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 …
Solar, wind and other forms of renewable energy besides hydro-electric dams now supply more electricity than nuclear in Japan, China, India and five other major economies accounting for about half the world's population, an atomic industry report shows. While nuclear stations on average produce about twice as much electricity as …
Solar, wind and other forms of renewable energy besides hydro-electric dams now supply more electricity than nuclear in Japan, China, India and five other major economies accounting for about half the world's population, an atomic industry report shows. While nuclear stations on average produce about twice as much electricity as …
Last month was the hottest June on record worldwide by a wide margin, Japan Meteorological Agency said, increasing the likelihood that 2015 will also be the warmest. Global surface temperatures were 0.41 degrees above the 1981-2010 average in June, the largest such anomaly in records going back to 1891, according …
At least three elderly people died and more than 800 people, including four schoolchildren, were taken to the hospital Tuesday, apparently suffering from heat stroke or heat exhaustion, as the Japanese archipelago continued to bake under scorching temperatures. It was the sixth day in a row that temperatures of 35 …
The world’s first geostationary weather satellite capable of taking images in full color began regular operation Tuesday, with scientists hopeful it will help forecast typhoon movements and heavy rainfall. Japan’s Himawari-8, placed in a geostationary orbit about 36,000 km above the equator, can shoot 16 different kinds of images. Its …
Mass deaths of honeybees are increasing in Japan, due apparently to pesticides used for killing stink bugs in rice paddies, according to a study by the agricultural ministry. The ministry found that many cases of large-scale honeybee deaths occurred when such pesticides were sprayed on paddies near apiaries, officials said. …
Japan is considering emphasizing measures to help spread basic health and medical care in developing countries as one of its foreign policy priorities when it hosts the Group of Seven summit next year, a draft document showed Sunday. The draft of the government’s 2016-2020 strategy in the health and medical …
After several tsunami events with disastrous consequences around the world, coastal countries have realized the need to be prepared to minimize human mortality and damage to coastal infrastructures, livelihoods and resources. The international scientific community is striving to develop and validate methodologies for tsunami hazard and vulnerability and risk assessments. …
Solar Impulse 2, which is attempting to fly between Japan and Hawaii powered only by the sun's energy, has broken a world record for the longest non-stop solo flight. The plane is expected to land in Hawaii by 4 July, shattered the solo-flight record threshold of 76 hours while crossing …
Gross per capita annual income swells to Rs. 1 lakh. India’s GDP crossed the $2-trillion mark in 2014, according to data released by the World Bank in Washington late on Wednesday. After taking 60 years to reach the $1-trillion mark, India added the next trillion in just seven years. The …
Japan's top three automakers said on Wednesday they will spend up to 6 billion yen ($48.92 million) combined to subsidize the cost of operating hydrogen fuelling stations as the country aims to lead the world in developing cars that use the fuel. Japan is set to miss an ambitious target …
During and shortly after a disaster data about the hazard and its consequences are scarce and not readily available. This research proposes a methodology that leverages social media content to support rapid inundation mapping, including inundation extent and water depth in case of floods. The use case in the city …
A small volcanic eruption at a popular Japanese resort not far from Tokyo on Tuesday prompted authorities to further restrict access to the area, warning of the chance of more eruptions, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The Japan Meteorological Agency confirmed that volcanic ash was …
CHENNAI: Japan-headquartered telecommunications and Internet major SoftBank, Indian business conglomerate Bharti Enterprises and Taiwan-based design and manufacturing services provider Foxconn have come together with plans to form a joint venture, SBG Cleantech ,to promote the adoption of clean and safe energy in India. SBG Cleantech will be a harbinger of …
Japan is holding its first-ever toilet design contest, with organizers looking for the “most comfortable,” “cheapest for the developing world” and “safest for women,” officials have said. In a bid to find the nation’s loveliest lavatories, a government panel is seeking applications that prove designers are thinking big about the …
A huge floating wind turbine for an experimental offshore power generation project was unveiled Monday at Onahama port in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture. With an output capacity of 7,000 kilowatts, the turbine is the largest piece of offshore wind power generation equipment in the world. The project, commissioned by the Ministry …
A group of researchers has found tsunami traces believed to date back to between the 14th to 16th centuries near the Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture. The plant’s operator, Kansai Electric Power Co., said the finding does not affect its tsunami risk evaluation of the plant or its …
A new trade agreement being negotiated between 12 countries has come under fire from health campaigners who say it will push up drug prices and weaken health services.
ISLAMABAD: The Japanese government has agreed to provide grants worth Rs3.4 billion to Pakistan for improving water supply systems in Lahore and Faisalabad. Bilateral agreements pertaining to two projects in energy saving in water supply system in Lahore and the replacement of pumping machinery at inline booster pumping station and …
A light scattering of ash pointed to an eruption of the most active volcano on Japan's main island of Honshu, weather authorities said on Tuesday, warning against further eruptions, although no injuries or damage were reported. The small eruption at the 2,570-m (8,425-ft) high Mount Asama, about 140 km (90 …
