Predicting tsunamis

Settlement reached

EAST ASIA

Down with diesel

Replace old diesel vehicles, proposes a Japanese study

Tougher truck rules

Artificial body

Japanese scientists have discovered a new material that can grow new cells in the human body

Damned dam

Fishy decision

More whale meat will be available in Japanese markets

N-cargo in choppy waters

Worldwide protests mark unsafe nuclear shipment's return journey from Japan to UK

JUMBO GIFT

Rhinos find new home

Japan

JAPAN

Transparent veil

IWC rejects Japan's scientific whaling plan

Indian film on wild dogs wins award

Ocean warming will intensify typhoons hitting Asia: study

Typhoons in the northwest Pacific had intensified by 12–15 per cent on an average since 1977

Politics of punctuation

A comma gave rise to an argument over whether technology transfer should take place according to terms agreed upon at Rio or terms mutually …

Ivory trade to resume

Zimbabwe will be able to sell stockpiles of ivory to Japan, earning US $4-5 million for community development

The Cherry Blossoms of Japan

Green is the all pervading colour of nature. Beatiful and breathtaking. But not can stir the soul and the mind as the dazziling white of sakura, …

A grand water helpline

the timing, and background, of the recently concluded 3rd World Water Forum in Japan ensured that water be seen through the lens of conflict. …

10 disturbing trends for Asia and the Pacific

The region is ageing rapidly, has the largest number of threatened species and more

Green tech in vogue

The politics of aiding

Bribing medics

Japan