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OCEANS 4

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 7, 2023
The Arctic will have summers with no sea ice as soon as the 2030s
'We basically are saying that it has become too late to save the Arctic summer sea ice,” a researcher said. 'We’ve been waiting for too long.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 31, 2023
Just how safe is Fukushima’s ‘contaminated’ water?
To build the clean energy sector the world needs, nuclear power advocates must sway public opinion their way. Just crashing through won’t cut it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 31, 2023
Japan's 2022 fish catch hit record low amid global warming
An annual white paper on fisheries said the poor catch is likely to continue in the long term due to rising sea temperatures.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 28, 2023
Japan's bigeye tuna catches in Indian Ocean to be cut by 6%
Japan's annual bigeye tuna catches in the Indian Ocean will be capped at 3,684 tons, down by 6% from the 2017-2021 average.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2023
South Korean nuclear experts to tour Fukushima plant amid water concerns
During their tour of the crippled plant, the experts will pay particular attention to Japan’s plans to discharge treated water, currently being stored at the facility, into the ocean.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 20, 2023
South Korea delegation to visit Fukushima nuclear plant next week
The delegation will visit the disaster-hit plant to assess the safety of Japan's planned release of treated radioactive water into the sea, the South Korean government said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 18, 2023
Fukushima seafood businesses adapt as release of treated water looms
By around this summer, the government and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings plan to release water with trace amounts of tritium into the sea off Fukushima Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2023
In updated ocean policy, Japan slams Chinese and Russian military presence
Japan said in its new five-year ocean policy approved by the Cabinet on Friday that its 'national interests are under greater threat than ever.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 9, 2023
Whale sharks see in dark due to mutation behind blindness in humans
Triggered by the colder temperatures of deep water, the mutation activates visual pigments that sense blue light, the only color that reaches such depths.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2023
Pneumonia and pregnancy found among dead dolphins on Japanese beach
Of the 32 beached dolphins, which were washed up on the shore from Monday through Wednesday, 14 have died.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2023
Expedition snags record-breaking footage of deep-sea fish
Japanese-Australian research team explores Earth's final frontier in Izu-Ogasawara Trench
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2023
More dolphins found on east Japan shores a day after dozens beached
Eight beached dolphins, of a species known as the melon-headed whale, were discovered along the shores of Isumi and Ichinomiya in Chiba Prefecture.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 1, 2023
In Taiwan’s waters, a hunt for tiny, wriggling ‘gold’
In the 1980s and ’90s, Taiwan’s eel industry was thriving, fueled by Japan’s appetite for unagi. But those days are gone.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 1, 2023
NGOs slam missed chance to prevent seabed mining
As two weeks of negotiations concluded over possible environmental rules restricting large-scale mining of the seabed, NGOs voiced fear that industry may soon be given the green light.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2023
South Korea's Yoon vows to seek public consent for Fukushima water release
The South Korean president had said previously that he believes his predecessor Moon Jae-in 'had avoided efforts to understand,' preventing the public from becoming aware of Japan's plan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2023
Japan and eight other economies agree to slash saury fishing quota by 25%
The new catch limit, which was decided at the end of a three-day meeting through Friday in Sapporo, will be in place for two years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2023
South Korea seeks scientific analysis before Fukushima water release
Some of Japan's other neighbors, such as China and Taiwan, have also expressed opposition to Tokyo's decision.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 13, 2023
Traditional ama fishing in Mie in danger as diver numbers plunge
The method is practiced primarily by women and is characterized by skin-diving and a hand-catching method that prevents overfishing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2023
Nations agree on language for historic treaty to protect ocean life
The legally binding agreement to conserve and ensure the sustainable use of ocean biodiversity was agreed to after five rounds of protracted United Nations-led negotiations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 3, 2023
Scientists explore ocean frontiers seeking drugs from the deep
The huge biological diversity of the oceans means there are likely many more marine genetic resources to be discovered and used in medicines and antibiotics.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
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.

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