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Environment - current issues Japan, in 34 editions.

The entry for Japan published Environment - current issues in 34 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 9 editions. Each is shown as published. Environment - current issues in every entry.

editions changed the text
9
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2024

Published as “Environment” (1990 to 1996), “Environment - current issues” (1997 to 2024), “Environment-current issues” (1998) and “Environment--current issues” (1999).

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2024 edition

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The same text in 7 editions, 2018 to 2024.

  • air pollution from power plant emissions results in acid rain;
  • acidification of lakes and reservoirs degrading water quality and threatening aquatic life;
  • Japan is one of the largest consumers of fish and tropical timber, contributing to the depletion of these resources in Asia and elsewhere;
  • following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan originally planned to phase out nuclear power, but it has now implemented a new policy of seeking to restart nuclear power plants that meet strict new safety standards;
  • waste management is an ongoing issue;
  • Japanese municipal facilities used to burn high volumes of trash, but air pollution issues forced the government to adopt an aggressive recycling policy

air pollution from power plant emissions results in acid rain; acidification of lakes and reservoirs degrading water quality and threatening aquatic life; Japan is one of the largest consumers of fish and tropical timber, contributing to the depletion of these resources in Asia and elsewhere; following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan originally planned to phase out nuclear power, but it has now implemented a new policy of seeking to restart nuclear power plants that meet strict new safety standards standards; waste management is an ongoing issue; Japanese municipal facilities used to burn high volumes of trash, but air pollution issues forced the government to adopt an aggressive recycling policy

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Japan: Environment - current issues.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/japan/environment-current-issues.

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