Japan’s GX (green transformation) strategy is a broad, ambitious and well-financed transition plan that is designed to cut carbon emissions, improve energy efficiency and boost green innovation. Under ...

The Tenpō Famine of the 1830s was one of the worst in Japanese history, with the poor weather causing escalating rice prices as a major cause. To better understand how historical weather anomalies ...

Japan has often portrayed itself as a leader in the global effort to mitigate climate change. However, the country’s track record has been distinctly mixed. After the oil shocks of the 1970s, Japan ...

BANGKOK--Japan wants to ship carbon emissions to Malaysia in a first-of-its-kind project in Southeast Asia for carbon capture ...

The United Nations climate conference (COP28) in Dubai is drawing to a close and negotiators have days to secure a global agreement on climate change. On the first day of the summit, Japanese Prime ...

Climate scientist Yasuyuki Aono, who died last summer, learned to read ancient Japanese script to compile records on peak bloom dating back to the ninth century C.E.

Last month, Japan issued the world’s first sovereign climate transition bonds, called Japan Climate Transition Bonds. The new model is designed to incentivize the Japanese private sector to transition ...

Daisuke Imura, National Park Visitor Use Coordinator in Hokkaido, Japan's Shiretoko National Park, holding two "todomatsu" trees (Maries fir) that are about to be planted as part of the 40-year-long ...

Japan plans to issue 20 trillion yen ($135 billion) of climate transition bonds over the next 10 years in a transformative move to support upfront investment in the green transition of its power and ...

A decision made 70 years ago to reforest vast swathes of Japan with just two kinds of tree has come back to haunt the country ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced on April 17 that it has chosen "kokushobi," which literally means "cruelly hot day," as a new term for days when high temperatures hit 40 degrees ...