Garbage sorting is a well established ritual in Japan that few question, despite the time and effort involved. A typical resident of a major city has Mondays and Thursdays as options to take ...

Billions of dirty diapers end up buried or burned every year in Japan—more from seniors than babies—but a recycling breakthrough has given them a new lease on life, one hot mess at a time. A pilot ...

Japan’s Ministry of the Environment has announced the results of its fiscal 2024 survey on the status of municipal solid waste generation and treatment. According to the results, total waste ...