How is Japan’s environment so clean?
Drainage ditches can raise fish, the sky is always as clear as water, and big cities and small villages and towns are very clean.
Japan is one of the countries with the cleanest and tidiest environment in the world. This is true in both large and small cities and remote villages and towns. Smog and haze weather are almost unheard of in Japan.
Taking a photo when the weather is sunny in Japan seems to have a built-in filter effect, which is very pure.
The reason why Japan’s environment is so clean is related to both natural causes and the behavior of the Japanese.
First, Japan has unique climate advantages
The overall climate of Japan is similar to that of the north and south of my country. The northern part of Japan has a temperate climate, and the southern part has a subtropical humid climate. The dispersion areas are approximately equal.
However, in comparison, as an island country, Japan's climate environment is more obviously affected by the ocean. Japan has relatively abundant precipitation all year round, and its rivers are short but have sufficient flow.
As we all know, precipitation can effectively cause dust pollutants in the air to fall into the land, so the air after rain is relatively fresh and clean.
Thanks to the prevailing southeasterly winds throughout the year, Japan has a lot of precipitation, and the sea breeze blows all year round, making it difficult for pollutants to collect, so most places in Japan have relatively good air all year round.
Second, economic development and industrial transfer
Most of the current pollution comes from industrial development. Generally, the pollution in developing countries is often more serious, and developed countries have also had pollution. serious.
In modern times and the early post-war period, Japan also experienced periods of heavy pollution. The Minamata disease that was prevalent at that time was the best example of pollution during Japan’s industrial period, and the Japanese people at that time were also deeply affected by it.
With the rapid rise of Japan's economy, Japan's local industries have also undergone large-scale upgrades. Many industries with high energy consumption and high pollution have been continuously transferred to other regions overseas by Japan, and Japan has gradually occupied the upper reaches of the industrial chain.
Under this situation, industrial pollution outside Japan is naturally becoming less and less. This is typical of most developed countries, not just Japan.
Moreover, Japan continues to carry out industrial upgrading and while local industrial pollution continues to decrease, Japan has the ability to further improve the environmental quality of its local areas through the huge wealth it has continuously acquired.
Third, Japan’s perfect garbage classification and recycling
Japan is not small but has a population of hundreds of millions. In addition, Japan’s livable land is very limited, so its population density is astonishingly high. In addition, Japan Most of the resources are scarce, so we pay great attention to resource recycling applications.
Japan has been very early in the field of garbage recycling and application. In fact, a lot of the so-called garbage that is usually discarded has not been effectively used. If it can be recycled effectively, it will reduce garbage and increase resources.
In almost all places in Japan, garbage needs to be strictly sorted and recycled. Residents have regular days to discard garbage. They cannot litter randomly, and residents' garbage has to be collected by dedicated personnel.
Because of Japan’s effective recycling and application of garbage, the amount of irrecyclable garbage produced in Japan as a whole is ultimately very limited, which improves Japan’s overall environmental quality.
Fourth, the Japanese generally have a bit of mysophobia
Whether you have been in contact with the Japanese or watched Japanese dramas, it is easy to find that the Japanese do generally love hygiene. From the daily life of the Japanese, Habits can be seen.
Wash your hands and mouth first when you get home, and change your shoes before entering. The population density in Japan is really too high. In such an environment, if you don’t pay attention to environmental protection, the environment will become very bad. Take a look. India knows a thing or two.
In order to ensure a healthy and hygienic environment, the Japanese have to pay attention to environmental issues, not only their personal home environment, but also the surrounding living environment.
In traditional Japanese culture, extreme cleanliness is highly respected, and Japanese-style decoration also adheres to this style. To exaggerate, most Japanese people are a bit mysophobic, so it is difficult to tolerate the place where they live. Unclean conditions occur.
Fifth, the inevitable after the highly developed economy and science and technology
Developing countries often sacrifice the environment for the sake of development. Developed countries have already experienced such a process, so generally The environment is relatively good, and it also has economic and technological advantages.
Japan has sufficient financial resources and technological strength to improve environmental quality. For example, Japan promotes nuclear power, hydropower and wind power on a large scale. The proportion of thermal power generation with high pollution is very low, and Japan’s thermal power generation mainly consumes oil. rather than coal.
Japan’s clean energy application scope ranks among the top in the world, and the development level of clean energy technology is also among the top in the world. Many polluting technologies have been abandoned or transferred by Japan.
Therefore, only by reaching a certain level of development can we not only enjoy a high level of life and death, but also ensure the protection of the environment to the greatest extent. Japan's ability to maintain the environment so well is closely related to its strong technological and economic strength. relation.
Six, advanced education and perfect laws are combined.
Before the Meiji Restoration, Japan’s literacy rate reached 34%. In 1910, Japan’s literacy rate exceeded 99%. This way The level of education is still quite high even in today's world.
Since kindergarten, the Japanese have been taught that they need to protect their living environment. However, the living environment that the Japanese pay attention to seems to be limited to the Japanese archipelago, and does not include other places on the earth.
At the same time, Japan has various laws and regulations on environmental protection, which are extremely detailed. Behaviors such as littering and causing pollution at will will be severely punished in Japan.
In-depth education improvement, coupled with relatively complete legal restrictions, make the Japanese attach great importance to their own environment, and the cost of destroying the environment is extremely high, so the Japanese do not dare to destroy the environment at will.