Papermaker Oji forms solutions to environmental, social needs
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The 2021 U.N. climate summit, COP26, closed with nations that are accelerating their measures against climate change announcing new and renewed targets for reducing emissions. Such measures ought to differ ...
At 2020 Games, NTT made watching events remotely feel live
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Spectators heard many athletes express appreciation in postgame interviews for Japan holding the Olympic and Paralympic Games even before they thanked their families and supporters. No one in the world ...
With Seino service, sell your excess stuff when you move
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People who are moving tend to wonder what to do with all the items they find they don’t need. Sometimes there are just too many and it is too troublesome ...
Mymizu’s water app just first step to ending plastic waste
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From conservation to climate change, the environmental challenges of our times are daunting and can seem distant from our everyday lives. But among the obstacles impeding our path to sustainability, one ...
Evonne Yiu, U.N. researcher and champion of forests and sea
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The early morning sea off Ishikawa Prefecture was gentle, the fisherman sitting casually at the boat’s bow. They were idling just inside a breakwater, an artificial reef made of massive ...
With oceans facing increasing risks, no nation is an island
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Among global environmental issues, the sustainable use of the seas is of paramount importance. About 2.4 billion people, 40 percent of the planet’s population, live within 100 km of the ...
Think tank API critiques Japan's COVID policies under Abe, Suga
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Within a year, the Japanese government has issued two states of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic under two prime ministers: Shinzo Abe and then Yoshihide Suga. When the Abe administration ...
How Mie preserves firms, farms, fishing and tourism
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Mie Prefecture, located in the center of the Japanese archipelago, has a balanced economy supported by industry, agriculture, fishing and tourism. Gov. Eikei Suzuki attended a recent online chat to ...
Oji turns wood into alternative materials of glass and plastics
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Oji Holdings, with a history of more than 140 years since its establishment, has always been a leader in Japan’s pulp and paper industry. Its efforts have expanded to nurturing ...
ESG awards recognize efforts on energy, child labor
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To achieve the 17 U.N. sustainable development goals and bring a better future for all, what is needed is action by not just every government but also all organizations and ...
