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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Tears of Judo Head Coach Kosei Inoue Who Led Japan to Record-High Five Gold Medals

On July 31, when Japan’s Mixed Team lost against France in the finals, the judo competition of the Tokyo Olympics ended.

By Hiroyuki Tai
July 14, 2023
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“Gambarimasu!” (I’ll do my best).

By Haruka Sato
March 28, 2023
The Delusional Sense of Crisis and “Solidarity”: Can Xi Face Real-World Challenges? (#2)

Statements on foreign policy in Xi’s speech were mostly filled with the conventional phrases.

By Shin Kawashima
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.

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