Typhoon Faxai left many people without power and other services for several days when it hit the greater Tokyo region in September.
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The city where the Kyoto Protocol was signed resolved some years ago to move away from cars and towards low-emission alternatives for getting around. And it's making real progress towards that goal.
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Remnants of the tram system can be found across Kyoto. Japan’s oldest tram is in the gardens of Heian Shrine in central Kyoto.
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Across Japan, towns and villages are vanishing as the population ages and young people move to the cities. How the country manages this holds lessons for other developed nations facing a similar fate.
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Population growth has profound impacts and sorting myths from facts can be difficult. This article was originally published in The Conversation as part of a series, Is Australia Full?, which aims to help inform a wide-ranging and often emotive debate.
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Edo, which gave rise to Tokyo, was also the world's largest city three centuries ago. Facing ecological collapse, Edo developed a culture and ethic designed to protect the environment.
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What lessons can we learn from the Japanese Government's efforts to decontaminate Fukushima after the nuclear accident?
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We may be wrong to think of the decades long recession that Japan has faced is somehow a bad thing. Quite contrary, it may be the new normal that most industrialised societies will face sooner, rather than later.
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In post-Fukushima Japan, what is the best direction for the national energy policy? Should the nuclear power stations be restarted or should Japan pursue an alternative path that includes greater emphasis on renewables?
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Japan has a long tradition of cooperative practices related to resource exploitation and environmental conservation.
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Anyone who visits Japan cannot help but be impressed by the food. However, Japan is heavily dependent upon food imports and faces a long-term food security challenge. It is time to ponder carefully the future of food in Japan.
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Shigeatsu Hatakeyama, an oyster farmer from Kesennuma in Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture, shares his vision for the reconstruction of the Tohoku region.
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Through the application of the Transition Town approach, it could be possible to build back better after disasters such as the Tohoku earthquake and Fukushima nuclear accident.
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Interview with Tetsunari Iida, one of the top thought leaders on renewable energy in Japan and head of the Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies.
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If the aim is to build back better following the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami then perhaps the goal should be to develop eco-towns or transition towns.
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Following the Fukushima nuclear accident and the subsequent planned power outages affecting large parts of eastern Japan, there are some voices calling for a review of national energy policy and for a shift in focus to renewable energy.
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It is possible that Japan’s post-tsunami response might help us to respond to peak oil.
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What is the best way to increase energy security in a country that has limited fossil fuel resources? Is nuclear power the answer? That is certainly the opinion of some sectors in Japan.
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Second Harvest sends out food boxes to Japanese families that are struggling to make ends meet. They receive food donations from major supermarket chains and department stores.
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Japan is completely dependent on the import of fossil fuels to power its economy. As a result, the Japanese Government is very much aware of the importance of energy security, but does not have a strategy in place to respond to a potential peak in global oil production.
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