Japan’s GX (green transformation) strategy is a broad, ambitious and well-financed transition plan that is designed to cut carbon emissions, improve energy efficiency and boost green innovation. Under ...

Hundreds of people across Japan sued the central government Thursday, seeking damages for "unconstitutional" inaction on climate change in the country's first such litigation. The landmark lawsuit ...

Around the world, we are already witnessing the detrimental effects of climate change, which we know will only become more severe. Extreme weather events such as heavy rainfall, tropical cyclones, and ...

Japan has often portrayed itself as a leader in the global effort to mitigate climate change. However, the country’s track record has been distinctly mixed. After the oil shocks of the 1970s, Japan ...

This week, Japan issued the first-ever sovereign climate transition bond. The proceeds will catalyze public-private investments of 120 trillion yen ($803 billion) to implement the Green Transformation ...

STORY: These volunteers aren't simply out for a stroll along this popular beach in Japan's Yokohama. They’re hoping to fight climate change with these clumps of eelgrass wrapping them in clay, and ...

Gland, Switzerland (19 February 2025): Japan’s latest national climate plan, published yesterday, is far below expectations, says WWF. Since the first national climate plans - called Nationally ...

New biomass power plants continue to come online in Japan, requiring an ever-greater quantity of imported fuel. The government’s feed-in tariff scheme, which has been tweaked but not canceled, ...

Hundreds of people across Japan will sue the central government Thursday seeking damages for "unconstitutional" inaction on climate change, the country's first such litigation. Plaintiffs and their ...

TOKYO - Hundreds of people across Japan sued the central government on Dec 18 seeking damages for “unconstitutional” inaction on climate change, the country’s first such litigation. The landmark ...