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ENVIRONMENT

WORLD / Science & Health
May 15, 2014
EU to beat 2020 targets on carbon
The European Union will cut its carbon emissions in 2020 by a bigger margin than it has pledged it would under United Nation climate change treaties, a meeting of the bloc's environment ministers was told on Wednesday.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
May 15, 2014
Fun ways to teach kids eco-friendly concepts
Global warming, nuclear energy, deforestation, pollution, toxic waste — the list of environmental issues that play on our minds is long, but teaching future generations not to repeat the mistakes we made needs a soft touch. In the run-up to the June 5 World Environment Day, the Kitakyushu Environment Museum, with the support of local organizations and businesses, is holding its biggest environmental awareness event of the year. Titled Mirai Hotaru Day, the event, which takes place May 18, is aimed at kids and families and offers various attractions designed to inform and entertain.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 9, 2014
Rising carbon levels may cut key nutrients in crops: study
Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may cut the nutritional quality of some of the world's most important food crops, researchers have reported after conducting experiments simulating conditions expected by midcentury.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
May 9, 2014
Hundreds of areas deemed 'important waters'
An Environment Ministry panel has designated around 280 coastal areas in Japan as "important waters" in which biodiversity should be preserved, officials said Friday.
ENVIRONMENT
May 9, 2014
Japan designates 280 coastal areas as 'important waters'
An expert panel under the Environment Ministry has designated around 280 coastal areas in Japan as "important waters" in which biodiversity should be preserved, officials said Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 8, 2014
Green reform takes different hue in China
China's massive pollution problems have given rise to a new force of environmental campaigners, different politically from middle-class activists in the West and potentially more effective in tackling climate change, according to new research.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 6, 2014
White House to unveil dire climate warning in new report
The Obama administration will release an updated report on Tuesday showing how climate change touches every part of America as the administration seeks to convince the public on the need for a crackdown on carbon pollution.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 24, 2014
Hokkaido entomologist uncovers Brazilian bugs whose bawdy bits baffle scholars
This may be the role reversal to end all role reversals.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Apr 24, 2014
When will robots start mining the ocean depths?
The world's first deep-sea mining robot sits idle on a British factory floor, waiting to claw up high-grade copper and gold from the seabed off Papua New Guinea — once a wrangle over terms is solved.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2014
War on invasive species continues
With an ever-increasing number of foreign aquatic species threatening ecosystems in many areas of Japan, municipalities are calling on people not to release them into the local environment.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Mar 31, 2014
Climate change threatens human security: U.N. report
Climate change can indirectly increase the likelihood of violent conflict by exacerbating risk factors such as poverty and economic shocks, a U.N. scientific body warned Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 28, 2014
New CO₂ capture tech to aid climate
A little-known technology that may be able to take the equivalent of China's greenhouse gas emissions out of the carbon cycle could be the radical policy shift needed to slow climate change this century, a draft U.N. report shows.
EDITORIALS
Mar 24, 2014
Cold response to global warming
A new Environment Ministry report estimates damage from anticipated global warming. Unfortunately efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions do not appear high on the Abe administration's policy agenda.
ENVIRONMENT
Mar 17, 2014
Flood damage to triple by end of century: study
The annual cost of damage caused by flooding in Japan is estimated to triple by the end of this century to ¥680 billion due to global warming, a government research team said Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2014
Women taking charge to save the environment
Worldwide there is growing awareness that women must contribute to the identification of environmental problems as well as plan activities geared toward the sustainable development of their communities.
EDITORIALS
Mar 17, 2014
New burden for Minamata victims
The Environment Ministry appears to have relaxed conditions for the official recognition of Minamata disease victims, but the attached record-keeping requirements make it unlikely that many more people will receive financial relief.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2014
'Ethical' gold mines tried in South America
Tucked between two desert ridges in southern Peru, Relave looks like any of the hundreds of ramshackle mining towns that blight the landscape in the world's sixth-largest gold exporter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 6, 2014
Butterfly mimics found to use just a single gene
The masquerade party never ends for these ladies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 19, 2014
Crazy honey badgers don't care what you think, period
Somewhere in South Africa's Kruger National Park, Brian Jones and Stoffel continue their battle for supremacy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2014
Thriving great cormorants threatening local freshwater fish
Rapidly increasing numbers of great cormorants, forming colonies near lakes and rivers, have been causing serious damage to local fish stocks such as "ayu" (sweetfish) and koi, according to researchers.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
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.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
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.
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.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

Podcast

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Longform

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