Despite the increasingly tangible effects of climate change in Japan the population continues to show comparatively low levels of climate concern. While the Japanese government has set ambitious carbon reduction targets, international observers have criticised the absence of concrete measures to achieve them. Domestic public responses, however, remain limited, and interest in the topic among the population appears to be waning. Using original data from a nationwide survey conducted in September 2025, the speakers analyze how climate awareness, disinterest, and pro-environmental attitudes vary across groups, focusing on how fear, grief, guilt, shame, and “climate nostalgia”, the fear of losing familiar seasonal and cultural elements, shape engagement and detachment from the climate crisis in Japan. The presentations will be followed by a Q&A session and a small reception. Details and registration here