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  • 🔗 A Strong U.S. Dollar Weighs on the World

    Two-thirds of the roughly 150 currencies have weakened against the dollar, whose strength stems from high interest rates because of stubborn inflation.
    With the yen recently reaching ¥160/dollar, rates not seen since 1990, it feels like a dream when a dollar was ¥110. I hope (and have been hoping for 18 months now, so not getting my hopes up) the rates become a bit more manageable. Tiny jars of peanut butter shouldn't cost ~¥600.

  • 🔗 Japan PM vows to phase out coal-fired power at climate summit

    Kishida said Japan will terminate the construction of new coal-fired power plants that have no emission-reducing measures in place, without specifying the timeline or mentioning the scrapping of existing plants.
    I'm a little skeptical about how "emission reducing measures" of a coal-fired power plant could be abused...but assuming best intentions this is certainly good news.  👏

  • 🔗 Quitting single-use plastic in Japan

    Japan is one of the world's biggest plastic waste producers, thanks to its love of packaging - but a week of going plastic-free in Tokyo reveals surprising solutions.
    As they say in Japan, eco(logial) means it's only wrapped in plastic twice.

  • 🔗 Heating Up in Tokyo

    Tokyo’s humid subtropical climate means hot, muggy summers are unavoidable; the U.S. Southeast and northern India fall into the same climate zone. However, there are other underlying factors exacerbating the conditions. Human-caused global warming has contributed to a 1.5°C (2.7°F) increase in temperatures in Tokyo since 1964 and a 2.86°C (5.14°F) increase since 1900.
    Heat Island Effect in Tokyo (from the article)


    Heat Island Effect is an oft forgotten aspect of us covering the land with asphalt and concrete. What always shocks me, even in my suburban Yokohama neighborhood, there's plenty of green, but not much shade. Especially if you're traveling around noon when the sun's directly above.

  • 🔗 ワクチン接種プログレスバー

    Vaccine Progress Bar

    Vaccinating Japan... 1.238% Complete
    A nice page that helps visualize the (glacial) rollout of the covid-19 vaccine in Japan. Worth checking every so often to see progress bar move. Averaging 200k shots / day. 1240 days until completion, 732 days until 60% herd immunity. 😱

    1.238% Complete
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