Transition to green economy: Japanese experience

In recent decades, environmental protection issues have come to the forefront of other global human concerns, which, of course, indicates the relevance of the problem under consideration. The article examines greening the economy as a global trend, as well as Japanese experience in this sphere. The environmental problems that Japan faced in the past were analyzed, as well as the methods for resolving them. In addition, the authors paid attention to the prospects for the development of Japan's environmental policy and the possibility of using Japanese positive experience in this area by other states.