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Mymizu’s water app just first step to ending plastic waste
Joe Muntal
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
From conservation to climate change, the environmental challenges of our times are daunting and can seem distant from our everyday...
Evonne Yiu, U.N. researcher and champion of forests and sea
Timothy Schultz
Contributing writer
The early morning sea off Ishikawa Prefecture was gentle, the fisherman sitting casually at the boat’s bow. They were idling...
With oceans facing increasing risks, no nation is an island
Jacob Reed
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Among global environmental issues, the sustainable use of the seas is of paramount importance. About 2.4 billion people, 40 percent...
Japan’s COVID-19 response: What it did right, what it has to learn
Yoshiyuki Sagara
Fellow Asia Pacific Initiative
Within a year, the Japanese government has issued two states of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic under two prime ministers:...
How Mie preserves firms, farms, fishing and tourism
Maiko Muraoka
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Mie Prefecture, located in the center of the Japanese archipelago, has a balanced economy supported by industry, agriculture, fishing and...
Oji turns wood into alternative materials of glass and plastics
Maiko Muraoka
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Oji Holdings, with a history of more than 140 years since its establishment, has always been a leader in Japan’s...
ESG awards recognize efforts on energy, child labor
Maiko Muraoka
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
To achieve the 17 U.N. sustainable development goals and bring a better future for all, what is needed is action...
ESG awards recognize efforts of Suntory, Fuji Oil
Maiko Muraoka
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are attracting ever more attention from all stakeholders, from investors to consumers, as some...
Japan climate summit draws participants from around globe
Carl Stimson
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Japan Climate Action Summit 2020 brought together leaders in the public and private sectors from around the country, as...
Harnessing the power of finance to lessen emissions from energy
MAIKO MURAOKA
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Effective use of the power of finance is becoming more important to making significant advances in responding to climate change,...
Possible tech for more viable recycling
R Plus Japan, Ltd.
More than half of the total output of plastic waste in Japan is currently used for thermal recycling. A new...
Japan alliance hopes to recycle 100% of plastic products by 2050
Japan Clean Ocean Material Alliance
With 2015 research led by University of Georgia professor Jenna Jambeck revealing that approximately 8 million tons of plastic waste...
