In 2022 the UN Environment Programme’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution has argued for a new international treaty on plastic pollution. It is common knowledge that plastics ...

Japan’s emissions inched lower led by a contraction in pollution from the industrial sector. Emissions from the world’s fourth-largest economy slipped 2.3% in the year ending March 2023 to 1.085 ...

UTSUNOMIYA—The death of a friend during childhood continues to haunt Wakana Takahashi, but the tragedy sparked her interest in Japan’s worst pollution cases and pushed her toward a career related to ...

Seventy years have passed since Minamata disease, known in Japan as "the starting point of environmental pollution problems," was officially recognized, yet the suffering of victims continues to this ...

Japan is planning to host and mediate an unofficial international conference in Tokyo in March to build common ground toward drafting a treaty to minimize plastic pollution, a source familiar with the ...

PARIS, April 24, 2026 /CNW/ - Canada and Japan have built a close and long-standing relationship, grounded in shared democratic values, strong economic ties, and vibrant cultural relations. At a time ...