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43: Plastic nation
Episode 43

43: Plastic nation

Deep Dive from The Japan Times

March 18, 202026m 44s

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Show Notes

To see how difficult it is to live a life without it, JT staff writer Andrew McKirdy spent a week trying to avoid single-use plastic. Also on this episode, Mona Neuhauss of No Plastic Japan. Hosted by Oscar Boyd.

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This podcast is part of The Japan Times' series on the climate crisis. Read the full articles:
Redefining Japan's energy needs (Alex Martin)
Tackling climate issues is key to the next decade (Masami Ito)
Emergency on Japan's lucky island (Jesse Chase-Lubitz and Oscar Boyd)
Throwaway society: Rejecting a life consumed by plastic (Andrew McKirdy)

Read/see more: 
Stores in Japan Environment Ministry building to stop handing out plastic bags (Tomohiro Osaka, The Japan Times)
Minimum ¥1 fee for plastic bags to kick in weeks before Tokyo Olympics (The Japan Times/JiJi)
77% in Japan support fees for plastic shopping bags (The Japan Times/Jiji)