Wind power is rapidly gaining momentum in wind-rich Hokkaido, but environmental concerns loom as giant turbines pose risks to the natural environment.
Shikaoi Town in Hokkaido uses livestock manure to generate electricity and produce hydrogen for FCVs, even channeling surplus heat into farming and aquaculture.
The rising construction of wind turbines threatens the nesting sites of the endangered eastern marsh harrier, or chuhi, in the grasslands of northern Hokkaido.
Iwaya Inc aims to take travelers to the stratosphere on balloons by 2023. By lowering costs, it hopes to achieve its ultimate mission of democratizing space.
Using gas balloons and airtight cabins, Iwaya Giken aims to make space travel possible in the next decade at a price equivalent to that of an...
