environment
April 14, 2013
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) was established in 1945 as the successor to the Permanent Court of International Justice. Its caseload has shifted over time,...
February 20, 2013
When I was covering environmental issues in China some 20 years ago, I wrote an article carried under the headline “Ailing Sky and Land.” China’s economic development was ...
February 01, 2013
Fujitsu announced Feb. 1 that the entry-level disk arrays in its Eternus series of storage systems has been recognized by the city of Kawasaki for their low carbon emissions...
January 30, 2013
Dense, toxic smog often blankets wide areas of Beijing and other Chinese cities. Air pollution in China is a serious problem.
December 24, 2012
In November, seven men in dark suits stepped onto a stage in Beijing and China officially began the Xi Jinping era. But now that the lights have dimmed, China’s new Politburo ...
November 25, 2012
Spreading beneath six eastern states, including New York, lies the expansive black shale Marcellus Formation, a potential gold mine of oil and gas reserves. For developers, its ...
November 11, 2012
How is Brazil trying to develop the Amazon? We spoke to the official with responsibility for this, Izabella Teixeira, Brazil's minister of the environment.
October 15, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda pledged at an international forum that Japan will make more sweeping energy-saving efforts and bolster the use of renewable energy sources to...
August 31, 2012
A territorial dispute with Japan underpinned public protests in China this summer, but other recent unrest has targeted authorities there with testy demands for reform in...
August 31, 2012
A territorial dispute with Japan underpinned public protests in China this summer, but other recent unrest has targeted authorities there with testy demands for reform in...
July 30, 2012
BEIJING--With its parks, centuries-old palaces, history and culture, Beijing should be one of the more pleasant capitals of the world. Instead, it's considered among the worst...
July 28, 2012
"Unagi" may eventually disappear from our dinner tables unless we start serious and effective efforts to protect the depleted species immediately.
July 18, 2012
QAANAAQ, Greenland--Greenland's ice sheets are melting extensively, even in some inland areas, according to an image generated from data obtained by a Japanese...
July 13, 2012
Japanese pride in leading energy-saving efforts and rebuilding from last year's major disaster were highlighted at the Japan Pavilion near the main venue of the United Nations...
June 07, 2012
The year was 1992, when the Earth Summit took action to narrow the economic disparities between the North and the South, effectively promoting growth in developing countries...
May 15, 2012
This year marks the 130th anniversary of the birth of tanka poet Mokichi Saito, who died in 1953. Even among those unfamiliar with the life and works of Saito, who was born May ...
March 28, 2012
The following comment by Katsu Kaishu (1823-1899), a Japanese statesman and naval engineer during the late Edo Period (1603-1867) and early Meiji Era (1868-1912), appears in...
March 15, 2012
River water was contaminated with cadmium, and the locals are competing to buy up drinking water in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China--reports to that effect...
March 13, 2012
The Bank of Japan decided on March 13 to pour an additional 2 trillion yen ($24.35 billion) into a program to spur investment in environmental, medical services and other...