More than 450 people are suing Japan’s government and seeking damages of 1,000 yen ($6) each, alleging one of the world’s top greenhouse gas emitters isn’t doing enough to combat global warming.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's government adopted on Tuesday new decarbonization targets aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 70% from 2013 levels over the next 15 years, approving a renewed ...

As COP30 concludes with mixed results on fossil fuels, the bilateral partnership between India and Japan emerges as a model ...

This year was not a good one for environmentalists or climate scientists as action against warming faced headwinds around the world.

Japan’s GX (green transformation) strategy is a broad, ambitious and well-financed transition plan that is designed to cut carbon emissions, improve energy efficiency and boost green innovation. Under ...

This week, Japan issued the first-ever sovereign climate transition bond. The proceeds will catalyze public-private investments of 120 trillion yen ($803 billion) to implement the Green Transformation ...

One of the major developments at COP30 in Brazil was Australia signing the “Belém Declaration to Transition from Fossil Fuels”. What does this mean for relations with Japan, Australia’s largest energy ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Sunday successfully launched a climate change monitoring satellite on its mainstay H-2A rocket, which made its final flight before it is replaced by a new flagship model designed ...

KAMIMOMI, Japan — In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan’s western Okayama prefecture, a small group of rice farmers began their most recent harvest in sweltering heat, two weeks sooner than usual ...

Japan has often portrayed itself as a leader in the global effort to mitigate climate change. However, the country’s track record has been distinctly mixed. After the oil shocks of the 1970s, Japan ...

Japan's weather bureau said on Friday the La Nina phenomenon was unlikely to occur this Northern Hemisphere winter and there was a 40% chance of the El Nino phenomenon happening during March-July. A ...

Millions of Japanese citizens, a trillion in economic assets and some of the country’s most iconic natural features are all at serious risk from climate change, says a new report by WWF. Tokyo, Japan: ...