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The recovery of seaweed aquaculture: rebuilding Sanriku wakame and kombu, its workforce and blue carbon
Disaster Recovery

The recovery of seaweed aquaculture: rebuilding Sanriku wakame and kombu, its workforce and blue carbon

2026-08-19

Meltwater as a Resource: How Snow Sustains Spring Irrigation, and What Warm Winters Mean
Natural Environment

Meltwater as a Resource: How Snow Sustains Spring Irrigation, and What Warm Winters Mean

2026-08-19

Life in the Rice Paddy: Frogs, Loaches and Water Insects in Japan's Man-Made Wetlands
Biodiversity

Life in the Rice Paddy: Frogs, Loaches and Water Insects in Japan's Man-Made Wetlands

2026-08-18

How Headwater Forests Store Water: The Science Behind Japan's "Green Dam"
Natural Environment

How Headwater Forests Store Water: The Science Behind Japan's "Green Dam"

2026-08-18

Japan's Fisher Shortage: The Successor Crisis in an Era of 120,000 Fishers
Others

Japan's Fisher Shortage: The Successor Crisis in an Era of 120,000 Fishers

2026-08-18

Changing the Ocean from an Airline Tray: MSC/ASC Certified Seafood and Procurement Reform
SDGs Company Cases

Changing the Ocean from an Airline Tray: MSC/ASC Certified Seafood and Procurement Reform

2026-08-17

Lighthouses as Maritime Heritage | Japan's Lighthouse History, 16 Climbable Towers, Preservation and Tourism
Others

Lighthouses as Maritime Heritage | Japan's Lighthouse History, 16 Climbable Towers, Preservation and Tourism

2026-08-17

How Waterfalls Form: Hard Rock, Soft Rock, Faults and the Science of Erosion
Natural Environment

How Waterfalls Form: Hard Rock, Soft Rock, Faults and the Science of Erosion

2026-08-17

Why Are So Many Species Found Only in Ogasawara? The "Galapagos of the Orient," Its Land Snails, Plants, and the Battle Against Invasive Species
Biodiversity

Why Are So Many Species Found Only in Ogasawara? The "Galapagos of the Orient," Its Land Snails, Plants, and the Battle Against Invasive Species

2026-08-16

Fukushima Seafood Monitoring and the Road Back to Full Fishing Operations
Disaster Recovery

Fukushima Seafood Monitoring and the Road Back to Full Fishing Operations

2026-08-16

What Is Citizen Science? Anyone Can Join a Wildlife Survey — and Here's How the Data Gets Used
Others

What Is Citizen Science? Anyone Can Join a Wildlife Survey — and Here's How the Data Gets Used

2026-08-16

The Coral Microbiome: How Microbes Protect Corals and the Probiotics Fighting Bleaching
Coral

The Coral Microbiome: How Microbes Protect Corals and the Probiotics Fighting Bleaching

2026-08-15

Why Japan Filled In Its Tidal Flats: 33,000 Hectares Lost, and What Remains in Tokyo Bay and the Ariake Sea
Marine Environmental Issues

Why Japan Filled In Its Tidal Flats: 33,000 Hectares Lost, and What Remains in Tokyo Bay and the Ariake Sea

2026-08-15

Why Atolls Are Shaped Like Rings: Darwin's Subsidence Theory and the Drill Cores That Proved It
Coral

Why Atolls Are Shaped Like Rings: Darwin's Subsidence Theory and the Drill Cores That Proved It

2026-08-15

Why Is the Thermohaline Circulation (AMOC) Weakening? The Ocean's Great Conveyor Belt and the Truth Behind Climate Catastrophe Scenarios
Marine Environmental Issues

Why Is the Thermohaline Circulation (AMOC) Weakening? The Ocean's Great Conveyor Belt and the Truth Behind Climate Catastrophe Scenarios

2026-08-14

What Happens When Antarctic Ice Melts: Sea Ice Loss, Ice Shelf Collapse, Ecosystems and Sea Level
Marine Environmental Issues

What Happens When Antarctic Ice Melts: Sea Ice Loss, Ice Shelf Collapse, Ecosystems and Sea Level

2026-08-14

Microfibres Released by Laundry: Hundreds of Thousands of Plastic Fibres per Wash and What Households Can Do
Marine Environmental Issues

Microfibres Released by Laundry: Hundreds of Thousands of Plastic Fibres per Wash and What Households Can Do

2026-08-14

Why Can We Still Eat Eel, an Endangered Species? The State of the Resource and Choices for the Future
Marine Environmental Issues

Why Can We Still Eat Eel, an Endangered Species? The State of the Resource and Choices for the Future

2026-08-13

What Is IUU Fishing? Up to 26 Million Tonnes Stolen a Year, and How Satellites and Law Fight Back
Marine Environmental Issues

What Is IUU Fishing? Up to 26 Million Tonnes Stolen a Year, and How Satellites and Law Fight Back

2026-08-13

Is the Ocean Carbon Sink Reaching Its Limit? The Three Pumps and the Signs of Weakening
Marine Environmental Issues

Is the Ocean Carbon Sink Reaching Its Limit? The Three Pumps and the Signs of Weakening

2026-08-13

The Environmental Impact of Aquaculture: Uneaten Feed, Antibiotics, Fishmeal, and the Frontier of Sustainable Fish Farming
Marine Environmental Issues

The Environmental Impact of Aquaculture: Uneaten Feed, Antibiotics, Fishmeal, and the Frontier of Sustainable Fish Farming

2026-08-12

How Dams Cause Coastal Erosion: Trapped Sediment, Vanishing Beaches, and the Push to Return Sand to the Sea
Marine Environmental Issues

How Dams Cause Coastal Erosion: Trapped Sediment, Vanishing Beaches, and the Push to Return Sand to the Sea

2026-08-12

What Is Deep-Sea Mining? The Race for Rare Metals and Its Irreversible Impact on Deep-Sea Ecosystems
Marine Environmental Issues

What Is Deep-Sea Mining? The Race for Rare Metals and Its Irreversible Impact on Deep-Sea Ecosystems

2026-08-12

How Sand Mining Accelerates Coastal Erosion: 6 Billion Tonnes Dredged from the Ocean Every Year
Marine Environmental Issues

How Sand Mining Accelerates Coastal Erosion: 6 Billion Tonnes Dredged from the Ocean Every Year

2026-08-11