm breaks ground on major Manila sewage treatment facility
Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corp.'s Indian arm has begun building one of the largest sewage treatment facilities in the Manila area in partnership with two local contractors.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 3/11: Moving forward
Mar 7, 2019
Eight years after triple nuclear meltdown, Fukushima No. 1's water woes show no signs of ebbing
This is the first in a series examining how the northeast and the nation are progressing with efforts to deal with the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
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.
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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