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An Eiffel tower replica statue is on display outside the United Nations COP21 climate summit in Paris in November 2015.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2025
Ten years after the Paris agreement, let¡¯s redouble efforts
France has reduced greenhouse-gas emissions by 30% compared with 1990, including 20% between 2017 and 2024.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 16, 2016
Asia is imperiled by COP21¡¯s climate cop-out
The nations of the world gathered at the Paris Climate Conference (COP21) last month to come to an agreement on the urgent mission of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, all they produced was an attractive vision statement that is more sham than solution.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 15, 2015
A toothless treaty can¡¯t stop climate change
The only good that has come out of the Paris deal is that most of the world¡¯s nations acknowledge climate change and the need to do something about it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 1, 2015
Gates, fellow billionaires look to plow $2 billion into clean energy initiatives
Bill Gates, the world¡¯s richest man, led a group of philanthropists in vowing to plow $2 billion into clean energy through personal investments and a new fund to be set up next year.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Nov 26, 2015
Japan to push coal technology despite OECD subsidy cut, Japan¡¯s environment minister says
Exports of advanced technology for coal-fired power plants will help fight global warming, the nation¡¯s environment minister has said, even though the world¡¯s richest nations has decided to restrict subsidies on such exports.
EDITORIALS
Nov 6, 2015
COP21 will require serious effort
It¡¯s going to take a great deal of effort to make the COP21 climate change meeting a success, and Japan, the U.S. and China and will have to lead the way.
EDITORIALS
Jan 10, 2015
Proactive emissions plan needed
Although Japan is the world¡¯s fifth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, there doesn¡¯t seem to be the prospect that Tokyo will submit its COP20 emissions cut plan before the March 31 deadline.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
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 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.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
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.

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