Open this to listen a relaxing Japanese music

             1 Hour of Japanese Instrumental Music. Perf. Published on Nov 13, 2014. 2014. Film.


                JAPAN FLORA AND FAUNA (ECOLOGY)


Human life as we know it faces environmental crisis in our world. Include pollution, energy sources, global warning, deforestation,air quality, waste management, lack of drinking water and exploitation and extinction of animal species.

Japan incorporate ecological issues above mentioned as an integral part of citizens daily life, labor  and learning about how they avoid this destruction.

Japan is the first leader in the world importer exhaustible and renewable natural resources and one of the largest consumers of fossil fuels.

*Fossil Fuel are fuels formed by natural process of buried dead organisms.
                                                 
     

            University students, elementary school children and local citizens have collaborated for environmental management.

             Children came into the fish way and thinking how to use stones for the ecosystem.

                               JAPAN ECOLOGY
                                  Flora and fauna

Japan is a beautiful Country with a lot natural wonders such as flora and fauna in each region of Japan. The importance of Flora and Fauna cannot be seen as distinctly as in rain forest. Destruction of these plants and animals  will not only affect health but their life.

Japan is a Country with a large variety of trees in many forest. Flowers and gardens in many orchards and hills.  Sensitivity to the beauty of animals of natural environmental is one of the  characteristic of Japanese traditional art.

                                           
                                                      JAPAN'S ENVIRONMENTAL

In Japan exist an environmental  policy reflecting a compromise between industrial development and environmental protection. The same compromise have all citizen to conserve, administer and put to the best use of the important natural and cultural assets.

Current Environmental Issues in Japan:

1. Waste Management

2. Global Warning

3. Nuclear Power

4. Fishery and Whaling

5.Pollution

6.Water Pollution

In Japan there are many organizations to conserve the environmental. Modern Japanese society has its own environmental consciousness and set of standards.


Japan one of the world's chief whaling nation, vigorously opposed the 1982 resolution for a phase out of commercial whaling.

          


         

REFERENCE: WORK CITED

"Japan Vows to Resume Antarctic Whale Hunt for ‘science’ next Year." The Washington Post 16 Nov. 2014. Anna Fifield. Web. 18 Mar. 2015.

ARTICLE

"World Briefing | Ecology: Japan Rebuffed On Whaling." World Briefing | Ecology: Japan Rebuffed On Whaling 9 Nov. 2002. Print.

Japanese whaling begun around the 12th century. During the 20th century Japan was heavily involved in commercial whaling. The real purpose of hunt whales was to use for scientific research by the Institute of Cetacean Research. The problem started when hunters or fisheries companies commercialized the whale meat.
The International Court of Justice discovered that JARPA II (the name of Japanese whaling program in the southern ocean) was not used whales for scientific purposes and ICJ revoked all permit or license to kill, take or treat whales on March, 2014.
Anti whaling government and groups have strongly opposed Japan's whaling program. Whales are in danger and must be protected. Japanese government give support to protect the endangered  species.
Anti whaling organizations, civil groups and campaigners claim that not at all Japanese people  support the government policy about whaling, the result was that many companies decided to end their sales of whale meat.

                        ONE OF LIFE'S SIMPLE PLEASURE
                                                       JAPANESE SEASONS


                                             
Japanese lifestyle have changed with the each time, but deep down there is still a fount of tradition and knowledge that we can draw on the fully enjoy the changing seasons.


SPRING
It is the First Season
the Cherry Blossom come out in Spring. Cherry trees and Plum trees grow in many parts of the Country, some are more than a thousand years old.
Spring is called SAKURA CELEBRATION and generally Japanese people celebrate with flowers, alcoholic picnics, Kimonos's tea parties and the spring Geisha dance (Kyoto)


            

SUMMER
It is the second Season
Hot and humid days of summer will come but there are traditional ways to create an atmosphere of cool comfort.  Summer is celebrate with nights filled with fireworks, Obon festival in evening, obon-odori dancing and houses and yards filled with paper lanterns.




AUTUMN
It is the third Season
Another time to think about going into the Country to enjoy nature with our eyes. The air cool and fruit ripen in the mountain orchards and gardens the leaves begin to change color. People go hunting autumn leaves and doing picnics under the trees.




WINTER
It is the fourth Season
The winds of winter prepare their arrival. japan's snow festival is in this season, called HOKKAIDO SNOW FESTIVAL. people create the most beautiful giant sculpture.

         Japan has many attractions such as aquatic life, for example snorkeling and scuba diving.

                              A Paradise of Coral sand tropical fish


                         

                                        
                         A 90 % of Japan Corals are in waters of Okinawa. 
                        The marine creatures and the sea floor punctuated
                         with coral reefs of the Kerama Island, in particular
                          attract many divers throughout the year   

  Japan is a Country of contrast, the nation maintains its connections with nature.
  There are many species of trees, there over one hundred of each. All trees have 
  their history and meanings.
                     
                             JAPANESE TREES

     Japanese Cherry Trees


    Japanese Maple Trees

    Japanese Black Pine Trees




                                                   BONSAI TREES
   
                              In Japanese art using miniatures trees grown in containers


                    While Apricot

           Goyomatsu (Five Needle Pine)

           Yama Momiji (Mountain Maple)