Vanishing snow, sinking Tokyo Sky Tree: sobering forecast for Japan if climate change goes unchecked

The famed geisha of Kyoto are collapsing from the heat. The apple trees that are a feature of Japan’s northern Aomori prefecture are barren. A ski slope in the central Nagano prefecture is green due to a lack of winter snow. Numerous other parts of the country – from Iwate to Yamagata, Ishikawa, Osaka and the city of Tokyo – are under water.These are some of the scenarios showing what the most famous landmarks in all of Japan’s 47 prefectures will look like if climate change continues unabated…