The decrease largely reflects the recovery of populations, though 57 species were recognized as extinct. Read more
About 60% of the clothes sold in Japan are thrown away, according to the Environment Ministry. Read more
The government is targeting emissions cuts of 60% by fiscal 2035, but environmental groups and businesses have called for more ambition. Read more
Police have arrested a man for kicking a rabbit, which later died, as a probe continues over the deaths of more than 70 bunnies on Okunoshima island in Hiroshima Prefecture. Read more
The government’s draft energy plans were not subject to open debate and their outcome shows an insufficient commitment to making the changes needed to tackle climate change. Read more
This is one of the world’s largest-scale cases in which long-settled nonnative mongooses have been eradicated, according to the Environment Ministry. Read more
The funds are to be set aside under the Environment Ministry’s fiscal 2025 budget request. Read more
The Environment Ministry on Tuesday added black bears and brown bears to the list of wild animals subject to the “designated wildlife species for control,” a status that includes... Read more
Japan’s emissions have inched lower led by a contraction in pollution from the industrial sector. Read more
With deaths and injuries from bears already hitting a record high in the current fiscal 2023, the Environment Ministry plans to beef up countermeasures ahead of springtime, when the animals... Read more
