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RECYCLING

Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Sep 12, 2016
Aichi firm mining used gadgets to make Tokyo Olympic medals
Renet Japan Group Inc., a major dealer in second-hand goods based in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, is stepping up efforts to collect and recycle mobile phones and computers so it can forge Olympic medals out of recycled goods.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Nov 23, 2015
Toyohashi embarks on 'rubbish' project to achieve biomass power goals
The Aichi Prefecture city of Toyohashi, with a population of 380,000, is set to embark on a unique and challenging project in fiscal 2017 of collecting biodegradable waste from households and companies for a combined biomass power generation facility.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2015
Garbage imperialism? Nope, all trash is local
The developed world is doing better about handling its electronic waste, but a crisis is looming in developing nations as gadgets become more affordable.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 30, 2015
Europe fails to meet recycling goals for electronics
Only a third of Europe's electronic waste is properly recycled, with vast numbers of cellphones, computers and televisions illegally traded or dumped, a study led by the United Nations and Interpol said on Sunday.
EDITORIALS
May 9, 2015
E-waste recycling still falling short
Less than one-sixth of e-waste worldwide is being properly recycled, a sorry record that can and should be better.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 29, 2014
Gifu mover gives forgotten temples new life in new places
Due to the decline in Buddhist worshippers and the population in general, the number of empty or abandoned temples has been growing in recent years.
EDITORIALS
Aug 21, 2014
The fair cost of recycling
Japan's environment ministry is reviewing whether appliance recycling fees — set by manufacturers and paid by consumers since 2001 — are too high.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Apr 18, 2014
Nagoya appliance recycling drive reaps success
The city of Nagoya started collecting small household appliances for recycling in February and announced April 11 that it had received more than 31,000 kg of machinery in just two months — five times more than anticipated.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 22, 2013
Ghana's electronic graveyard gives, takes
The orange flesh of a papaya is like an oval gash in the landscape at Agbogbloshie, Ghana's vast dumping site for electronic waste, where everything is smeared and stained with mucky hues of brown and sooty black.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 24, 2013
In Tokyo, all garbage is not created equal
Charging for garbage collection forces the issue of environmental awareness.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 19, 2013
With refrigerators, bigger is better in more ways than you think
Smaller is not cheaper when it comes to refrigerators.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 27, 2013
Annals of cheap: Don Don Down on Wednesday
Used clothing retailer plays games with customers — and they love it.
Naked man’s rampage in Saitama linked to one fatality and 10 injured
Police believe Daisuke Nishimura may have been involved in roughly 20 incidents in the 90 minutes leading up to his arrest, including a fatal hit-and-run and multiple assaults.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Japan brings forward deadline for electronic travel authorization system
Japan is planning to implement by March 2029 a new online screening system in which foreign visitors who don’t need a visa apply for a certification before entering the country.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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