The Asahi Shimbun has expressed its support for the global effort to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) approved by the United Nations and this stance is reflected in its ongoing reports on various efforts being made in Japan and abroad toward those goals. The reports have included interviews with heads of international organizations as well as Japanese companies. This special section brings together those articles about the SDGs.
YouTube blocks Hong Kong protest anthem after court injunction bans song in the city
May 15, 2024
Biofuels tested in steam, diesel locomotives to cut CO2 levels
February 28, 2024
Nagano turns to plants for straws to weed out plastic in oceans
July 20, 2023
Pickle maker in Kyoto develops cosmetics from veggie waste
May 29, 2023
Fire from lithium battery damages Saitama refuse treatment center
May 22, 2023
Power companies increasingly seek to limit outside energy output
May 10, 2023
Food company serves up ethical alternative to foie gras
April 17, 2023
Sashimi retailers removing radish to reduce costs and food losses
March 30, 2023
Companies look to combat idea of umbrellas being ‘disposable’ items
March 26, 2023
Major zero energy building in western Japan set for Fukuoka
March 18, 2023
Forever 21 brand to shed image of ‘fast fashion’ as it returns to Japan
February 22, 2023
Decommissioned JAL planes 1st to be dismantled for recycling
February 22, 2023
Coal carrier is fitted with a sail to cut emissions in a world first
October 29, 2022
Headrest cover made of Aomori apples proves appealing to ANA
October 29, 2022
Waste cooking oil prices soar on demand from airline industry
September 7, 2022
Operator plans November start of large wind farms off Akita
September 2, 2022
Housebuilders start up ‘wood banks’ to reuse scrap lumber
August 25, 2022
Many light up at renting out apartment roofs for solar panels
August 20, 2022
Fukui company’s barley straws fill a niche during plastic-free push
July 19, 2022
Leftover makeup is given new life as paint thanks to SminkArt
July 16, 2022
Renovating gives off less CO2 than tearing down, building a house
July 7, 2022
Entrepreneur gets creative for benefit of firm and employees
June 7, 2022
Japan’s world ranking in meeting SDG goals falls to 19th
June 2, 2022
Youth activists set up Climate Clock in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward
June 2, 2022
Tokushima helps raise awareness among students of ethical goods
May 27, 2022
Utilities halt renewable energy feeds to avoid blackouts
April 10, 2022
EDITORIAL: Nonstop efforts needed to win the battle against climate change
April 6, 2022
Companies to scale back on disposable plastics in April
March 29, 2022
Study suggests protecting forests preserves threatened fish
March 15, 2022
Airlines join push to produce aviation fuel from recycled waste
March 3, 2022
EDITORIAL: Fight against climate change is not someone else’s problem
March 2, 2022
Disposal of used solar panels a problem left by green power
March 2, 2022
Chocolate giant scoops up Kyoto-based Dari K
February 5, 2022
Plastic waste 1,300 times heavier after typhoons hit
January 29, 2022
Activists demand stop to Japan-funded coal plant in climate-vulnerable Bangladesh
January 29, 2022
VOX POPULI: Natural selection can sometimes be a double-edged sword
January 27, 2022
Environment chief calls for review of mega solar project
January 26, 2022
Insect farming is booming amid demand for more sustainable food
January 21, 2022
Tires join ‘ghost gear’ as debris that keeps killing marine life
December 25, 2021
Stores set to sell fashion goods, artworks made from old jeans
December 16, 2021
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.
Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
