Japan for Sustainability (JFS) 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.

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In the July 2004 issue of the JFS Newsletter:

- Reusable Glass Bottles in Japan

- "Towards a Sustainable Japan - Corporations at Work" Article Series No.15:
"Brewing Japanese Sake from Nature's Gifts" (Kikusui Brewing Co.)

- "Towards a Sustainable Japan - Corporations at Work" Article Series No.16: "Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions 60% by 2010" (Seiko Epson)

[Announcement]

- Japan for Sustainability celebrates its second anniversary this August!
JFS was established two years ago, on August 26th, 2002. Since then, thanks to your support, we have issued about 700 news articles and 23 monthly newsletters to our subscribers, who have grown to 5,000 people in 160 countries around the world. We are pleased to receive feedback from subscribers almost daily, and feel encouraged each time to do more.
Thank you again for all your support, and please accept our best wishes for a sustainable future!

[JFS Web Site Additions of the Month]

- We have compiled a list of "international conventions" related to ecological sustainability. (04/07/29)
Please check out our newly compiled list of international conventions in the fields of water, ecology, global warming, land, and wastes.
http://www.japanfs.org/en/outside/conventions.html

- Outside Japan - Information (2004/07/27)
"Electronics Goes Green 2004+"
The Fraunhofer IZM will hold the international congress and exhibition "Electronics Goes Green 2004+", from September 6 to 8, 2004 in Berlin, Germany. http://www.japanfs.org/en/outside/event.html

- We present this month's new cartoon, "Tomorrow, it will be rainy" at the High Moon Gallery.(2004/07/25)
http://www.japanfs.org/en/cartoon/index.html

- The 1st International Conference on Green Purchasing will be held in Sendai Japan.
Date: October 6-7, 2004
Venue: Sendai International Center, Sendai, Japan
Hosted by: Sendai City and Japan's Green Purchasing Network(GPN)
Supported by: Japan's Ministry of the Environment, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, APO, and Miyagi prefecture
In Cooperation with: ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, Global Ecolabelling Network(GEN), and Nippon Keidanren
In Collaboration with: UNDESA and UNEP Register now!
http://www.city.sendai.jp/kankyou/kanri/icgps-e/index.html

- Business Leaders on the Environment (2004/07/11)
"JR East activities for a sustainable society "
Speaker: Yoshiyuki Murakawa, Deputy General Manager, Management Administration Department, East Japan Railway Company
http://www.japanfs.org/en/business/11_murakawa.html

- "Toward a Century of Japanese Value" by Dr. Manabu Akaike (2004/07/11)
"Putting the Special Properties of Silk to Work "
http://www.japanfs.org/en/column/a12.html

- We have updated our page on corporate "Environmental Reports," increasing the number of links from 44 to 73, which can now be searched, by industry.
http://www.japanfs.org/en/business/reports.html

We hope you 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/index.html
And 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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