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OZONE

Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 10, 2023
Restoration of the ozone layer is back on track, scientists say
In a report for the United Nations, scientists said Monday that China had largely eliminated rogue emissions of an ozone destroying chemical known as CFC-11.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 31, 2022
Scientists look to solve ozone threat to Africa¡¯s food security
Ozone can cause substantial losses for farmers, research suggests, by quickly aging crops before they reach full production potential and decreasing photosynthesis.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 26, 2020
Japanese researchers say ozone effective in neutralizing coronavirus
The experiment used an ozone generator in a sealed chamber with a sample of coronavirus.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 18, 2020
The global victory over ozone-killing chemicals is coming undone
Ozone-destroying chemicals once thought to be successfully banished are now making their way into the air again, slowing down our atmosphere¡¯s recovery after those same chemicals effectively ripped a hole in it in the mid-20th century.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 19, 2018
Study links city-level ozone air pollution readings to drop in U.S. national park visitors
AP
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 4, 2016
An environmental victory (and cautionary tale)
The infamous ozone hole over Antarctica is starting to heal.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 27, 2014
U.S. EPA seeks tighter ozone standards to cut pollution
The Obama administration on Wednesday proposed stricter curbs on ground-level ozone, a pollutant linked to several serious health conditions. Industry groups said the move would place a heavy burden on the U.S. economy.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Authorities urge continued caution after heavy rain in Chiba leaves eight dead
A local resident walks past a 7-Eleven convenience store in a flooded area after heavy rain in the city of Oamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture, on Friday.
Takaichi drops ¡®remorse¡¯ in her first war memorial address
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks onstage during a memorial service ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Saturday.
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China?
People march as they protest against Pax Silica, a U.S.-led initiative, in Manila on Thursday.
Â鶹´«Ã½ inflation paradox is creating winners and losers
Chieko Sugai at her home in Murakami, Niigata Prefecture
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®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.

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