This amendment will come into force no later than two years from the date of promulgation on a date to be specified by a Cabinet Order.

Japan has nuclear liability caps much higher than those in Canada. Under the Law on Compensation for Nuclear Damage, plant operator liability is exclusive and absolute, and power plant operators must provide a ‘financial security amount’ of ¥120 billion ($1.2 billion), 16 times the Canadian limit.

Lately, global-level issues and the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that indicate the goals for solving these issues have been drawing more attention.

The March 11, 2011 earthquake that struck off the coast of northeast Japan, and the devastation of the subsequent tsunami, will surely leave myriad legal issues in its wake. Among them, the process of allocating the enormous costs involved in cleaning up the

In May 2010, Australia launched legal proceedings against Japan in the International Court of Justice.

On February 4, 2025, Japan's Ministry of the Environment released its "Carbon Footprints Indication Guide (this "Guide")1. The expression "Carbon Footprints of Products" ("CFP") refers to the amount of greenhouse gases...

On 30 June 2023, the Working Group on Impact Investment ("Working Group"), which was established under the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance of the Financial Services Agency of Japan...

The current Japanese laws do not require recycling or resource recovery of any used solar panels, although disassembly method of used solar panels for the purpose of reuse...

In April 2023, GX League Phase 1 (pilot phase), a Japanese emissions trading system was launched, and in October 2023...

Climate – the law governing operations that emit Greenhouse Gases (e.g. carbon trading) is addressed by Environment and Climate Change international guides...