Policy / Systems

Suzuki Launches Swift Model for Car-Sharing

August 29, 2008

Transportation / Mobility

 

Suzuki Launches Swift Model for Car-Sharing

Suzuki Motor Co., of Japan announced on April 8, 2008, that it has developed a S...
 
Tokyo Reinforcing its Green Building Program

August 24, 2008

Policy / Systems

 

Tokyo Reinforcing its Green Building Program

The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, on June 25, 2008, approved an amendment to th...
 
Revised Energy Conservation Law Enhances Measures for Offices and Homes

August 21, 2008

Energy Conservation

 

Revised Energy Conservation Law Enhances Measures for Offices and Homes

A bill to amend part of the Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy was passed...
 
Co-op at Japan's Mie University Sees Dramatic Drop in Use of Plastic Bags by Charging Fees

July 5, 2008

Reduce / Reuse / Recycle

 

Co-op at Japan's Mie University Sees Dramatic Drop in Use of Plastic Bags by Charging Fees

The number of plastic shopping bags used annually at the Mie University Co-op ...
 
Osaka Pref. Starts Green Bidding System for Power Purchase

June 24, 2008

Policy / Systems

 

Osaka Pref. Starts Green Bidding System for Power Purchase

The government of Osaka Prefecture announced on January 11, 2008 that it would i...
 
Japan's Voluntary Emissions Trading Scheme Shows Potential of SMEs to Greatly Cut CO2 Emissions

June 11, 2008

Climate Change

 

Japan's Voluntary Emissions Trading Scheme Shows Potential of SMEs to Greatly Cut CO2 Emissions

On December 27, 2007, the Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) released an...
 
Japanese Logistic Co. Introduces Eco-driving Management Systems

June 8, 2008

Transportation / Mobility

 

Japanese Logistic Co. Introduces Eco-driving Management Systems

Anshin Co., Ltd., which runs a distribution company in Okinawa Prefecture, annou...
 
Over 40% of Japanese Companies Agree about Domestic CO2 Emissions Trading

June 6, 2008

Climate Change

 

Over 40% of Japanese Companies Agree about Domestic CO2 Emissions Trading

Japan's Ministry of the Environment announced on January 10, 2008 the results of...
 
Kyoto University Introduces Environmental Levy to Cut CO2 Emissions

May 30, 2008

Climate Change

 

Kyoto University Introduces Environmental Levy to Cut CO2 Emissions

Kyoto University announced in January 2008 that it has taken an initiative to la...
 
Click on Button to Donate Money for Tree Planting

May 30, 2008

Policy / Systems

 

Click on Button to Donate Money for Tree Planting

United People Corporation, a solution provider in Japan started "More Trees one-...
 
Panasonic Gains International Recognition for Climate Change Disclosure Strategy

May 14, 2008

Climate Change

 

Panasonic Gains International Recognition for Climate Change Disclosure Strategy

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., known by its world-wide Panasonic brand, was...
 
MOE Releases New Manual for Self-Assessment of Corporate Environmental Reports

May 12, 2008

Policy / Systems

 

MOE Releases New Manual for Self-Assessment of Corporate Environmental Reports

The Japanese Ministry of the Environment released on December 21, 2007, a self-a...
 
Nippon Keidanren Announces Survey Results of Philanthropy for FY2006

April 23, 2008

Policy / Systems

 

Nippon Keidanren Announces Survey Results of Philanthropy for FY2006

The Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) announced the results of a surv...
 
Sony Advances Its Usage of Green Electricity

April 23, 2008

Renewable Energy

 

Sony Advances Its Usage of Green Electricity

Sony Corp. announced on December 4, 2007, that it will aim to reduce the amount ...
 
Japanese Professional Football Club to Purchase Carbon Credits

April 20, 2008

Climate Change

 

Japanese Professional Football Club to Purchase Carbon Credits

A Japanese professional football club, Shimizu S-Pulse, signed a contract on Jan...
 
