Climate Change
September 26, 2005
Energy Conservation
Eco-Friendly Airport Plan for Narita
On April 21, 2005, Narita International Airport Corp. (NAA) announced that it ha...
September 25, 2005
Climate Change
Individuals, Businesses Joining National Global Warming Campaign
An increasing number of people and businesses have participated in "Team Minus 6...
September 25, 2005
Climate Change
Japan's Voluntary Emissions Trading Scheme Starts
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment has selected 34 companies and corporate...
September 21, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Hitachi Releases Water-Saving Dishwasher/Dryer
On July 1, 2005, Hitachi Home & Life Solutions, Inc., a leading Japanese home ap...
September 18, 2005
Climate Change
Tokyo Uses Heat Map to Combat Heat Island Effect
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has created a heat environment map and, based ...
September 12, 2005
Climate Change
Japan's GHG Emissions 8.3% Above 1990 Levels
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Japan amounted to 1.339 billion tons in CO2 eq...
September 10, 2005
Energy Conservation
Shiga Adopts Point System to Reduce Electricity Consumption
As part of its measures to help curb global warming, Shiga Prefecture has alloca...
September 7, 2005
Policy / Systems
Environment Ministry Subsidizes Reduced CO2-Emission Housing
In a bid to effectively cut down carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from private hom...
September 7, 2005
Transportation / Mobility
Toyota Reveals Fourth Environmental Action Plan through FY2010
Toyota Motor Corp. has formulated its Fourth Environmental Action Plan for fisca...
August 27, 2005
Climate Change
Kyoto Calls on World Mayors to Create Global Warming Council
Kyoto City announced on June 15, 2005 that its mayor, Yorikane Masumoto, will ca...
August 22, 2005
Policy / Systems
Eco-Rail Certification Launched to Promote Rail Transportation
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has launched an "Eco-Rail...
August 19, 2005
Climate Change
Ministry Selects FY2005 Community Projects to Cut CO2 Emissions
On July 22, 2005 Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced that it sel...
August 10, 2005
Climate Change
Environment Ministry Promotes 'Team Minus 6%' Global Warming Campaign
The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of Japan launched a national campaign call...
August 3, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Hino Motors Develops Hybrid Truck with Contactless Power Transfer System
Hino Motors, Ltd. of Japan has developed a next-generation parallel-hybrid (dies...
August 1, 2005
Climate Change
New Tokyo Government Energy/Eco Plan Requires Utilities to Report on CO2, Renewables
In a bid to fight global warming, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has or...
July 31, 2005
Climate Change
Methane Emissions from Hokkaido Offshore Seabed Identified
On April 18, 2005, a joint research group involving the Japan Agency for Marine-...
July 23, 2005
Climate Change
Fuji Xerox Starts Shipping Woodchips from its Own Plantation in New Zealand
On March 10, 2005, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. of Japan shipped its first cargo of wood...
July 23, 2005
Transportation / Mobility
Tokushima City 'No Car Day' Campaign Offers Prizes
Under the theme "Let's take a break from driving our cars. Let's be eco-friendly...
July 21, 2005
Energy Conservation
Home Appliance Energy Label Campaigns in Progress
Campaigns to promote energy-efficient household appliances in order to encourage...
July 16, 2005
Climate Change
Cabinet Designates 13 Urban Model Areas to Fight Global Warming
Thirteen areas have been selected as models for their measures against global wa...
July 14, 2005
Climate Change
Japan Adopts Action Plan to Achieve Kyoto Target
On April 28, 2005, the Japanese Cabinet adopted an action plan for meeting Japan...
July 8, 2005
Energy Conservation
Beverage Maker Suntory Reduces CO2 Emissions Using Cogeneration Systems
Suntory Ltd., a major Japanese beverage manufacturer, expects major energy savin...
July 4, 2005
Climate Change
Fuji Xerox Eliminates All GHGs Except CO2 from Production Processes
Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd. of Japan announced on April 14, 2005 that it has succeeded i...
June 26, 2005
Policy / Systems
Japanese Gov't Promotes Lighter Businesswear to Curb Global Warming
The Japanese government is calling on its all government employees to come to wo...
June 22, 2005
Climate Change
World's Largest Green Wall - the 'Bio-Lung' - Debuts at Aichi Expo 2005
A project called the "Bio-lung" has attracted public attention at the 2005 Wo...
