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The tiny Okayama village providing Japan with a blueprint for forest management
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability / OUR PLANET
The tiny Okayama village providing Japan with a blueprint for forest management
Nishiawakura is prioritizing long-term forest health and biodiversity, while also strengthening the local economy.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
South Africa¡¯s data center ¡®gold rush¡¯ risks resource crunch
South Africa boasts advanced digital infrastructure, including connections with international sub-sea cables, helping to make it home to 70% of the continent¡¯s data centers.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
¡®Green curtains¡¯ take root as communities seek out eco-friendly sun protection
Such curtains ¡ª which involve growing vines such as bitter melon and morning glory near windows ¡ª leverage on plant physiology to cool down homes.
Everimpact¡¯s Alain Retiere visits a project site in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture. Through a collaboration that also includes local foresters and Hitachi Systems, the team is striving to connect Japanese forestry with international carbon finance.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability / OUR PLANET
May 31, 2026
How carbon finance could give a boost to Â鶹´«Ã½ ailing forestry industry
By Annelise Giseburt
The drop in value of forests has turned them into a burden, but one group hopes carbon credits could reverse that trend, while also helping the planet.
Indigenous Chief Bepdjo Mekragnotire, of the Kayapo ethnic group, speaks during interview at the Village of Pykany, Menkragnoti Indigenous Territory, southwestern Para state, Brazil, on May 21.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
May 30, 2026
New gold rush threatens indigenous havens in Brazil¡¯s Amazon
By Fran BLANDY
¡°We have to expel them, otherwise, they¡¯ll just keep pushing in,¡± said Indigenous Chief Bepdjo Mekragnotire.
Scientists have warned that many of Europe¡¯s forests are bearing the scars of years of rising temperatures and intense drought.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
May 30, 2026
Trees taking drastic measures to survive climate-driven heat
By Sofia BOUDERBALA
Countless trees across Europe¡¯s forests are adopting drastic ¡ª and often fatal ¡ª strategies to survive worsening heat and drought linked to climate change.
Toyota's bZ4X electric vehicle at an international car show in Indonesia in August 2023. At 10% of Â鶹´«Ã½ economy, the automotive industry is a pillar of the nation.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability / OUR PLANET
May 24, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ automotive industry is driving ¡ª slowly ¡ª toward a greener future
By Eric Margolis
While major carmakers have committed to cut emissions, the industry¡¯s slow shift to EVs means that it faces a high hurdle if it wants to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Peelable paper tubes for a solid perfume made from mineral paper on display at Yonwoo's cosmetic packaging factory in Incheon, South Korea
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Apr 15, 2026
Iran war promises green edge for Asia as plastic packaging runs short
By Minwoo Park, Kaori Kaneko and John Geddie
Across Asia, changes that ?environmental groups have sought for decades are quickly being adopted, even if they may prove a short-term flip.
Farmers separate wheat grains from husks at a farm on the outskirts of Varanasi, India, on Tuesday.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Apr 15, 2026
India¡¯s green fuel plans collide with farmers¡¯ water fears
By Bhasker Tripathi
India, which imports 80% of its oil and gas, has made ethanol central to its clean energy plans and, as war in the Mideast impacts the price and supply of oil, its energy security.
A worker sorts dismantled electronic parts at Ecowork, an e-waste recycling facility in Ghaziabad, India, on Feb. 12.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Feb 18, 2026
Junk to high-tech: India bets on e-waste for critical minerals
By Arunabh SAIKIA and Uzmi ATHAR
Global worries about China¡¯s dominance as a critical minerals producer has galvanized New Delhi to ramp up extracting materials essential for it to become an AI hub.

America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
How Â鶹´«Ã½ racehorses find second careers away from the track
TCC Therapy Park is supported financially by racing organizations as well as donations from members of the public.

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

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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