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NATURAL

Japan Times
JAPAN
May 5, 2016
Oita zoo's female macaque named after Britain's Princess Charlotte celebrates first birthday
A female Japanese macaque born a year ago, whose naming — after Britain's Princess Charlotte — created a stir, celebrated her first birthday Thursday at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita Prefecture.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2016
Japan, China, South Korea agree to cooperate over disaster waste
Environment ministers from Japan, China and South Korea agreed Wednesday to cooperate on management and reuse of disaster waste, with Tokyo offering to share its experience from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan and other disasters.
EDITORIALS
Apr 18, 2016
The Kumamoto quakes
The Kumamoto quakes underline the need to be prepared for natural disasters, which can strike at any time and anywhere in this quake-prone country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2016
Osaka nature museum goes extra distance to get community involved
The Osaka Museum of Natural History has teamed up with a community-based group of supporters to provide special activities aimed at raising interest in nature, including behind-the-scenes tours not normally available.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2016
More than 50% of 3/11 evacuees say local recovery lagging: survey
More than half of evacuees from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami feel local recovery from the disaster has been insufficient, according to results of a Kyodo News survey released Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 20, 2016
Mitsubishi bolsters U.S. LNG ties with gas marketer purchase
Mitsubishi Corp. bolstered access to natural gas supplies for its North American export projects by taking full ownership of oil and gas marketer Cima Energy Ltd.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHARITY DRIVE 2015
Dec 3, 2015
Japan-based aid group sets up fish, timber projects in rural Laos
Despite enjoying robust economic growth, Laos continues to face challenges in development, particularly in rural areas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2015
Japan set to get more LNG than it needs
The nation is probably set to receive more LNG than it needs, potentially forcing some purchasers in the world's biggest user of the fuel to resell cargoes and add to a glut.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2015
As costs, mishaps mount, U.S. nuke industry weighs extending aging reactor lives up to 80 years
The U.S. is set to become the first nation to decide whether it's safe to operate nuclear power plants for 80 years, twice as long as initially allowed.
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2015
Asian nations call for shake-up of LNG trade
Consumers of liquefied natural gas on Wednesday called for more flexibility in how the fuel is traded in Asia. Rigid contracts and prices linked to those of crude oil have been seen as obstacles to steady development of the LNG market.
EDITORIALS
Sep 15, 2015
Learning from natural disasters
To protect residents against natural disasters, municipalities must compile evacuation plans and be prepared to implement them promptly.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2015
Authorities knew of flood risk; detailed simulation done 10 years ago
The land ministry knew the Kinugawa River was prone to flooding and created a detailed simulation of watershed damage 10 years ago, it emerged Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2015
Firms promote practical items in times of disaster
With the chances of a destructive earthquake hitting the Kanto region in the next 30 years estimated to be 70 percent, disaster preparedness seems to be on the minds of many people.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 28, 2015
Natural wine is a natural fit in Tokyo
The natural wine movement is spreading. Everywhere I look in Tokyo, neighborhood wine bars and small bistros are introducing all-natural wine lists. I'm starting to wonder, why does natural wine fit so organically into the city?
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2015
Tokyo gets Tehran's blessing toward restoring oil imports to pre-sanctions levels
Japan can boost crude oil and natural gas imports from Iran to levels seen before sanctions were stepped up against Tehran, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh said Sunday.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2015
Tornado unconfirmed after powerful gust causes damage, injury in Gunma
The Meteorological Agency will thoroughly investigate Monday's sudden wind torrent that blazed through Gunma Prefecture, blowing away roofs of houses and shattering windows.
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2015
Japan tops China as world's biggest lender for coal, study says
Japan and China lent more than $35 billion to finance coal power in the eight years through the end of 2014, according to environmental groups in a study that urged countries to stop supporting the fuel.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 30, 2015
M8.5 quake rocks Ogasawara Islands, jolting Tokyo and wider Kanto
A magnitude-8.5 earthquake strikes west of the Ogasawara chain, rattling the Kanto region and causing moderate tremors in many parts of the archipelago.
JAPAN / Politics
May 30, 2015
Japan to cooperate with Africa in natural resource development
Ministers from Japan and 16 African countries agreed Saturday to enhance cooperation in developing natural resources while addressing issues that have prevented foreign investment in the fast-growing continent.
JAPAN / Politics
May 20, 2015
Fiji to get ¥900 million in aid from Japan to redevelop radio broadcasting
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged about ¥900 million in aid to Fiji to redevelop radio broadcasting in the Pacific island state to improve the response to natural disasters.
'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.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
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.

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