Chemicals
December 31, 2003
Policy / Systems
Japan Establishes World's Strictest Vehicle Emission Regulations
By amending the exhaust emission standards for cars, trucks and buses, the Japan...
December 26, 2003
Transportation / Mobility
Nikkei Environmental Award Grand Prize Goes to Daihatsu's Intelligent Catalyst Development Group
As reported in Japan's Nihon Keizai newspaper (the Japan Financial Times), Daiha...
December 16, 2003
Policy / Systems
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. to Disclose Information on Chemicals in Products
Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., which provides a broad range of chemical prod...
December 10, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toppan Printing Develops Non- Petroleum Solvent Ink
Japan's Toppan Printing Co. announced that it has developed a new ink for offset...
November 27, 2003
Policy / Systems
Free Software Conducts Air Pollutant Risk Assessments
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), a J...
November 25, 2003
Energy Conservation
Breakthrough in 'Nanogate Capacitor' has Applications in Electrical Power Supplies
On October 3, 2003, JEOL Ltd., Japan's largest manufacturer of electron microsco...
November 5, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Nissan Diesel to Utilize Urea Solution to Reduce NOx in Truck Emissions
Nissan Diesel Motor Co. announced that it will begin next year to market heavy-d...
October 17, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Bamboo Processed into a Cotton-like Fiber
Ban Co., a venture-backed startup business in Japan's Tokushima Prefecture, has ...
October 9, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Seiko Epson Starts Closed Recycling of HF Semiconductor Wastewater
Seiko Epson Corp., a Japanese electronics manufacturer, has developed a technolo...
September 27, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Scallop Shells Used to Prevent Sick House Syndrome
JAY Chafflose Corporation was established in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, northern Japan ...
September 27, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Mitsubishi Plastics Starts Eco-Labeling
Mitsubishi Plastics Inc. has established an environmental labelling system and i...
August 14, 2003
Chemicals
Formaldehyde Exceeds WHO Guidelines in Half of Houses Surveyed
The Sick House Syndrome Association, a Japanese non-profit organization, release...
August 8, 2003
Policy / Systems
Matsushita Electric (Panasonic) Early to Halt Use of Specified Hazardous Substances
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., best known for its Panasonic brand, announce...
June 18, 2003
Policy / Systems
'Chemical Advisors' Go to Work
On 22 April 2003, Japan's Ministry of the Environment started dispatching the 18...
June 14, 2003
Chemicals
System for Tracing Farm Products by Cell Phone Offered
Noah, Inc., a Japanese website design and software development company, has put ...
May 9, 2003
Policy / Systems
First Compilation of PRTR Chemical Release Data Unveiled
Japan's Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indus...
April 15, 2003
Policy / Systems
Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law Takes Effect
The Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law took effect in Japan on February 15, ...
March 24, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Environment Ministry to Create PCB Waste Database
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) is working to create a database on pol...
March 17, 2003
Policy / Systems
Environment Ministry Recruits Chemical Advisors
Japan's Minister of the Environment recently launched a pilot project to train "...
February 20, 2003
Chemicals
VCM, Formaldehyde in Air, Groundwater Pose Cancer Risks
Japan's Ministry of the Environment has announced the results of initial environ...
February 20, 2003
Policy / Systems
Ban on Use of White Asbestos
Concerning various types of asbestos that been proven carcinogenic, the Ministry...
January 29, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Fluorocarbons in Fridge Insulation To Be Recovered and Destroyed
Japan's Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ...
December 30, 2002
Chemicals
Dioxin Levels Exceed Standards at 70 Sites
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) currently monitors dioxin levels based...
December 30, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Taiheiyo Cement Recycles Municipal Waste as Raw Material for Cement
Taiheiyo Cement Corporation, Japan's largest cement manufacturer, has launched a...
November 30, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Detergent-Free Dishwasher Now on Sale
On September 25, 2002, Sharp Corporation, one of Japan's major home electronics ...
October 16, 2002
Policy / Systems
Japan Becomes Party to POPs Treaty
The Japanese Cabinet endorsed the ratification of "Stockholm Convention on Persi...
October 3, 2002
Chemicals
Ministry of the Environment to Examine Trace Mercury
Japan's Ministry of the Environment will start this autumn to examine the advers...
September 24, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
am/pm Convenience Stores Sell "Peace of Mind" with Eco-Friendly Lunches
The convenience store chain am/pm Japan Co. differentiates itself from competito...
September 22, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
New Palmtop Dioxin Sensor
Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and the...
September 19, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
New Gel Detects Endocrine Disruptors
A research group led by associate professor Takashi Miyata of Kansai University ...
August 26, 2002
Policy / Systems
Tokyo Sets First Guidelines on Leaded Paints
The Environmental Bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government recently formulate...
August 26, 2002
Chemicals
Law Enacted to Prevent Soil Contamination
Japan recently enacted the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law which obligate...
August 26, 2002
Policy / Systems
One Year after PCB Treatment Law Enacted
One Year after PCB Treatment Law Enacted
August 24, 2002
Policy / Systems
Second Anniversary of the Dioxin Law
More than two years have passed since Japan's Law Concerning Special Measures ag...
August 24, 2002
Policy / Systems
Recovery Cost of Ozone-Depleting Chemicals Set
In an effort to defray the expense of recovering and destroying chlorofluorocarb...
August 24, 2002
Chemicals
Nonyl Phenol Confirmed as an Environmental Hormone for the First Time
Japan's Ministry of the Environment has confirmed that nonyl phenol, contained i...
August 24, 2002
Chemicals
High Levels of Dioxins in Birds: Ministry Report
Japan's Ministry of the Environment completed a report of its 2000 fiscal year f...
August 24, 2002
Policy / Systems
Japan to Ratify Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
The both Houses of the Japanese Diet approved the ratification of the Stockholm ...
August 24, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Mitsubishi Electric Discontinues Incinerators
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation in Japan plans to stop the use of incinerators f...
August 24, 2002
Chemicals
Mazda Develops Cleaner Painting Technology
Mazda Motor Corporation in Japan developed a new technology to reduce the use of...
August 24, 2002
Chemicals
Osaka Gas Tests 1-Kilowatt Cogeneration Unit
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. plans to launch sales of a 1 kW cogeneration unit, CHP (Comb...
August 24, 2002
Chemicals
Two "Sick Building" Toxic Substances to be Regulated
The Japanese Diet approved on July 5 the revision of the Building Standard Law, ...
August 22, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japan Enacts Automobile Recycling Law
The Japanese Diet enacted the Law for Effective Reutilization of Used Auto Parts...
August 4, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
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