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"Local change ends up being really important because if no one did local change, you'd never have global change."

Outdoors

High school senior champions 'tiny forest' initiative inspired by Japanese planting method: 'It's going to help this community'

"The simplification of foundation components ... can be expected to result in significant cost reductions."

Tech

Japanese company develops brilliant solution to keep offshore wind turbines working amid natural disasters: 'Minimizes earthquake-induced vibrations'

The technological bells and whistles also include artificial intelligence that will purportedly learn from the appliance settings of vehicle owners' homes.

Tech

Japanese electronics firm unveils new solar-powered concept van with unconventional design: 'An extended living room'

The move away from dirty energy that warms the planet is taking on extra urgency this year for Japan.

Tech

Japan to explore next-generation floating wind energy technology off nation's coast: 'A pressing need'

"To take what might otherwise simply be waste and transform it into something useful, in the process creating new industries."

Tech

Japan pilots unique fermentation method to transform food scraps into feed for agriculture industry: 'Nothing is wasted'

Although scientists have achieved nuclear fusion, they have struggled so far to produce it without expending more energy than they manage to create.

Tech

Japan launches world's first steady-state nuclear fusion reactor in bid to offer near-limitless energy: 'Up and creating electrical power within the next 10 years'

"It also exacerbates the plethora of wider threats facing these animals, such as ocean noise, pollution, and climate change."

Business

Advocates outraged following Japan's expansion of whaling policy: 'Inhumane, cruel, and unnecessary'

If this test is successful, the VCCT could become a tool in our kit for cooling Earth and making a healthier world for all.

Tech

Major American city trials innovative, compact Japanese wind turbine technology: 'Successfully used in densely populated areas'

The team plans to have their mix ready for commercialization in 2025.

Tech

Japanese tech company announces discovery that could change the future of EVs: 'This proof of concept is a technological breakthrough'

It gives urban EV drivers a convenient, cost-effective place to plug in while they're out and about living their lives.

Business

Japanese company offers unheard-of deal to EV owners — and it costs less than $20 per month

Kimiko Hirata is proof that dedication and collaboration can achieve remarkable results.

Business

Japanese activist achieves incredible feat changing country's energy consumption after nuclear disaster: 'I was shocked'

Five years ago, Japan restarted its commercial whaling operations.

Business

Japan to allow hunting endangered fin whales to keep its whale meat vending machines stocked — here's why it matters