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WARMING

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 12, 2018
Climate change expected to make water and green vegetables scarce, costly
Keeping healthy could become more costly as climate change and water scarcity cause a huge drop in the global production of vegetables and legumes, scientists said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 2, 2018
Environmental group looks to carve Trump¡¯s face into arctic iceberg
In a move that some may consider cold-hearted, a Finnish nongovernmental organization is aiming to raise €400,000 ($480,000) to carve U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s face on an arctic iceberg to highlight global warming.
WORLD
Aug 6, 2016
Thaw could release Cold War-era U.S. toxic waste buried under Greenland¡¯s ice
Global warming could release radioactive waste stored in an abandoned Cold War-era U.S. military camp deep under Greenland¡¯s ice caps, scientists said on Friday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Apr 7, 2015
A record of at least 2,250 sea lions stranded along Southern California coast so far this year
At least 2,250 California sea lions, mostly pups, have turned up starving and stranded on beaches from Santa Barbara to San Diego so far this year, more than half of them last month alone, marking the worst such crisis yet documented for the marine mammals.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Apr 5, 2014
World ¡®ill-prepared to face climate risks¡¯
Global warming is depleting fresh water and crops, destroying coral reefs and melting the Arctic, the United Nations said Monday in a report that concludes the world is ill-prepared to face many new threats.
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.
ENVIRONMENT
Sep 9, 2013
Could man-made clouds help lower the planet¡¯s temperature?
With the planet warming inexorably, some experts are wondering whether the time may have come to deliberately attempt ¡®solar radiation management.
¡®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.
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.
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.
Strong wind and heavy rain forecast as tropical storm approaches Japan
Tropical Storm Chan-hom is expected to make landfall in northern Kanto between late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
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.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
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.

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