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 26, 2023
Indonesia’s Great Expectations Remain Unfulfilled

On May 22, following the closing of the G7 Hiroshima Summit, Indonesia’s major media carried various headlines.

By Koya Jibiki
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Toyota Speeds Up EV Strategy: Why It Can Turn the Tables on Tesla

On December 14, 2021 at Mega Web, Toyota Motor’s showroom in Tokyo’s waterfront district, CEO Akio Toyoda announced the “New EV Strategy” before the full lineup of new electric vehicles (EV).

By Koji Endo
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War in Ukraine and the UN: the Realities of International Opinion and Chances of Reform

Is the United Nations (UN) powerless?

By Gakushi Fujiwara
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The Delusional Sense of Crisis and “Solidarity”: Can Xi Face Real-World Challenges? (#1)

With governance and mobilization extending to every corner of basic society, Xi Jinping’s rule is likened to a dynasty.

By Shin Kawashima

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