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Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced on July 18, 2008, that it haions received for the open competition - "Fiscal 2008 Pilot Projects for Building a Sound Material-Cycle Society." The program aims to promote local activitie...

JFS Newsletter No.74 (October 2008) Re-Tableware: Copyright Green Life 21 Project Yakimono, a general term for traditional Japanese ceramic products, involves kneading clay into the shape of a container and then baking it. It is c...

JFS Newsletter No.67 (March 2008) In the past, Japanese people brought their own shopping bags or baskets to market. Retailers wrapped vegetables in newspaper folded ...

JFS Newsletter No.66 (February 2008) Japan is generally regarded as a country with not many resources, particularly lacking in minerals and fossil fuels, and is considered dependant on imports for mos...

JFS Newsletter No.53 (January 2007) How do you get around in your immediate neigife, from small children to the elderly, use bicycles for short-distance shopping and commuting to work and school. In the 1970s, there was a rapid increase i...

JFS Newsletter No.52 (December 2006) Japanese supermarkets, convenience stores a bags, but many are simply thrown away. Plastic bags are made from petroleum. In Japan, growing public awareness of resource and waste issues has led to vario...

JFS Newsletter No.52 (December 2006) Japanese people eat with chopsticks, and most chopsticks used in Japan are made of wood. Chopsticks are also used in South Korea, North Korea,...

JFS Newsletter No.51 (November 2006) Daily meals are source of our energy. Dininicate with families and friends. At the same time, we should note that a certain amount of food waste is always created whenever we have a meal. This article ...

JFS Newsletter No.50 (October 2006) Background Japan ranks among the top 10 countries in the world in terms of car ownership. As of the end of 2005, there were roughl...

JFS Newsletter No.28 (December 2004) How many personal computers (PCs) are being used in Japan? In fiscal 2002, the number of PC units shipped within Japan was 9.84 m...

JFS Newsletter No.23 (July 2004) We drink various kinds of beverages every day. While what we drink are liquids, containers such as cans, glass bottles, plastic bottles, and pa...

JFS Newsletter No.19 (March 2004) Japan's raw materials industry has been turning to recycling businesses in response to the enactment of various recycling laws, heightene...

JFS Newsletter No.17 (January 2004) Every year, Japan produces about 400 million tons of industrial waste and about 50 million tons of household and general commercial w...