Tokyo
Having just returned from a one week business trip to Japan, lifestyle differences with regards to energy use, waste, and conservation are on my mind. I’ll be writing a three part series on Japan shortly but for now wanted to lead off with a brief rundown of some of the ways Japan is very different when it comes to energy use. Due to its high population density as well as having hardly any domestic conventional energy resources, Japan has cultivated a culture of efficiency and waste reduction. The following topics will be described in more detail in subsequent posts.
- business hotels
- shinkansen (bullet train)
- recycling
- laundry
- drying clothes
- kotatsu (Japanese style table/heater)
- nuclear power
- cars and roads
- highways
- paper towels
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