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13 CLIMATE ACTION
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Status in Japan
Updates on Government Policies in Japan
- In November 2015, the National Plan for Adaptation to the Impacts of Climate Change developed by the Ministry of the Environment was adopted by Cabinet.
- Where possible, JFS referred to Japanese official government sources for statistics cited. In cases where the official source did not include an English translation, in some cases we added statistics from international sources.
- In some cases, we list "More info" for anyone wishing to do further research.
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