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• Date: Dec 15. (Thu) - Dec 17. (Sat)
• Admission: Free
• Place: Tokyo Big Sight - Tokyo, Japan

"Japan is setting a new standard for competitiveness like they did for quality."

This comment by American businessman Randy Sadewic who participated in Eco Products Exhibition captures the essence of this event - one of largest of its kind in the world - which has special strategic significance for Japanese industry and society.

The seventh annual Eco-Products Exhibition will be held from Dec. 15 to 17 at the Tokyo Big Sight in Ariake, Tokyo. About 150,000 visitors are expected over 3 days. More than 500 organizations and corporations, including majors like Toyota and Panasonic, as well as lesser-known venture companies with leading technologies and NGOs, will exhibit a wide range of cutting-edge products and services, ranging from latest fuel-cell equipments and electronic appliances to hybrid cars. Its aim is to accelerate the expansion of green markets by exhibiting environmentally friendly products and services.

For further detail, please see http://www.vcc.ne.jp/eco2005/english/index.html
*English information will be soon posted on www.japanfs.org.

Highlights of the Eco-Products Exhibition 2005 (continually updated)

"Why should I attend the Eco-Products Exhibition 2005?"

Here are reasons why;

• Get an overview of all of the Japanese Eco-Market
• To break down the language barriers, join JFS English-guided tour and visit the exhibitor's booth with better understanding!
• Visit over 500 organizations and corporation that interest you the most! And have clear understanding where Japanese Eco-Markets are heading to!

Here are samples of "Wow! Awesome! Interesting! How? No way!!" products to be introduced at the booths of 500 large and small companies that will be there to see. Do not miss this opportunity -- this exhibition is once a year and do not miss out this great chance to see all the good things!

Electronic Paper

• Substrate newspaper to E-paper, just download the day's news from the vending machine and read it on your ultra thin, film substrate news paper.
• Plays big role like old newspaper but except throwing it away after reading it, you just need to update the content next day (rewritable color e-paper)
• Lightweight, flexible, and energy consumptions and color displays
• Highly reflective cholesteric selective reflection technology, up to 50% of incident light in specific wavelength and color is reflected.
• Maintains color without power!

• improving materials used in manufacturing
• reducing energy/water use during manufacturing

In March 25th of 2004, Toppan Printing Co. LTD has developed electronic paper with a high resolution (400ppi). According to the company this represents the best resolution currently available in the industry!

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Renewable Energy

• IT/office equipment
• Energy /power generation
• Materials/components

And their representative innovative photovoltaic system called SAMURAI.

Samurai is constructed with a unique aluminum called micro-frame. This enables solar panels to be lighter and thinner than old Kyocera solar series. Samurai incorporates Kyocera's high-efficiency "D. blue" polycrystalline photovoltaic cells. What is really attractive about this solar panel is "appearance". The concept of aesthetics is the critical element in serving the expanding population of demanding solar energy users. This "Samurai" has abilities to reduce electric bills without sacrificing the appearance of household.

Biomass

• Electrical household appliances
• IT/office equipment
• IT/finance

On June 14, 2005, NTT DoCoMo, Inc, Japan's leading mobile carrier and NEC Corp., major Japanese electric company announced that they jointly developed a kenef fiber-reinforced bioplastic for cell phones. The newly developed cell phone has high resistance, highly moldable, and adds specific formula of vegetable softening agents. Surprisingly the bioplastic contains about 90 percent vegetable-derived materials!

Bioplastics used on cell phones by NTT DoCoMo


This is recycling logo by NTT DoCoMo

Eco-design and eco-products

In Hokkaido Japan, over 40,000 tons of scallops are dragged out from the ocean every year. About three years ago Aimori Koubou announced their invention called, "scallop shell plastered walls". Aimori Koubou has invented many environmentally friendly and unique products that have made great influence to environmental market. Aimori Koubou is not just rated high on their material, but also quality of their design.

Have you ever had problems when you needed make one important call but your cell runs out of battery? Or on the train ride home, your I-Pod runs out of battery because you have to commute 4 hours! (It's about me!) Now there is power station in your pocket, built for anyone on this planet! On the exhibition, Studio Del Sole Inc. is going to present their great invention!!

