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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Japan has allocated US$11 billion in its latest Climate Transition Bond. Image: Baywa Research and development (R&D) into perovskite solar technology, as well as new battery storage technology and ...

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 ...