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- Marise Payne declines to welcome adoption of net zero emissions target by Japan and South Korea 4 hours agoAustralia’s foreign minister says ‘it’s a matter for those countries’ after being questioned on the matter five times by Penny Wong
- Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has pledged to go carbon neutral by 2050. My question, with a population density of 899 people per square mile, where do they plan to put the required renewable energy infrastructure?
- Tiny mobile dwelling celebrates local Shinshu larch in Japan Sat, 10 Oct 20, 1:30amIn only three months, eco-conscious Japanese architect Tono Mirai crafted a charming tiny timber structure that can be moved by truck. Dubbed the Red Container, the compact building was primarily designed as an...
- Hitachi to pull plug on north Wales nuclear power station Wed, 16 Sep 20, 4:25amScrapping of £16bn project on Anglesey down to lack of UK government investment in new nuclear, says union
- More coal power generation closed than opened around the world this year, research finds Mon, 3 Aug 20, 10:00amChina continues to increase its coal power, but in India construction has ground to a near halt
- An origami-like CLT roof crowns this office in Japan Wed, 8 Apr 20, 1:30amWhen Tokyo-based architectural office UENOA was tasked to design a new office building for structural screws manufacturer SYNEGIC Co., Ltd, the client also asked them to create “advanced architecture that [would] expand...
- Covid-19 and Climate Change: Asia’s Policy Choices in the Age of ‘Crisis’ Fri, 3 Apr 20, 12:00pmGuest repost from Forbes by Tilak Doshi The Asian continent spans a vast geographical area. The novel coronavirus emerged in the eastern part – Wuhan, China – and quickly spread to other countries within a couple of months...
- Nearly 20 living trees support this lush garden arbor in Japan Wed, 1 Apr 20, 3:30amAfter nearly 20 years, Tokyo-based architecture firm APL design workshop recently returned to the Maezawa Garden House in Kurobe, Japan to update the grounds for the Theater Olympic 2019 international drama festival...
- Japan lifts evacuation order for town hit by Fukushima disaster Wed, 4 Mar 20, 10:34pmFutaba to reopen for start of Olympic torch relay after being deserted for nine years
- Japan: Back to the Fossil Fueled Future! Thu, 20 Feb 20, 1:00pmGuest MJaGA! by David Middleton MjaGA = Making Japan Great Again From the Midget Oligarch Reporting On News Service (MORONS)… EconomicsJapan Goes Into Reverse on Going GreenThe country abandoned nuclear energy and is...
- BIG presents a sustainable living laboratory town in Japan for Toyota at CES Fri, 10 Jan 20, 2:30amAs part of CES 2020, Bjarke Ingels Group has unveiled exciting designs for its first project in Japan — the Toyota Woven City, a sustainable “living laboratory” at the foothills of Mt...
- Fukushima unveils plans to become renewable energy hub Sun, 5 Jan 20, 10:57pmJapan aims to power region, scene of 2011 meltdown, with 100% renewable energy by 2040
- Radiation hotspots 'found near Fukushima Olympic site' Wed, 4 Dec 19, 11:47pmGreenpeace calls for fresh monitoring of region where nuclear disaster occurred
- Fukushima on track to become a renewable energy hub Fri, 15 Nov 19, 4:30amIn hopes of reinventing its image, new life is breathing into Fukushima, the Japanese northeastern prefecture that was devastated by a 2011 tsunami and consequent nuclear power plant meltdown...
- Japan should scrap nuclear reactors after Fukushima, says new environment minister Thu, 12 Sep 19, 3:23pmShinjiro Koizumi says: ‘We will be doomed if we allow another accident to occur’