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keen to utilize social media and the internet for their political activities last year." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/news/japan/" title="JAPAN">JAPAN</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/news/japan/politics/" title="Politics">Politics</a> </div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/01/japan/politics/japanese-politicians-social-media/" title="Japanese politicians actively use social media: funds reports">Japanese politicians actively use social media: funds reports</a></div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/01/japan/politics/japanese-politicians-social-media/" title="Japanese politicians actively use social media: funds reports">Political parties see smartphones and online messaging as a vital way of reaching voters and affecting their voting 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Organization warns we don't know enough about it yet.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/02/04/earth-science/japan-geography-earthquake-uplift/" title="For Japan, earthquakes are an existential matter"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2024/02/04/278668.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2024/02/04/278668.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2024/02/04/278668.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2024/02/04/278668.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" style="" alt="Collapsed homes in the town of Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 12. Ever since breaking off from the Eurasian continent 20 million years ago and opening the Sea of Japan, the archipelago has always been at the mercy of nature’s seismic whims, its landscape and ecology undergoing perpetual transfiguration." title="Collapsed homes in the town of Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 12. Ever since breaking off from the Eurasian continent 20 million years ago and opening the Sea of Japan, the archipelago has always been at the mercy of nature’s seismic whims, its landscape and ecology undergoing perpetual transfiguration." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="main-info"> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/environment/" title="ENVIRONMENT">ENVIRONMENT</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/environment/earth-science/" title="Earth science">Earth science</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/tag/our-planet?type=column" title="OUR PLANET">OUR PLANET</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Feb 4, 2024</div> </div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/02/04/earth-science/japan-geography-earthquake-uplift/" title="For Japan, earthquakes are an existential matter">For Japan, earthquakes are an existential matter</a></div> <div class="article-byline"> By <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/219/alex-kt-martin/" title="Alex K.T. Martin">Alex K.T. Martin</a><br/> </div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/02/04/earth-science/japan-geography-earthquake-uplift/" title="For Japan, earthquakes are an existential matter">The New Year's Day quake was a stark reminder of how Japan has been shaped by rumbling, grinding and often deadly convulsions and volcanic activity.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2023/11/17/earth-science/climate-net-zero-uncertainty/" title="Amid climate efforts, will net-zero emissions be enough?"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2023/11/17/263837.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2023/11/17/263837.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2023/11/17/263837.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2023/11/17/263837.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" style="" alt="Cooling towers at a coal-fired power plant in Germany. While surface temperatures might stabilize quickly after reaching net-zero, other shifting parts of the climate are harder to slow once set in motion." title="Cooling towers at a coal-fired power plant in Germany. While surface temperatures might stabilize quickly after reaching net-zero, other shifting parts of the climate are harder to slow once set in motion." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="main-info"> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/environment/" title="ENVIRONMENT">ENVIRONMENT</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/environment/earth-science/" title="Earth science">Earth science</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Nov 17, 2023</div> </div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2023/11/17/earth-science/climate-net-zero-uncertainty/" title="Amid climate efforts, will net-zero emissions be enough?">Amid climate efforts, will net-zero emissions be enough?</a></div> <div class="article-byline"> By <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/5017/sana-pashankar/" title="Sana Pashankar">Sana Pashankar</a> and <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/788/eric-roston/" title="Eric Roston">Eric Roston</a><br/> </div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2023/11/17/earth-science/climate-net-zero-uncertainty/" title="Amid climate efforts, will net-zero emissions be enough?">A new study suggests uncertainty about how climate systems will respond after emissions stabilize is an argument for reducing them as quickly as possible.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2023/10/27/earth-science/space-solar-energy-beam/" title="Beam solar energy from space? These scientists say yes"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2023/10/27/259859.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2023/10/27/259859.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2023/10/27/259859.