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Activists staged protest against Japan's export of coal power plant ahead of G20 Osaka Summit.

Energy transition in East Asia fails to meet carbon neutral pledges

Published: 21 December 2020
Commentary
Both Japan and South Korea have announced that they would become carbon neutral by 2050. However, neither country has a clear roadmap or specific policies to attain this target. And, in fact, both governments are pursuing policies that are inconsistent with their pledges. 
By ASUKA Jusen
On the Anti-Austerity Green New Deal

On the Anti-Austerity Green New Deal

Published: 30 November 2020
E-paper

In response to the climate crisis and the growing inequality and poverty due to neoliberalism, a series of anti-austerity Green New Deal (GND) proposals have been presented in Europe and the United States since 2018. 

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Koide Hiroaki

The Fukushima Disaster and the Tokyo Olympics

Published: 25 September 2020
Commentary
Nine years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, fundamental issues remain unresolved. Many domestic critics saw the Olympics as a ploy to distract from the nuclear disaster. The larger question remains: Should a country with an ongoing nuclear disaster be hosting these games?
By Koide Hiroaki
Utsunomiya Kenji (candidate of Tokyo gubernatorial election), Fukushima Mizuho, Shii Kazuo, and Edano Yukio(June 18, 2020, Minato City, Tokyo)

Why Japan Needs an Anti-Austerity Green New Deal After Covid-19

Published: 28 July 2020
Opinion
Covid-19 has shown us the limits of our current socio-economic structure and the neoclassical economics upon which it is based. It is time for the progressive left to put forth a Green New Deal for economic recovery and take on the climate crisis, the economic crisis and the inequalities of our time.
By Hasegawa Uiko

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