Japan for Sustainability is a non-profit communication platform to disseminate environmental information from Japan to the world, with the aim of helping both move onto a sustainable path.

Our "Introduction to Japan" page is now open! Please visit this site for basic information on Japan's geography, land, population and industry:
http://www.japanfs.org/en/japan/index.html

JFS to Organize a Special Tour in English at the Eco Products Exhibition in Tokyo Date: Dec. 7, 2002
Start Time 10:00 a.m. (2 hours long)

Office Chonai-kai is a unique NGO in Japan and we would like to hear about similar NGOs or activities, starting from employees of a company, evolving by networking with other companies, impacting local and central government as well, in other countries. If you know of or are part of such an organization, please share information with people in Japan!

We hope you have enjoyed this issue of the JFS Newsletter. We will be delivering more information every month from Japan on activities and developments in the field of the environment. Please visit our website for the latest news! http://www.japanfs.org/

Since our October issue, we have received much feedback from readers around the world. Thank you for your comments and requests for information.

To our article "Fuel Cell Revolution Underway in Japan" in October (back number http://www.japanfs.org/en/newsletter/index.html), we received the following comment.

Reader's comment:
[The article] says, "A fuel cell is a device to generate electricity by an electrochemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen in air. No carbon dioxide is generated, and the only emissions are water" but it depends on how you produce hydrogen.

JFS response:
Certainly. Yes, there are ways to use fossil fuels and other non-renewable energy to produce hydrogen for fuel cells.

Reader's comment:
"What are the mainstream methods in Japan for production of hydrogen?"

JFS response:
As reported in our October issue, various companies and industrial sectors are competing in research and development for fuel cells. At this point, it is too early to judge what production methods or materials will become mainstream. At the same time, particularly for fuel cell-powered cars, an important key for the future resides in the development of infrastructure in society, such as hydrogen stations, to supply hydrogen fuel to cars. JFS will continue to provide updated information on our website.

It may take time to respond to your comments and requests, but we are committed to do our best to expand our activities and information on our website for you. Please send your comments or requests to us at info@japanfs.org.

We will be back next month with more news!

Junko Edahiro
Hiroyuki Tada

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