Policy Review

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


Japanese Environmental Policy

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