TOKYO >> Marine waste that has drifted from other Asian countries is causing problems in prefectures along the Sea of Japan. Intergovernmental negotiations held in Switzerland in August sought to ...

Despite global concerns over the accumulation of plastic waste, the drive to produce new plastics shows no signs of slowing down. According to OECD data, the world’s annual plastic production has ...

Japanese retailers including supermarkets and convenience stores will be required to charge for plastic bags from next summer ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, a government panel agreed Friday. The move ...

Japanese researchers have developed shopping bags made from potato starch that dissolve in water and leave no microplastics ...

TSUSHIMA, Nagasaki -- On the shores of Tsushima, a border island in Nagasaki Prefecture, a disheartening sight unfolds. The ...

Before global leaders take the problem of plastic pollution into their hands this month, Japanese manicurist Naomi Arimoto is putting it into her fingernails. At the beach near her home south of Tokyo ...

While people all over the world have a role to play in addressing pollution and Earth's rising temperature, some regions have different problems than others. Plastic overuse is an issue in the U.S., ...

CHIGASAKI, Japan — Before global leaders take the problem of plastic pollution into their hands this month, Japanese manicurist Naomi Arimoto is putting it into her fingernails. At the beach near her ...

Using artificial intelligence to process drone images is allowing researchers to tackle plastic pollution in the ocean in new ways. Oceanographers and computer scientists in Japan are spearheading an ...

Learn more about the microbes that consume plastic and how they could one day help clean up our ...

The new plant-based bags vanish in water, but whether they can truly replace plastic will depend on cost and scale.