Youth-led environmental groups across Japan have intensified their calls for the government to adopt stronger greenhouse gas reduction targets as the country approaches a critical climate policy review. The government’s current proposal, a 60%...
Amid the growing climate emergency, Fridays For Future Tokyo and youth volunteers are organising a demonstration to demand stronger measures to meet the 1.5-degree Celsius target. The group is calling on the Japanese government to make ambitious...
Earlier this month, a delegation from the U.S. Gulf Coast has traveled to Japan for the first time to appeal to Japanese financial institutions to end their support for liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects that are harming the environment, public...
As the planet enters what scientists have dubbed the era of “Global Boiling,” a new survey reveals that 75% of people in Japan are taking individual action to address environmental challenges. However, only 23% are engaging in more proactive...
Sixteen young people from across Japan have filed an unprecedented lawsuit against ten major power companies, demanding that they significantly reduce their carbon dioxide emissions to help secure a livable future. The lawsuit, filed on August 6 in...
The world is enduring a sweltering summer like never before. In Japan, a recent survey conducted by ELEMINIST, a service guiding sustainable living, highlights growing public concern over rising temperatures and their connection to global warming...
International environmental NGO Friends of the Earth (FoE) Japan, in collaboration with Hosei University, will host an international symposium titled “People Fighting the Climate Crisis in Asia: Japan’s Role in Achieving a ‘Just...
Meteorologists and weathercasters across Japan have issued a joint statement emphasizing the critical link between daily weather patterns and climate change. This follows in light of the latest IPCC report, which attributes the increasing severity...
Earth Day 2024, which takes place on April 22 annually and globally, is fast approaching. It is the world’s largest gathering to address the health of our planet. Since its launch in 1970, one billion people from 192 countries have participated in...
The World Wide Fund for Nature Japan (WWF Japan) has conducted a comprehensive survey targeting all 47 prefectures in Japan in December last year, aiming to assess the current state of decarbonization efforts within these local governments. The...