Sony Supports Green Power through Battery Sales

April 18, 2008

Renewable Energy

 

Sony Supports Green Power through Battery Sales

On December 12, 2007, Sony Corp., the major Japanese consumer electronics compan...
 
Kokuyo Labels Its Own

April 14, 2008

Policy / Systems

 

Kokuyo Labels Its Own "Non-Eco" Products

Kokuyo Group, a group of a leading Japanese manufacturers and marketers of offic...
 
Employment Group Recommends Policies to Slow Decline of Japan's Labor Force

April 12, 2008

Policy / Systems

 

Employment Group Recommends Policies to Slow Decline of Japan's Labor Force

The Employment Policy Study Group, commissioned by the Ministry of Health, Labor...
 
More Shoppers In Kagawa Pref. Carry Own Bags

April 9, 2008

Reduce / Reuse / Recycle

 

More Shoppers In Kagawa Pref. Carry Own Bags

The government of Kagawa Prefecture, located on Shikoku Island in western Japan,...
 
MOE Announces New Funding for Community-based Environmental Protection Projects

April 5, 2008

Climate Change

 

MOE Announces New Funding for Community-based Environmental Protection Projects

Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced on October 22, 2007, that it...
 
Tokyo Gov't Aims for 1 Million KW of Solar Power

April 3, 2008

Energy Conservation

 

Tokyo Gov't Aims for 1 Million KW of Solar Power

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) will subsidize a vast expansion of the u...
 
Japan and Hungary Sign Memorandum of Cooperation to Reduce Emissions

March 27, 2008

Policy / Systems

 

Japan and Hungary Sign Memorandum of Cooperation to Reduce Emissions

The Japanese government signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Republic of ...
 
MOE Amends Exhaust Emission Regulations Aiming for Zero PM Emission

March 26, 2008

Policy / Systems

 

MOE Amends Exhaust Emission Regulations Aiming for Zero PM Emission

The Japanese Ministry of the Environment amended permissible limits on exhaust e...
 
METI Proposes World's First ISO Standard for Environmental Management Accounting

March 13, 2008

Policy / Systems

 

METI Proposes World's First ISO Standard for Environmental Management Accounting

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), on November 16, 2007, of...
 
Japan's Environment Ministry Draws up Vision 2050

March 12, 2008

Policy / Systems

 

Japan's Environment Ministry Draws up Vision 2050

In October 2007, the Ministry of the Environment released a report on its draft ...
 
Japan Adopts Work-Life Balance Charter

March 7, 2008

Policy / Systems

 

Japan Adopts Work-Life Balance Charter

The Japanese Government has formulated a charter outlining its ideals for work/f...
 
Ministry Starts Loan Program for Eco-Friendly Construction Machinery

March 6, 2008

Policy / Systems

 

Ministry Starts Loan Program for Eco-Friendly Construction Machinery

On November 2, 2007, Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tou...
 
New Program in Japan Encourages Child-Friendly Corporations

February 21, 2008

Policy / Systems

 

New Program in Japan Encourages Child-Friendly Corporations

Under a new government program to encourage companies to better accommodate empl...
 
Computer Manufacturer Offering Discounts to Users that Reduce Power Use, CO2 Emissions

February 8, 2008

Energy Conservation

 

Computer Manufacturer Offering Discounts to Users that Reduce Power Use, CO2 Emissions

Hewlett-Packard Japan (HP Japan) launched a new pay-per-use computer lease progr...
 
Japan Planning Expansion of Domestic Biomass Fuel Production

February 3, 2008

Renewable Energy

 

Japan Planning Expansion of Domestic Biomass Fuel Production

On October 12, 2007, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MA...
 
Yokohama City Develops Pilot Program for 'Eco Point System'

February 3, 2008

Policy / Systems

 

Yokohama City Develops Pilot Program for 'Eco Point System'

Yokohama City, Japan, conducted a pilot program for its "Eco Point System" from ...
 
