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CONSERVATION 2

EDITORIALS
Jun 14, 2016
Bringing back the crested ibis
The effort to revive the crested ibis on Sado Island serves as a reminder that humans are responsible for the disappearance of many species, but that with the right efforts humans can also save endangered species from extinction.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2016
Emperor and Empress visit central Japan forest managed by British-born author C.W. Nicol
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on Monday paid a visit to woodland restored by British-born writer and environmentalist C.W. Nicol in Nagano Prefecture.
COMMENTARY / World / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Jun 3, 2016
Don't exterminate the zebra mussels or ruffes
'Invasive' species aren't necessarily a bad thing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 9, 2016
Kagoshima isle neutering 3,000 cats in bid to protect rare rabbits
Three municipalities on a remote island in Kagoshima Prefecture are midway through an unprecedented project to neuter all 3,000 resident felines in order to protect native rabbits. The rare bunnies are designated as a special national treasure.
COMMENTARY / World
May 7, 2016
Kenya was right to burn its ivory stockpile
There are good reasons for a country — even one as poor as Kenya — to surrender its ivory wealth to fire.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Apr 4, 2016
As Indonesian forests burn, new anti-fire agency feels the heat
As forest fires raged like never before across Indonesia last year, President Joko Widodo announced he was setting up a special agency to tackle the annual scourge that shrouds parts of Southeast Asia in choking haze.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2016
Global wind power capacity tops nuclear energy for first time
The capacity of wind power generation worldwide reached 432.42 gigawatts (GW) at the end of 2015, up 17 percent from a year earlier and surpassing nuclear energy for the first time, according to data released by global industry bodies.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2015
Bundle up inside — the annual 'warm biz' campaign is in effect
The Environment Ministry's annual "warm biz" campaign kicked off on Monday, calling for reduced use of heating at workplaces and households to help conserve energy.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2015
Brazil: cutting emissions by fighting deforestation
With an incredible 41 percent reduction in emissions since 2005, Brazil is creating an environmental model for the entire world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2015
Pope Francis remains flamboyantly fact-free
The pope's ideas would devastate the poor on whose behalf he purports to speak — if his policy prescriptions were not as implausible as his social diagnoses are shrill.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2015
Garbage imperialism? Nope, all trash is local
The developed world is doing better about handling its electronic waste, but a crisis is looming in developing nations as gadgets become more affordable.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2015
In Africa, good fences make for safe species
An innovative conservation project in Kenya using electric fences is both protecting endangered species from poachers and agricultural crops from foraging animals.
EDITORIALS
Aug 1, 2015
Health gains lost to climate change
All of the impressive scientific and medical gains of modern civilization are in danger of being lost because of the effects of climate change and environmental degradation.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 17, 2015
Environmentalist, whaling foe Paul Watson can reapply for passport, Canada says
The Canadian government said on Tuesday it will allow environmentalist Paul Watson to reapply for his passport, three years after the document was confiscated by German authorities.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Jun 13, 2015
Amphibian discovery illuminates Myanmar's 'hidden biodiversity'
A team of Japanese and Chinese biologists has discovered a new species of crocodile newt from Myanmar, a forerunner of a wave of new amphibian species awaiting description as the relatively unexplored country's "hidden biodiversity" is gradually revealed by science.
EDITORIALS
Jun 13, 2015
Rural revitalization can be green
Revitalizing rural areas, in addition to slowing the exodus of people to big cities, could also lead to improved environmental conservation.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
May 2, 2015
Spring legacy of winter's toll in the woods
As I write this, April is two-thirds gone and the snow around our house and in our woods has almost disappeared, leaving butterburs to sprout up everywhere. Today was quite warm and we heard the first songs of the bush warblers. The Torii River that flows right past my study and gym is swollen and rushing white with meltwater, though there's still plenty of snow on 2,053-meter-high Mount Kurohime.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2015
LEDs fuel drive to cut energy use
Japan's push to keep power flowing after it shuttered its nuclear program may best be illustrated by 73 million light bulbs.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2014
Officials fret over ballooning deer population in Oze National Park
A surge in the Japanese deer population in Oze National Park has led to the depletion of rare marshland plants such as the white arum, or Asian skunk cabbage, which has made the park a popular destination for hikers.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Apr 9, 2014
Japan turtle finds haven in Taiwan
In late January, Cheng I-Jiunn, a marine biology professor at the National Taiwan Ocean University, got a call telling him a green sea turtle incidentally captured in the northeastern part of the island desperately needed medical attention.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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