Climate Change

Nippon Oil Conducts Real-Life Experiment on a Carbon-Free House

June 8, 2009

Renewable Energy

 

Nippon Oil Conducts Real-Life Experiment on a Carbon-Free House

Nippon Oil Corporation announced on March 3, 2009, that the company complete...
 
Nation's First CO2 Emissions Calculation System Using Shopping Receipts Launched in Okinawa

June 7, 2009

Policy / Systems

 

Nation's First CO2 Emissions Calculation System Using Shopping Receipts Launched in Okinawa

A city-wide environmental accounting service, Eco-Hana, has been launched for bu...
 
Fuji Xerox to Reduce CO2 Emissions by 30% from Its Product Lifecycle Stage by 2020

June 5, 2009

Climate Change

 

Fuji Xerox to Reduce CO2 Emissions by 30% from Its Product Lifecycle Stage by 2020

Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., announced on February 16, 2009, that it aims to reduce car...
 
Eco-Friendly Event Held, Participants Receive Eco-Points

May 29, 2009

Climate Change

 

Eco-Friendly Event Held, Participants Receive Eco-Points

Reed Expo 2009, an eco-friendly event, was held on February 14 through 15, 2009,...
 
Japanese City Switches Focus from Global Warming to 'Global Heating' to Show Urgency

May 27, 2009

Climate Change

 

Japanese City Switches Focus from Global Warming to 'Global Heating' to Show Urgency

The city of Kawaguchi, in Japan's Saitama Prefecture, declared on April 1, 2009,...
 
Tree Planting Program Underway to Offset Carbon Emissions from Cars in Hokkaido

May 25, 2009

Climate Change

 

Tree Planting Program Underway to Offset Carbon Emissions from Cars in Hokkaido

A tree planting program to offset carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from cars ...
 
Sapporo Test-Markets Beer with Carbon Footprint Calculated

May 24, 2009

Climate Change

 

Sapporo Test-Markets Beer with Carbon Footprint Calculated

Sapporo Breweries Ltd., a major Japanese brewer, test-marketed one of its produc...
 
2008 Annual Mean Temperature Remained High in Japan and Worldwide

May 23, 2009

Climate Change

 

2008 Annual Mean Temperature Remained High in Japan and Worldwide

The Japan Meteorological Agency released the 2008 statistics on annual mean ...
 
Kyoto City Offering Web-Based Household Eco-Account Book

May 21, 2009

Climate Change

 

Kyoto City Offering Web-Based Household Eco-Account Book

The City of Kyoto began providing the Household Emissions Calculator program thr...
 
Japan to Provide Assistance to Developing Countries to Address Climate Change

May 15, 2009

Climate Change

 

Japan to Provide Assistance to Developing Countries to Address Climate Change

Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs released "Japan's Official Development As...
 
Carbon Fund Established in Shiga Prefecture to Foster Eco-Social Market Economy

May 11, 2009

Climate Change

 

Carbon Fund Established in Shiga Prefecture to Foster Eco-Social Market Economy

On April 14, 2009, the Shiga Carbon Fund was established by economic organizatio...
 
Kyoto Prefecture Introduces Insulating Film to Windows in Main Building of Government Office

April 25, 2009

Climate Change

 

Kyoto Prefecture Introduces Insulating Film to Windows in Main Building of Government Office

Kyoto Prefecture introduced highly-efficient insulation film to all the wind...
 
Shortened TV Broadcast in Japan Contributes to Cutting CO2 Emissions

April 23, 2009

Climate Change

 

Shortened TV Broadcast in Japan Contributes to Cutting CO2 Emissions

As a special one-day environmental event, Japan's public broadcaster, Japan Broa...
 
SxL Plans to Build Carbon Neutral Houses by 2011

April 10, 2009

Climate Change

 

SxL Plans to Build Carbon Neutral Houses by 2011

SxL Co., a major Japanese home builder, announced on January 6, 2009, that by th...
 
INAX to Display Annual CO2 Reduction from Household Equipment

April 9, 2009

Climate Change

 

INAX to Display Annual CO2 Reduction from Household Equipment

INAX Corporation, a Japanese major supplier of sanitary fixtures and building ma...
 
Awareness of Cool Biz and Warm Biz at 94.3 Percent

April 6, 2009

Climate Change

 

Awareness of Cool Biz and Warm Biz at 94.3 Percent

The rate of awareness of Cool Biz and Warm Biz was 94.3 percent (sum of "Knew it...
 
