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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March 31, 2023
Indonesia Shows Leadership at G20 Bali Summit

It was the first G20 Summit since Russia launched its attack on Ukraine.

By Masafumi Ishii
June 15, 2023
“My Name Is Lars Nootbaar. I’m Japanese,” He Foretold at 10: Interview with Mother Kumi (#1)

“If you talk with him in person, there’s a 100 percent chance you’ll like him.”

By Aogu Tanaka
October 18, 2021
Farewell to Costly Orders: Ready-Made Products Replace Custom-Made Drainage Pumps

Drainage pumps at pump stations are for preventing rivers from flooding. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) is drastically changing the way it orders the pumps.

By Fusako Taneichi
November 29, 2021
Some Telling Quotes on Shohei Otani’s 2021 Batting Performance

As part of the series featuring quotes on top athletes from the “Sports Graphic Number” magazine and “Number Web,” we have selected three quotes commenting on “Shohei Otani as a batter in 2021.”

By Number Web Editorial Desk

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