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 …
A strong undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 struck southeast of Tokyo on Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. There was no tsunami warning issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii. Japan's weather agency said there could be slight changes in the sea level but …
Japan will see mostly average to warmer weather from October to December, the official forecaster said on Friday. Eastern Japan, including the most densely populated Tokyo area, will have a 40 percent chance of warmer-than-average temperatures for the period, the Japan Meteorological Agency said in its monthly three-month forecast. Meanwhile, …
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck in the sparsely populated Izu Islands region south-southeast of Japan’s main island of Honshu. USGS reported that the earthquake hit around 1:21 a.m. local time Wednesday with its epicenter located about 617 kilometers south-southeast of Tokyo. Its depth was …
A powerful typhoon slammed into Japan on Tuesday, leaving at least three dozen people injured and one missing, as torrential rains caused serious flooding that washed away a bridge and inundated homes and cars. Transportation across southern Kyushu—hit by deadly quakes earlier this year—and parts of western Japan came to …
A strong typhoon made landfall on southwestern Japan on Tuesday, bringing heavy rain that caused floods, forcing flight cancellations and prompting local authorities to issue evacuation advisories for more than 600,000 residents. Typhoon Malakas is expected to head northeast along Japan's Pacific coast toward Tokyo before going out into the …
In the wake of the 3/11 disasters and the powerful earthquakes in Kyushu in April, a new Cabinet Office survey has highlighted concerns about the state of Japan’s roads. The survey, released Saturday, found that 53.8 percent of the public say they would feel uneasy about roads in their neighborhoods …
Reintroduction of the threatened red-crowned crane has been unsuccessful. Although gut microbiota correlates with host health, there is little information on gut microbiota of cranes under different conservation strategies. The study examined effects of captivity, artificial breeding and life stage on gut microbiota of red-crown cranes. The gut microbiotas of …
Water on the floors of underground areas of key facilities of the planned Toyosu market probably is groundwater, a team of Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly members said Wednesday. The Japanese Communist Party team tested the water and found it was strongly alkaline, as is typical of groundwater containing harmful substances, Hajime …
Nations and environmental groups have agreed to shut down the domestic ivory trade, despite the resolution nearly being derailed by objections from countries including Japan and South Africa. Following three days of political maneuvering, disagreements and walkouts, delegates at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) congress in Hawaii …
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 shook buildings in Tokyo on Wednesday, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Earthquakes are common in Japan, one of the world's most seismically active areas. Japan accounts for about 20 percent of …
Major Asian economies, including India and China, require more than USD 7 trillion investment to meet the stated ambition to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius, a new report said today. The study 'Investing for the Climate in Asia' also found that financial intitutions need to do more before …
Asia Pacific’s financial institutions have begun to factor climate risks and opportunities into their activities, but they have a long way to go before they can fully unlock the multi-trillion dollar financing opportunity that climate change presents, a new report has found. Titled ‘Investing for the Climate in Asia’ and …
The destructive power of the typhoons that wreak havoc across China, Japan, Korea and the Philippines has intensified by 50% in the past 40 years due to warming seas, a new study has found. The researchers warn that global warming will lead the giant storms to become even stronger in …
Typhoon Namtheun made landfall in the city of Nagasaki early Monday, prompting the Meteorological Agency to warn of strong winds, heavy rain, mudslides and flooding, especially along river valleys. After making landfall shortly after 1 a.m., the typhoon moved over the northwestern part of Kyushu. By 9 a.m. it had …
The death toll from Typhoon Lionrock, which struck Japan on 29 August, has risen to 17 with several people still missing and a new tropical storm set to batter the southern islands. Officials announced on Sunday (4 September) that two more deaths have been confirmed on the main island of …
Nine people were killed when floods inundated an old people's home in Japan, police said on Wednesday, taking the death toll from a typhoon battering northern parts of the country to at least 11. Police found nine bodies on Wednesday in the nursing home in the town of Iwaizumi, in …
More than 100 flights were canceled and evacuation warnings were issued for thousands of people as a powerful typhoon approached Japan's northeast on Tuesday, a region devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami five years ago. Typhoon Lionrock was expected to make landfall in the northeast Tohoku region later on …
The public cost of dealing with the aftermath of the March 2011 nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s stricken Fukushima No. 1 plant topped ¥4.2 trillion by the end of fiscal 2015, it was learned Sunday. The cumulative total at the end of last March, including costs …
The land ministry plans to draft a multilateral framework that could help developing nations in Asia make better use of their land through careful planning, government sources said. The sources said the ministry will propose the framework at the U.N. Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in …
The weather agency on Monday warned of heavy rain, strong wind and rough seas as Typhoon Lionrock swirled off Japan’s eastern coast. The storm was forecast to strike eastern or northern Japan, possibly the Tokyo region, early on Tuesday. As of Monday noon, the typhoon was moving over the Pacific …
