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 ...

A new plastic developed by scientists in Japan dissolves in seawater within hours, offering a potential breakthrough in the global effort to reduce marine pollution. Created by a team from the RIKEN ...

Remember when Japan sent a spacecraft to an asteroid 180 million miles away to scoop some dirt off the surface? Six years on ...

Thanks to their plastic polymer components, most diapers take upwards of 500 years to fully decompose. As far as a solution ...

The commissary at Yokosuka Naval Base is delaying its phase-out of plastic bags until further notice. The store announced in May that it would stop offering the single-use bags at its checkout ...