National / Science & Health May 16, 2023

Japan plan to use ammonia for power could boost pollution tied to premature deaths

Burning ammonia releases fine particulate matter known as PM2.5, which has been linked to a range of conditions.

Business May 3, 2023

Here are five ways finance is trying to de-risk heat waves

From heatstroke insurance to plans that reimburse dairy farmers when cows are too hot to produce milk, a new wave of products may help communities.

National Apr 21, 2023

Japan's emissions up for first time in eight years in blow to climate goal

The country's emissions expanded 2% in the year ending March 2022 to 1.12 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, the Environment Ministry said.

World Sep 5, 2022

The Himalayan glaciers are melting, and Pakistan is drowning

Dissolving snow and ice in the iconic mountain range is contributing to floods in Pakistan, droughts in China and changes on Mount Everest.

World Aug 16, 2022

Even with biggest-ever climate bill, U.S. lags China’s green spending

Many countries have passed climate regulations and invested in green infrastructure, but the scale of the Inflation Reduction Act has few parallels.

Business Jun 12, 2022

Japan’s discarded kimonos get new life as redesigned casual wear

Now designers are repurposing high-quality fabric from cast off kimonos to make contemporary outfits more suited to today’s sensibilities and fashion.

Business May 18, 2022

Climate change boosted cost of Japan storm by $4 billion, study shows

Hagibis, which killed about 100 people and brought torrential rainfall to Tokyo, was one of the costliest Western Pacific typhoons on record, scientists in the U.K. have said.

National Mar 4, 2021

Decade after Fukushima disaster, Greenpeace sees cleanup failure

Greenpeace said its own radiation surveys conducted over the last decade have consistently found readings above government target levels.

National Mar 17, 2020

Nine years after Fukushima, Japan can't quit its coal habit

A return to coal has left Japan with long-term climate goals that are unambitious — and increasingly, the subject of international censure.