Climate Change
February 23, 2008
Transportation / Mobility
Modal Shift to Ferries Cuts Both CO2 Emissions and Costs
Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., an electronic equipment manufacturer headquartered in...
February 23, 2008
Climate Change
Carbon-Offset Tour to Expand in Hokkaido
The Scenic Byways Resource Center, Japan is an organization that is attempting t...
February 18, 2008
Climate Change
Mitsubishi Electric Group to Reduce CO2 Emissions by 60% from Fiscal 1990 Levels
On June 29, 2007, the Mitsubishi Electric Group publicized its fiscal 2006 repor...
February 15, 2008
Energy Conservation
Kobe City to Subsidize Maritime Transportation to Oita Port in Kyushu
Kobe City in Japan announced on October 10, 2007 its decision to subsidize modal...
February 13, 2008
Climate Change
NOx in Asia Triples over Past 24 Years
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in the Asian region tripled between 1980 and 2003...
February 13, 2008
Energy Conservation
Toyako G8 Summit Area to Cut GHG Emissions by 50% by 2030
Japan's Ministry of the Environment announced on October 1, 2007, that it has se...
February 12, 2008
Education
Sharp Corp. Eco-Education Program with Weathercasters Expanding to More Elementary Schools
Sharp Corp. announced on September 13, 2007, that it is expanding its environmen...
January 31, 2008
Energy Conservation
Aichi Prefecture New Tender Requires Local Power Supplier to Cut 416 Tons of CO2 Emissions per Year
The government of Aichi Prefecture, in central Japan, introduced a new tender re...
January 31, 2008
Energy Conservation
Development of Plastic Made from CO2 Underway
The launch of a new research project aimed at developing a highly functional ali...
January 28, 2008
Climate Change
Marubeni Enters International Emissions Trading Market
One of Japan's major general trading companies, the Marubeni Corporation, announ...
January 28, 2008
Energy Conservation
Japan's Voluntary Emissions Trading Scheme Surpasses Reduction Target
On September 11, 2007, Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) released the re...
January 24, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Thermal Barrier Coating Found Effective as Global Warming Countermeasure
In Japan, where scorching summer temperatures have been breaking records every y...
January 24, 2008
Climate Change
Environmental Doomsday Clock Shows Growing Concerns: Asahi Glass Foundation 2007 Survey
According to the results of an annual survey of opinions from around the world a...
January 24, 2008
Climate Change
JFS Wins Environment Ministry's Award
On December 17, Japan for Sustainability (JFS) was presented the 2007 Environ...
January 19, 2008
Energy Conservation
Tokyo Steps up Campaign to Eliminate Incandescent Lights
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) announced on September 21, 2007, that it...
January 19, 2008
Climate Change
Arctic Sea Ice Shows Striking Decline
The extent of Arctic sea ice has been declining at an unprecedented rate since e...
January 14, 2008
Climate Change
Survey Shows Majority of Japanese Expect Forests to Prevent Global Warming
The Cabinet Office of Japan released the results of a regularly conducted public...
January 10, 2008
Renewable Energy
World's First 2nd-Gen Biodiesel City Bus to Run in Tokyo
On September 21, 2007, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Nippon Oil (ENEOS), To...
January 9, 2008
Transportation / Mobility
'No My Car Day' - Wakkanai City Reduces CO2 Emissions by 3100 kg Over Two Days
In Wakkanai City, September 7 and October 5, 2007, were designated 'No My Car Da...
January 9, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Sunflowers to Help Revitalize City at Foot of Mt. Fuji
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Fuji City in Shizuoka Prefecture, Jap...
January 5, 2008
Climate Change
Japanese Government Reports Progress in Efforts to Counter Heat Island Effect
A Japanese government liaison committee, released a report on July 18, 2007, des...
December 30, 2007
Climate Change
Japanese Publisher Offers World's First 'Carbon Offset Subscription'
Kirakusha Inc., a Japanese ecological publisher, started a "Carbon Offset Subscr...
December 30, 2007
Policy / Systems
Survey Shows Nearly 50% of Workers Wear Lighter Summer Clothes
In August 2007, the Japanese government's Cabinet Office released the results of...
December 30, 2007
Climate Change
Survey Shows 95% of Japanese See Global Warming as Imminent Problem
According to a report released on August 10, 2007, by the Keizai Koho Center (Ja...
