Japan

South-east Asian countries sign agreements with Russia and Japan to build the country's first wave of nuclear reactors

Nuclear power and CCS projects planned to offset Japan's carbon emissions, along with bilateral carbon credit system

Toyota's bellwether hybrid experiences 14 per cent year-on-year drop in sales as government subsidies end

Ministry of Environment hopes to finalise plans for national carbon trading scheme by end of the year

Japanese conglomerate pioneers cooling green shades at buildings Japan, Thailand and Brazil

Draft report reveals government is planning to increase support for clean tech manufacturers

New initiative aims to improve incentives for industrialised countries that provide low-carbon technology to developing economies

Government insists it will push to have stalled climate bill in place before November's Mexico summit

New strategy shifts attention away from cap-and-trade in order to focus on emission cuts from homes, transport and utilities

Japanese metropolis launches Asia's first emissions cap-and-trade scheme