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ENVIRONMENT

JAPAN
Aug 26, 2018
Environment Ministry seeks funding for heatstroke prevention initiative
The Environment Ministry plans to launch an initiative in fiscal 2019 to comb the country for effective measures being taken to prevent heat exhaustion and heatstroke, sources said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2018
A global environmental threat made in China
From large-scale dam-building to unbridled resource-exploitation, human activity is causing serious damage to Himalayan ecosystems.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2018
Japanese firms creating green areas to boost biodiversity at factories
With a goal of preserving nearby ecosystems, Japanese manufacturers are stepping up efforts to create areas of greenery within the premises of their factories, which are gradually becoming resting places for birds and insects as a result.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 19, 2018
Trump's power-plant proposal may increase U.S. carbon pollution
U.S. leader Donald Trump is poised to replace former President Barack Obama's plan to slash power plant greenhouse gas emissions with a substitute that could actually increase them.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 16, 2018
Judge orders environmental review of Keystone XL pipeline, in setback for Trump
A federal judge in Montana on Wednesday ordered the U.S. State Department to do a full environmental review of a revised route for the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline, a move that could delay the project and prove a setback for the Trump administration.
BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2018
Illinois attorney general sues Trump Tower Chicago for river environmental violations
Illinois' attorney general announced a lawsuit on Tuesday against Trump Tower in Chicago, alleging the violation of environmental laws and a threat to fish in the Chicago River.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2018
Illegal fishing and harm to Amazon forest linked to firms using tax havens, study says
Scientists called on Monday for greater transparency over the use of tax havens by companies involved in activities that have harmed the world's oceans and the Amazon rainforest.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2018
Breathing easy in Beijing may get pricier as Xi targets U.S. LNG amid trade row
Chinese President Xi Jinping's trade policies are threatening to make his environmental goals more costly to meet.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2018
Two Osaka hotels join global war on plastic waste by banning straws
Joining the worldwide movement to combat plastic waste, two international hotels in Osaka are moving toward paper straws.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 26, 2018
How California met its ambitious 2020 greenhouse gas emissions target in 2016
In 2006, California set itself an ambitious environmental goal: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. The Air Resources Board recently published its assessment of 2016 — and the state has already hit its 2020 target. California is on a low-carbon diet, so to speak, and the diet is...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jul 23, 2018
Gifu electronics firm Ibiden draws acclaim for its embrace of renewable energy
As more firms shift to renewables to power their operations, electronics and ceramics components maker Ibiden Co., based in Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture, is drawing international attention as a forerunner in clean energy use.
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2018
Liberia's biggest palm oil project quits eco-certification body
Liberia's largest palm oil company, Golden Veroleum, has quit a global eco-certification body in response to accusations from a global watchdog that it failed to get consent from communities before expanding onto their lands, the firm said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 19, 2018
Study links city-level ozone air pollution readings to drop in U.S. national park visitors
AP
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jul 16, 2018
Greenhouse gas education program developed by Aichi professor proves popular both at home and abroad
An environmental education program developed in Aichi Prefecture, designed to help children deepen their understanding of climate change through measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in places around them, has been introduced at a number of schools in the Tokai region and also in Taiwan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2018
American Airlines to go bamboo, eliminate plastic straws from cabins and lounges
American Airlines on Tuesday said it plans to no longer offer plastic straws and stir sticks in its lounges and onboard its flights, amid a broader global push to abandon one-time use plastics.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 27, 2018
U.K. temperatures may hit record June highs as heat wave continues
Britons enjoyed sweltering heat for the third day running on Tuesday, with temperatures reaching 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) in Wales and possibly set to hit record June highs this week, the Meteorological Office said.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
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