Japan experienced its hottest June on record, the weather agency said Tuesday, as climate change prompts sweltering heat waves across the globe. But they have observed a changing climate over many ...

As residents of Japan battle scorching heat, the Japan Meteorological Agency said on Friday that the rainy season is likely ...

As nations worldwide race to meet the 2050 carbon neutrality target, Japan has emerged as a key player in implementing "green ...

Japanese weather officials say torrential rain could hit eastern and western parts of the country, especially along the ...

Japan's lack of climate action is readily apparent to outside observers: For the fourth time, Japan was given a “fossil” award by the Climate Action Network in 2023.

Climate change protests in Tokyo on Friday. Getty Images. Japan is the world's third-biggest economy, behind only the US and China, and the world's fifth-biggest carbon dioxide emitter.

Japan's government has approved new climate, energy and industrial policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2040. Reuters reported that the focus is on promoting ...

Almost immediately after winning another term at the helm of Japan’s ruling party, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe signaled that he intended to show more leadership on climate change. In making a case ...

Japan was the only country in that survey where over 10% of youth indicated that they didn’t care about responding to climate change; in another, more than a third of 17- to 19-year-olds either ...

Japan used to have a pretty good reputation on climate change. Thanks to its robust industrial economy, it has the fourth-largest carbon footprint in the G20 nations.

The Japan Climate Initiative (JCI), an alliance of companies, local governments and NGOs, issued the message ahead of the meeting of climate ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) countries on April ...

Climate Politics in Japan. Senior Policy Advisor Ken Sofer discusses how the United States and Japan can collaborate to achieve the international goals laid out in the 2015 Paris climate agreement.