Chris Russell

Tōkyō

Desk Editor at Nikkei Asia

Senior News Editor, @japantimes | Oxford Climate Journalism Network 2024 @risj_oxford

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Articles

Sky not the only limit for JAL and ANA’s climate goals

2 months ago | japantimes.co.jp | Chris Russell

In 2020, Japan Airlines set a goal of reducing its net emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide to zero by 2050. Almost five years later, during which time rival ANA Holdings announced the same target, slow progress in many areas shows just how challenging decarbonization is for the aviation sector.
8 Ways to Know God's Will for Your Life

2 months ago | gospel1190.com | Chris Russell

When I was a young man, I seemed to continually wrestle with knowing God’s will for my life. I wanted more than anything to follow His plan. Interestingly, now that I’m “old” (currently 47 years old), I still wrestle with doing His will in my life. I have come to learn that this is not just something that a young person does early in life; it is a lifelong pursuit in order to stay in the exact center of His plan. So, then, how can we know God’s plan for our lives?
Critics question process behind Japan's next climate goal

Dec 9, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Tomoko Otake |Chris Russell

The debate over the government’s recent draft proposal to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2035 has spilled over into scrutiny over the decision-making process itself, with businesses, think tanks and civil society groups criticizing not only the proposed target but also the way in which the policy-setting panels are composed and run.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit

Nov 23, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Chris Russell

In 2022, as Japan grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic and the fallout from the Ukraine war, the government rolled out subsidies for petroleum, gas and electricity as short-term measures. As 2024 enters its home stretch, those subsidies are still being renewed or extended — putting a drag on the country’s decarbonization push in the process.
Tokyo's climate goals rely on a fuel that is falling out of favor

Nov 2, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Chris Russell

The year is 2050. You wake up in your home in Tokyo and take a nice, hot shower thanks to a hydrogen-fueled boiler. Then, you receive a delivery from a drone powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, before hopping in your car running on the same kind of fuel to drive to Haneda Airport for an overseas trip on a hydrogen-powered aircraft — journeys that no longer need to come with guilt or anxiety over their planet-warming impact, since they no longer produce those nasty carbon dioxide emissions.
Japan's three major business lobbies submit policy requests to Ishiba

Oct 4, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Zoria Petkoska |Chris Russell

Japan's three major business lobbies on Friday submitted their economic policy requests to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who took office on Tuesday, calling for facilitating wage increases and ensuring stable energy supplies.
Top EU court finds against FIFA in key transfer market ruling

Oct 4, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Zoria Petkoska |Chris Russell

The EU's top court said on Friday some international soccer rules regulating player transfers are contrary to the bloc's laws, in a landmark decision that could shake up the system. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) was called on to decide a long-running dispute between former French soccer player Lassana Diarra and FIFA over what happens when players unilaterally terminate their contract.
EU presses ahead with Chinese EV tariffs after split vote

Oct 4, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Zoria Petkoska |Chris Russell

Brussels will stick to plans to impose hefty tariffs on China-made electric vehicles, the EU executive said on Friday, even after the bloc's leading economy Germany rejected them and exposed a rift over its biggest trade row with Beijing in a decade. The proposed duties on Chinese-built EVs of up to 45% would cost carmakers billions of extra dollars to bring cars into the bloc and are set to be imposed from next month for five years.
Japan's used goods market is expanding, but that may hurt its GDP

Oct 4, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Zoria Petkoska |Chris Russell

The Japanese market for secondhand items is expanding amid growing use of flea market apps and other services. The trend is seen as friendly to consumers and the environment, but it can have the undesirable consequence of pushing down the country's gross domestic product, one of the most closely watched economic indicators. According to the Cabinet Office, the value of domestic consumption of used goods rose from ¥3.2 trillion in 2010 to ¥6.2 trillion in 2022.
Seven & I considering supermarket stake sale ahead of IPO, sources say

Oct 4, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Zoria Petkoska |Chris Russell |Ritsuko Shimizu

Seven & I Holdings is considering selling a stake in its supermarket unit ahead of a planned listing of the business, two sources said, as the 7-Eleven owner aims to speed up an overhaul after rejecting a takeover from Alimentation Couche-Tard. Neither the timeline of the potential sale nor the size of the stake were immediately clear.