Chemicals
March 27, 2008
Chemicals
Kyoto University Succeeds in Removing PCBs from Contaminated Riverbed
A Kyoto University research team led by Associate Professor Masaki Takaoka and A...
March 26, 2008
Policy / Systems
MOE Amends Exhaust Emission Regulations Aiming for Zero PM Emission
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment amended permissible limits on exhaust e...
March 12, 2008
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Study Shows Forests Filter and Capture Lead from Polluted Air
The Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, a quasi-governmental "indep...
October 27, 2007
Chemicals
Kobe Steel Develops an Iron Powder that Removes Arsenic
Kobe Steel Ltd. developed an iron powder that can efficiently absorb and remove ...
October 14, 2007
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Seiyu Refunds 2 Yen to Shoppers Using their Own Bag
Seiyu Ltd, a major Japanese supermarket operator, launched a campaign in March 2...
September 13, 2007
Chemicals
Environment Ministry Holds Seminar to Convey the Minamata Experience to the World
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment held a seminar on the lessons and exper...
July 12, 2007
Chemicals
Innovative Technology Treats Fluoride-Contaminated Soil
Associate Prof. Masamoto Tafu, Professor Tetuji Chohji and their research group ...
June 29, 2007
Chemicals
University Researchers Develop Safe, Low-Cost Technology to Decompose Dioxin
A research group led by Dr. Yoshiharu Mitoma, Associate Professor, at the Prefec...
April 7, 2007
Chemicals
Study of Sick House Syndrome to Start
The Chemiless Town Project of Japan, established in 2006 as a collaborative work...
February 18, 2007
Chemicals
30 Industry Groups Submit Voluntary Action Plans to Cut VOC Emissions
After receiving 27 voluntary action plans from 30 industry groups in Japan, the ...
October 20, 2006
Chemicals
Standardization of Information Disclosure Underway for Chemical Composition of Products
Japanese manufacturing companies have established an association to standardize ...
October 6, 2006
Chemicals
Ecological Farming Project Yields Results in Shiga Prefecture
An ecological farming project promoted by the government of Shiga Prefecture sin...
August 23, 2006
Chemicals
Japan to Reduce VOC Emissions by 40% in FY2010
Twenty-two voluntary action plans to reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) emis...
August 5, 2006
Chemicals
UV Radiation Found to Degrade Volatile Organic Compounds in Silica Gel
The Honjo Chemical Corporation announced in March 2006 that it has successfully ...
July 26, 2006
Chemicals
Minamata Disease 50 Years Later: Past and Present
Half a century ago the first victim of mercury poisoning was found: this was Min...
July 15, 2006
Chemicals
Environment Ministry Releases Annual Guidebook on Chemical Management Data
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment has prepared an annual guidebook for ci...
June 18, 2006
Eco-business / Social Venture
Formaldehyde Source Detection Sheet Developed
A simplified formaldehyde source detection sheet has been developed by the Build...
June 7, 2006
Chemicals
Ministry Releases FY2005 Environmental Report on Chemicals in Japan
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on March 31, 2006 that it has...
May 24, 2006
Chemicals
Nissan's New Coating System Cuts Volatile Organic Compounds by 40%
With an investment of 11 billion yen (about U.S. $94 million), Nissan Motor Co.,...
May 21, 2006
Chemicals
Photochemical Smog in 2005 Worst for Decade
In 2005, sufferers from eye and throat irritations numbered 1,495 across 10 pref...
May 17, 2006
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japan Urgently Needs to Increase Recovery of Rare Metal 'Indium'
As thin-film display screens such as liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) and plasmati...
May 17, 2006
Chemicals
Kyoto University Successfully Engineers Dioxin-Degrading Bacteria
A research group led by Prof. Kosaku Murata at Kyoto University's Graduate Schoo...
May 14, 2006
Policy / Systems
Japanese Government Amends Laws concerning Asbestos
The Japanese parliament passed a bill on February 3, 2006, to amend four laws de...
April 20, 2006
Eco-business / Social Venture
Ceiling Material Incorporating a Photocatalyst Marketed
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. of Japan, a core member of the Matsushita Group,...
