Japan has identified Minamitorishima, a remote and uninhabited coral atoll in the western Pacific, as a potential site for permanent nuclear waste disposal. The proposal marks the first time the ...

Japan assured responsible disposal of waste, risk assessment, and respecting community input, as it responded to Sen. Will Parkinson’s concerns about risks to Guam of Japan’s plans to designate one of ...

A worker at a recycling facility in northern Japan made a rich discovery. The worker was sorting trash in Sapporo, a prefecture of Hokkaido, when he found wads of cash worth 10 million yen, or ...

Kamikatsu, the first town in Japan to create almost no waste, built a recycling center out of trash. It's constructed from donated windows, remnant wood, plastic containers, and other unwanted items.

Japan has raised global concern, after reportedly taking initial steps to explore a tiny Pacific island as a potential final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste. The plan involves the ...

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