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https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20191201_13/
Japanese restaurant operators are switching from plastic knives, forks and spoons to cutlery and containers made from plant-based materials as they try to cut down on plastic waste.
Skylark Holdings, Japan's biggest family-restaurant operator, is adopting such a policy at about 2,800 outlets.
The firm will start using plant-based bags and cutlery in December and February, respectively. It will introduce plant-derived containers next year.
Skylark hopes the program will cut its annual plastic waste by some 150 tons. A company official says Skylark wants to do what it can to help deal with environmental issues.
Starbucks Coffee Japan plans to replace plastic straws with paper ones at all its 1,500 outlets by the end of May.
A total of 200 million straws are used at the stores every year.
The company has also been testing a switch to paper cups.
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Key words : foreign minister
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20191201_05/
The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and India have confirmed bilateral security cooperation, with China's growing maritime presence in the region in mind.
Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Taro Kono met their Indian counterparts, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on Saturday. It was the countries' first two-plus-two dialogue.
The ministers shared views on achieving a free and open Indo-Pacific and affirmed strengthening of coordination.
They also agreed to hold joint fighter jet exercises in Japan next year.
Japan's Air Self-Defense Force has so far conducted such training with the US Air Force, Britain's Royal Air Force, and the Royal Australian Air Force.
The ministers also agreed on the importance of early conclusion of the Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement, or ACSA. The deal would allow the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and India's military to provide each other with supplies, such as water, fuel, and ammunition.
They also criticized North Korea for repeatedly launching ballistic missiles. They agreed that complete denuclearization of the North is important, and urged Pyongyang to resolve the issue of the abductions of Japanese nationals.
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https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20191201_11/
Farmers in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, are busy shipping potted poinsettias ahead of the holiday season.
Shipments of the species with red and green foliage, also known as the Christmas Flower, are now at their peak in the city of Iruma.
Takayuki Shino is growing about 60,000 poinsettias, comprising 15 varieties.
Workers in a greenhouse are busy picking damaged leaves and wrapping the pots in plastic sheets.
They say they began shipping the plants about a week later than usual because a lack of sunshine this autumn prevented the leaves from turning red.
Shino said he hopes his plants will decorate many places and help people spend a happy Christmas.
The poinsettias will be shipped to markets in Tokyo and other locations. Shipments will continue until around late December.
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