I'mPact World Ltd. is founded in 2003, undertakes research to solve environmental problems. The company is known for number of important patents in Japan and US in plasma assisted technology and devices. The company's CEO Dr Yuji Hayashi is at very promising scientific frontier (plasma chemistry).

What is VOC Decomposer?
VOC Decomposer was formed this May of 2005. Great technology that has abilities to integrate PACT, hi-tech filters, ozone and catalyst accommodates the very specific demands from clients. VOC-I has great ability in small room! This is one of new environmental business movements in Japan.

• Clothing/Textiles Company that has key to chemistry for Japanese environmental markets.
• Japan's #2 chemical company that has seven segments.
• Fiber unit is Japan's largest rayon maker,

At the exhibition, Asahi Kasei Corporation will show their new recycled ecological fiber T-shirt "Bemberg' & "Ecosensor". People who attend to their booth have chance to win the T-shirt!

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When trees are logged for biomass needs, large bundler must creep into the woods to get their job going. Damaging and cutting unnecessary trees for making the tracks for big bundler has been big concern in Japanese Forestry. At the same time, biomass energy is one of promising energy that can decrease CO2. Less CO2 will decrease the rate of global warming, but as case of deforestation continues, biomass energy will be inefficient if we run out of trees. To balance the ecosystem, Chugai Technos Corporation has invented small bundler with reliable efficiency that is suitable for narrow roads and preventing unnecessary logging!

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What is PIP processing?

• PIP is metal titanium powder that is injected at high speed, and metal titanium is crashed on the surface of material.
• Carries out functions, such as decomposition, removal, deodorization, antibacterial, etc. of a contaminant, in a place with light based on an oxidation-reduction reaction.
• PIP has substance that can absorbed light, changed into the high state of energy, has received the energy itself or gave it to the reaction substance and starts a chemical reaction.
• PIP titanium can be wide range of product. The technology can be used for environmental improvement and healthy maintenance! (non-odor, antibacterial, and anti-pollution)

PIP Titanium (treatments for Atopy Dermatitis)


PIP Titanium Pellet (prevents heart burns)


Air Cleaner (deoxidize the air)

Airport is one of major environmental problems for the last 30-40 years. And pollution from airplane is enormous. But there is no way to relocate airport all the time, and change transportation system from airplane to sailing on the ship that will take 100 times longer. What Narita International Airport came up is "eco-airport".
At the exhibition, Narita will introduce their environmental activities in fun way!

• Development of Resource recycling airport with a global perspective (water recycling, energy and air quality, natural environment, waste, and broader commitment)
• Contribute to the revitalization of the local agricultural industry (appropriate land management, agricultural conservation method, and promoting the agricultural industry).

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Sony is well known corporation in Japan that has major focus on products such as audio, video, television, information and communications, semiconductor, and electronic components.

In this exhibition Sony will introduce:

BRAVIA: energy saving New LCD wide screen Hi vision TV.

MP3 VME, (well known as SONY WALKMAN,
long lasting battery! (50hours!)


SONY AIBO: made out of bioplastic!

SONY Music Communication & Sony Music
uses green power concert hall



SONY CD production

Toyota is well known for their outstanding technology in their hybrid cars. In this exhibition Toyota will introduce you.

Toyota Harrier Hybrid engine



I-Unit, introduced at Aichi Expo 2005

Sharp is known for outstanding technology in Solar energy, and they are one of the top corporation in Japan and rest of the world.

At this exhibition, Sharp will focus their presentation on:

lumiwall


Residential solar system

Aquos, low energy Plasma TV.
Aquos is big boom in TV market in Japan!

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Japanese cannot live without rice. It is similar to American without potato, Italian without pasta, and Indian without curry. In my life, I have never met one Japanese individual that cannot eat rice. Musenmai Association of Japan produces rice that doesn't require washing. It eliminates the rice bran and residues from the rice grain with no effect to the quality. Eliminating the rice bran ensures that the cooked rice will retain its color and taste.

Without quality not receiving any affect, Musenmai rice is environmentally friendly -- Musenmai eliminates the necessity to drain the dirty rice water into the sewage.