Environment
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Japan to release 1m tonnes of contaminated Fukushima water into the sea – reports
Local media say release could begin in 2022 and would take decades to complete, but local fishermen say move w…
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Japan wins war on plastic, but shoplifters bag hidden spoils
Charging for plastic bags has led to some customers concealing goods in their reusable bags, supermarket chain…
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Fukushima nuclear disaster preventable, court rules, with more damages claims likely
Government and company Tepco ordered to pay some damages for 2011 event, but ruling could spur further claimsA…
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Hitachi to pull plug on north Wales nuclear power station
Scrapping of £16bn project on Anglesey down to lack of UK government investment in new nuclear, says unionThe …
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World fails to meet a single target to stop destruction of nature – UN report
‘Humanity at a crossroads’ after a decade in which all of the 2010 Aichi goals to protect wildlife and ecosyst…
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Family of missing Australian on capsized cattle ship pleads with government to continue search
Father of Lukas Orda says family was shocked to hear active search for his son had been called off by Japan’s …
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New Zealand suspends live animal exports after ship sinks
Gulf Livestock 1, carrying more than 40 crew members and nearly 6,000 cattle, foundered off coast of Japan New…
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Demand for whale meat in Norway rising after years of decline
Conservationists say relaxing of regulations poses threat to welfare of minke whalesDemand for whale meat in N…
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Thousands protest in Mauritius over dolphin deaths after oil spill
Government says it will carry out autopsies on all 40 animals and investigate spill from Japanese shipThousand…
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Crews prepare to sink Mauritius spill ship despite opposition
MV Wakashio has split in two and leaked 1,000 tonnes of oil into the water since it ran agroundSalvage crews w…
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Tokyo Bay’s seaweed forests – and prized abalone that live in them – disappear
Rise in sea temperatures caused by climate emergency is transforming marine environment and affecting local sp…
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Experts and volunteers scramble to save Mauritius’s wildlife after oil spill
Grounded carrier has split in half and poor conditions make removal of ship’s remaining oil riskyInternational…
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Grounded carrier off Mauritius breaks apart risking ecological disaster
Battle is on to remove fuel oil from Japanese vessel the MV Wakashio as weather worsensA Japanese bulk carrier…
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More coal power generation closed than opened around the world this year, research finds
China continues to increase its coal power, but in India construction has ground to a near halt The size of th…
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‘Brief shining of the light’: Japan’s fireflies dance – and mate – in isolation amid Covid-19
Next year visitors to Tatsuno ‘will once again see fireflies dance wonderfully’, says mayorCoronavirus – lates…
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Japan floods leave dozens dead, including nursing home residents
Record rainfall triggers landslides in western Kumamoto region, stranding hundreds Deep floodwaters and the ri…
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Scat feels better: digestive health of Japan deer improves as tourist snacks dwindle
Absence of tourists during coronavirus pandemic has led Nara’s revered deer back to traditional diets and bett…
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Environment groups urge Nippon Paper to scrap Victorian timber from supply chain
In a letter to the Japanese company, activists call for rapid transition to products sourced from plantations …
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‘I raised hell’: how people worldwide answered the call of World Oceans Day
From protecting fishing communities to regrowing coral reefs, Guardian readers and environmentalists share how…
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Campaigners attack Japan’s ‘shameful’ climate plans release
Proposals criticised amid fears countries may use coronavirus crisis to rein in commitmentsCoronavirus – lates…