Winners of 2008 New Energy Awards Announced

March 24, 2009

Climate Change

 

Winners of 2008 New Energy Awards Announced

The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced on November 20, 2...
 
Toshiba to Build Pilot Plant to Test CO2 Capture Technology

March 23, 2009

Climate Change

 

Toshiba to Build Pilot Plant to Test CO2 Capture Technology

Japan's Toshiba Corporation announced on December 3, 2008, that it will acce...
 
'CO2 Diet' Timber Dam Made of Japanese Cedars Recognized

March 21, 2009

Climate Change

 

'CO2 Diet' Timber Dam Made of Japanese Cedars Recognized

Innovative ideas were recently selected from each prefecture in Japan to com...
 
Nissan Motor Offers Shareholders Opportunity to Protect Environment

March 18, 2009

Policy / Systems

 

Nissan Motor Offers Shareholders Opportunity to Protect Environment

Wind Farm at Rajasthan, India Image by lamentables. Some Rights Reserved. ...
 
Japanese Researchers Warn of Global Warming Impacts on Soil Carbon Storage

March 12, 2009

Environmental Technology

 

Japanese Researchers Warn of Global Warming Impacts on Soil Carbon Storage

A joint research group of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and the Fore...
 
Sanyo Electric's 'Eco-Store System' Realizing Supermarket Energy Savings Wins Japan's Eco-Products Award

March 11, 2009

Eco-business / Social Venture

 

Sanyo Electric's 'Eco-Store System' Realizing Supermarket Energy Savings Wins Japan's Eco-Products Award

At the fifth annual Eco-Products Awards ceremony, held in December 2008, SANYO E...
 
Beat Communication Launches Upgrade of Online Service that Helps Visualize CO2 Reductions

March 9, 2009

Climate Change

 

Beat Communication Launches Upgrade of Online Service that Helps Visualize CO2 Reductions

Beat Communication Co., a Japanese company that produces social networking servi...
 
Japan's First Carbon-Neutral Railway Station to Open in Settsu, Osaka Prefecture

March 6, 2009

Eco-business / Social Venture

 

Japan's First Carbon-Neutral Railway Station to Open in Settsu, Osaka Prefecture

The Japanese city of Settsu in Osaka Prefecture and Hankyu Corporation announced...
 
Yokohama, Nissan Motor to Target Zero Emissions

March 2, 2009

Transportation / Mobility

 

Yokohama, Nissan Motor to Target Zero Emissions

Nissan Motor Co., of Japan and the City of Yokohama signed a memorandum on N...
 
Major Cities Show Leadership to Cut GHG Emissions: C40 Tokyo Conference

March 1, 2009

Climate Change

 

Major Cities Show Leadership to Cut GHG Emissions: C40 Tokyo Conference

Representatives from the world's leading cities gathered at the C40 Tokyo Confer...
 
Toshiba Sets Expanded Target to Cut GHG Emissions

February 28, 2009

Climate Change

 

Toshiba Sets Expanded Target to Cut GHG Emissions

Japan's Toshiba Corp. set a new target to reduce its total greenhouse gas (GHG) ...
 
Town Government Launches Eco-Commuting Project

February 27, 2009

Transportation / Mobility

 

Town Government Launches Eco-Commuting Project

Town officials in Goka Town of Sashima County in Ibaraki Prefecture have bee...
 
Many Japanese Feel the Impact of Global Warming

February 26, 2009

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Many Japanese Feel the Impact of Global Warming

The Biodiversity Center of the Japanese Ministry of the Environment started...
 
'Eco-Challenge' for Eco-friendly Life

February 25, 2009

Policy / Systems

 

'Eco-Challenge' for Eco-friendly Life

Step Change Co. in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, set up in July 2008 the f...
 
Nissan Motor Selected for Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index for Second Consecutive Year

February 23, 2009

Climate Change

 

Nissan Motor Selected for Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index for Second Consecutive Year

Nissan Motor Co. announced on October 15, 2008, that it had been selected for th...
 
Save Energy and Earn Points - Kyoto Eco-Action Points Program Starts

February 19, 2009

Renewable Energy

 

Save Energy and Earn Points - Kyoto Eco-Action Points Program Starts

The model Kyoto Eco-Action Points program started in October 2008. As part of th...
 
Ministry to Proceed with Carbon Footprint Program

February 14, 2009

Climate Change

 

Ministry to Proceed with Carbon Footprint Program

As one way to help people be aware of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, Japan's Mi...
 
New LCD to Display CO2 Emission Cuts

February 9, 2009

Eco-business / Social Venture

 

New LCD to Display CO2 Emission Cuts

NEC Display Solutions, a visual display manufacturer in the NEC group, launched ...
 
