AFP – Thousands of bears are being shot in Japan each year as they become more and more of a problem. Junpei Tanaka and his dog Rela, straining at her leash in the woods, have a kinder, smarter way. People moving from rural areas and Japan’s ageing society – plus climate change affecting bears’ food […]
Massive quantities of microplastics lie on the deep ocean floor 500 kilometers off the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture, the highest level ever found on the seafloor anywhere, a group of Japanese scientists has discovered.