Once every two weeks, we will provide commentary on a single chart that represents a characteristic of
Japan. Alternatively, a discussion that interprets an international issue from a Japanese perspective will
be posted along with the chart. The chart will not be limited to the environment, but will cover topics
included in the SDG goals, such as income inequality, urban issues, and gender inequality.
| Date |
Title |
Author(s) |
| February 1, 2025 |
Trends and Policy of Heat Illness in Japan
| Naoko Hamashima |
| January 15, 2025 |
Mega-mining impact in Mongolia’s pastoral commons
| Troy Sternberg |
| December 15, 2024 |
Green Finance and Sustainable Mineral Resource Management
| Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary |
| December 1, 2024 |
Current state of municipal SDG certification systems for SMEs in Japan
| Mari Kosaka |
| November 15, 2024 |
Is Net-zero Transition by 2050 in Southeast Asia Possible?
| Youngho Chang |
| November 1, 2024 |
Fisheries Industry in the Future
| Haru-Hisa Uchida |
| October 15, 2024 |
Relative Poverty and Income Tax in OECD Countries
| Naoto Yoshikawa |
| October 1, 2024 |
The trends in the relationship between GDP and the amount of industrial waste
| Eiji Hosoda |
| September 15, 2024 |
Boosting Green Productivity: The Role of CCUS Technology
| Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary |
| August 15, 2024 |
Japanese Tea production
and The Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
| Ayako Wakano |
| July 15, 2024 |
Transforming Bond Markets:
The Role of Digital Technologies and Green Bonds
| Suk Hyun |
| July 1, 2024 |
Increase in Teenage Suicide
| Yuki Tsuji |
| June 1, 2024 |
Green Transformation Policy: R&D Expenditure and Carbon Pricing
| Kazuhiro Okuma |
| May 15, 2024 |
Overcoming Energy Crises: Japan's Path to a Carbon-Neutral Future
| Satoshi Honma |
| May 1, 2024 |
Risk Management: Relationship between facility managers and regulators
| Hideka Morimoto |
| April 15, 2024 |
Circular economy and carbon constraint in steel industry
| Masashi Yamamoto |
| April 1, 2024 |
The life-expectancy of an automobile in Japan
| Eiji Hosoda |
| March 15, 2024 |
The 'producerism' of the Paris Agreement and the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM)
| Hideka Morimoto |
| February 1, 2024 |
Status of Consideration of Biodiversity Credits in Japan
| Naoko Hamashima |
| January 15, 2024 |
ESG and Social Impact Assessment in mining – an analysis in Mongolia
|
Troy Sternberg |
| December 15, 2023 |
Role of Green Bonds in Renewable Energy Development in Japan
|
Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary |
| December 1, 2023 |
Local governments introduce SDGs certification systems for SMEs
|
Mari Kosaka |
| November 1, 2023 |
The Role of Rechargeable Batteries in Increasing the Use of Renewable Energy~The Importance of Increased Production and Cost decreasing~
|
Haru-Hisa Uchida |
| October 15, 2023 |
An Examination for the External Causes of Rising Food Prices in Japan |
Naoto Yoshikawa |
| October 3, 2023 |
Trend of generation of municipal solid waste (MSW) in Japan |
Eiji Hosoda |
| September 15, 2023 |
Japan's Aging Workforce: Impact on Occupational Accidents |
Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary |
| August 15, 2023 |
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Japanese labor market; the reduced number of working hours at prefecture level in year 2020 |
Ayako Wakano |
July 1, 2023 |
Take-up rates of paternity leave |
Yuki Tsuji |
| June 15, 2023 |
Why We Need to Ensure Equal Opportunities for Children to Experience Nature: From the MEXT Report |
Sachi Ninomiya-Lim |
| June 1, 2023 |
30 by 30 Target in Japan |
Kazuhiro Okuma |
| May 15, 2023 |
Transforming the production processes in iron and steel industry toward carbon neutrality |
Satoshi Honma |
| May 1, 2023 |
Coping with the "Unexpected" and the concept of "Circulating and Ecological Economy” |
Hideka Morimoto |
| April 15, 2023 |
Plastic waste after the China ban |
Masashi Yamamoto |
| April 1, 2023 |
The relationship between real GDP and the amount of industrial waste generated in Japan |
Eiji Hosoda |
| February 3, 2023 |
Why geothermal energy is stagnating in Japan, despite the availability of resources and technologies? |
Farhad Taghizadeh - Hesary |
| January 20, 2023 |
Japan's Approach to Achieving the SDGs |
Mari Kosaka |
| January 6, 2023 |
Connecting Mineral and Metal Imports to Authoritarianism |
David Sussman |
| December 16, 2022 |
Current Status and Future of Renewable Energy in Japan |
Kazu Okuma |
| December 2, 2022 |
CO2 Emissions from Fossil Fuel Consumption |
Haru-Hisa Uchida |
| November 18, 2022 |
Factors of Food Price Instability -- From the Experience of the Ukrainian War -- |
Naoto Yoshikawa |
| October 14, 2022 |
Is decoupling successful for municipal solid waste in Japan? |
Eiji B. Hosoda |
| September 30, 2022 |
Economic impacts of carbon tax in Japan |
Farhad Taghizadeh - Hesary |
| September 16, 2022 |
Is it possible to commercialize solar cars? |
Hideki Kimura |
| August 5, 2022 |
Suicide cases and COVID-19 pandemic |
Ayako Wakano |
| July 15, 2022 |
The Return of Tourists - and Their Unsustainable Air Travel - to Japan |
David Sussman |
| July 1, 2022 |
2022 Upper House Election started: female candidates exceeded 30% finally |
Yuki Tsuji |
| June 17, 2022 |
Japan’s Gasoline Subsidy Policies Contrary to Decarbonization |
Satoshi Honma |
| June 6, 2022 |
Japan's Environmental Sector Growing towards Decarbonization |
Kazu Okuma |
| May 20, 2022 |
Leave No Child Behind - SDG4: Quality Education for All Children in an
Aging Society |
Sachi Ninomiya-Lim |
| May 6, 2022 |
Looking Back on 2015 |
Hideka Morimoto |
| April 15, 2022 |
COVID19 reveals hidden inbound consumption? |
Masashi Yamamoto |
| April 1, 2022 |
Waste Plastic Problem: there are many things we can do now |
Eiji Hosoda |
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