The Truth of Why Major Polluter Japan is Ignorant about Climate Change
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I watch Ted Talks every morning to study English, but when I was doing so I realized something. It’s that although there are tons of talks on climate change on Ted, these topics are hardly discussed in Japan.
As I’ve done some studying, I’ve learned that although Japan is one of the top countries polluting this planet, it is not taking enough actions to help solve those problems.
So today, I will first explain the current state of environmental awareness in Japan. Next, I will present some possible theories as to why Japan has been so ignorant to issues related to climate change. Finally, I would like to share my opinions on how Japan needs to change its attitude in order to tackle climate issues more in the future in line with other leading countries.
By watching this video, you can deepen your understanding of the fundamental issues of Japanese society that are connected to various social problems.
After watching this video, please let me know in the comments about how much environmental issues are actually discussed in your country.
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1:54 Current Situation of Environmental Awareness in Japan
4:26 Why Japanese are So Ignorant of Climate Change
10:08 What We Can Do
13:01 Today's Conclusion
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I watch Ted Talks every morning to study English, but when I was doing so I realized something. It’s that although there are tons of talks on climate change on Ted, these topics are hardly discussed in Japan.
As I’ve done some studying, I’ve learned that although Japan is one of the top countries polluting this planet, it is not taking enough actions to help solve those problems.
So today, I will first explain the current state of environmental awareness in Japan. Next, I will present some possible theories as to why Japan has been so ignorant to issues related to climate change. Finally, I would like to share my opinions on how Japan needs to change its attitude in order to tackle climate issues more in the future in line with other leading countries.
By watching this video, you can deepen your understanding of the fundamental issues of Japanese society that are connected to various social problems.
After watching this video, please let me know in the comments about how much environmental issues are actually discussed in your country.
CO2 is not pollution and neither is CO2 the climate control knob
There is no such thing as global warming or climate change look up the United States secret operation called operation Popeye I swear so many sheep 🐑 in this world 🤦
@@jeremystevens6640 thus far
none of these man made climate change claims, predictions and tipping points have been proven, not one !
@@richardcowley4087 If you truly believe that, lock yourself in the garage and leave your car running for a while
Climate change is a massive topic where I live, but I live in Oregon and we are often painted as tree huggers and hippies. This isn't an entirely ridiculous characterization, but it is shallow. We are the beaver state. Trees, wetlands and vast plains are invaluable to us. I do recognize that Oregon is a small part of America though and we see things just a little differently here.
Maybe this is also the reason why we're not often hear any discussion about societal problem of Japan at least from the inside (maybe aside from suicides and aging population) where in many countries, we hear people debating on issues here and there.
Look Like they forgot to put the value of free speech during the westernization era.
Whenever I mentioned it to Japanese people they would take it as a personal attack and claim they did great and nobody talked about being depressed, ever. Which is sort of the problem. People will rather go into Aokigahara and die than face the backlash from society if they label themselves as an "outcast". Also the work-life balance is way off. Working 70 hour weeks for the same company for 45 years sounds like something out of a Franz Kafka book. My housemate did not even see his dad growing up, and despite people working 60+ hours a week the efficiency was worse than companies in my country with 8x4 weeks. Having a balance, freedom and excitement is really important in life, but most 会社員 are stuck in a terminal rat race.
The problem imo is that even if countries discuss problems a lot of times nothing is done to fix them aside maybe from Europe.
For example, here in Latin America we know our problems, we discuss them, we debate them and have come with "solutions" to start fixing them but nothing is done, quite the opposite many problems are worsening like poverty, violence, etc and most countries in the world ignore this region, most people don't know we also have MASSIVE problems but nobody talks about it outside our region, so I think Japan needs to change but imo it's not only a problem in Japan
I'm from the US. When it comes to our government that we have now; they fail to understand that when it comes to climate change, that it is a 'process' not an 'event'.
What do you mean?
