The international and expatriate population of the Tokyo metropolitan area has been growing rapidly in recent years. One in every 25 residents of the capital is now of foreign origin, according to government statistics, and despite a dip last year due to the pandemic, ...
In October 2020, Japan pledged to reach complete carbon neutrality by 2050. The following April, it announced it would target a 46% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 from 2013 levels. This means Japan is set to take a leading role in decarbonization ...
Japan is heading toward its goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. But it is also determined to work toward another target ¡ª to help other countries, especially those in Asia, create a carbon neutral society. Many developed countries submitted bold action plans for curbing ...
After a long wait, Princess Mako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, will finally get married Tuesday to her longtime fiance, Kei Komuro, a commoner. Princess Mako, the daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, began dating Komuro nine years ago. But the couple, who ...
Authorities at all levels from central to local have stepped up COVID-19 prevention measures. The government promptly issues directives and policies and regularly directs the Ministry of Health, localities and agencies to carry out initiatives to halt the pandemic. The prime minister randomly inspects ...
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report was released in August, and the leaders expressed their sense of crisis about the situation more than ever during the United Nations General Assembly in September. Kaoru Nemoto, director of the United Nations Information Centre in ...
Who will deliver climate equity: COPs or the courts?
David M. Malone ¡°Widespread, rapid and intensifying¡± is how the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change describes the drastic changes being observed in global climate systems. We might similarly describe the transnational trend of climate litigation that could change how we frame ...
When offices closed down due to the pandemic in early 2020, workers had to figure out their minimum needs ¡ª the basic equipment, space and environment for them to continue to be productive. Yet it did not take long for some to realize the ...
Noted entrepreneur and Renaissance man Haruhisa Handa held two classical concerts at the New National Theatre, Tokyo on Sept. 18 and 19. The glittering gala played to a full house. In addition to running multiple businesses, Handa is an active philanthropist, calligrapher, noh performer as ...
Bajrasudha Gajanurak: A royal elixir to strengthen wild elephants
The Bajrasudha Gajanurak Project originated from a concern shared by His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Her Majesty Queen Suthida, having learned of the conflict between local communities and wild elephants as the animals encroached upon farmland and houses to forage for food that ...
ASEAN chair Brunei shares views on bloc¡¯s prospects
The ASEAN-Japan Centre is an intergovernmental organization established by the Association of Southeast Asian Nation member states and Japan in 1981, serving as a bridge between the two parties for 40 years. It has been promoting exports from ASEAN member states to Japan while ...
This time last year, Kaori Sasaki, founder and CEO of consultancies ewoman Inc. and Unicul International Inc., was gearing up to hold the annual International Conference for Women in Business online for the very first time. Having started in 1996, the Japan-based conference was ...
