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Japan’s next PM vows tough greenhouse gas cuts

Japan's next prime minister Yukio Hatoyama delighted environmental activists but worried business leaders on Monday by vowing to slash

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Tensions brewing between Japan Inc. and new govt

Fresh from a landslide election win, Japan's next government faces signs of an emerging rift with big business, which

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Two very large Earthquakes Strike Indian Ocean Region, Japan

(Bloomberg) -- Two potentially destructive earthquakes struck minutes apart in the Indian Ocean and Japan today, generating tsunami alerts

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Japan’s Mount Asama Volcano erupts near Tokyo

Japan's Mount Asama has erupted, throwing hot rocks out of the crater and depositing a fine layer of ash

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Japan launches satellite to track greenhouse gases

Japan successfully launched the world's first satellite dedicated to monitoring greenhouse gas emissions Friday, aiming to aid the fight

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Japan CO2 hits record

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's greenhouse gas emissions rose to a record high in the year to March, putting the

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Honda rolls out new zero-emission car

TAKANEZAWA, Japan - Honda's new zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell car rolled off a Japanese production line Monday and is

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Japan PM launches climate plan

TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, vowing a "low-carbon revolution" against global warming, on Monday unveiled a

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Japan detects bird flu in wild swans

TOKYO. Japan has detected a strain of bird flu in a flock of wild swans after stepping up checks

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