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Last year was the hottest on record in Japan and globally. An enduring stretch of peak warm weather worldwide has prompted scientists to look for the causes as they try to understand whether we have entered a dangerous phase of accelerated heating.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2025
Creating the best possible climate models is existential
Scientists¡¯ work in building and interpreting climate models must be fine-tuned so that this data can inform the policies capable of living up to the challenge of global heating.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 21, 2023
World has less than a decade to stop catastrophic warming, U.N. panel says
A new U.N. report says it is still possible to hold global warming to relatively safe levels, but doing so will require global cooperation, billions of dollars and big changes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 17, 2022
The high stakes of climate-risk accounting
Businesses and investors stand to make a lot of money if they properly navigate the new climate risk environment ¡ª yet we remain where we are.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2022
Scientists consider how to make ever-longer IPCC climate science reports an easier read
The initial report series by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in 1990, totaled a relatively modest 1,000 pages.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 5, 2022
Planet¡¯s breakneck warming likely to pass 1.5 degrees, U.N. scientists warn
The world may be on track to warm by more than 3 degrees ¡ª a change that would painfully remake societies and life on the planet.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 5, 2022
Five takeaways from the U.N.¡¯s latest 3,000-page climate report
The new report updates previous work by the IPCC, and offers evidence that climate action, when done right, can improve the health and wellbeing of people around the world.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2022
Ukraine?climate scientist fears for Russian peer who apologized for war
Russian researcher Oleg Anisimov took the unexpected step of apologizing for the Russian military invasion during a virtual IPCC meeting.
Japan Times
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Oct 29, 2018
As IPCC report warns of growing climate change risks, Japan seeks to adapt
A report released this month by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that unless global warming is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, Japan¡¯s summer of extreme weather may become the new normal.
EDITORIALS
Oct 9, 2018
A world off target when it comes to limiting emissions
Immediate action is required to limit the rate of global warming, but history gives us little reason to be optimistic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2018
Latest climate science must mobilize us, not paralyze us
We urgently need to limit the increase in global temperature to within 1.5 degrees Celsius of the pre-industrial level.
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Jan 21, 2018
Japan¡¯s Kansai region abuzz over chance to host G-20 and climate gatherings in 2019
2018 has just begun, but Osaka and Kyoto are already looking ahead to 2019, when the prospect of hosting two major international conferences has the local political and business circles excited.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Mar 23, 2014
Globing warming to hit Asia the hardest; coastal cities most vulnerable, experts say
People in coastal regions of Asia, particularly those living in cities, could face some of the worst effects of global warming, climate experts will warn this week.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Oct 10, 2013
Earth¡¯s climate change tipping point to start in 2020, new model predicts
Locations around the globe will soon reach climatic tipping points, with some in tropical regions ¡ª home to most of the world¡¯s biodiversity ¡ª feeling the first impacts of unprecedented eras of elevated temperatures as soon as seven years from now, according to a study released Wednesday.
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.
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.
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.

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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