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Thomas Biesheuvel
For Thomas Biesheuvel's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 2, 2022
The next big battery material squeeze is old batteries
Old EV batteries will eventually start rolling in to scrap yards, but recycling companies will have to survive until they do.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 6, 2022
Jammed in a cage with no escape, women suffer mining’s dark side
From South Africa's ultra-deep shafts to the vast iron ore pits of Western Australia, the message from the world's mines is overwhelming: Women are not safe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2021
The world wants more lithium but doesn’t want more mines
Within months of unveiling plans for a $2.4 billion mine in western Serbia, local opponents organized a movement that's rocked the government and brought cities to a standstill.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2021
Investors pushed mining giants to quit coal. Now it’s backfiring.
Mines that were scheduled to be closed have instead been transformed into the engine room for growth-hungry coal businesses.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 24, 2015
Fossil fuels must stay in ground to stop warming
Two-thirds of the world's fossil-fuel reserves must remain unburnt to hold temperature increases below dangerous levels, according to researchers at University College London.
COMMENTARY
Mar 17, 2011
Calculating the impact of aerosols
SINGAPORE — Scientists have developed an extensive understanding of the impact that carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and other global warming gases have on Earth's climate.
COMMENTARY
Feb 2, 2011
Beijing should take a leaf out of Li Na's book
LOS ANGELES — A metaphor for our dramatic world geopolitical change occurred in Melbourne at the prestigious Australian Open. There, even as time-honored warriors Roger Federer and Raphael Nadal were eliminated, a Chinese woman slammed her way into history. The relentless Li Na became the first Asian woman to advance to the final of a major tennis championship.

Longform

High-end tourism is becoming more about the kinds of experiences that Japan's lesser-known places can provide.
Can Japan lure the jet-set class off the beaten path?