Environment
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Record bear sightings in Japan cause alarm as hibernation ends
Woman’s body found in Iwate prefecture last week, soon after a police officer was injured in bear attack nearb…
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Mud-rich coastline made 2011 Japan tsunami far more destructive, study finds
Analysis of video footage reveals how wave changed as it travelled over mud-rich rice paddies, exerting more f…
- Recycling, Wales, Japan, Environment, Australia news, Victoria, Plastics, Waste, Germany, Ethical and green living, UK news
One Japanese town sorts waste into 40 different categories. How does Australia’s recycling compare?
Kerbside wheelie bins have been used in Australia since the 1980s but the recycling rate is stuck at 44%. Will…
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The Guardian view on Japan’s cherry blossom: when spring slips out of time | Editorial
A 1,200-year dataset shows the ‘peak bloom’ is arriving earlier. Global heating is unsettling nature’s rhythms…
- US-Israel war on Iran, Lena Dunham, Japan, Environment, Marine life, World news, Whales, Middle East and North Africa, Iran, Culture
Six great reads: Iran’s social media memes, an abandoned department store and a 1,200-year-old record of cherry blossoms
Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days C…
- Climate science, Japan, Environment, Climate crisis, Trees and forests, World news, Plants, Asia Pacific
After 1,200 years, cherry blossom record to live on despite Japanese scientist’s death
Prof Yasuyuki Aono’s meticulous work charted shifting bloom dates as a marker of climate changeEven in his fin…
- Oysters, Japan, Environment, Oceans, Food & drink industry, Marine life, Climate crisis, Business, Animals, Wildlife, Fishing, World news, Asia Pacific, Food, Fishing industry
‘Something out of the ordinary’: why are Japan’s oysters dying en masse?
A death rate of up to 90%, attributed to warming seas, is threatening the trade in Hiroshima prefecture, which…
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Fukushima review – a devastating account of disaster and denial in 2011 nuclear catastrophe
A tense return to the disaster foregrounds the heroism of the ‘Fukushima 50’ while raising questions about cor…
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Japan seizes Chinese fishing boat inside its economic waters amid rift with Beijing
Japan’s fisheries agency said the vessel failed to comply with an order to stop. The incident comes weeks afte…
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Australian ministers met Japanese gas companies 20 times amid fossil fuel lobbying push
Thinktank analysis suggests Japan campaigns to prolong the carbon industry in Australia and hinder move to cle…
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Weather tracker: Spain and Portugal hit by third deadly storm in two weeks
Storm Marta sweeps Iberian peninsula just days after Storms Kristin and Leonardo brought deadly flooding and m…
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The Fukushima towns frozen in time: nature has thrived since the nuclear disaster but what happens if humans return?
Fifteen years after a tsunami caused the Fukushima nuclear accident, only bears, raccoons and boar are seen on…
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15 years after Fukushima, Japan prepares to restart the world’s biggest nuclear plant
A return to nuclear power is at the heart of Japan’s energy policy but, in the wake of the 2011 disaster, resi…
- Fukushima, Japan, Environment, Japan disaster, Nuclear power, World news, Renewable energy, Asia Pacific, Energy, Wind power
‘People are wrestling with the burden’: Japan pivots to focus on nuclear power ‘maximisation’ alongside renewables
Post-Fukushima nuclear closures of dozens of reactors forced the country to rely heavily on imported fossil fu…
- Sunderland, Japan, Environment, Electric, hybrid and low-emission cars, Automotive industry, Business, Nissan, World news, UK news, Manufacturing sector
Nissan begins production of new electric car in Sunderland
Launch of third generation of Leaf follows investment of more than £450m into model, including £300m direct to…
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Weather tracker: US storms linked to ‘atmospheric river’ phenomenon
California faced evacuation warnings over flood risk, while Japan experienced heavy early season snowfallEvacu…
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Amid Japan’s surge in bear attacks, a torrent of AI-generated videos is adding to anxiety
Videos show schoolgirls fighting off animals, while others show people feeding bears, with some so realistic t…
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Bear attack survival tips released in Japan as encounters surge
Governor of one prefecture says he is considering asking the military for help to tackle increasing attacks am…
- Endangered habitats, Illegal wildlife trade, Japan, Environment, Endangered species, Conservation, Wildlife, World news, Asia Pacific
Inside the illegal eel trade: is there a way to stop Europe’s biggest wildlife crime before it’s too late?
Interviews with experts and key players across four countries reveal why efforts to stop the multibillion-euro…
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Weather tracker: Japanese islands struck by two successive typhoons
Typhoon Nakri sweeps through Izu Islands off Tokyo, a week after Halong, causing damage and disruptionThe Izu …