The Japanese town turning cowpats into hydrogen fuel
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Never-ending trash forces closure of beach on isle in Ise Bay
TOBA, Mie Prefecture—For more than 20 years, Yoshiji Nakamura has often single-handedly cleared his island beach of garbage and debris ... According to the Japan Productivity Center’s report ...
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Explosion shakes Okinawa wharf as Japan clears unexploded WWII ordnance
Eleven explosive ordnance disposal divers from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Sub Area Activity Okinawa unit set off ...
‘Garbage is gold’ in Japan’s economic security game plan and India is its key partner
Japan is strengthening economic security and countering supply risks by deepening its partnership with India in critical ...
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Origins of the Ainu
My teaching schedule at the University of Toronto kept me from hopping on a plane for several months, but when I finally got to the lab on Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan, I realized ...
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VOX POPULI: Island fortified against attacking armies besieged by plastic trash
Her trash analyses at four locations on the island showed that plastic items ... useful perspectives on and insights into contemporary Japan and its culture.
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Japan turns cow pats into hydrogen to produce 18,500 gallons of clean fuel
A Japanese town has discovered a method to convert cow manure into hydrogen fuel, which can power vehicles such as cars and ...