April 14, 2006
Chemicals
New Technology Removes Organic Arsenic from Soil
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology of Japan, j...
April 9, 2006
Chemicals
Guidelines Published for Management of Chemicals in Electrical/Electronic Products
Guidelines for managing the chemical substances found in electrical and electron...
March 8, 2006
Chemicals
Environment Ministry Opens Website on Endocrine Disruption
On October 31, 2005, the Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced the crea...
February 20, 2006
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japanese Companies Develop Air-Purifying Paper
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. announced on October 19, 2005 that they have d...
January 27, 2006
Policy / Systems
Eco-Farmers Exceed 1,000 in Tokushima Prefecture
The number of farmers certified as "Eco-Farmers" - who practice environmentally ...
January 27, 2006
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
900 Vessels Adopt Improved Screw Propeller Developed by Mitsui O.S.K.
The high energy efficiency of Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF), a screw propeller ...
December 23, 2005
Policy / Systems
Japan Ratifies Asbestos Convention
The Japanese government has announced that it ratified the International Labor O...
December 14, 2005
Chemicals
Dioxin Emissions from Incinerators Declining throughout Japan
The levels of dioxins found in emissions from waste incinerators across Japan ha...
December 2, 2005
Chemicals
Dioxins, Endocrine Disrupters Not Decreasing in Japan's Rivers
No clear downward trend has been seen in the concentrations of dioxins and endoc...
November 30, 2005
Food
Instructions for Food Safety Database Available on Website
The Food Safety Commission started providing instructions on the use of its onli...
November 27, 2005
Chemicals
Stricter Management of Hazardous Substances in Products Proposed
In the run-up to the enforcement of the European Union's Directive on the Restri...
November 4, 2005
Chemicals
Nissan Motor Reduces Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Two Models to Below Guideline Values
Minor changes made in its Cube and Cube Cubic models have allowed Nissan Motor C...
October 26, 2005
Chemicals
Environment Ministry Releases FY2004 Data on Fluorocarbon Destruction
The total amount of fluorocarbons destroyed in fiscal 2004 was 2,976 tons, up 23...
October 14, 2005
Chemicals
Coca-Cola Japan to Convert Completely to HFC-free Vending Machines by 2020
Coca-Cola Japan Co. announced on May 27, 2005 that it will replace its approxima...
October 12, 2005
Food
Unapproved U.S. GM Corn Found at Japanese Ports
Bt10, a strain of genetically modified corn not approved in Japan, has been foun...
October 8, 2005
Policy / Systems
Japan Launches Program for Safety Information on Chemicals
The Japanese government and industry launched a joint program to facilitate gath...
September 18, 2005
Chemicals
Indoor Chemical Concentration Levels Declining
The number of new houses whose concentration levels of chemical substances excee...
August 27, 2005
Chemicals
Japan Meteorological Agency Starts Daily UV Forecasts
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) started to provide daily information on ou...
June 26, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toyota, Daihatsu Develop Eco-Friendly Painting Technology
Toyota Motor Corp. and Daihatsu Motor Co. announced on November 4, 2004, they ha...
June 21, 2005
Chemicals
Tokyo Government Identifies Factors that Increase Photochemical Oxidants
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government released the final report on a two-year study ...
June 19, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Fluorocarbons Recovery from Scrapped Cars Estimated at 23%
On December 24, 2004, the Japanese Ministry of the Environment released survey r...
June 15, 2005
Policy / Systems
Environment Ministry Sets VOC Emission Standards
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on April 8, 2005, that it wou...
May 27, 2005
Transportation / Mobility
Automobile Industry to Voluntarily Regulate Volatile Chemicals in Cars
The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) announced on Feb. 14, 2005...
May 19, 2005
Policy / Systems
Shiga Prefecture Promoting Green Farming
Shiga Prefecture in Japan has been promoting a certification and producer-agreem...
May 18, 2005
Policy / Systems
Japan Plans World's Strictest Regulations on Diesel Vehicles in 2010
The Air Environment Task Force of the Central Environment Council, an advisory p...
May 16, 2005
Policy / Systems
Toyota City Testing Car-Sharing System Using Compact Electric Vehicles
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