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Japanese businesses to reopen automatic hand dryers in public restrooms Today 05:20 am JST Today | 07:04 am JST TOKYO
As we have often seen over the past year-and-a-half, every country has their own way of dealing with the threat of COVID-19. Japan has largely allowed business to continue, albeit with certain restrictions, in an effort to balance safety with maintaining the economy.
Whether this relatively lax approach was the right move is open for debate, but an interesting detail of it all was that, very early on into the pandemic, Japan swiftly shut down most, if not all, automatic hand dryers with extreme prejudice. In what seemed like the blink of the eye, every air dryer in sight was unplugged and taped over.
The update to the guidelines for its more than 1,400 member companies comes after the business lobby took into account expert opinions and the results of experiments.
Can Japan Be Both Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free?
Japan can – and should – pursue an energy mix that is both carbon-neutral and avoids reliance on nuclear energy.
The Diplomat, By Daisuke Akimoto 7 Apr 21, Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide, scheduled to have summit talks with U.S. President Joe Biden on April 16, has been pursuing a carbon-neutral society. On October 26, 2020, Suga delivered a policy speech to the Japanese parliament and declared that “by 2050 Japan will aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero.” Internationally, the Paris Agreement entered in to effect in 2016, and Japan as a signatory to the treaty is obliged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming.