The ‘borrowed sceneries’ of neighbouring materials in Japan

22 JUNE 2022 – In Japan, traditional gardens (nihon teien) are an art form that goes beyond cultivating landscapes—it has a set of guiding elements and principles that hold philosophical significance. Some are constructed as shakkei (‘borrowed scenery’) gardens, where faraway objects and panorama are linked with the garden features and could be enjoyed from […]

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Japan will go carbon neutral by 2050

26 October 2020 — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga vowed to build a carbon-neutral “Green society” by 2050, marking a paradigm shift for the world’s fifth-largest greenhouse gas emitter. The pledge will bring Japan in line with the European Union’s 2050 goal, and also sets it a decade ahead of China’s 2060 aim, which was announced last […]

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