@@TROBassGuitar That the US government sees it as something happening suddenly, not as something which has been slowly building up for literal centuries
you technically have to do both. reduce carbon emissions to keep us under 1.5 and transition society to be more sustainable over the long term
@@lily_blackstone5686 got ya
@@TROBassGuitar I was meaning that they think it can be avoided or fix immediately or within a few weeks, months, or few short years by expecting everyone to only go green energy immediately without thinking about the consequenses or financial consequenses. Like I said, it's process not an event. Just like training for a cross-country race is a process not an event;it's no different.
When I picture and see pictures of Japan, and how beautifully preserved and respected environments look, I would have never in the process realized how much of the reverse I would have seen by those numbers and facts. Thank you for this video, Shogo-san! :o
Who got the EGirl here
@@danyuzunov [Male author voice] It is me. Hi. :) [/Male]
And you weeb realize, ignoring is blissfully.
Actually Japan does have some beautiful environments and does a lot towards preservation.... in Japan. Japanese industries have moved their most heavily polluting industrial processes to resource exporting countries while keep the manufacturing stage in Japan itself. Basically the country pollutes just as much, if not more then before, but gets to keep its own environment pristine while ruining developing countries' chances at environmental protection.
Mind you Japan isn't the only first world country that does this, pretty much every single one does. They just haven't been hounded and exposed by their own citizens to do something to fix it as some of the other democracies of the world have.
Its more a thing of "cultured" vs "natural". A large part of what you see is actively cultivated lands, not realistically preserved natural ecosystems.
This is why Achi from "428: Shibuya Scramble" is such a powerful character; his entire deal is cleaning up trash because he loves the Shibuya River so much, that he educates others on properly cleaning and disposing of waste.
"Spirited Away"
Sadly the Shibuya river is actually a sewer
In America, people have been making efforts to clean up oceans and to replant trees, but not enough is being done. Our government doesn't take scientists seriously enough.
It’s constantly being countered
Actually if you look up Seaspiracy, the best things you can do is ban seafood. but US NGOs are partially funded by seafood companies.
America is definitely destroying more than helping and the government takes it seriously but only when it hurts the pockets of investors(whether that's for or against fixing climate change we punish people on both sides but usually jailing those trying to help)
Yeah that's why we ended up relying on a 16 year old kid to come up with a solution to our oceanic garbage whirlpool islands.
@@FFXI_Addict Is that a joke? Anyone who took Greta Thunberg seriously is a complete idiot. She's literally just some random kid who got famous for spouting antagonistic climate alarmism. So much for listening to scientists.
When I lived in Japan I wanted a banana at Lawsons and it was covered in plastic protection. When I went to buy it the clerk put it inside of a plastic bag and gave it to me.
All I could think of was how great it would be if fruit and vegetables had some type of natural protection you could easily peel off that would keep them fresh while decomposing easily. If they had these things we would not have the need to cover everything in plastic, but I guess evolution won't ever reach such an advanced stage in my lifetime.
It's ironic that an international treaty aimed to fight climate change is the Kyoto Protocol 😒 Thanks so much for sharing the reality of a Country which issues are barely known abroad.
It's a shame that doing what's best for our planet was ever politicized. In the United States, a person's attitude toward the issue is almost always dictated by which political party you subscribe to. There's rarely ever a civil exchange of opinions and ideas or an effort to understand someone's stance. It's almost always someone being a smarmy jerk from behind the safety of their computer/phone screen while belittling and condescending to those that that person has dehumanized and merely wants to feel superior to. Of course, that's a lot of the internet in a nutshell.
In the last year or so, my wife and I have taken steps to reduce our carbon footprint, not because we care what others think or because of political affiliation, but because it's best for our wallets and best for the environment. What reaction we've received from our friends and family has been oddly negative. We're either caving in to the political left or flaunting our money because we're the evil rich or we're virtue signaling. It's like we can't possibly be doing it because we feel like it's simply the right thing to do.
how i see it, climate action is political as it is a societal concern. what is frustrating is that a lot of governments serve private interests that do not care about the environment, as a 'living space'.