Japan's Hyogo Prefecture Adopts the Kyoto Protocol's CDM to Reduce GHG Emissions

February 7, 2009

Climate Change

 

Japan's Hyogo Prefecture Adopts the Kyoto Protocol's CDM to Reduce GHG Emissions

Hyogo Prefecture announced, in July 2008, that it plans to introduce use of a sy...
 
Carbon Offset Association Established

February 4, 2009

Climate Change

 

Carbon Offset Association Established

Launched by nine member companies, the Carbon Offset Association (COA) was estab...
 
Mitsubishi Selling 'Smart' Air Conditioners that Display CO2 Emissions and Electricity Cost Savings

February 2, 2009

Eco-business / Social Venture

 

Mitsubishi Selling 'Smart' Air Conditioners that Display CO2 Emissions and Electricity Cost Savings

Japan's Mitsubishi Electric Corp. launched eight new models of its Kirigamine Mo...
 
Mitsui Chemicals to Study Industrial Feasibility of Chemical CO2 Immobilization Technology

January 31, 2009

Environmental Technology

 

Mitsui Chemicals to Study Industrial Feasibility of Chemical CO2 Immobilization Technology

Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (MCI), a leading Japanese chemicals company, announced on ...
 
Environment Ministry Selects Nine Carbon-Offset Model Projects

January 18, 2009

Climate Change

 

Environment Ministry Selects Nine Carbon-Offset Model Projects

Japan's Ministry of the Environment announced on August 5, 2008, that it adopted...
 
Manufacturer Saving Energy by Growing Vertical Gardens on Factory Walls

January 16, 2009

Climate Change

 

Manufacturer Saving Energy by Growing Vertical Gardens on Factory Walls

During the summer of 2008, Kyocera Corp., a Japanese manufacturer of electro...
 
Unique Brewing Technology Reduces CO2 Emissions by 30%

January 15, 2009

Climate Change

 

Unique Brewing Technology Reduces CO2 Emissions by 30%

Asahi Breweries, Ltd., a major Japanese brewer, announced on August 28, 2008, th...
 
Japan's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increased by 2.3% in 2007: Ministry

January 10, 2009

Climate Change

 

Japan's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increased by 2.3% in 2007: Ministry

The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on November 12, 2008, that pr...
 
Survey of Internet Users Shows 70% Concerned with CO2 Reduction Efforts

January 6, 2009

Climate Change

 

Survey of Internet Users Shows 70% Concerned with CO2 Reduction Efforts

A Japanese net-media company, ishare Inc., announced on July 22, 2008, that a su...
 
Japanese Government Adopts Action Plan Emphasizing Solar Power Generation

January 1, 2009

Climate Change

 

Japanese Government Adopts Action Plan Emphasizing Solar Power Generation

The Japanese government made a cabinet decision on July 29, 2008 that appro...
 
Japanese Government Releases Results of Survey on a Low-Carbon Society

December 16, 2008

Climate Change

 

Japanese Government Releases Results of Survey on a Low-Carbon Society

The Japanese government's Cabinet Office released the results of a special surve...
 
V-cube Introduces CO2 Savings Calculator in its Web-Video Communications Service

December 15, 2008

Climate Change

 

V-cube Introduces CO2 Savings Calculator in its Web-Video Communications Service

V-cube Inc., a Japanese company that programs and develops web-based inform...
 
Asahi Kasei Group Starts Wood Biomass Power Generation

December 1, 2008

Renewable Energy

 

Asahi Kasei Group Starts Wood Biomass Power Generation

Asahi Kasei NS Energy Corp., which operates a coal-fired power plant in Nobeoka,...
 
Ministry Selects 10 Model Projects for Housing and Buildings to Reduce CO2 Emissions

November 28, 2008

Climate Change

 

Ministry Selects 10 Model Projects for Housing and Buildings to Reduce CO2 Emissions

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport selected its first projects i...
 
Major Japanese Breweries Start Joint Deliveries to Cut CO2 Emissions

November 27, 2008

Climate Change

 

Major Japanese Breweries Start Joint Deliveries to Cut CO2 Emissions

Sapporo Breweries Ltd. and Kirin Brewery Co., two major brewers in Japan, announ...
 
JBIC and Nikkei Start Announcing the Indicative Price of Carbon Trading

November 25, 2008

Climate Change

 

JBIC and Nikkei Start Announcing the Indicative Price of Carbon Trading

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and Nikkei (Nihon Keizai Shi...
 
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