Environment Ministry to Give Eco-Points to Energy-Saving Contributors

February 3, 2008

Energy Conservation

 

Environment Ministry to Give Eco-Points to Energy-Saving Contributors

For its fiscal 2008 budget, Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) has reques...
 
Tokyo Steps up Campaign to Eliminate Incandescent Lights

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...
 
MOE Adopts Four New Projects for Sustainable Development Education

January 18, 2008

Policy / Systems

 

MOE Adopts Four New Projects for Sustainable Development Education

In August 2007, Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced it has adopt...
 
Tokyo Launching System to Train and Certify Personnel in Nature and Environmental Protection

January 14, 2008

Policy / Systems

 

Tokyo Launching System to Train and Certify Personnel in Nature and Environmental Protection

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on August 24, 2007, that it has begu...
 
Japan's Energy Agency Reports Progress Renewable Energy Use Law

January 10, 2008

Energy Conservation

 

Japan's Energy Agency Reports Progress Renewable Energy Use Law

On July 9, 2007, Japan's Agency for Natural Resources and Energy released a repo...
 
Kyoto Expands Subsidy Program for Residential Photovoltaic Systems

January 5, 2008

Renewable Energy

 

Kyoto Expands Subsidy Program for Residential Photovoltaic Systems

The city of Kyoto's program for subsidizing the installation of residential phot...
 
Abandoned Bicycles Reused For Free Rental as 'Eco-Bicycles'

January 4, 2008

Eco-business / Social Venture

 

Abandoned Bicycles Reused For Free Rental as 'Eco-Bicycles'

Bike Off Co., a Japanese motorcycle dealer, opened a website called "Ecochari.co...
 
'Marine Ecolabel Japan' to Start in 2008

January 4, 2008

Policy / Systems

 

'Marine Ecolabel Japan' to Start in 2008

The Japan Fisheries Association (JFA) is planning to establish a Japanese certif...
 
Survey Shows Nearly 50% of Workers Wear Lighter Summer Clothes

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...
 
ICLEI Japan Office Lists 52 More Cases of Global Warming Prevention

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...
 
Japanese Supermarket Selling Carbon-Offset Products

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...
 
People in Favor of Environmental Tax Outnumber Dissenters

December 7, 2007

Policy / Systems

 

People in Favor of Environmental Tax Outnumber Dissenters

On October 8, 2007, the Cabinet Office of Japan released the results of a public...
 
New Japanese Joint Venture to Focus on Investing in the Energy and Environment Sectors

December 7, 2007

Eco-business / Social Venture

 

New Japanese Joint Venture to Focus on Investing in the Energy and Environment Sectors

SBI Holdings Inc. announced July 18, 2007, that it concluded a stakeholders' agr...
 
Number of Female Managerial Workers Increases

November 29, 2007

Policy / Systems

 

Number of Female Managerial Workers Increases

On August 9, 2007, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan announced ...
 
Companies Expanding Childcare Support Programs

November 21, 2007

Policy / Systems

 

Companies Expanding Childcare Support Programs

The Institute of Labor Administration, a private survey institute in Japan, rele...
 
Seiko Epson Adopts New Policy for Paper Product Procurement

November 11, 2007

Policy / Systems

 

Seiko Epson Adopts New Policy for Paper Product Procurement

On April 1st, 2007, Seiko Epson Corp., a major Japanese electronics manufacturer...
 
Hitachi Starts 'Super Eco-Factory' Certification System

November 9, 2007

Policy / Systems

 

Hitachi Starts 'Super Eco-Factory' Certification System

The Hitachi Group announced on June 25, 2007, that it has created a "Super Eco-F...
 
First Model School's 'Eco-Renovation' Complete, Another School Selected

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...
 
Matsushita (Panasonic) Introduces Monthly Environmental Performance Reporting

October 24, 2007

Policy / Systems

 

Matsushita (Panasonic) Introduces Monthly Environmental Performance Reporting

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., also known by the brand name of Panaso...
 
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