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“2050 Weather Forecast (Ver. 2)” Video Released

As record-breaking heat continues across Japan and around the world, the free online video “2050 Weather Forecast (Ver. 2),” was released at 1:00 p.m. on August 3. The video was produced by the 2050 Weather Forecast Production Committee, in which NHK Enterprises serves as one of the lead organizations. Dr. HASEGAWA Toshihiro, President of the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), contributed to the project as an expert on food security issues.

Green Asia Achievements Showcased at an ASEAN Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Workshop

From April 9 to 10, 2026, the “First ASEAN Consultation Workshop and Capacity Building: Development of Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Systems Implementation Plan and Biochar Guidelines,” an event co-hosted by the ASEAN Secretariat and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), was held in Hanoi, Vietnam. The Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) participated in the workshop at the invitation of the ASEAN Secretariat.

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JIRCAS International Symposium 2025
"Accelerating Application of Agricultural Technologies in the Asia-Monsoon Region: Taking Stock and the Way Forward for Enhancing Production Potentials and Sustainable Food Systems"
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"Hitotsubashi Hall" and On-line
(National Center of Sciences Building 2F, 2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8439)
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Special Seminar with Ms Alice Ruhweza, AGRA President: Building Climate Resilient Agrifood Systems in Africa – the Role of Science and Public-Private Partnership
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Hall D. TKP Garden City PREMIUM Minatomirai
(3-6-3 Minatomirai , Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 220-0012)
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    1562. Conserving vegetable diversity to diversify diets

    While insufficient vegetable intake has become a global health concern, the diversity of vegetable species, varieties, and crop wild relatives that support our diets is also being lost. A Perspective published in PNAS argues that conserving vegetable biodiversity and linking it to breeding, school meals, local markets, and policy can be key to improving nutrition and building food systems resilient to climate change.
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    1561. A Potentially Unprecedented El Niño and Global Weather Risks

    On 21 August 2026, the UK Met Office reported that the El Niño event currently developing could become an exceptional event, unprecedented in recent decades and possibly the largest since the 19th century. According to the Met Office forecast, sea-surface temperatures in the Nino3.4 region, one of the key indicators used to assess the strength of El Niño, may exceed 3°C above average in the coming months.
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    1560. Southeast Asia Liaison Office News: Thailand National Science and Technology Fair 2026 Opens

    The Thailand National Science and Technology Fair 2026 (NST Fair 2026), one of the country's largest science and technology events, opened on August 15. The fair runs through August 23 and typically attracts around 200,000 students and members of the public each year.
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    1559. Food Systems Performance Assessment Reveals Urgent Gaps and a Path to 2050

    Progress toward food systems transformation is generally off track for 2030, with major gaps remaining in food security, access to healthy diets, and the reduction of environmental impacts.
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    1558. Expanding Forest Fires: Latest Data Highlights Growing Forest Risks in a Warming World

    The World Resources Institute (WRI), drawing on the latest data from researchers at the University of Maryland, reports that forest fires have become more widespread and destructive over the past two decades, while their share of global tree cover loss has also increased. According to data for 2001–2025, forest fires now burn more than twice as much tree cover each year as they did 20 years ago, and more than three times as much in the tropics.
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