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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December 5, 2023
South Korea’s Yoon Pulls Off Diplomatic Achievements at Hiroshima G7 Summit

“The examples of Ukraine and North Korea have taught us once again that freedom and peace can be maintained only when international norms and the rule of law are upheld.”

By Yoshiyuki Aoki
May 3, 2022
China’s Foreign Finance in New Phase: Boosting Investments in Green Belt and Road Initiative

Since 2000, the Chinese government made overseas expansion its national strategy, with the government taking the lead to boost support for related policies.

By Li Lirong
July 12, 2022
Why Japan Should Join Five Eyes Intel-Alliance

A talk is in progress for Japan to join the Five Eyes, a classified information-sharing agreement consisting of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

By Masatoshi Fujitani
October 11, 2022
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Ancestors Were Gung-ho Businessmen in Taiwan and Manchuria

Fumio Kishida, 64, became Japan’s 100th prime minister and the 64th under the modern constitution.

By Jun Tanaka

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