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2023/10/27/259859.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" style="" alt="It’s hard to talk about space-based solar — that is, transmitting the energy — without conjuring images of a death ray. But the team at the California Institute of Technology says the power density of the beam would be comparable to the power density of sunlight." title="It’s hard to talk about space-based solar — that is, transmitting the energy — without conjuring images of a death ray. But the team at the California Institute of Technology says the power density of the beam would be comparable to the power density of sunlight." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="main-info"> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/environment/" title="ENVIRONMENT">ENVIRONMENT</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/environment/earth-science/" title="Earth science">Earth science</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Oct 27, 2023</div> </div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2023/10/27/earth-science/space-solar-energy-beam/" title="Beam solar energy from space? These scientists say yes">Beam solar energy from space? These scientists say yes</a></div> <div class="article-byline"> By <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/835/david-r-baker/" title="David R Baker">David R Baker</a><br/> </div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2023/10/27/earth-science/space-solar-energy-beam/" title="Beam solar energy from space? These scientists say yes">The hurdles that have grounded space-based solar in the past aren’t merely technical, they’re also financial.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2023/09/15/earth-science/risky-geoengineering-ban-climate-group/" title="Risky geoengineering should be banned, climate group says"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2023/09/15/251877.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2023/09/15/251877.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2023/09/15/251877.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2023/09/15/251877.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" style="object-position:44% 71.428571428572%;" alt="A report by the Climate Overshoot Commission said that potentially dangerous experimental geoengineering methods — including controversial "solar radiation modification" — need to be halted until they have been researched thoroughly." title="A report by the Climate Overshoot Commission said that potentially dangerous experimental geoengineering methods — including controversial "solar radiation modification" — need to be halted until they have been researched thoroughly." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="main-info"> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/environment/" title="ENVIRONMENT">ENVIRONMENT</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/environment/earth-science/" title="Earth science">Earth science</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Sep 15, 2023</div> </div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2023/09/15/earth-science/risky-geoengineering-ban-climate-group/" title="Risky geoengineering should be banned, climate group says">Risky geoengineering should be banned, climate group says</a></div> <div class="article-byline"> </div> <div class="article-body"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2023/09/15/earth-science/risky-geoengineering-ban-climate-group/" title="Risky geoengineering should be banned, climate group says">Cutting CO2 emissions is vital, but potentially dangerous geoengineering methods need to be halted until they have been researched thoroughly.</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="article"> <div class="article-image"> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2023/09/15/earth-science/volcano-2023-heat/" title="Why is 2023 so hot? A rare Pacific volcano is among the suspects"><div class="layout-ratio"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 786px)" data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2023/09/15/251860.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" type="image/jpg"> <source data-srcset="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2023/09/15/251860.jpg?v=3.1&w=600&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" type="image/jpg"> <img src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2023/09/15/251860.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" class="lazy figure-img img-fluid rounded" data-src="https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2023/09/15/251860.jpg?v=3.1&w=400&q=100&f=jpg&t=1.51" style="object-position:68.5% 63.157894736842%;" alt="Many scientists say more research into volcanoes is vital to gauge how far eruptions can briefly affect the long-term trend of global warming, which is primarily driven by burning fossil fuels." title="Many scientists say more research into volcanoes is vital to gauge how far eruptions can briefly affect the long-term trend of global warming, which is primarily driven by burning fossil fuels." onerror="this.src='/theme_japantimes/images/no-image.png';this.removeAttribute('onerror');"> </picture> </div> </a> </div> <div class="article-details "> <div class="main-info"> <div class="article-section"> <a href="/environment/" title="ENVIRONMENT">ENVIRONMENT</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/environment/earth-science/" title="Earth science">Earth science</a> <span class="separator">/</span> <a href="/tag/analysis?type=column" title="ANALYSIS">ANALYSIS</a> </div> <div class="publish-date">Sep 15, 2023</div> </div> <div class="article-title"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2023/09/15/earth-science/volcano-2023-heat/" title="Why is 2023 so hot? 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