Climate Change
March 30, 2003
Energy Conservation
FY2001 Energy-related CO2 Emissions Down 2.7%
Japan's energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions during fiscal 2001 decline...
March 26, 2003
Fossil Fuels
Sagawa Express Passes Target of 1,000 Natural Gas Vehicles
Sagawa Express Co., one of Japan's leading transportation companies that special...
March 25, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Food Delivery Truck to Collect Vegetable Waste
Mos Food Services, a Japanese hamburger store chain, announced that the company ...
March 18, 2003
Renewable Energy
Wood Pellets Regain Popularity for Biomass Utilization
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan unveiled its Nation...
March 15, 2003
Policy / Systems
Nagano Announces "New Deal for Forestry"
Nagano, well- known as one of Japan's mountainous prefectures, has revealed a po...
March 12, 2003
Renewable Energy
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Promotes Fuel Cell Bus Project
In accordance with a fuel cell bus project stipulated by the Tokyo Metropolitan ...
March 11, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Mobile Hydrogen Stations for Fuel Cell Vehicles Start Sales
Sumisho Air Water Co. has developed Japan's first mobile hydrogen stations for f...
March 7, 2003
Energy Conservation
Yokohama City to Install 100 Solar-LED Lightposts
Yokohama City, in Kanagawa Prefecture, is planning to install 100 energy efficie...
February 28, 2003
Energy Conservation
Fuel Efficiency Standards for LPG Cars to Be Established
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport has been considering the...
February 27, 2003
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
ACROS Fukuoka: Manmade "Mountain" Eases Urban Heat Island Effect
ACROS Fukuoka is a cultural and commercial complex located in the heart of Fu...
February 13, 2003
Policy / Systems
"Climate Point System" Shelved
The implementation of a "climate point system," proposed by Japan's Ministry of ...
February 10, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
First Fuel-Cell Mini-vehicle to Begin Test on Public Roads
Daihatsu Motor Co. received road authorization on January 15, 2003, from Japan's...
February 7, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Fluorocarbon-free Refrigerators Also Save Energy
In the fall of 2002, four Japanese home electronics manufacturers launched sales...
February 4, 2003
Policy / Systems
Kochi to Introduce Forest Environment Tax
In December 2002, Kochi Prefecture announced its view on Japan's first local tax...
January 28, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Sony Launches Veggie-Based Plastic "Walkman"
SONY Corporation, the creator of the Walkman, has launched a new model using veg...
January 20, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
From Fujitsu: World's First Notebook PC with Recycled Magnesium Alloy
Japan's Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Kasei Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. suc...
January 18, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Nissan Releases Fuel Cell Vehicle
Nissan Motor Co. of Japan has acquired the approval by the Ministry of Land, Inf...
January 8, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
World's First Sale-Lease Agreement of Fuel Cell Vehicles
On the occasion of the world's first market delivery of fuel cell-powered vehicl...
January 8, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Cosmo Oil Offers "CO2-free" Gasoline to Cardholders
Japanese oil company Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd. recently launched a new service to sell...
January 4, 2003
Renewable Energy
Japan Green Fund For Renewable Energy Established
Japan Green Fund was established in Japan on 7 December 2002 with the aim of spr...
January 4, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
World's First On-Site Recycling System Eliminates Waste Concrete
Japan's Fujitsu Limited (a major electronics manufacturer) and Shimizu Corporati...
December 17, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
DME Fuel Synthesized from CO2 in Power Plant Emissions
Kansai Electric Power Co., has successfully synthesized dimethyl ether (DME) fro...
December 12, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toyota to Offer Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicles Starting in December
Toyota Motor Corp. announced on November 18, 2002 that it will start limited mar...
December 12, 2002
Others
Urban Heat Island Effect and Countermeasures
Japan's Ministry of the Environment recently released the results of research on...
December 10, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Kitaro Held a Concert in Beijing as First "Carbon Neutral" Concert in China
Kitaro, a Japanese artist and composer famous for performing music with a synthe...
