Ecosystems / Biodiversity
September 10, 2005
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Survey Finds Endangered Japanese Cranes Thriving
The number of Japanese cranes in Hokkaido has topped 1,000, according to a surve...
August 15, 2005
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Eelgrass to Help Rejuvenate Osaka Bay
As part of a project for creating rich natural diving spots, volunteers have sta...
August 15, 2005
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Violins Made of Cedar Plantation Thinnings
Students belonging to Shizuoka Prefectural Tenryu Forest High School's Forest...
July 18, 2005
Policy / Systems
Asian Bird Species Distribution Database on the Web
"BirdBase," a database of information about the distribution of Asian bird speci...
July 18, 2005
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Community Strives to Restore Coastal Wetland in Tokyo Bay
The Sanbanze Environmental Citizen Center, a nonprofit non-governmental organiza...
June 16, 2005
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Exhibition of Endangered Plants Traveling to 7 Japanese Cities
A special display entitled the "Endangered Plants Exhibition" is traveling to se...
June 14, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Eco-Friendly Musical Instruments Spreading in Japan
Musical instruments made of Green Line, a synthetic wood developed by world-famo...
June 9, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
2004 Winners of Wood House Design Competition Announced
The winners of the "Japan Land of Wood House Design Competition 2004" were an...
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 3, 2005
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Forestry Agency Sets up Task Force on Illegal Logging
The G8 Summit to be held in the UK in July 2005 will have illegal logging on its...
May 21, 2005
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Swans to Mogami River Park Increase Dramatically in 38 Years
As many as 11,950 swans flew over to the Mogami River Swan Park and its neighbor...
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 8, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Quality Fertilizer Developed from Rice Husk Ashes
The National Agricultural Research Center and Takata Engineering Corp. of Japan ...
May 7, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
User- and Eco-Friendly Strand Board Produced from Thinned Wood
Shinwa Mokuzai Co., a wood processing company in Gifu Prefecture, has develop...
May 5, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Unitika Ltd. Develops World's First High Temperature-Resistant Polylactic Acid
Polylactic acid resin is a type of biodegradable plastic derived from biomass re...
May 2, 2005
Policy / Systems
Hokkaido to Regulate Genetically Modified Crop Cultivation
In February 2005 the government of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture, pr...
April 22, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Major European Fashion Brands Adopt Paper Fiber
A new trend of using paper fiber for fabrics has been spreading among prestigiou...
April 21, 2005
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
The Japanese Archipelago - New Nature Conservation Hotspot
The Japanese archipelago has been designated as one of 34 hotspots inhabited by ...
April 21, 2005
Renewable Energy
Successful 500-Hour Test Moves Biomass Generation Closer to Practical Use
Chugai Ro Co., a Japanese thermal engineering company, announced on February 7, ...
April 14, 2005
Renewable Energy
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Develops Mini Generation System Using Woodchips
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. has successfully developed a power generation sy...
April 12, 2005
Policy / Systems
Entire Village Acquires Forest Certification
Morotsuka, a village in Miyazaki Prefecture in southwest Japan, acquired Forest ...
April 9, 2005
Policy / Systems
Tokushima Pref. Uses Thinned Cedar Logs for Guardrails
Tokushima Prefecture is one of four prefectures on the smallest of Japan's four ...
April 8, 2005
Climate Change
Plum Flowering Earliest on Record in Mito
The Mito Local Meteorological Observatory located in Mito City, Ibaraki Prefectu...
April 4, 2005
Water
Kirin Brewery and Forestry Association Agree to Conserve Lake Biwa Watershed
On January 19, 2005, Kirin Brewery Co. concluded the "Lake Biwa Afforestation Pa...
April 3, 2005
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
River Restoration Project Starts in Iwate
Iwate Prefecture started river restoration projects in January 2005 along the Us...
April 1, 2005
Environmental Technology
Research institute discovers drought-tolerant gene
A Japanese independent administrative institution, the Institute of Physical and...
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 25, 2005
Chemicals
Study: Typhoons Contribute to Rapid Spread of Acid Rain
A working group on acid rain set up by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment ...
March 13, 2005
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Spread of Genetically Modified Canola Confirmed across Japan
The presence of imported genetically modified (GM) canola plants growing in the ...
March 10, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Kokuyo S&T Launches Japan's First FSC-Certified Notebook
Kokuyo S&T Co., a group company of Kokuyo Co., a leading Japanese manufacturer a...
March 5, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Cedar Bark Oil Absorbent Wins Eco Mark Certification
The Japan Environment Association awarded Eco Mark certification on November ...
March 1, 2005
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Amur-Okhotsk Sea Ice Research Project Planned
The Research Institute for Humanity and Nature and the Institute of Low Temperat...
February 23, 2005
Policy / Systems
Colony of Short-tailed Albatross Successfully Relocated
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on November 18, 2004 that it ...
February 21, 2005
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
NPOs and Organic Farming Group Join to Revitalize Kasumigaura Area
Three organizations announced on October 28, 2004 that they have concluded an en...
February 18, 2005
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
NPO Revives Dying Sacred Camphor Tree in Kyoto
A sacred giant camphor tree about 60 years old located on the grounds Iwaya Shri...
February 17, 2005
Climate Change
Japan's Wood Transport Distance Rose by 40% in 12 Years
The average distance traveled by timber from source to use in Japan increased by...
February 15, 2005
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Physiological Tests Confirm Therapeutic Effects of 'Forest Bathing'
The Japanese language has a special term called 'shinrinyoku,' or 'forest bathin...
February 10, 2005
Policy / Systems
New Modeling Tool Enables Detailed Estimates of Chemical Contamination in Rivers
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), a J...
February 9, 2005
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Earth Design School Experimenting on Sustainable Model
The Earth Design School, a Japanese nonprofit organization, is working with citi...
February 7, 2005
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Japanese NGO to Support Humboldt Penguin Breeding in Chile
The number of penguins kept in zoos in Japan is about 2,500, more than in any ot...
February 3, 2005
Renewable Energy
Japanese Institute Succeeds in Continuous Hydrogen Production from Woodchips
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) of J...
February 1, 2005
Food
Slow Food Movement in Japan Establishes a National Organization
Thirty-two Japanese organizations engaged in the Slow Food movement held a gener...
January 30, 2005
Education
'Sanctuary Japan' Junior Ranger Program Gives Children the Joy of Nature
Sanctuary Japan is a conservation organization based in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka...
January 29, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Business Cards Produced from Plantation Thinnings
Greight Inc., a Tokyo-based personal seal maker, started a business card printin...
January 23, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
'Iwate Type Pellet Stove' Wins Good Design Award 2004
A wood biomass stove named the Iwate Type Pellet Stove has won Japan's Good Desi...
January 22, 2005
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Survey Shows Environmental Protection Leads to Economic Progress and General Well-Being
As a way of gauging the present status of environmental conservation activities ...
January 16, 2005
Policy / Systems
Organic Cotton Promoted in Japan
To promote organic cotton and its proper marketing within the country, the Japan...
January 14, 2005
Chemicals
Kyoto Univ. Students Making Pesticide Database
For years, a voluntary study group, the Kyoto Group for the Reduction of Agroche...
January 12, 2005
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
'Gardening Rafts' Tested for Ability to Purify Reservoir
The Oita Prefectural Bureau of Public Enterprises has launched an experimental t...
January 10, 2005
Water
WWF Japan, Bridgestone to Launch Lake Biwa Environment Project
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Japan and Bridgestone Corp., Japan's larges...Related
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