WORLD INSIGHT - Environment

October 26, 2023
Trucks Running on Ramen: How Fukuoka Invented Pork Bone Broth Biodiesel Fuel

“There’s a company in Kyushu that makes diesel oil from tonkotsu ramen broth and runs trucks with it.”

By Kenrei Takeuchi

April 18, 2023
Japan Works on Treaty towards Ending Plastic Pollution

“I grew up with the sea, and poverty for me was sumptuous; then I lost the sea and found all luxuries grey and poverty unbearable.”

By Takeshi Akahori
May 13, 2022
The Trend in Plastic Free: “Bag Charge” Is Just the Beginning

More than a year has passed since the introduction of mandatory surcharge for plastic shopping bags on July 1, 2020.

By Ryoko Seguchi
October 12, 2021
The Great Transformation with Decarbonization

China‘s Formidable Ambition to Become an Environmental Powerhouse at Breakneck Speed

By Kazuaki Sato

September 6, 2021
“It’s Quick, Cheap, and Runs!” Even Toyota Is Amazed? Japanese EV Ventures Surprise the World with Breakthrough Power

“Electric vehicles (EV) are an extension of radio-controlled model cars. We developed at a speed unimaginable for conventional car developers. We’ve clashed countless times with the engineer who had an experience managing car development,” says President Masanori Yoshida of Aspark, an engineer staffing company in Osaka.

By Ryuichi Kaneyama and Tatsuya Oobori

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September 2, 2022
Poking China’s Achilles Heel by Withdrawing Foreign Capital

Against the backdrop of its strengthened national power, China is pursuing a hardline foreign policy.

By Ryoichi Hamamoto
January 26, 2024
“Old Age Steadily Creeps Up on You”: Yet 56-Year-Old Kazu Signs with a Portuguese Club

On July 11, 11:11 a.m. (Portuguese time), it was announced Kazuyoshi Miura would travel to Portugal to discuss extending his contract with UD Oliveirense.

By Haruo Isshi
November 15, 2022
Secessionist Conflicts in the Former Soviet Bloc: The Failure to Find the Solution

The international community has searched for a solution to the secessionist conflicts in the former Soviet bloc that would respect both national self-determination and the existing national borders.

By Kimitaka Matsuzato
July 21, 2022
Established Hatcho Miso Brewers Uphold Aesthetics Despite Exclusion from Trademark Right

There are two miso brewers in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, which have the oldest history in Japan.

By Keita Kato

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