a dam project proposed in 1966 has again been delayed, thanks to the

the amount of electricity used by information technology ( it ) equipment in Japan will increase eightfold from the present levels in the next 10 years, according to a forecast. Electricity

Nissan Motors Corporation and Renault SA of France have decided

japan's whaling fleets recently set out for the Pacific Ocean on its second hunt of this year. Their targets are bryde, sperm and minke whales. Japan has under

European and Japanese manufacturers are made responsible for recycling their products

a long-running court battle in Japan over air pollution from highway traffic ended in December 2000, with an out of court settlement. The Japanese government and the Hanshin Expressway Public

environment should be protected at

several native species of flora and fauna in Japan are under threat from alien or exotic species. "Their population has been rising by 30 per cent every year. Steps should be taken to immediately

Replace old diesel vehicles, proposes a Japanese study