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A person shelters under an umbrella in front of the Sacre Coeur Basilica during a heat wave in Paris on Sunday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jul 13, 2026
Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths during late-June heat wave, data shows
The vast majority of heat-related fatalities ¡ª more than 9,000 ¡ª were among people aged 65 and above.
General view of the ThyssenKrupp steel Europe plant in Duisburg, Germany
ENVIRONMENT
Jul 1, 2026
Industrial firms warn EU carbon overhaul could benefit polluters
Now policymakers are facing a dilemma over whether to hold the line on carbon pricing or yield to political pressure and help heavy polluters.
The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has exposed many countries' heavy dependency on oil and gas imports.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Apr 28, 2026
Nations meet to discuss fossil fuel exit as 51³Ô¹ÏÍø drives up prices
The gathering will focus on practical steps to shift economies away from fossil fuels, rather than setting new global targets of the kind agreed to at U.N. climate summits.
Oil storage containers and facilities in Germany. The cost of the EU's fossil fuel imports has risen by €6 billion since the start of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, putting massive upward pressure on the continent¡¯s power prices.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Mar 19, 2026
51³Ô¹ÏÍø energy shock sparks global push to reduce fossil fuel dependence
Ideas include expanding nuclear energy and renewables, growing strategic stockpiles and domestic production, and diversifying foreign sources of supply.
A crude oil tanker near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia, in 2022. Hungary ?and Slovakia, still reliant on Russian oil imports, are strongly opposed to any permanent ban.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2026
EU to propose permanent ban on Russian oil after Hungary election, document shows
The timing was ?designed to prevent ?the oil ban from becoming a major factor in Hungary¡¯s election campaign, EU officials said, with the country strongly opposed to any ban.
Volunteers wade through a flooded street after Storm Leonardo passed by Alcacer do Sal, Portugal, on Feb. 5.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Feb 17, 2026
EU ill-prepared for worsening climate change, advisers say
The EU should urgently step up its investments to protect people and infrastructure from floods, ?wildfires and severe heatwaves, independent advisers said.
Signage during the COP30 Leaders Summit at Parque da Cidade, the main venue for the COP30 summit, in Belem, Para state, Brazil, on Nov. 6
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 18, 2025
Clamor for change builds inside the world¡¯s COP30 climate negotiations
More than 30 years of talks on global action to tackle climate change have led to progress, including renewable energy expansion and scaled-up climate funds, but not enough.
Empty seats of the United States delegation during the High-Level Segment (HLS) at the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, on Monday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 18, 2025
COP30 delegates dig into toughest issues as climate talks enter final week
China, India and other developing nations are flexing more muscle, with EU influence hobbled and the U.S. altogether absent.
A tree burns during a wildfire in Castelo Novo, Fundao area, Portugal, in August.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 7, 2025
How sickly forests are felling Europe¡¯s climate ambitions
Numerous governments have warned that Europe¡¯s forests are absorbing far less CO2 emissions than hoped.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a press conference to members of the international media, ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), Val de Caes Naval Base, Belem, Brazil, on Tuesday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 5, 2025
Brazil¡¯s Lula promises ¡®COP of Truth¡¯ as U.N. warns of dangerously high emissions
Despite three decades of global negotiations, countries will not prevent warming from exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius ¡ª the main goal of the Paris Agreement brokered a decade ago.
A wildfire burns in Garano, northwestern Spain, on Monday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Aug 27, 2025
Record wildfires burn more than 1 million hectares of EU land this year
Spain and Portugal have been worst hit and together accounted for around two-thirds of the EU¡¯s burnt area.
A man walks on a beach in Nice, France, amid a heavy rain storm. European governments are ramping up their own data collection systems to monitor climate change and weather extremes.
WORLD
Aug 2, 2025
Europe is breaking its reliance on American science
Amid Trump¡¯s cuts, European governments are ramping up their own data collection systems to monitor climate change and weather extremes.
Firefighters work to tackle a wildfire spread at Les Pennes-Mirabeau, near Marseille, southern France, on July 8
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / EXPLAINER
Jul 15, 2025
How climate change is fueling wildfires in Europe
Wildfires have burnt 227,000 hectares of land since the beginning of the year ¡ª more than double the average for this time of year over the past two decades.
While leaders, researchers and activists at the third United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France, took steps to tackle overfishing and pollution threatening delicate ecosystems and the people who depend on them, getting countries to agree to better governance has been challenging.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Jun 17, 2025
Investors want clear ocean management rules to scale up funding
The lack of a clear governing framework and robust ocean-related data has stymied private sector finance to date.
A plastic bottle lies on the sand at Maccarese beach in Italy in 2018.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Jun 10, 2025
Development banks to invest €3 billion in ocean plastics fight
Plastic waste entering the water could triple to up to 37 million metric tons per year by 2040, from around 11 million tons in 2021, the U.N. estimates.
The United Nations General Assembly Building in New York in 2015. An internal U.N. document shows the U.S. is opposing draft reforms of the world's financial system intended to help developing countries.
WORLD / Politics
May 6, 2025
U.N. document shows U.S. seeks to weaken global development finance efforts
It opposes draft reforms of the world¡¯s financial system intended to help developing countries, including around taxation, credit ratings and fossil fuel subsidies.
An LNG tanker is guided by tug boats in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, on April 14, 2022. The European Union is looking at ways to make it easier for U.S. gas exports to comply with its methane emissions rules.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 21, 2025
EU explores tweaking methane rules for U.S. gas to help trade talks
The European Commission is looking at using flexibilities in how it applies the bloc¡¯s methane rules, which could benefit U.S. liquefied natural gas exporters, sources say.
A scientist tests glacier samples in Columbus, Ohio, in 2021. The threat to academics' livelihoods at universities including Yale, Columbia and Johns Hopkins has given Europe's political leaders hope they could reap an intellectual windfall.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 11, 2025
Brain drain? Trump cutbacks force scientists to seek jobs in Europe
The threat posed by Donald Trump to academics¡¯ livelihoods at top U.S. universities has given Europe¡¯s political leaders hope they could reap an intellectual windfall.
Cargo ships are loaded with containers at the port of Bangkok on April 3.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 10, 2025
U.S. exits carbon talks on shipping and urges others to follow
A State Department spokesperson confirmed that Washington would not be ¡°engaging in negotiations¡± at the U.N.¡¯s International Maritime Organization.
A drone view shows a tree on fire in Humaita, Amazonas state, Brazil, on Sept. 8.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 19, 2024
Can a COP29 deal clean up scandal-ridden carbon offsets?
Carbon trading is seen as one way for richer countries to meet their emissions reduction targets.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.
Summer has arrived in Japan and so have hot sleepless nights
Amid the heat and humidity in Japan, a good night¡¯s sleep is growing increasingly elusive without the heavy use of air conditioning.
Maya Ongaku¡¯s DIY dream is getting bigger
The members of Maya Ongaku ¡ª (from left) Tsutomu Sonoda, Shoei Ikeda and Ryota Takano ¡ª grew up on the Shonan Coast south of Tokyo and have been friends since their school days.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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