Daniel Hurst
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Biography
Publications
Daniel Hurst is a freelance journalist based in Tokyo, Japan. He is a former political correspondent for Guardian Australia and a former political reporter for Fairfax Media.
![Japanese whaling is down but not out](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1088136574%20copy.jpg?itok=Zn9hC31h)
Japanese whaling is down but not out
The retreat from whaling in the Antarctic marks a historic shift, but Japan has raised quotas in its own waters.
![Japan has struck low in climate ambition](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1191007647.jpg?itok=9x7k76Tz)
Japan has struck low in climate ambition
Vague timeframes and inadequate emission reduction targets leave plenty of wiggle room in Abe Shinzo’s claims to lead.
![The Kyoto Protocol 20 years later: Heroes and villains](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/28203814641_ee39caec31_k-min.jpg?itok=OTJZfpQR)
The Kyoto Protocol 20 years later: Heroes and villains
Negotiators look back at a landmark agreement and the climate of exhaustion that ensued.