June 17, 2005
Climate Change
MLIT Sets Global Warming Guidelines for Gov't Buildings
The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) formulated gu...
June 14, 2005
Climate Change
New Consultation/Verification Service Launched for CO2 Emissions Reductions
Meidensha Corp., a Japanese heavy electric machinery manufacturer, and ChuoAoyam...
June 5, 2005
Climate Change
Government Subsidizes Private Emission Credit Project
The Japanese government has launched a program to subsidize private businesses t...
June 5, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
NEC to Plant Trees as Part of Computer Recycling Program
NEC Corp. and NEC Personal Products, Ltd. launched the NEC's Refreshed PC Affore...
June 4, 2005
Climate Change
Higashi-Matsuyama City Reports Results of Global Warming Campaign
Higashi-Matsuyama City in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, reported the results of its...
May 30, 2005
Energy Conservation
"Candle Night" Summer Solstice 2005 Spreading Worldwide
The "Candle Night Summer Solstice 2005" will be held this year from 8 to 10 p.m....
May 24, 2005
Energy Conservation
Bank to Support Leasing of Energy-Saving Products to Households
The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), a government-affiliated financial instituti...
May 24, 2005
Policy / Systems
Iwate Prefecture Starts Eco-Friendly Office Certification
Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan launched a new scheme in January 2005 to cert...
May 16, 2005
Policy / Systems
Toyota City Testing Car-Sharing System Using Compact Electric Vehicles
Toyota City, a major auto industry city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, is testing a...
May 12, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Fujitsu Computer Cases World's First to Use Plant-Based Plastic
Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd. and Toray Industries, Inc. announced...
May 3, 2005
Renewable Energy
Solar/Wind Energy Used to Light Phone Booths
The Hokkaido branch of the NTT East Corp. has installed a hybrid solar/wind powe...
April 28, 2005
Policy / Systems
Kyoto City Establishes Certification System for "Eco-driving Promoters"
Kyoto City announced on November 24, 2004 that it has established a system to ce...
April 19, 2005
Energy Conservation
Japanese Government Purchases Its First Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Credits
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on January 28, 2005 that it h...
April 18, 2005
Renewable Energy
Japan's Power Companies Far Behind in Renewable Energy
The world's leading power companies were evaluated for their renewable energy ef...
April 18, 2005
Renewable Energy
Fuel Cell Co-Generation System Installed in Apartment Complex
Japan's Urban Renaissance Agency (UR), an independent administrative institution...
April 16, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Kyoto City Enacts Japan's 1st Local Global Warming Countermeasure Ordinance
Japan's first local ordinance designed to curb global warming was adopted by Kyo...
April 14, 2005
Transportation / Mobility
Commercial Jetliners to Strengthen GHG Monitoring
The JAL Foundation, Japan Airlines (JAL), and the Meteorological Research Instit...
April 11, 2005
Policy / Systems
New Technology to Trap CO2 and Recover Methane from Coal Beds
In an ongoing effort to develop technology that utilizes coal characteristics t...
April 8, 2005
Climate Change
Plum Flowering Earliest on Record in Mito
The Mito Local Meteorological Observatory located in Mito City, Ibaraki Prefectu...
April 7, 2005
Policy / Systems
Thirteen Transport Organizations Achieve Global Warming Targets
On January 19, 2005, the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport...
March 28, 2005
Policy / Systems
Kyoto Launches Wood Mileage CO2 Certification System
Kyoto Prefecture in Japan announced on December 28, 2004 that it had established...
March 28, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Nippon Oil to Sell World's First LPG Home Fuel Cell System
Nippon Oil Corp., a Japanese energy company, announced recently that it will put...
March 16, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Mass Production of Home Geothermal Heat Pumps Begins in Japan
Sunpot Co., a heating appliance maker in Japan, together with Hokkaido Universit...
March 15, 2005
Energy Conservation
Hokkaido Electric Power to Invest in Japan GHG Reduction Fund
Hokkaido Electric Power Co. announced on November 22, 2004 that it will invest U...
March 12, 2005
Policy / Systems
3 Ministries Jointly Publish 'Low-Emission Vehicle Guidebook 2004'
Three Japanese ministries, the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of Econ...Related
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