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PLASTIC WASTE

JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 20, 2018
Japan to make charging for plastic shopping bags mandatory
A government advisory panel approves a set of proposals for plastic recycling, including making it mandatory for retailers to charge for plastic shopping bags.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2018
Plastic waste piling up in Japan after Chinese import ban
Many local governments are struggling to cope after China banned such materials in 2017 out of concern over environmental pollution.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2018
Japan eyes reducing amount of plastic waste by as much as 25% by 2030
The government will announce an ambitious plan aimed at cutting disposable plastic waste by 25 percent over the next decade while promoting environmentally friendly bioplastics made from plants, sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 13, 2018
Japan to mandate that retailers charge fees for plastic bags, but plans for punishments unclear
The Environment Ministry decides to obligate retailers to charge fees for plastic checkout bags or provide loyalty points to shoppers who bring their own.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2018
Tokyo Metropolitan Government to test paper straws at three coffee shops
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will test paper straws at three coffee shops in its two government buildings in Shinjuku Ward for a month starting Monday.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2018
Wales zero waste shop wins award as 'Blue Planet' effect grows
A zero waste shop won an ethical business award in Wales on Wednesday night, highlighting a growing trend among retailers to cut plastic use as worry over its environmental impact rises.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 21, 2018
With population boom, urbanization, World Bank warns waste could grow 70% by 2050
Global waste could grow by 70 percent by 2050 as urbanization and populations rise, the World Bank said Thursday, with South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa set to generate the biggest increase in rubbish.
EDITORIALS
Jun 23, 2018
Step up war on plastic pollution
Japanese businesses and consumers should strive to reduce plastic waste by cutting back on the use of disposable plastic products.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2018
Trendy bans on plastic straws are bunk
Skipping straws may be hip. But there are much better ways to fight pollution.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 2, 2018
Market forces in Japan failing to tackle growing plastics problem
Last month, news outlets all over the world reported on the discovery of a plastic shopping bag at the bottom of the Mariana Trench near the Philippines, the deepest point in the Earth’s oceans. The discovery was made by a group of Japanese researchers studying images from deep-sea exploration projects, and what’s chilling about the finding is that it was from footage recorded in 1998, which likely means even more plastic has accumulated at the bottom of the sea in the meantime. In spite of the Japanese angle, the story wasn’t picked up domestically with the same measure of alarm as it was overseas.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 30, 2018
China's waste ban is a wake-up call for Japan
Tokyo can adopt solid resource management principles to help stem the rising tide of plastic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 17, 2018
First 'plastic free' label to help shoppers curb pollution
A new "plastic-free" logo launched in Britain on Wednesday will allow shoppers to identify products with plastic packaging as companies come under growing pressure to use green alternatives.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 26, 2018
Plastic waste making coral reefs sick, study finds
Billions of bits of plastic waste are entangled in corals and sickening reefs from Thailand to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, scientists said on Thursday.
WORLD
Jan 25, 2018
U.N. plans international panel to tackle plastic waste in oceans
The United Nations will form a panel to discuss measures to reduce plastic waste in the oceans, a source close to the matter has said.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 20, 2017
Arctic seas called dead end for plastic waste floating from U.S., Europe
The Arctic is a dead end for floating plastic waste dumped in the Atlantic Ocean off Europe and the United States and swept north by ocean currents to a polar graveyard, scientists said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2016
Japan lagging behind global move to restrict microbeads to protect planet's oceans
Japan is lagging behind growing international moves to restrict microbeads, the tiny synthetic particles that have become a major source of pollution in the world's oceans.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 19, 2016
Plastic debris in oceans a growing hazard as toxins climb the food chain
Plastic is part of the fabric of everyday life, from bags to bottles to synthetic clothing. In 2014, global production amounted to 311 million tons, up from 225 million tons in 2004, according to manufacturers group Plastics Europe.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
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.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
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.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
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.
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.

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