Well. Yes. But always see with suspicion how corporations and politicians act. They will demand you to make changes while making none themselves. We need to make our environment better for our own sake, but not through sacrifices to our selves. So, no. I won't eat the bugs and live in the pod. Let the politicians do that.
Tribalism might have played a role in that.
It's very interesting..... In New Zealand around about the time when those talking about climate change started speaking up.... One of the first things said was that even if we changed now.... Like trashed the cars, machines urrr technology um figure out how to uncarbon the air and learn how to zero waste then the damage will still be irreversible the weather is bung..... That doesn't mean we can't change of course it's just a pain changing when the main offenders won't and that is even if you change too..... Gah! 😐😐😐😐😐
I mean it doesn't matter though, because the governments are still dumping garbage. the only way this will change is by burning plastic and other garbage that is burnable. we could also repurpose cars and other metal.
It's unpleasant to think that the youth must be made to bear so much of the responsibility for making positive change on this matter. Aging populations are generally more conservative, and will generally drag their heels where they could be leading progressive change. My hope is that the energy and passion of the youth will wake the elders from their sleep and spur positive change.
I've lost hope for the youth in the US when they start screaming about Men are women and Women are men.
And how they cheered closer of Energy Independent Oil Pipelines and Oil Leases.
And now, there virtue has given them Gas reaching astronomical 10$ per gallon as a future.
The Youth have Passion but without Guidance from the older people with Practical Real World experience. They might as well be progressing Downwards.
Especially worse considering how big an age demographic seniors make there, meaning a lot of political power
Well, i believe Japan is expected to be severely affected by raising water levels, so it is a matter of time until they start caring, of course, by that time it will be too late, but humans seem to like rolling with the punches. Here is hoping we dont get our collective faces bashed in.
I’m glad I found your channel. I love your honesty. Having blinders up helps nobody. Keep it up.
shogo is a Remarkable man lucky you. in my youth my godfather was a diplomat for Cuba in Japan - 1960... he brought me a child "toy" katana. he then started fighting fidel castro we all had to escape those ruthless demons.
look at ukraine ..
Ohhh I always believed the narrative that Japan is doing so much for climate change. Wow, didn't know about this!! I need to start changing my lifestyle consciously!!
As someone from an environmental research family, changing your lifestyle will do very little. Instead, the best thing you can do is to what Shogo said - change systems.
@@ruedelta Indeed, the "change your lifestyle" thing is at this point just companies/politicians trying to fool people into doing what their own job was supposed to be so that they can get away with it for a liiiiittle bit longer
@@ruedelta But you can't change a system when you don't change yourself first. Changing the system is often way more difficult. And many people don't change their lifestyle not because it's not very effective, but because it's just too bothersome. Such people will not then put their enegy in a cause which might look abstract in the beginning. Many people will not change themselves, and won't take action on a larger scale. But instead wait for the change to either happen on itself, or wait for a "hero".
@@Black.Spades That is how politicians and companies propagandize environmental efforts, but that is not how it works. Environmental impact is a question of magnitude; changing the behavior of one person or even a neighborhood does nothing to change a city or province/state or even nation, let alone the world.
Here is how it is pointless to do communal change - if water prices decrease because a community decides to "put in the effort" and reduce water usage to save the environment, unscrupulous companies will move in, taking advantage of the water supply. Farmers will grow walnuts and pistachios, which are water-intensive crops that rise in price during water scarcity. And politicians will enable this because of the campaign contributions or the increased tax base. They will just pocket the difference.
You *have* to change the system as a whole.
@@Black.Spades Yes, but, if we focus on talking about changing ourselves, then there might not be enough focus on changing systems. And if we wait until we have changed ourselves first before changing the system, then it will be far far far too late. So do both at the same time while learning from the process.
