Japan is set to begin this year's operation of its Special Heat Stroke Alert system Wednesday in an effort to reduce health risks from extreme summer heat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/19/japan/science-health/special-heat-stroke-index/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #heatwaves #heatstroke #environmentministry #climatechange
The Environment Ministry is urging people to dispose of lithium-ion batteries properly as they can catch fire when mixed with other waste under certain conditions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/17/japan/japan-lithium-ion-battery-proper-disposal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #batteries #waste #environmentministry
Environment ministry tells expert panels: Process applications, but no final approvals for projects that broke laws | India News https://www.byteseu.com/917049/ #environment #EnvironmentLaws #EnvironmentMinistry #EnvironmentProjectApprovals #EnvironmentalProjects #ExpertPanels #india #IndiaEnvironment #IndiaGovt #IndianExpress
Not even 1% of Rs 858 crore allotted to environment ministry for pollution control scheme utilised: Parliamentary panel | India News https://www.byteseu.com/863383/ #AirPollutionControl #AirQualityMonitoring #BreakingNews #environment #EnvironmentMinistry #GoogleNews #india #IndiaNews #IndiaNewsToday #ParliamentPanelReport #Pollution #PollutionScheme #TodayNews
Slovakia is experiencing ‘transport poverty’ – and it’s a growing issue, says institute https://www.byteseu.com/850490/ #EnvironmentMinistry #poverty #Slovakia #Transport
Japan has removed 207 species from its red list of endangered plants and fungi, largely due to recovering populations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/03/18/wildlife/endangered-species-down-plants/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #wildlife #environmentministry #endangered #fungi
Japan plans to have recycled plastics account for at least 15% of overall plastics used in the production of new vehicle models. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/18/japan/recycled-plastics-vehicles-aim/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #environmentministry #environment #recycling #plastic #cars
The Japanese apparel industry is increasingly promoting the reuse of clothing as it hopes to make fashion more sustainable. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/13/japan/apparel-sustainability/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #secondhand #fashion #environment #emissions #environmentministry #clothing
The Japanese government has approved a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60% in fiscal 2035, although the plan has been criticized as being insufficient to reach globally agreed climate targets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/18/japan/politics/energy-plan-emissions-targets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #environmentministry #meti #energy #nuclearpower #renewables
Japan targets 60% emissions cut by 2035 from 2013 levels https://www.byteseu.com/754813/ #Climate #ClimateChange #EnvironmentMinistry #GlobalEmissions #GlobalWarming #GreenhouseGasEmissions #Japan
Over 70 rabbits have died mysteriously on a Japanese island where more than 1,000 of the animals frolic freely. One man has been arrested as a government probe continues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/23/japan/crime-legal/rabbit-kick-man-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #animals #rabbits #environmentministry #hiroshima #okunoshima
Not only are the targets set by the government's draft energy plan insufficient in tackling the climate challenge, but the fairness of the process leading to them was dubious. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/13/japan/japan-energy-plan-process-failure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #climatechange #emissions #energy #electricity #renewables #nuclearenergy #lng #gas #meti #environmentministry
Seismic Waves: El Salvador Shaken by Quake https://www.byteseu.com/625775/ #6.3Magnitude #depth #Earthquake #ElSalvador #environment #EnvironmentMinistry #EuropeanMediterraneanSeismologicalCentre #quake #seismic #seismology #Tsunami
The agriculture and environment ministries have released a draft target for reducing annual food loss at food-related businesses by 60% from the fiscal 2000 level by fiscal 2030. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/17/japan/food-loss-aim/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #food #environment #environmentministry #maff #restaurants #retailers
Debate over Japan's draft proposal on greenhouse gas reductions has spilled over into scrutiny over the decision-making process itself, with businesses and think tanks criticizing the way in which the policy-setting panels are composed and run. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/12/10/climate-change/climate-policymaking-criticism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #climatechange #meti #environmentministry #emissions
Scrap yards where electronic devices and vehicles are stored outdoors before their metals and plastics are recycled have become sources of concern for local communities in Japan due to frequent fires and noise pollution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/10/japan/japan-scrap-yard-regulations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #waste #metals #plastic #localgovernment #environmentministry
Japanese policymakers suggested setting a target of cutting emissions by 60% by 2035, according to a government panel held Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/26/japan/japan-emission-reduction-target/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #emissions #environment #parisagreement #meti #environmentministry #climatechange #gas #coal
The Environment Ministry Tuesday declared the eradication of non-native mongooses on Amami-Oshima island, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site in Kagoshima Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/03/japan/japan-mongoose-eradication/ #japan #mongooses #animals #amamioshima #kagoshima #environmentministry
The Environment Ministry plans to provide the U.N. Environment Program with ¥100 million ($690,000) to help spread synergistic approaches to resolve environmental issues and nature-related tasks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/25/japan/society/environment-ministry-un-program/ #japan #society #environment #environmentministry #carbon #emissions
Environment Minister Shintaro Ito met with Niigata Minamata disease sufferers on Wednesday, apologizing over a recent incident in which citizens' remarks were cut short during an earlier meeting he attended in relation to the disease. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/17/japan/society/niigata-minamata-disease-sufferers/ #japan #society #minamatadisease #niigata #kumamoto #environmentministry
