In recent years, a major ocean current changed its path in two crucial ways. Now parts of the sea are rising, other parts are falling, ocean temperatures are breaking records — and Japan’s iconic ...

This year was not a good one for environmentalists or climate scientists as action against warming faced headwinds around the ...

More than 450 people are suing Japan’s government and seeking damages of 1,000 yen ($6) each, alleging one of the world’s top ...

Hundreds of people across Japan sued the central government Thursday, seeking damages for "unconstitutional" inaction on ...

The landmark lawsuit criticises Japan's "grossly inadequate" fight against the climate crisis, saying it jeopardises the ...

The UNEP predicts climate cases brought by groups affected by climate change to further increase. It also anticipates ...

Hundreds of people across Japan filed a suit against the central government today seeking damages on the basis that the ...

Farmers and fishermen hit by climate change are taking big corporate polluters to court -- and experts say these David-vs-Goliath lawsuits are only set to multiply as the planet keeps warming. From ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Sunday successfully launched a climate change monitoring satellite on its mainstay H-2A rocket, which made its final flight before it is replaced by a new flagship model designed ...

Around the world, rising temperatures and erratic weather are forcing animals to adapt in startling ways – with consequences ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi's call to make climate change "cool" and "sexy" rang false to some Japanese activists on Tuesday, who said he needed to lay down some ...

The ocean looks peaceful from shore, right? Like a big blue blanket stretching to the horizon. But beneath that calm surface, ...