Japan has its sights set on renewable energy producing 40 to 50 percent of its electricity by 2040, with another 20 percent coming from nuclear power, according to a new draft of its basic energy policy. Japan is the second-largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) importer in the world, as well as a big consumer of […]
In a major shift on nuclear policy, Japan has adopted a plan to extend the lifespan of its nuclear reactors. With worldwide fuel shortages and skyrocketing gas prices, as well as the need to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, the country also has plans to replace old reactors and construct new ones. It is a […]
June in the Northern Hemisphere has been sweltering so far, with every continent setting high temperature records. Japan set a record for the month on Saturday when the city of Isesaki reached 104.4 degrees Fahrenheit, reported The Washington Post. In what is likely another example of human-caused climate change, Japan officially declared an end to […]
By Richard Connor Japanese cherry blossom lovers have been seeing their favorite time of year come ever earlier in recent times, with 2021 proving to be a record year. The nation’s favorite flower, called “sakura” — at one time very much an April phenomenon — has started to burst into bloom regularly in late March. […]
By Brett Wilkins In what Japanese regulators on Wednesday called an “extremely serious” development, lethal levels of radiation have been recorded inside the damaged reactor building at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, threatening the shutdown and decommissioning of the site of the second-worst peacetime nuclear disaster in history. According to The Asahi Shimbun, […]
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced that Japan will become country carbon neutral by 2050, Bloomberg reported. As the world’s third-largest economy, this will require a “fundamental shift” away from coal, The Washington Post reported. Suga replaced former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last month, after he resigned due to health issues. This was Suga’s first […]
By Roshan Rajroop, Melita Steele and Hisayo Takada Oil spills make visible the huge price being paid by the environment, wildlife and human communities for our reliance on fossil fuels. They are a harsh demonstration of the fragility of our oceans. They are a sad reminder of how urgent it is that we end our […]
The Japanese cargo ship that hit a coral reef near Mauritius and spilled thousands of metric tons of fuel into the island nation’s turquoise waters split in two over the weekend, The Guardian reported. “At around 4.30 p.m., a major detachment of the vessel’s forward section was observed,” the Mauritius National Crisis Committee said in […]
By Olivia Sullivan One of the many unfortunate outcomes of the coronavirus pandemic has been the quick and obvious increase in single-use plastic products. After COVID-19 arrived in the United States, many grocery stores prohibited customers from using reusable bags, coffee shops banned reusable mugs, and takeout food with plastic forks and knives became the […]
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