Mara Budgen

Journalist, editor, content creator

[Matteo Villa @emmevilla]

@elonmusk @alex_avoigt There is no "massive amount" of migrants being transported to Italy thanks to German taxpayers' money.
So far this year, a minuscule amount of money has financed the rescue of 753 migrants.
You simply reposted fake news.

https://t.co/WHv8MWAOXv

[Elizabeth Beattie @Eliz_Beattie]

Enjoyed appearing on this week’s @JapanDeepDive with @jt_sloosh to talk about Tokyo’s night economy. This episode has a lovely atmospheric soundscape, thanks to producer @DCortez869 https://t.co/CsKMnwuM5N

[The Japan Times @japantimes]

Environmental journalist Mara Budgen joins the @JapanDeepDive podcast to discuss Japan’s plan to discharge millions of tons of wastewater from the Fukushima No. 1 power plant into the ocean. https://t.co/Vs8oiS8seB

[Ben B @benbeechphoto]

A new level of #singleuseplastics ridiculousness unlocked at 711 in Hiroshima today - each coffee cup lid individually wrapped.
Every. Single. One.

#japanplasticproblem #drowninginplastic #711japan

[Rafiqul Montu 🇧🇩 @ri_montu]

M O N S O O N: A time of fear for the people of the #coast of #Bangladesh. During this time natural hazards disrupt their lives. Due to the rise in the sea level, the livelihood of the coastal people has become more difficult during this period.

[Sky tg24 @SkyTG24]

Ci ha lasciati Pio D’Emilia, il nostro corrispondente dall'Asia, nonché inviato in molti dei fatti più importanti di questi 20 anni
Il ricordo del nostro direttore @giudebellis ➡️ https://t.co/Koi7HwHDoi

[Mara Budgen @marabudgen]

Fermented #food is healthy and tasty, but is it also good for the planet? On the @japantimes, I take a look at how #fermentation can help fight the #ClimateCrisis: https://t.co/RJwxRrN5jp

thanks to @JoelTanseyJT @jt_cr
featuring @Ffoodinstitute @yeastgenomix

[Mara Budgen @marabudgen]

When economic development causes #biodiversity loss, who is responsible for #conservation?
I address this and other qsts in this @japantimes feature on the Japanese giant salamander: https://t.co/l9wPmSK2Tp

thanks to @earthjournalism @ASG_IUCN
📷 Yukihiro Fukuda/TopOutImages

[Suzuki Kantaro @suzukikantaro]

初の単著「ルポ　日本の土葬」を宗教問題社より上梓いたします。取材・執筆中はいつも支えていただいている皆さんの顔が何度も浮かんできました。皆さんの励ましと支援がなければ、この出版には辿り着けませんでした。この場を借りて、御礼申し上げます。https://t.co/XhUJ9mYCnM

[Mara Budgen @marabudgen]

The Japanese giant #salamander could suffer the ultimate consequence of environmental destruction: #extinction. NGO @SUS_DAISEN is trying to save this creature, but does it have enough support?

full story @guardian
thanks to @earthjournalism
📷 Yukihiro Fukuda/TopOutImages

[The Guardian @guardian]

The plight of the Japanese giant salamander: ‘23m years of DNA might die out’ https://t.co/dpcsPm48Gb

[Mara Budgen @marabudgen]

“It’s scarcely believable” - Commentator

#japan #日本勝利

[Francesco Bassetti @FPBassetti]

Writing about skiing in Rishiri for @bbc_travel has definitely got me fired up for the coming snow season.🏔 ⛷ “Here, anything you wish to ski you must first climb yourself… while basking in the solitude and silence of the mountains.” https://t.co/GRP2EWNdrh

[Mara Budgen @marabudgen]

Writing this piece about psychological first aid, I learned a lot about what it means to deal with the mental fallout of war. @TELLJapan and @pathways_japan are ensuring such support reaches as many #Ukrainian evacuees in #Japan as possible.
@japantimes
https://t.co/dGGyVWgBhm

[Mara Budgen @marabudgen]

@japantimes Photo by Jean-Marc Takaki of the Save Katoku campaign: https://t.co/03XZfBGbAb

[Mara Budgen @marabudgen]

Concrete barriers are a fixture of #Japan's coastline.
A campaign to stop a #seawall from being built on #Katoku beach highlights the madness of destroying an ecosystem capable of protecting itself, concrete-free.
My article on @japantimes 👉 https://t.co/Dwmxz67NWN

#savekatoku

[Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 @mrjeffu]

The Tokyo High Court ruled today that LDP lawmaker Sugita Mio has to pay 550,000 yen in damages to journalist Ito Shiori, after Sugita clicked the like button on 25 defamatory tweets about Ito in 2018. https://t.co/PqaMoVoBPg

[Francesco Bassetti @FPBassetti]

"The future doesn’t boil down to either a 1.5 degree Celsius future or an apocalyptic hellscape. Climate change is ultimately a matter of degrees rather than thresholds." Read @hausfath interview for @CmccClimate. https://t.co/6sA42xaQrk

[Francesco Bassetti @FPBassetti]

Misty Mizugaki #Climbing #japan

[The Japan Times @japantimes]

UPDATE: Abe was shot from behind by an unidentified man with a shotgun. The man was arrested on the spot for attempted murder.