December 20, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japan's First CO2 Emission-Free Eco-Tours on Sale for Individual Tourists
JTB Kanto Corp., a major travel agency located in the Kanto area, started sellin...
December 19, 2007
Climate Change
Cooling Effect of Sprinkling Water on Photocatalyst-Coated Glass Demonstrated
On August 29, 2007, the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organiz...
December 19, 2007
Policy / Systems
ICLEI Japan Office Lists 52 More Cases of Global Warming Prevention
ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability Japan Office started carrying out ind...
December 14, 2007
Climate Change
Adaptive Measures Involving 13 Agricultural Products Announced to Combat Global Warming
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) unveiled a compre...
December 12, 2007
Climate Change
Major Japanese Industries Commit to Join Fight to Prevent Global Warming
In June 2007, at a joint meeting of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indus...
December 12, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
Biwako Bank Entices Customers to Reduce their CO2 Emissions with Higher Interest Rate
Japan's Biwako Bank in Shiga Prefecture announced on August 7, 2007, that it is ...
December 12, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japanese Supermarket Selling Carbon-Offset Products
Carbon-offset is the act of mitigating, or offsetting, the sometimes unavoidable...
December 12, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
Carbon Offset New Year's Postcard on Sale in Japan
The Japan Post Group released new Carbon Offset New Year's postcards for sale on...
December 6, 2007
Energy Conservation
Green Electricity Used in TV Broadcast of World Championships in Athletics
In a first for a major broadcaster in Japan, Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. (TBS...
December 4, 2007
Energy Conservation
Hydrate Slurry Air-Conditioning System Shows Energy Efficiency, CO2 Reduction
JFE Engineering Corp. of Japan announced on July 5, 2007 that it has confirmed t...
November 30, 2007
Climate Change
Teijin Group attempts to reduce 20 percent of its CO2 emissions by 2020
The Teijin Group, a leading Japanese manufacturer of fibers, plastics and pharma...
November 29, 2007
Renewable Energy
Japanese Researchers Identify Gene that Boosts Plant Photosynthesis
Researchers in Japan have found a gene, lost during evolution when plants evolve...
November 26, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
'Energy Bank,' a New Fund for Energy Efficiency and CO2 Reduction
The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), a government-affiliated financial instituti...
November 26, 2007
Climate Change
NEC Conducts Tours to Offset CO2 Emissions
As part of its activities to raise environmental awareness, NEC Corporation has ...
November 7, 2007
Climate Change
MAFF Releases Global Warming Strategy with New CO2 Reduction Targets
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) released on ...
November 7, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
First Model School's 'Eco-Renovation' Complete, Another School Selected
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) reported on June 8, 2007, the completi...
November 4, 2007
Climate Change
Worldwide Temperature Rises in Near Future Forecasted
The National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), an independent administ...
October 31, 2007
Climate Change
Signature Campaign 'The Promise of Kyoto' Asks for National Measures against Global Warming
In Japan, young people in their twenties to thirties who are concerned about glo...
October 31, 2007
Climate Change
National Campaign Aims to Reduce Individual CO2 Emissions by 1 kg per Day
"Team Minus 6 %," a government-led campaign by Japan's Ministry of the Environme...
October 27, 2007
Climate Change
Rooftop Greenery Area Up Two-fold, Wall Greenery 15-fold in Seven Years
On June 22, 2007, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) rele...
October 27, 2007
Climate Change
New Oceanographic Buoy for Monitoring Sea Surface CO2
Mutsu Institute for Oceanography, a branch laboratory of Japan Agency for Marine...
October 18, 2007
Climate Change
Agency Report Shows Global Climatic Changes in 2006
The Japan Metrological Agency released on June 6, 2007, on its website the "Clim...
October 18, 2007
Climate Change
Survey 2007 Shows Growing Concern about Global Warming
Hakuhodo, one of major advertising companies of Japan announced on June 6, 2007,...
October 14, 2007
Policy / Systems
Tough New Energy-Efficiency Standards for Tokyo Gov't Buildings
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) announced its 2007 Tokyo Standards for E...
October 14, 2007
Policy / Systems
Japan To Permit Carbon Capture and Storage in Seabed
The Upper House of Japan's parliament passed a bill on May 23, 2007 during its p...
October 14, 2007
Policy / Systems
Environment Ministry to Help Establish New Businesses to Prevent Global Warming
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) selected two projects in May 2007...Related
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