I went to japan for 3 weeks and the amount of plastic I (involuntarily) used was more than I would have ever used here. They use plastic for EVERYTHING, even packaging small candies 😥 they really should reduce the plastic consume.
Denmark is doing decently. A lot of activists talk about it, and so do political parties. I believe 60% of our energy comes from green energy, and so far it seems we're going in the right direction
Are you sure? In Finland it's 6%. (Hydro, solar and wind)
@@raapyna8544 Yup, I checked some graphs, and about 60% of our energy is Green. You can search it up if you wanna
@@raapyna8544 while Finland is worst in the Nordics it's nowhere that bad, it's 40% not 6%.
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I wonder if this is why there was a new remake of Japan Sinks where climate change is a key focal point, as is companies and government groups being reluctant to change because of money loss, even though loss of life was the alternative.
I think the media will play a key part in changing perspectives. I think the only way would be for people to start questioning why individual companies are going against the collective and risking Japan's future.
Although Brasil has been discussing climate problems for a long time ( the first climate summit was held in Rio in 1992!), our current government is a disaster concerning climate issues nowadays! Specially regarding the deforestation. To say the least.
all these lessons are very inspiring for anyone who wants to live or study in japan. thank you!
Without this video, I wouldn't even notice Japan's situation on climate change.
mankind does not control nature
How irony cause I learned about climate change from Doraemon when I was a kid
Too bad Japan still never learnt their lessons
This was very interesting. I can recall a student of mine telling me that apparently meth is a problem in Japan too but not many people know about it. It feels like there are a lot of things that are little known or not cared about here. It is unfortunate. Thanks for sharing this
For an island country
That is sadly true
Speaking of ted talks they should let this man speak for one
I thought Japan was pretty clean when I saw their city's and residential programs separating burnable trash and recyclables. It's no surprise that every country that houses people that run huge industrial companies won't listen to the facts about climate change because of their greed.
So my question: How much of this pollution is the fault of those Japanese Business/Industry Heads/CEOs vs. the general population in Japan?
I'm curious to see the numbers.🤔
I'd be more inclined to believe this, if I compared my own country (The United States) to Japan and saw that Japan's Tokyo, Odaiba, or Yokohama was as dirty as the U.S's Los Angeles, New York, or San Francisco.
The unfortunate reality is that while Japan does sort their trash, most of it, including most of the recycling, is burned for fuel. It’s called thermal recycling. A very disingenuous name.
Japan is also obsessed with unnecessary packaging which is usually plastic, the production of which produces a lot of pollution.
Thank you so much for making a video on this! I love all your videos and have learned so much from them. As a marine scientist working to educate on climate change, I have been struggling to understand what others think about climate change outside of my own country, the U.S. I have a great love for Japanese culture, and I can now better understand how and why Japanese people have not been as vocal about climate change. Many of the things you talked about are also happening in the U.S., with our government giving generalized statements about being more "environmentally friendly" or incorporating green energy to help the environment, while they are still funding fossil fuels and the oil industry. I think it's really great that you are bringing awareness about this issue and I love how you went into detail about the solutions. Thank you Shogo!
What you talked about starting at 5:30 regarding political donations and government reluctancy to place regulations on large CO2 emitting companies would most likely be the biggest factor stopping Japan from taking action on climate change. The situation is much the same in Australia and it is made worse by most of the Australian media being owned by one man who benefits from the lack of action on climate change
I find it odd that a society that has a strong sense to conform wouldn't be more amenable to adjusting to changes as a whole if the government led the change. Of course as you said, the politicians are in the pocket of the polluting industries and that is likely the real reason why changes haven't been made.
Wow japan is like me! Ignoring my own missing assignments 😪
I'm not sure whether I find this relatable or scary.
You are such a cool channel and commentator, I truly believe you and people with your mindset love their home countries even more than someone who's uncritical of their flaws.
Love your channel dude, you arent afraid of talk about serious things and provide a solid point of view,congrats
Regardless of country, the bottom line will always be prioritized over the well-being of the planet...... unfortunately.
