Environment
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Fukushima: Japan announces it will dump contaminated water into sea
Environmental groups and neighbours condemn plan to release more than 1m tonnes of contaminated water in two y…
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The Guardian view on cherry blossom: lessons from fragile, fleeting beauty
The pandemic has made us all long for spring. In Japan and elsewhere, full bloom is coming earlier than ever E…
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Japan’s cherry blossom bloom – in pictures
Japan’s famous cherry blossoms have reached their flowery peak in many places earlier this year than at any ti…
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Climate crisis ‘likely cause’ of early cherry blossom in Japan
Peak bloom reached on 26 March in Kyoto and experts say impact of global warming is to blameJapan’s famous che…
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Protests at ‘inhumane’ export of live horses to Japan for food
Activists seek ban on flying horses to Japan with thousands sent every year from Canada and FranceTens of thou…
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Why Japan’s carmaking heavyweights could be facing an electric shock
Analysis: The rapid development of battery-only cars is eclipsing petrol vehicles and even hybrids, leaving Ja…
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Three stories of hope: 10 years on from Japan’s triple disaster
Much has changed along the hundreds of miles of devastated coastline and the recovery is gathering paceAfter t…
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Mind your head: scientists discover incredible self-decapitating sea slug – video
Researchers at Japan’s Nara Women’s University have discovered a new trait exhibited by the sacoglossan sea sl…
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Fukushima 50 review – Ken Watanabe in simmering tribute to power-plant heroes
There’s a touch of Hollywood in this dramatised account of the 50 workers who stayed at Fukushima Daiichi in a…
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Spacewatch: Nasa joins Japan’s mission to study sun’s atmosphere
EUVST telescope will study how solar winds emanate from the sun, creating ‘space weather’Nasa has approved a l…
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Minke whale trapped in nets in Japan for two weeks
Animal rights groups demand animal’s release but locals claim its size and strong currents are making it hard …
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UK’s Octopus Energy valued at $2bn after Japan supply deal
British startup in joint venture with Tokyo Gas, which buys 9.7% stake for $200mThe one-time owner of a London…
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Cash for cages? Japan probes alleged bribery from chicken industry
Investigation launched into alleged donation to close ally of Japanese PM after resistance to ending use of cr…
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Why reusable cloth could consign Christmas gift wrap to the bin
A Japanese tradition could replace sparkly paper this festive season as lockdown prompts a green rethinkChrist…
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The Guardian view on Biden and the climate crisis: fight for net zero | Editorial
A US president who recognises the threat will make a huge difference, but environmentalists must push hardTher…
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Marise Payne declines to welcome adoption of net zero emissions target by Japan and South Korea
Australia’s foreign minister says ‘it’s a matter for those countries’ after being questioned on the matter fiv…
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Japan will become carbon neutral by 2050, PM pledges
Yoshihide Suga says dealing with climate change is no longer a constraint on growth as he sets out a bolder ap…
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‘Ursine terror’: plea to improve habitat after spate of bear attacks in Japan
Experts warn of more encounters as animals forced into populated areas to find foodA spate of bear attacks in …
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Fukushima reactor water could damage human DNA if released, says Greenpeace
Environmental organisation says ‘dangerous’ levels of carbon-14 exist in water that could soon be released int…
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Doe your bit: Japan invents bags deer can eat after plastic-related deaths
To keep animals safe from rubbish discarded by tourists, a bag has been devised made from milk cartons and ric…