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- 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’
- Fukushima: Japan will have to dump radioactive water into Pacific, minister says Tue, 10 Sep 19, 5:02pmMore than a million tonnes of contaminated water lies in storage but power company says it will run out of space by 2022
- Heatherwick Studio breaks ground on undulating plant-covered development in the heart of Tokyo Thu, 29 Aug 19, 12:30amLondon-based design practice Heatherwick Studio has begun construction on a stunning redevelopment project in Toranomon-Azabudai in the heart of Tokyo...
- Strategies for nuclear weapons and waste | Letters Thu, 8 Aug 19, 2:59amIt is essential that Europe does not become the arena for a build-up of nuclear weapons, writes Catherine West MP. It is surely time to bury the Micawber principle, says Professor Neil HyattAs we mark the 74th anniversary...
- Through a new partnership and $72 million in funding, LanzaTech expands its carbon capture tech Wed, 7 Aug 19, 3:00pmFor nearly 15 years LanzaTech has been developing a carbon capture technology that can turn waste streams into ethanol that can be used for chemicals and fuel...