Another insightful vid, Shogo. Salute 👍
Wow. This is eye opening. The US has similar issues with lobbying from industry.
wake up: MORE MONEY SPENT ON LOBBYING than the corrections would cost demons bad intentions
You are a very authentic individual, Shogo. I wish the best for you. Thank you for these videos and thanks to your team. Hello from Germany.
Also me noticing thst typhoons enter the PAR in April (really). It can happen, but it's not so often. I noticed that June, July and August are usually the " typhoon season" here but now, patterns are changing.
thank you for this Shogo-san! very informative!
Your channel is very educational for non-Japanese to know the inside issues of Japan underneath the beauty and perfection. Many thanks for sharing and creating an amazing channel.
I appreciate you for bringing up this topic. Very interesting video, thank you!
now that I know Japan actually doing this in matter of climate change, I think many of developing countries in Asia will feel relieved, I mean they can simply point at Japan who does not care about climate change while categorized as 1st world countries in Asia, seriously even if their country want to compare many aspects to Japan, they would be able to defeat Japan progress and achievements ...so why bother fixing climate change while not even Japan can do it
japan Can Do It and so can the rest of the planet. demons insist in poisoning all w obsolete technologies. all those animé ? not a joke. not totally "fiction". the monsters Are Here.
Pretty harsh but you know what? You got a point. Most of us 3rd world countries look up to our closest rich neighbors for an example but it's become a (literally) toxic onesided dependent routine
I don't think any South East Asian or any Asian countries for that matter look up to Japan as a shining beacon of morality or a model to emulate and copy.. So I don't really feel that's an issue
@@joy1ess Japan is like that kid in school that's super pacified now but used to be a huge bully before he was beaten by a teacher. Now he's really nice, but you know he's just not making a show of what he actually feels.
By the time they do itll be too little too late
Thank you Shogo for this information. 😊
in my country (germany) i see some similarities to the situation you outlined in japan: most politicians have strong ties to industry and view scientific evidence more like a nuisance and an "opinion" to be ignored or scoffed at in light of quick profit and economic growth.
Imagine if Japan was filled with people like Shogo, what a great country it would be.
I see Japan as a beautiful country where I'm from and by looking at the people with poor social problems, in society us as a community is to help Japan to always be full of happiness and live in harmony. That's what I want my culture to be peaceful again.
In my country, many people believe that we don't do enough to decrease our CO2 emissions, but it's apparently one of the best doing countries.
And those things are linked.
So interesting, I would have always assumed Japan was much better towards the environment because of how clean they are and high HDI.
When I visited Japan I was surprised when shopping at tourist areas that sellers give extra plastic/paper bags since they know or assume that the buyer is buying the items as gifts
Im from turkey and I can say that sadly our government also doesn't care about climate change too and even pollutes it more and more every year
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Japan should not ignore these situations and issues what is happening in our current world. I like these videos from Shogo-san.
This is so depressing to hear. The climate crisis has already happened, and there’s nothing I can do to solve it.
Shogo, the people who say that Japan is doing well BECAUSE of industrialization are absolutely correct. As for regulating CO2 emissions, you should look up how the EU did it. They changed the law to exclude X gases and achieved their goals "on paper".
In India, government is pretty open about not stopping just yet and achieving economic stability first. So they're polluting the rivers. And cleaning them up. We do have the tools now, like Sewage Treatment Plants. We need to utilize them better.
We need to follow the sustainable development goals of UN. This is not a perfect way but this is what we have and most accessible to all. This will be the easiest way to make the world better than now in a short period of time.
@@amvmoon777 NO ONE is following those goals. As in, no country. Some EU countries achieve those on paper by EXCLUDING known pollutants from the "legal" pollutants. So EU has methane emissions. India considers it a pollutant, but EU doesn't. Thus, lndia is "causing more pollution" than the EU.
