Tokyo will introduce far stricter air pollution restrictions for fine particle matter than Japan’s national standard and targets set by other countries, according to metropolitan government ...

Philip Landrigan, M.D., director of the Schiller Institute’s Global Observatory on Pollution and Health Landrigan noted that the U.S. has reduced levels of the six major air pollutants by 70 percent ...

The aim of this study was to estimate the effects of road traffic flow on the local ambient concentrations of nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC), and fine ...

Air pollution is a growing health issue worldwide, and its impacts are often underestimated in aging societies like Japan. A new study led by researchers from the University of Tokyo highlights ...

Japan is second only to the United States in the amount of plastic packaging waste generated per capita and has, at the same time, been plagued by marine plastic pollution. A goal to reduce ...

In Japanese. The film discusses the rising awareness of pollution and environmental issues in America, paralleling Japan's experience with pollution. It highlights the emergence of numerous citizen ...

HANOI: The capital of Vietnam, recently ranked seventh among 121 global capitals surveyed for average annual PM2.5 ...

Toxic smoke billows from a burning mound of plastic bags and leaves on Le Thi Huyen's farm in Hanoi, a city battling an alarming air pollution surge that the communist government appears in no hurry ...