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ENVIRONMENT

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 15, 2020
As climate change bites, Greenland ice has shrunk beyond return
Greenland's ice sheet may have shrunk past the point of return, with the ice likely to melt away no matter how quickly the world reduces climate-warming emissions, new research suggests.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2020
Sea life around Mauritius dying as Japanese ship oil spill spreads
Mauritian volunteers fished dead eels from oily waters on Tuesday as they tried to clean up damage to the Indian Ocean island's most pristine beaches after a Japanese-owned bulk carrier leaked an estimated 1,000 tonnes of oil.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 10, 2020
Anxious Mauritians use hair to stem Japanese ship's oil spill
Mauritians are making floating booms of human hair and leaves in a round-the-clock scramble to mop up oil leaking from a grounded Japanese ship onto their pristine Indian Ocean beaches.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 10, 2020
Virus-triggered economic meltdown threatens Europe's war on plastic
A drop in oil demand due to worldwide lockdowns has driven barrel prices to historic lows, making virgin plastics more affordable despite their environmental impact.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Aug 7, 2020
Okinawa's fragile coral threatened by 'Black Devil' killer sponge
Terpios hoshinota is like a sheet of paper of about 1 millimeter thick, and attaches itself to coral's calcareous skeleton.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 7, 2020
Canada's last intact Arctic ice shelf collapses, losing 40% of area in two days
Data shows that last month was the world's third-hottest July on record, heat that has also been linked to wildfires that have been scorching patches of Siberian forest.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 6, 2020
Arctic sea ice shrank to record lows in July
Ice covering the Arctic Ocean reached the lowest level since at least 1979 for July as temperatures spiked in the region, leaving large stretches of Russia’s Siberian coast mostly ice-free.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2020
Japan's climate change efforts hindered by Keidanren bias, study says
The heavy clout wielded by energy-intensive sectors of Japan is resulting in the favoring of coal and a pushback against efforts to fight climate change, it says.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 5, 2020
Heat wave Harry? As temperatures soar, naming the threat may save lives
Giving heat waves names and strength ratings, as is done with typhoons and hurricanes, could drive home the spiking danger from a threat that kills more people in the United States each year than storms and floods but rarely hits headlines, heat experts said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 3, 2020
Global coal power falls for first time even as China builds more
Development of new power plants has been halted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 31, 2020
A totally green electric grid will dramatically speed up climate action
Policy experts question the 15-year timetable for eliminating emissions from the U.S. electrical system, which would indeed be an immense challenge.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 28, 2020
Japanese automakers eye e-fuel as alternative to EVs
Europe has been looking at carbon neutral e-fuel and plans to have it play a crucial role in many modes of transport, from planes and ships to large trucks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 23, 2020
Renewable power surpasses fossil fuels for first time in Europe
Renewable power for the first time contributed a bigger share in the European generation mix than fossil fuels as the fallout from the pandemic cut energy demand.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 23, 2020
Near the Arctic tundra, soybeans flourish in Russia's thawing permafrost
Years of rising global temperatures are thawing the permafrost, and turning the land into fertile soil.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 23, 2020
Top scientists have ruled out best-case global warming scenarios
A group of 25 leading scientists now conclude that catastrophic warming is almost inevitable if emissions continue at their current rate.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 18, 2020
Pandemic negates Japan’s bid to reduce plastic waste
Plastic is one of the cheapest, most effective materials for preventing the spread of COVID-19.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Jul 16, 2020
Japan’s phaseout plan forces utilities to rethink reliance on coal
After the Fukushima disaster woke Japan to the dangers of atomic power, utilities went back to coal. Now what will they do?
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 15, 2020
Low-methane meat has finally arrived
Low-methane meat is a thing now. Earlier this week, fast-food chain Burger King unveiled a climate-friendly burger it plans to offer in some U.S. locations. The limited-supply meat comes from cows that are fed lemongrass to reduce the atmospheric impact of their methane-laden belches.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 15, 2020
Burping cows and leaky pipelines put Earth on high-end warming track
Atmospheric levels of the gas — emitted by digesting cows, leaky gas pipelines and natural sources — have increased 2.5 times from pre-industrial levels.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 10, 2020
Japan's coal closure plan a historic milestone, but what’s next?
The nation will still face pressure to further reduce reliance on the fossil fuel, both domestically and abroad.
Demystifying the manufacturing success of China
China’s massive scale, strong education system and competitive local governance have enabled it to reach the technological frontier and dominate high-tech manufacturing despite its low per capita gross domestic product.
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
Japanese manufacturers moving headquarters out of central Tokyo
A building in Kawasaki housing Toshiba's new headquarters
Is sumo becoming a victim of its own popularity?
A training session at Shikoroyama stable in June 2016. Sumo training sessions are increasingly simulated or the preserve of group tours.
Japanese man suspected of ordering double murder in Manila
Two suspects arrested over the killing of two Japanese last week are held in restraints in Manila on Tuesday.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Atsushi Kitagawara’s exhibition finds poetry in architecture
The inverted cone, one of Atsushi Kitagawara’s six signature elements in architecture, is a key feature of the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection museum building.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
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