Similarly, like India is "not sanctioning" Russia by not refusing to buy oil, even though EU sanctions don't include oil, so they're bankrolling Russia several times more.
Sustainable development goals are difficult to achieve and maintain. Everyone has to look out for their own interests first. Both short and long term. We need higher fines (with no upper limits) for industries and companies that cause pollution to avoid more Bhopal Gas Leak situations.
As a nature illustrator for conservation who has lived in Japan for more than 20 years, I was very interested in this clip. Thank you! I talk about environmental issues whenever I can to try to bring awareness of this problem. My next art exhibit in Osaka in September will focus on ocean conservation and education.
Such problem is everywhere. no country is doing the right thing about climate change, mainly because it would mean changing from capitalism, so making less money
I wouldn't say that is necessarily true. Green energy can be as profit motivated as anything if it gets competitive enough.
In Malaysia, we are trying to replace Petroleum to Biodiesel Palm Oil and Planting Lots of tree for the Sack of nature. I was despair to know about the Japanese people doesn't care about Environment....
One of your best and most informative videos yet! Thanks for shedding a light on this important topic, I had no idea what the general Japanese perception was towards climate change. Definitely seeing similarities to the U.S. perspective unfortunately, hoping systematic changes comes sooner than later for all our sakes.
Japan needs to bring all its NPPs back up to full output. That alone can directly save millions of lives every year from avoiding the emission of coal ash particulates into the atmosphere.
It's not just Japan, many people around the world are not aware of the environmental problems. The latest is the Electric car craze. People think they are helping by buying evs but nobody talks about what happens when there are 2 billion+ car size batteries. Look up how many companies actually recycle batteries in the world. Don't care future gen problem, cause it makes me look like I care about the environment.
Wow, I would have never thought that these facts would be connected to the beautiful image of Japan. One of the first things many Americans who have visited Japan would say is that it’s so clean and beautiful. I hope some day these issues can become something in the past. I’m rooting for Japan! Thanks Shogo! I always learn something new 😇❤️
That was really interesting and a side of Japan I didn't know about !
I wanted to ask if you could talk about how people from Japan percieve other Japanese people with a more "unconventional" look. Let's say women with short hair (short like yours for exemple), men with long hair and earrings, etc. Those are not things I seen often when looking at Japan as a whole whereas these are pretty common where I live (Switzerland). Quite a few young men under 35 have long hair and/or earrings (I have both) and a lot of women, most of whom are 45+ have short hair. I think you talked about how beards are percieved so I thought it would be a similar subject to talk about :)
Why did you ask for captions and faster video speed? Not trying to sound annoying, I just want to know why
He speaks English with an accent that some people may find difficult to understand hence the subtitles option.
Also he speaks slowly and that might be too slow for some hence the speed up option.
Well done Shogo San, thank you for bringing this most crucial Of issues to light.
The contemporary Japanese is accustomed to a society of convenience & consumption: like national debt, people not only become adapted to this wasteful lifestyle they become hopelessly reliant on it-so it is not a matter of society refusing to change its ways, so much as following a trajectory; people & society are changing like never before because of this.
Plastic packaging, those plastic clear umbrellas, fast fashion & real estate development are economic powerhouses; Japan much like & other developed nations in this regard yet I did detect a lack of social conscience in concerning single use plastics in the storing and transportation of foods which now tugs at the heart strings of people around the world, too.
Striking how the Edo Period of isolationism continues to so sharply define the of the Japanese over 150 years after it has ended!
This was very informative. Thank you for making it. I was under the impression that Japanese culture was quite respectful of nature, so the lack of awareness and action on environmental issues is surprising. It also makes me think about Japanese media with environmentalist themes, such as Princess Mononoke and Final Fantasy VII. I guess they were more culturally subversive than I realised.
It's very mature of you to provide this critique of your own country and very brave as well given the cultural value of conformity. In America there is a similar ignoring of the problem, but they would rather conflate talking about fixing climate change, with action on fixing climate change. So here we talk about it all the time but are consigned to still do nothing about it. It is quite scary.
