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ENVIRONMENT

Climate change
Energy
Sustainability
Wildlife
Earth science
Fishers sort scallops aboard a French fishing trawler in the English Channel in 2021.
ENVIRONMENT / Oceans
Trawling the bottom of the ocean is kicking up tons of carbon dioxide
Many have opposed the practice for the damage it inflicts on seabed ecosystems, but new research shows that the climate also suffers.
ENVIRONMENT / Oceans
How seeding the oceans with minerals could help slow climate change
Techniques to remove carbon from the atmosphere run into the hundreds or even thousands of dollars per ton.
ENVIRONMENT / Oceans
Tuvalu partners with Australia as rising seas threaten survival
The project will test a new U.N. blueprint under which one rich nation takes responsibility for raising funds to support a climate-vulnerable country.
Cargo ships wait in the anchor zone to cross the Panama Canal from the Pacific entrance near Panama City, Panama, on Sept. 1
ENVIRONMENT / Oceans
Sep 8, 2023
Top global ports may be unusable by 2050 without more climate action: report
By Jonathan Saul
Of the world’s 3,800 ports, a third are located in a tropical band vulnerable to the most powerful effects of climate change
A fisherman rows his boat ashore in Cochin, Kerala, India.
ENVIRONMENT / Oceans
Sep 6, 2023
India bets on seaweed's future as food industry appetite grows
By Vidhi Doshi and Mariejo Ramos
Grains are the backbone of food security in India, but seaweed advocates trumpet its dietary benefits, diverse uses in processed foods and sustainability.
A lifesaver keeps watch at Sunset Beach in Chatan, Okinawa prefecture. Around 6 billion metric tons of sand and other sediment are extracted from the ocean every year, wreaking havoc on coastal communities and biodiversity.
ENVIRONMENT / Oceans
Sep 6, 2023
Extracting sand from world's oceans devastates biodiversity: U.N.
By Agnes Pedrero
The United Nations Environment Program warned that the scale of dredging was growing, with dire consequences.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
May 18, 2023
Japan close to eradicating mongoose from Amami-Oshima Island
The mongoose's presence on Amami-Oshima led to a decline in other native species on the island, and is an example of how human interference in nature goes wrong.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / Longform
Mar 6, 2023
Can urban farming play a key role in food security?
By Francesco Bassetti
From small orchards to high-tech vertical farming, producing food in Japan's urban areas could help address key social and environmental issues.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / Longform
Jan 16, 2023
The race to save the Japanese giant salamander
By Kantaro Suzuki and Mara Budgen
River infrastructure is causing the salamander's decline. To stop Japan from losing this rare species, conservationists are calling for an alternative vision of rural development.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / Longform
Nov 21, 2022
Polluted waterways: Examining the health of Japan’s rivers
By Rebecca Saunders
The functional use of Japan's rivers has severely impacted water quality and public health, drawing intense scrutiny over the years.

Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
Yen rally could help end crushing wage decay in Japan
Some economists say a sticky weak yen trend would have a negative impact on Japan's real wage growth.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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