Japan

Japan aims to reduce emissions by 60% by 2035.

Japan has committed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 60% compared to 2013 levels by the year 2035, as reported by the Ministry of the Environment. Furthermore, the country aims to reduce emissions by 73% by fiscal year 2040,...

Japan innovates with a reactor that produces unlimited hydrogen.

In various countries, research is being conducted on the real possibility of generating energy from sources unrelated to oil and its derivatives. This led Japan to develop a reactor that produces unlimited hydrogen, and the best part is that...

This is how the cleaning brigade that protects deer in Japan works.

The actions of a cleaning brigade that protects deer in Japan are attracting all the attention in a park in the city of Nara. The ancient medieval capital of the Japanese country also houses very special caretakers. It is a...

Japan launches toilet paper made from recycled diapers: a sustainable innovation

Japan has implemented an innovative solution for waste disposal, with the production of the world's first toilet paper made from recycled disposable diapers. The project, called Shibushi Osaki Roll, is the result of collaboration between the Japanese cities of Shibushi...

A Japanese aquarium uses “paper visitors” to cheer up a sick sunfish.

The aquarium **Kaikyokan Aquarium**, located in Shimonoseki, **Japan**, went viral for an original idea to **cheer up a sick sunfish**. After the temporary closure of the place for renovations, the animal began to show signs of distress and stopped...

Scientists capture plants’ first conversation for the first time

A group of Japanese scientists has succeeded in documenting for the first time the conversation among plants exchanging warnings about possible threats. The discovery, published by researchers from the University of Saitama, reveals the complexity of biological interactions in plant...

Incredible: This Japanese town separates waste into 45 categories.

A town in **Japan** has reached the highest levels of recycling known: it separates waste into **45 categories**. This town is **Kamikatsu**, where there is no garbage collection as such. The **1500 inhabitants** go to the landfill to patiently classify...

Japan bets on renewables: aims to make them its main source of energy by 2040

Japan is betting on renewables with strength and aims for them to be its main source of energy by 2040. In this way, reducing its dependence on coal and gas and achieving carbon neutrality. These are the plans of the...

Denmark releases whale defender Paul Watson after refusing to extradite him to Japan.

Denmark released whale defender Paul Watson this Tuesday after nearly five months of provisional detention by refusing to extradite him to Japan, whose justice system is demanding him for an action against a whaling ship in 2010. "My detention has...

Identifying the determining factors in plastic waste removal from rivers in Japan

New findings report strategies to clean rivers and reduce pollution and plastic waste disposal. Plastic pollution is a growing problem in Japan, driving cleanup efforts to recover waterway waste. However, research on recovery rates in different river basins is still...

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Florida’s sewers are full of alligators

A famous urban legend holds that the sewers of New York are filled with blind albino alligators. These mythical...