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Japanese Automakers Suffer Global Market Share Loss as Delay in EV Transition Threatens Industry Dominance, Greenpeace Report Finds
Japanese automakers’ combined share of the global passenger-vehicle market fell from 32.7% in 2021 to 25.9% in the first half of 2026, while Chinese automakers’ share rose from 14.7% to 27.5%, overtaking Japan as the world’s largest national group by passenger-vehicle sales. The shift was most severe in markets where battery-electric vehicle (BEV) adoption grew…
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Extreme Heat Threatens Japan’s Iconic Autumn Crops, Greenpeace Report Warns
TOKYO (Sept. 17, 2026) — Days with crop-damaging temperatures across Japan’s key agricultural hubs have surged by up to 43 days over the past 50 years, posing risks to the…
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Greenpeace: Nearly 80% of baby fruit puree and yogurt products sold in Taiwan use plastic pouches
Taipei, July 14, 2026 — A child’s first complementary food may also mark the beginning of exposure to plastics. Greenpeace today released its Packaging Survey of Baby Food Products, Including…
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An Open Letter to Hyundai Motor Group from NGO Allies
Eleven NGO voices from around the globe urged 2026 FIFA World Cup sponsor Hyundai to take responsibility for its impacts and to align its climate commitments with meaningful action.
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Greenpeace on Toyota 2026 Shareholders’ Meeting: “Multi-Pathway” Strategy Hinders EV Progress
TOKYO — As Toyota Motor Corporation held its Annual Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting today in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, media reported that shareholders re-elected Akio Toyoda as chairman and backed…
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Greenpeace East Asia Response to Toyota’s Leadership Change
As Toyota announces Kenta Kon as its incoming CEO, Greenpeace calls for more ambitious decarbonization efforts.
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Greenpeace Protests CPC’s “Deficit Addiction”
Demanding Halt to NT$11 Billion Annual Deficit from New Naphtha Cracker
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Greenpeace Urges Lawmakers to Stop CPC’s TWD106.2bn Petrochemical Expansion
Taipei, November 26, 2025 — Greenpeace and allied environmental groups today call on lawmakers to reject CPC Corporation’s proposed TWD106.2bn expansion of its 4th Naphtha Cracker (“NC4”), warning that state-owned…
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Citizens, NGOs Sue to Halt Construction of LNG Plants near Seoul over Flawed Approval Process
The GyeongGi Korea Federation for Environmental Movements, Greenpeace East Asia, and 450 citizen plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit against the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), seeking to revoke the government’s April approval of six LNG power plants in the Yongin Semiconductor National Industrial Complex.
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In China, delivery companies start responding to climate risk, extreme weather impact on business, investment: Greenpeace report
Beijing – Seven of the eight biggest delivery companies in China have established internal frameworks to respond to climate risk, a new report from Greenpeace East Asia shows, but while…