Chart of the Week
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)
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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