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WATER

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2017
A new front opens in Asia's water war
In a water-stressed Asia, taming China's hegemonic ambition is now the biggest strategic challenge.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 9, 2017
Plastic to outweigh fish in the sea if waste keeps flowing
Fresh from a grueling sea journey of more than seven hours negotiating the world's busiest shipping lanes on a paddle board, Lizzie Carr is on a mission.
Japan Times
JAPAN / OKINAWA BEAT
May 11, 2017
Okinawa grapples with mounting garbage, water supply dilemma amid record tourist numbers
As Okinawa continues to mark record high numbers of tourists in recent years, the prefecture is struggling to dispose of snowballing garbage and supplying sufficient amounts of water.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 22, 2017
Uncharted waters: exploring the untapped potential of Tokyo's waterways
If the color of the taxi I have boarded is anything to go by, I could be in New York or Chicago, maybe even Kolkata. Instead, this particular yellow cab is ferrying me around Tokyo and rather than vying for lane space with trucks, buses and passenger vehicles, it's chugging along some of the little-traversed...
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 14, 2017
British startup hopes to cut plastic waste with innovative water balls
Small transparent spheres filled with natural or flavored water could help provide a solution to London's plastic waste problem, according to the startup company based in the British capital that manufactures them.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 14, 2017
Scientists invent device that draws water from thin air
People living in arid, drought-ridden areas may soon be able to get water straight from a source that is all around them — the air, American researchers said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2017
Where in the world is all of the water going?
Subterranean aquifers — the world's reserve tanks for fresh water — are being pumped dry.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2017
Troubled waters? India fast-tracks hydro projects in disputed Kashmir
India has fast-tracked hydropower projects worth $15 billion in Kashmir in recent months, three federal and state officials said, ignoring warnings from Islamabad that power stations on rivers flowing into Pakistan will disrupt water supplies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 11, 2017
Native American groups take oil pipeline protests to White House
Thousands of Native American demonstrators and their supporters marched to the White House on Friday to voice outrage at President Donald Trump's support for the Dakota Access and Keystone XL oil pipelines, which they say threaten tribal lands.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 14, 2017
The importance of water as a force for peace
Water, the world's most valuable resource in the 21st century, must be preserved and protected.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2016
Asia's fight over fresh water
Water is emerging as a key challenge for long-term Asian peace and stability.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Nov 26, 2016
Chef David Myers: 'Travel always helps me to create new ideas'
Culinary nomad on inspiration, Japanese citrus and Californian cuisine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2016
Watering the drought-stricken Middle East
Governments in drought-stricken countries must take urgent action to preserve water reserves and standardize supply.

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