Napping in Public? In Japan, That’s a Sign of Diligence - The New York Times
Sleeping in public is especially prevalent on commuter trains, no matter how crowded, in Japan. It helps that the country has a very low crime rate.Credit...Ko Sasaki for The New York Times In most countries, sleeping on the job isn’t just frowned upon, it may get you fired. But in Japan, napping in the office is common and culturally accepted. And in fact, it is often seen as a subtle sign of dil
Japan Is Obsessed With Climate Change. Young People Don’t Get It. (Published 2016)
Earth Parade 2015 in Tokyo, which was held to call attention to the fight against climate change.Credit...Franck Robichon/European Pressphoto Agency TOKYO — At 12:30 p.m. on a recent Wednesday, the Ministry of the Environment offices here were almost completely in darkness, lit only by the silver-blue glow of computer screens. All of the government ministry offices are supposed to go dark for an h
Japan to Sign Global Climate Pact 'as Soon as Possible'-Minister - The New York Times
TOKYO — Japan will seek to ratify the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement to cut emissions and prevent climate change as soon as possible, after support from European nations sent the accord over an important threshold earlier this week. "We would like to make our best efforts to complete ratification as soon as possible," Japanese environment minister Koichi Yamamoto told a news conference on Fri
China to Announce Cap-and-Trade Program to Limit Emissions (Published 2015)
President Xi Jinping of China arrived in the United States on Tuesday for a state visit at a crucial crossroads in the Sino-American relationship.CreditCredit...Wu Hong/European Pressphoto Agency Domestic and external pressures have driven the Chinese government to take firmer action to curb emissions from fossil fuels, especially coal. Growing public anger about the noxious air that often envelop
Weeks After Deadly Nepal Quake, Another Temblor Revives Fears (Published 2015)
A family in Kathmandu prepared to sleep on the street on Tuesday after an earthquake struck eastern Nepal, killing dozens.Credit...Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times NEW DELHI — The vegetable markets, streetside dumpling stands and other signs of ordinary life slowly returning to Nepal were violently interrupted Tuesday when another powerful earthquake shook the eastern part of the country le
In Step to Lower Carbon Emissions, China Will Place a Limit on Coal Use in 2020 (Published 2014)
In Step to Lower Carbon Emissions, China Will Place a Limit on Coal Use in 2020 Workers starting their shift at the Tashan coal mine in Shanxi Province. China said it would cap coal consumption at 4.2 billion tons by 2020 and have coal be no more than 62 percent of the primary energy mix by that year.Credit...Gilles Sabrie for The New York Times BEIJING — China plans to set a cap on coal consumpti
U.S. and China Reach Climate Accord After Months of Talks (Published 2014)
President Obama and President Xi Jinping of China, with their delegations, met inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday.Credit...Mandel Ngan/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images BEIJING — China and the United States made common cause on Wednesday against the threat of climate change, staking out an ambitious joint plan to curb carbon emissions as a way to spur nations around the
Industry Awakens to Threat of Climate Change (Published 2014)
A Coke bottling plant in Winona, Minn. The company has been affected by global droughts.Credit...Andrew Link/Winona Daily News, via Associated Press WASHINGTON — Coca-Cola has always been more focused on its economic bottom line than on global warming, but when the company lost a lucrative operating license in India because of a serious water shortage there in 2004, things began to change. Today,
Japan Backs Off From Emissions Targets, Citing Fukushima Disaster (Published 2013)
TOKYO — Japan took a major step back on Friday from earlier pledges to slash its greenhouse gas emissions, saying a shutdown of its nuclear power plants in the wake of the Fukushima disaster had made previous targets unattainable. The announcement cast a shadow over international talks underway in Warsaw aimed at fashioning a new global pact to address the threats of a changing climate. Under its
Climate Maverick to Retire From NASA (Published 2013)
James E. Hansen of NASA, retiring this week, reflected in a window at his farm in Pennsylvania.Credit...Michael Nagle for The New York Times James E. Hansen, the climate scientist who issued the clearest warning of the 20th century about the dangers of global warming, will retire from NASA this week, giving himself more freedom to pursue political and legal efforts to limit greenhouse gases. His d
Yankees Acquire Ichiro Suzuki From Mariners (Published 2012)
SEATTLE — A week ago, when the Yankees learned that Brett Gardner could be lost for the season because of an elbow injury, the team was scanning the major leagues looking for low-cost alternatives. Raul Ibanez and Andruw Jones had filled in admirably in left field, but they do not possess Gardner’s speed, and there was some concern that their ages, 40 and 35, would catch up with them at the end of
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