Even countries like my home land of Malaysia still have that problem
Japan is not the only country with global heating not been dealt with. Lots of States here in the US are the same.
States are not countries though, and regardless the point of this video was to detail how and why Japan as a country sees this as low priority or not an issue.
Here in Spain, the most common attitude seems to be that governments should act first, but without raising energy prices (those are among the highest in Europe either way). Doesn't make much sense, but well...
Folks here are still great fans of SUVs, and the hotter and longer summers we've been getting, while identified as stemming from global heating, have led rather to sales increases for A/C installations than, say, building houses to consume less energy. As for public transport... Well, it very much depends where you are. Here in sparsely-populated Extremadura it only exists at all in the biggest of towns, and taking the train rather than the bus to, say, Madrid means you never know when you'll actually get there, or if you might get stuck for hours at 40+ C.
Much, much more needs to be done. However, denialism hardly exists here.
We take climate change seriously in the Philippines since we are one of the FIRST to feel the effects. 1st world countries wouldn't even listen to us.
What do we do in my country? Destroy forests to build Windparks where almost no wind blows, increase taxes, setting unrealistic goals, etc...
Is misinformation an issue in Japan ? You didn't mention that as one of the reasons. Maybe you could do a video about the Ta-te-mai and Ho-ne [romaji] and how they impact information from large institutions.
When it comes to climate change skeptics and denialists, we have plenty of those here in the US. Fear that climate change measures will reduce the quality of life is also paralleled here in the States. This is all sounding sadly familiar.
Climate change skeptics/deniers are definitely the worst cunts.
Pollution isn't just in the garbage you see around... I sometimes forget that~
But I didn't think it would be like one of the top contributor in such a thing~
It is so bizarre that the country where the Kyoto Protocol got its name is not even aware of the situation!!!
It feels like Japan's situation resonates in the philippines. We were near the sea and always have worst raining season but whenever there is a typhoon the Visayas part is the one who get struck the worst and even tho the people knew that it is because of soil errosion and lack of trees due to illegal activities in the forest and no matter how some people will discussed this issue, the politicians will be tone deaf because they were making money to this illegal activities in the forest and worse of all even some people knew, they will still vote for the same politicians who is tone deaf and corrupt.
Additionally, parents can use Studio Ghibli movies to introduce their children to environmental issues.
I feel like the USA and Japan have one big problem in common, which is not wanting to acknowledge that they’re not the best, most infallible country in the world (note: there is no best country in the world)
I have a question being a larger individual how would I be looked and and treated if I visited Japan would I be able to enjoy a lot of the same things I’ve seen on your channel like wearing kimono or yakuta or anything that my size would restrict me from doing?
Why does it say to turn on captions and up the playback speed in the top left at the beginning of the video?
In Canada climate change is discussed all of the time mainly because of our large oil and gas industry. It’s a constant struggle balancing between employment and restricting emissions from those industries. Whereas greening the economy will create jobs, that does not mean those working in the oil and gas industry will participate in that job growth. People working in the oil and gas industry are fearful of losing their jobs while the government does nothing for them.
Wonder if he still lives in Michigan. And where he goes to able to learn tea ceremony and his other interests. I'd be interested to learn as well!:) also thank you for such a wonderful video!
BASED from the start. Excellent video as always!
Great video
In my country m Canada 🇨🇦 they talk all the time about climate change during election time , after the elections , the media still talk about it but it's usually more when other countries take actions .
If Wano from One Piece were like real life Japan, the majority of people would support Kaido.
THANKS :)
Thanks for making this video, Shogo! I appreciate your honesty and willingness to confront these types of issues. I'm also very glad how you pointed out that a lot of politicians blame individuals, that's a common tactic that politicians and companies use to shift the blame from industry to people. BP popularized the personal carbon footprint to distract from the fact that they're a fossil fuel company responsible for massive amounts of emissions.
