Fukushima nuclear disaster haunts climate change debate in Japan
Ryota Takakura was working at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 11, 2011,…
Nuclear is crucial for Japan to meet its climate goals, says IEA : Energy & Environment
March 04, 2021 Ten years after the March 2011 earthquake and subsequent accident at the…
Growing indifference to educational inequality in Japan
In the past, many Japanese believed in the ideal that all children deserved equal access…
Former Japanese Environment Minister to Deliver Keynote Speech at ATMO Japan 2021
Tamayo Marukawa, a current member of Japan’s parliament, is expected to join the online event…
Japan’s new leader sets target to be carbon neutral by 2050
TOKYO — Japan will be carbon neutral by 2050, its prime minister said Monday, pledging…
With a goal of zero emissions, the Japanese climate conference will bring together young people and leaders
The government plans to hold a conference in December involving young people as well as…
Japanese lawmakers declare climate emergency after government sets zero emissions target
By Linda Sieg, Aaron SheldrickTOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese lawmakers declared a climate emergency on Thursday…
The Fukushima nuclear disaster put Japan’s climate policy in a decade-long purgatory
“Even the Japanese Photovoltaic Association and the Wind Association have nuclear in their respective power…
Japan sets ambitious new climate target to be carbon neutral by 2050
Japan’s new prime minister said on Monday the country would seek to become carbon neutral…
How Big Business Is Hindering Japan’s Climate Efforts | Climate crisis
Japan’s influential trade federation is dominated by the electricity, steel, automobile and fossil fuel industries,…
Japan’s climate change efforts hampered by biased business lobby: study
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s powerful Keidanren business lobby is dominated by energy-intensive sectors that make…
COVID-19, a threat and an opportunity for Japanese environmental activists
As COVID-19 cases surge in Japan and the world values cleanliness over sustainability, the nascent…
Japan’s deplorable climate plan amounts to scientific denial
Comment: Japan is reiterating past promises for 2030 rather than planning a radical overhaul needed…
Japan’s climate plan sends ‘bad signal’
Some scientists even wonder if the recent drop in noise in the city could have…
Japan’s climate plan labeled ‘weak’ by experts
Japan – the world’s fifth largest emitter of greenhouse gases – this week shared the…
Activists attack Japan’s ‘shameful’ climate proposals | Greenhouse gas emissions
Japan made his plans to tackle greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris Agreement ahead of…
Living in Japan in times of climate crisis
It’s 2020 and the planet needs your help. The same goes for Japan, which ranked…
Where are the Japanese climate strikers?
To share Tweeter To share To share E-mail At the end of September 2019, it…
Can Japan’s Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi overcome gaffes to ease the country’s unlikely dependence on coal?
Japan’s new Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi arrives at the Prime Minister’s official residence on September…
Fighting climate change should be ‘sexy’ and ‘fun’, says Japan’s new environment minister | The Independent
Japan’s new environment minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, pledged on Sunday to mobilize young people to push…
Make climate action ‘sexy’, says Japan’s new environment minister
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Japan’s new Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi pledged on Sunday to mobilize…
G20 summit highlights how Fukushima hit Japan’s climate plans
When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wrote in the pages of the FT last year, he…
Does Japan’s New Climate Change Strategy Go Far Enough? – The Diplomat
AdvertisementJapan plans to adopt a long-term strategy on climate change that would commit the country…
Japan’s preparedness for climate change, an example for Asian countries – BRINK – Conversations and Insights on Global Business
Schoolchildren touch an electronic globe to learn about rising sea levels caused by global warming…
Japan is obsessed with climate change. Young people don’t understand.
To stimulate interest among young and old, the government last summer launched a campaign called…