December 10, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Sharp to Launch Production of Solar Cell Modules in the U.S.
Japan-based Sharp Corporation, the world's leading manufacturer of photovoltaic ...
November 30, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
TEPCO to Provide Information on Climate Change Mitigation on Statements and Web Site
Starting in August 2002, the Tokyo Electric Power Company, Japan (TEPCO), starte...
November 29, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
MLIT Publishes Manual for Environmentally-Responsible Logistics Management Systems
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) has published a ma...
November 29, 2002
Policy / Systems
Tokyo to Make CO2 Cuts Mandatory for Major Firms
Despite various countermeasures taken so far, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fro...
November 29, 2002
Policy / Systems
About 30 Companies in Mie Prefecture To Join Emissions Trading Simulation
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) will implement a greenhouse gas emissi...
November 29, 2002
Policy / Systems
Applications Begin for Joint Implementation and Clean Development Mechanism Projects
The government of Japan recently created the Coordinating Committee for Use of t...
November 24, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Geothermal Air-Conditioning in Classrooms
GEO Power System Inc. (headquartered in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan), a company ...
November 24, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Outline on Japan's National Strategy of Biomass Utilization Announced
On July 30, 2002, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan u...
November 24, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toyota-Hino Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus Testing Begins
Japan's Toyota Motor Corp (TMC) and Hino Motors Ltd (Hino) have announced that t...
November 16, 2002
Renewable Energy
New at Tokyo City Hall: Rooftop Greenery, Solar Power
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is proceeding with a greening project of metro...
November 13, 2002
Climate Change
Global Warming Observations from Commercial Jets
An environmental observation and monitoring project started in April 1993 by the...
November 11, 2002
Renewable Energy
Wind Power Generation in Resort Hotel
Japan's Daiwa House Industry Co. has begun generating wind power at a resort hot...
November 11, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Develops Solar Power Generation System Using Emergency Water Tanks
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan has developed a photovoltaic power ge...
November 6, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Wind Power Generation to Begin at Tokyo Bay in Spring of 2003
Japan's Electric Power Development Co. and Toyota Tsusho Corporation established...
October 31, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japan's First Private Sector Hydrogen Refueling Station for Fuel Cell Vehicles
Toho Gas has built a hydrogen refueling station at its research laboratory facil...
October 28, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
"Green Management Manual" for Japan's Trucking Industry
Japan's Foundation for Promoting Personal Mobility and Ecological Transportation...
October 22, 2002
Policy / Systems
Nagoya City to Ban Car Commuting by Public Employees
Takehisa Matsubara, the mayor of Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, announced on Sep...
October 19, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Teijin to Establish PET "Bottle-to-Bottle" Recycling Business
On April 15, Teijin Limited, a Japanese maker of synthetic fibers, chemicals and...
October 13, 2002
Policy / Systems
Environment Ministry to Subsidize Reduction of Greenhouse Gases
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) has decided on a policy to subsidize t...
October 1, 2002
Policy / Systems
METI to Launch On-line Market for Emissions Trading
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will establish an on-line...
September 28, 2002
Climate Change
Greenhouse Effect Gas Observation Satellite to be Developed
A greenhouse gas observation satellite (named Global Change Observation Mission-...
September 25, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Methanol from Rice Bran and Straw
Japan's National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) and Mitsubishi Heavy ...
August 29, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Tama City Adopts Environmental Accounting
Tama City (located in the Tokyo metropolitan region in Japan) recently introduce...
August 27, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Photovoltaic Power Generation by Clay Roofing Tile
Shinto Company Limited, located in Takahashi City, Aichi Prefecture in Japan, re...
August 26, 2002
Policy / Systems
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport Promotes Next-Generation"Eco-Ships"
The Fiscal 2002 Marine Affairs Report states that Japan's Ministry of Land, Infr...Related
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