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Japan and Sustainability

Japan faces scrutiny over $1.1tn climate plan as power crunch revives the nuclear debate. Plus: why Japanese carmakers are defending the combustion engine; fixing tuna farming’s sustainability problem; and the start-up on a mission to clean up space

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Japan faces scrutiny over details of $1.1tn climate plan
Experts query specifics of government’s ambitious clean energy proposals as Ukraine crisis revives nuclear debate
Fish farms innovate to meet Japan’s demand for bluefin tuna
Japanese fishery Maruha Nichiro is working with universities to solve tuna farming’s sustainability problem in the country
Japan’s nuclear restart debate fires up as power crunch bites
Public opinion is shifting in favour of restarting Japan’s nuclear reactors but there are still concerns about safety
Ukraine war spurs LNG demand in Japan despite fossil fuel activism
Climate groups target Japanese company AGMs over finance for liquefied natural gas
Astroscale: on a mission to clean up space junk
By developing technology to remove debris, the Japanese company hopes to help shape space governance rules
Renewables in the mix for Japan’s financing of African development
Loans on favourable terms will benefit energy projects as Japan looks to boost its presence across the continent

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