Japan

Socio-economic footprint of the energy transition: Japan

Japan has one of the highest installed renewable energy capacities in the world. The country is also one of the world’s largest consumers of energy. Lacking its own fossil fuel resources, it relies on imports for nearly all of its supply. This dependence on imports makes the country vulnerable to …

Japan offers India $15-bn for bullet train project

To meet 80% of project cost if India buys 30% of equipment from Japanese firms Japan offers India soft loan for $15 bn bullet train in edge over China Japan has offered to finance India’s first bullet train, estimated to cost $15 billion, at an interest rate of less than …

Exceedances of air quality standard level of PM2.5 in Japan caused by Siberian wildfires

We revisited long-term observations of PM2.5 at ground-based stations in Japan during 2001–2012 to examine possible impacts of Siberian wildfires on regional air quality. Exceedances of Japan's air quality standard for daily mean concentration (35 μg m−3) were observed several times at Rishiri Island in northern Japan in the spring …

Beating parasites wins trio Nobel in medicine

China Gets First Science Laureate, Shares Prize With Irish & Japanese Scientists Three scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering “therapies that have revolutionized the treatment of some of the most devastating parasitic diseases,“ the Nobel committee announced on Monday . Ireland's William Campbell and Japanese Satoshi …

Study finds it likely that 70% of nuclear fuel melted at Fukushima No. 2 reactor

More than 70 percent of the nuclear fuel in one of the reactors at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is highly likely to have melted in the wake of the massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami, according to a university research team. Using special film that …

Japan, U.S. sign new environment pact for U.S. military bases that allows municipal access for checks

WASHINGTON – Japan and the United States on Monday signed a new pact allowing local officials to enter U.S. military bases in Japan to conduct environmental surveys. Under the accord, the United States can also give permission for Japan to conduct soil and other relevant surveys about seven months prior …

Transition to a global zero-emission vehicle fleet: a collaborative agenda for governments

Governments around the world are seeking to promote electric vehicles—to reduce oil consumption, climate-related emissions, and local air pollution, and to stake out an industrial leadership position in the new advanced technology. These efforts are increasingly diverse, with governments, automakers, and advocates working to raise public awareness, promote sales, adapt …

Big Tokyo quake will damage 20% of medical institutions: ministry study

About 20 percent of medical institutions will be crippled if a huge earthquake occurs beneath the Tokyo metropolitan area, with nearly 50,000 beds becoming unusable, a health ministry study team has found. Also according to the study results learned by Jiji Press on Sunday, 19 of 141 designated disaster relief …

Tokyo second-riskiest city in the world for disasters, Lloyd’s of London says

As Japan this week dealt with a trifecta of natural phenomena — flood, earthquake and volcano — a recent survey has found that Tokyo’s high exposure to man-made and natural threats makes it the world’s second-riskiest city to live in after Taipei. In a recent report, the Lloyd’s international insurance …

Fifteen people missing in deadly Ibaraki flooding are confirmed safe

Fifteen people reported missing amid severe flooding in Ibaraki Prefecture last week have been located and are safe, local authorities said Tuesday. “As the telephone lines recovered, we were able to get in touch with more people who returned home when the flood water receded,” an official of the Ibaraki …

Tepco dumps treated groundwater in Pacific to ease toxic water buildup at Fukushima No.

Tepco on Monday discharged into the ocean filtered groundwater taken from wells around the damaged reactor buildings at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant in an effort to curb the buildup of toxic water. The project has been touted as one of Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s key measures in tackling …

More than 3,000 residents of Joso remain evacuated after devastating floods; death toll hits 7

More than 3,000 residents of Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, remained evacuated Sunday after floodwaters from unprecedented rainfall last week inundated vast stretches of residential areas and damaged critical infrastructure, including power, communication and drinking water supply systems. With a total of seven deaths confirmed, including three in neighboring Tochigi Prefecture, police …

Japan's Mount Aso volcano erupts, no reports of injuries

Mount Aso, a volcano on Japan's main southern island of Kyushu, erupted on Monday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said, blasting a plume of black smoke 2 km (1.2 miles) high, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The 1,592-metre (5,222 feet) Mount Aso is one of the most …

Japan, China, S Korea to cooperate in ensuring stable food supply

Japan, China and South Korea agreed Sunday to enhance cooperation in ensuring stable food supply as they wrapped up a meeting of farm ministers that was held for the first time in nearly three and a half years. In a joint statement adopted during the two-day meeting, the three countries, …

Japan reiterates El Nino to continue into winter

Japan's weather bureau said on Thursday that an El Nino weather pattern was continuing and reiterated there was a strong possibility it would stretch into winter. The current El Nino weather phenomenon is expected to peak between October and January and could turn into one of the strongest on record, …

At least 25 missing after river breach in Joso; Sendai urges 400,000 to evacuate

The Meteorological Agency issued a severe-weather warning for Miyagi Prefecture early Friday morning and warned of further mudslides and flooding across eastern Japan as rain clouds shifted north. The banks of the Shibui River in the city of Osaki collapsed and flooded houses nearby, and the city of Sendai issued …

One in six Japanese children live in poverty, threatening their education, future

“Abenomics” may have helped double stock prices and enabled companies like Toyota Motor Corp. to post record profits in Japan, but one segment of the economy remains behind: the poor. One in six Japanese children live in poverty, the highest level since records began in 1985, according to the latest …

Typhoon Etau pummels Japan with gales, heavy rain; evacuations ordered

Typhoon Etau made landfall Wednesday morning on the Chita Peninsula in Aichi Prefecture. The weather agency warned of mudslides, flooding and high winds and waves. Some trains and flights were canceled. There were partial closures on some highways and thousands of evacuations were in force. Local authorities in the city …

Egypt Gets U.S.$243 Million Electricity Fund From Japan - Minister

Cairo — Three Egyptian electricity companies have secured $243 million fund from Japan, International Cooperation Minister Najla Ahwani said on Monday in an official statement. The fund will aim at enhancing the capacity of electricity distribution in Egypt, which is desperately short of power. Cairo targets 7.2GW of operating wind …

Solar power supplies 10 percent of Japan peak summer power: Asahi

Solar power generation contributed to about 10 percent of peak summer power supplies of Japan's nine major utilities, equivalent to more than 10 nuclear reactors, the Asahi newspaper reported on Thursday. Though solar power accounts for about 2 percent of annual generation of all power sources, summer's favorable sunlight conditions …

National emissions plans too weak to limit climate change: study

National plans for limiting greenhouse gas emissions fall short of tough action needed to slow climate change under a United Nations agreement due in Paris in December, European researchers said on Wednesday. The plans submitted so far to the UN by about 50 nations representing 70 percent of world emissions …

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