Environment

Japanese Researchers Have Devised A Carbon Capture Method With 99% Efficiency

January 1, 2024 by Japan Informer

A group of scientists led by Prof. Seiji Yamazoe from Tokyo Metropolitan University has created a new direct air capture technique that can stop carbon. A Eureka Alert press release says it can work at 99 percent efficiency. The world is transforming into more sustainable sources of energy. But the process is long-lasting, and when it is completed in the next couple of years, … [Read more...] about Japanese Researchers Have Devised A Carbon Capture Method With 99% Efficiency

Japan Records Lowest Greenhouse Gasses Emission In The Year 2020 Since 1990!

December 11, 2021 by Japan Informer

In the fiscal year of 2020, total greenhouse gasses emissions from Japan decreased consecutively for the seventh year and are now the lowest ever. According to the report released by the government, to no one's surprise, this is the result of the worldwide pandemic. A total of 1.149 billion tons of carbon dioxide were produced from March to 2021, down 5.1 percent compared to … [Read more...] about Japan Records Lowest Greenhouse Gasses Emission In The Year 2020 Since 1990!

The Hellish Story Of Junko Furuta; 44 Days Of Torture

This is a true story that will leave you devastated. The chilling tale is about a 17-year-old Japanese girl named Junko Furuta was abducted, raped, tortured, and then killed brutally by four teenage boys after 44 days of torture in 1988. Her body was found inside an unfinished concrete drum after the murder, dubbed “the […]

Rice Harvest Project To Aid Single-Mother Households Is A Big Success In Japan

A program to distribute newly harvested rice to single-mother families is spreading throughout the three prefectures of the central region of Japan’s Tokai region. Children and mothers who harvested rice were delighted by the bounty of the fields. The rice plantation begins in June, and farmers and volunteers join forces to grow rice in paddies […]

Japanese Employee Loses USB Drive With Sensitive Info Of Half A Million Residents

Drinks after work with some friends might be an excellent idea for many; however, for this particular Japanese employee, it would cost a great deal. The worker, who shall not be named, lost a memory stick that contained the personal information of all residents of Amagasaki city, northwestern Osaka in Japan, following a night of […]

Wholesome Japanese Elderly Operates Vending Machine Manually In The Countryside

Dagashiya is a traditional Japanese confectionery shop that sells inexpensive candies known as dagashi. These antique establishments, popular with children and adults who want to relive their childhood confectionery days, can be found throughout Japan. Still, one in Tokyo’s neighboring Chiba Prefecture is particularly unique: Maboroshido. Maboroshido, located in Yachiyo City, combines the vintage atmosphere […]

20 Facts About The Yakuza May You Don’t Know

Greetings! Welcome to yakuza facts. I myself find this organization rather intriguing..so I´ve decided to search up a bit about their story and some facts about them. Short intro Yakuza, also called bōryokudan or gokudō, Japanese gangsters, members of what are formally called bōryokudan (“violence groups”), or Mafia-like criminal organizations. The Japanese police, and media […]

Japanese children are the healthiest in the world ; 7 principles to borrow from them

According to the results of a major worldwide health study published in The Lancet, if you are a child born in Japan today, you are projected to enjoy both the longest life and the healthiest life. We all want our children to be healthy and happy, but food—the very thing that should nourish the next […]

11 things Japanese women want men to know about their breasts

But all that ardent admiration still doesn’t mean you actually know anything about the moon, does it? That’s not too far from the relationship some men have with women’s breasts, according to this list of 11 things Japanese women wish more men understood about their chests.Internet portal My Navi Woman recently polled its female users, […]

New Hand-Rolled Japanese Green Tea Leaves Sell For 1.96 Million Yen

One kilogram of freshly rolled Japanese tea leaves produced in the central Japanese region of Shizuoka Prefecture sold for a record 1.96 million yen (about $15,466) at the season’s first auction, which took place on Monday. The leaves of green tea were harvested in Fujinomiya and sold at the Shizuoka Japan Tea Market’s biannual auction […]

Pumice Pebbles Swarm Japanese Beaches After Undersea Volcanic Eruption

Recently the southernmost beaches in Japan have been facing quite trouble due to washed-up pumice pebbles. These pebbles are the result of an eruption of the eruption of Fukutokuokanoba undersea volcano. According to official reports, the eruption of mid-August 1000-km away from Tokyo in the Ogasawara island chain has damaged spewed up tons of pebbles […]

Best 5 Christmas Illuminations In Tokyo That Will Remain Only Till Christmas

The Christmas season is, without doubt, the most glittering season, and everyone celebrates Christmas with beautiful lighting illuminating the city’s streets and parks. Although many of these lights stay around until the close of winter in Japan, only a few will remain till Christmas Day. Make sure you put on your warmest clothing and get […]