Environment
The Latest: 20 N Korean crew thrown to sea in boat collision
Oct 7, 2019

The Latest: 20 N Korean crew thrown to sea in boat collision

The Japanese Fisheries Agency says its patrol boat and a North Korean fishing boat collided in Japan's northern waters where North Koreans have increased poaching...

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Japan briefs diplomats on Fukushima nuclear water concerns
Sep 4, 2019

Japan briefs diplomats on Fukushima nuclear water concerns

Japan has reassured foreign diplomats about the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant's safety amid concerns about massive amounts of treated but radioactive water stored in tanks...

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Japan urges nuke plants to prepare for decommissioning era
Sep 2, 2019

Japan urges nuke plants to prepare for decommissioning era

Japan's nuclear policy-setting body has adopted a report saying the country is entering an era of massive nuclear plant decommissioning, urging operators to plan ahead to lower safety risks and costs ...

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Indonesia to move capital from sinking Jakarta to Borneo
Aug 27, 2019

Indonesia to move capital from sinking Jakarta to Borneo

Indonesia's president says the country's capital will move from overcrowded, sinking and polluted Jakarta to a sparsely populated part of Borneo island, known for rainforests and orangutans...

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Indonesian walking 700 kilometers backward to save forests
Aug 22, 2019

Indonesian walking 700 kilometers backward to save forests

An Indonesian man is walking more than 700 kilometers (430 miles) backward from his home in eastern Java to the country's capital to raise awareness about deforestation...

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Fukushima nuclear plant out of space for radioactive water
Aug 9, 2019

Fukushima nuclear plant out of space for radioactive water

The utility company operating Fukushima's tsunami-devastated nuclear power plant says it will run out of space to store massive amounts of contaminated water in three years...

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Indonesia's leader says sinking Jakarta needs giant sea wall
Jul 27, 2019

Indonesia's leader says sinking Jakarta needs giant sea wall

Indonesia's president says he wants to see the speedy construction of a giant sea wall to prevent the low-lying capital of Jakarta from sinking under the sea...

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UN finds organized crime expanding in Southeast Asia
Jul 18, 2019

UN finds organized crime expanding in Southeast Asia

A U.N. report says organized crime syndicates in Southeast Asia are flourishing in the illegal trafficking of drugs, wildlife, counterfeit goods and people...

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Trade, climate change, Iran focus as G-20 leaders meet
Jun 27, 2019

Trade, climate change, Iran focus as G-20 leaders meet

Prospects for detente in the trade war between the United States and China are in the spotlight as President Donald Trump and other world leaders gather in Osaka, Japan, for a summit of the Group of 2...

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Big plastic user Japan fights waste ahead of G-20 summit
Jun 27, 2019

Big plastic user Japan fights waste ahead of G-20 summit

Japan hopes to lead world in reducing plastic waste, but the goal will be hard to achieve in a country where even a single-banana is sold plastic-wrapped...

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