Board games are good for you, actually. While that in itself is not news, I thought I'd draw your attention to some brilliant new research being undertaken in Japan that further cements the fact ...

Japan Tuesday pledged to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent in the next decade from 2013 levels but climate campaigners said the target fell short of what was needed under the Paris ...

Japan's environment ministry said Tuesday it aims to slash emissions 60 percent by the 2035 fiscal year, which starts in April. Tokyo also aims to cut emissions by 73 percent by the 2040 fiscal year, ...

But Masayoshi Iyoda from international environmental group 350.org noted that scientists say an emissions cut of 81 percent by 2035 is needed for Japan to honour its commitments to the 1.5 degree ...

The Treasury Department released data indicating that foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries decreased in December, with Japan and China, the two largest foreign holders, reducing their investments ...

Tokyo (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government said Tuesday that it will aim to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent in fiscal 2035 from fiscal 2013 and 73 percent in ...

Japan’s environment ministry said Tuesday it aims to slash emissions 60 percent by the 2035 fiscal year, which starts in April. Tokyo also aims to cut emissions by 73 percent by the 2040 fiscal ...

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Japan is heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels as the world's fifth largest single-country emitter of carbon dioxide after China, the United States, India and Russia. On Tuesday Tokyo's ...