Of course, this doesn't mean that individuals can't/shouldn't do what they can to pitch in, making lifestyle changes is still helpful, but even if everyone somehow switched to an eco-friendly lifestyle, we'd still have massive industries and fossil fuel companies to deal with, so I'm glad you mentioned that we need systemic changes to happen.
Man rising sea levels are a real problem for coastal countries, imagine how bad it would be for an island nation, and that nation doesn't take climate change seriously.
here in Australia we just had a election and climate change was one of the biggest issue.
In the U.S. it is similar regarding lack of knowledge. From the very beginning, 40+ years ago a few scientists (whose expertise was not in climate science) started to oppose the overwhelming evidence in support of climate change. They received funding from various industries connected to the production of fossil fuel and eventually formed think tanks and NGOs to generate “studies” that cast climate change as something that was an uncertain science, or a “theory”. They also received high level positions in the U.S. government, or served on highly influential advisory committees. This has resulted in the widespread belief that climate change is still a debated topic among scientists when it is not. As you also pointed out, there is a very close connection ($$$) between major industries and politicians, and U.S. companies spend millions of dollars a year to lobby politicians and encourage them to make decisions that will benefit them (and continue to harm the environment).
Japanese Government: Yeah, it's a problem
People: ok so what are you going to do about it?
Japanese Government: Yeah, it's a problem
intriguing fact. in Finland every housing complex has their own bunker, and government has built lots of bunkers. even though they cost a lot and brings about nothing capital. does Japan have anything like this?
unfortunately so many people, not just Japanese, prefer to turn a blind eye because they don't want to be inconvenienced🙄 I do what I can to shrink my footprint and I share my methods with my friends and family and while they nod and agree with the things I say they don't make any changes. it's too easy to just keep doing what they've been doing, eat what they've been eating. even small changes help
So, the Kyoto Protocol was ignored? I thought Japan was leading that change...
I just asked my wife who is japanese. She didn't knew that Japan was top 5 worse polluting country that this match what you said
If only we knew about this issue 30-40 years ago, maybe we could have taken steps to mitigate the impact. Oh, that right, we did know about rising carbon levels as far back as the 1950s.
Honestly, Japan could become the leaders of this... which might appeal to the collective spirit.
The ultimate irony of science is how many people take it for granted until it inconveniences them.
yes
It's funny to know that Japan doesn't really care and is one of the most vulnerable to raising sea levels.
i just want to thank you for doing these videos! they are super informative!
In Germany for example every new residential house has to be carbon neutral in terms of heating and cooling.
So the building codes have changed. Looking at the hot springs everywhere in Japan there is so much potential to get carbon neutral.
Even electricity production can be made with volcanic heat like in Iceland or in California there is so much potential there..
Just look for the video: Heating and cooling with ice
From the company viessman where innovative heat pump solutions and insulation of houses can cool them in summer an heat them in winter.
And soon it's mandatory for newly built company houses ( not private homes idk how to say it ) to have photovoltaik on top for sun energy. And there will be a huge wind energy parc in the northsea. I think Denmark, England, Netherland, Norway and Germany do it together.
I see a lot of people around me slowly changing. It's slow, but it's there. I bought the last pack of recycled printing paper today. The unrecycled one was still there. This made me happy to see.
My boyfriend got his bike ready for shorter distances to use the car less this summer 🚴 💪 I think if we all change our habits bit by bit, we can do it. It doesn't have to be everything at once.
where are the sources?
In 7:07 you said that 60% believe countermeasures will decrease the quality of life for an average person living in japan, but the way i see it, they could fear that countermeasures would only strain the people suffering from pollution, but not industries, such as automobile and coal plants, that are the true cause of CO2 emissions. Whilst regular people do pollute air on regular basis, their impact is still very low in comparison.
With all the volcanoes, Japan could easily tap geothermal energy to great effect if they summoned the will.