Climate Change
February 12, 2010
Climate Change
Public Says Japan Should Move Quickly on Climate Change
On November 9, 2009, the National Institute for Environmental Studies in Japan r...
February 5, 2010
Climate Change
Japan's GHG Emissions Drop Significantly in 2008 to Just 1.9% Over 1990 Level
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment released its initial estimate of the na...
January 21, 2010
Climate Change
Environmental Doomsday Clock Shows 9:22; Reversed by 11 Minutes
Japan's Asahi Glass Foundation announced on September 9, 2009, the results of it...
January 19, 2010
Climate Change
Japan's MOE Launches Pilot Projects that Allow Real-Time Visualization of GHG Emissions
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced October 29, 2009, that ...
January 6, 2010
Climate Change
Richo Signs the Copenhagen Communiqué on Climate Change
Ricoh Co., a major Japanese office equipment supplier, announced on September 21...
December 31, 2009
Climate Change
Three Government Bodies Release Joint Report on Japan's Climate Change and its Impact
Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Japa...
December 19, 2009
Climate Change
Four Major Japanese Steel Companies Reduce CO2 Emissions 11% from 1990 Levels in 2008
Four major Japanese steel companies -- Nippon Steel Corp., JFE Steel Corp., ...
November 30, 2009
Climate Change
Ministry of the Environment Launches Pilot Project on Effects of Visualizing Household GHG Emissions
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) launched a pilot project to study the ...
November 27, 2009
Environmental Technology
Toshiba to Verify CO2 Separation/Capture Technology at Coal Power Plant
Toshiba Corporation, a major Japanese electronics manufacturer, announced on...
November 26, 2009
Climate Change
Japan Iron and Steel Federation to Challenge CO2 Emissions Reduction in Steel Making Process
The Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) announced that it was selected o...
November 23, 2009
Environmental Technology
CO2-Absorbing Microalgae Cultivated Using Power Plant Exhaust Gas
A Japanese venture company, euglena Co., announced on June 16, 2009, the suc...
November 17, 2009
Renewable Energy
District Heating and Cooling for 'Tokyo Sky Tree' Area to Include Japan's First Application of Geothermal Energy
Tobu Railway Co., a major private railway operator in Tokyo and surrounding ...
November 15, 2009
Climate Change
Regional City Starts Carbon Reduction Project by Bundling Individuals' Emissions Reductions
Kitsuki City in Japan's Oita Prefecture, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (AP...
November 1, 2009
Climate Change
Japan's Environment Ministry Releases Visions for 80% GHG Emissions Reduction
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment released on August 14, 2009, two versio...
October 29, 2009
Climate Change
Ministry Releases Safety and Environmental Guidelines of CCS Pilot Project
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry released on August 7, 2009, guid...
October 23, 2009
Climate Change
ANA Introduces Carbon Offset Program for All Domestic Flights
ANA Group, a group of major freight service companies in Japan, announced on...
October 20, 2009
Climate Change
Panasonic Develops Energy-Saving Simulation Technology for Factories
Panasonic Corp., a leading Japanese manufacturer of electronic products, ann...
October 19, 2009
Climate Change
Total Green Roof and Green Wall Area Created in 2008 Equivalent to 58 Soccer Fields
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) released ...
October 18, 2009
Climate Change
Geological Survey to Start for Demonstration of CO2 Sequestration, off Hokkaido
Japan CCS Co., a company specializing in carbon dioxide capture and storage ...
October 12, 2009
Climate Change
Japan's Environment Ministry Releases Manual to Evaluate Climate Change Projects Using the 'Co-Benefits' Approach
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on June 12, 2009, the release...
October 10, 2009
Energy Conservation
Japanese Business Group Turns Off Billboards and Serves Carbon-Offset Cocktails at Midsummer
Watami Co., a Japanese company group running various businesses, including resta...
October 8, 2009
Climate Change
Japan's Environment Ministry Selects Five Areas for 2009 Low Carbon City Project
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on July 16, 2009 the fiv...
October 7, 2009
Climate Change
Nissan to Review Long-term Scenario for Deep Cuts in CO2 Emissions
Nissan Motor Co. released on June 22, 2009, a progress report on the Nissan Gree...
October 5, 2009
Climate Change
Hachijuni Bank Significantly Cuts CO2 Emissions in FY 2008
Hachijuni Bank, a major Japanese regional bank, ,disclosed the results of its FY...
October 4, 2009
Climate Change
New Website Shows Vehicle CO2 Emissions by Municipality in Japan
Reprinted from Environmental GIS homepage, the National Institute for Environme...
October 3, 2009
Climate Change
Japan Climate Leaders' Partnership Releases Common Vision to Realize Sustainable Low-Carbon Society
Five major Japanese blue-chip companies established a corporate leaders' net...
September 27, 2009
Transportation / Mobility
Epson and Canon Gain Efficiency through Joint Distribution Operations
Two major Japanese printer manufacturers, Seiko Epson Corp. and Canon Inc., bega...
September 26, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
Carbon-Neutral Housing Lots Go on Sale in Japan
G-PROJECT Inc., known in Japan as "Chikyu no Mé", which means, literally, "s...
September 21, 2009
Climate Change
MOE Establishes a Regional Green New Deal Fund
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced a Japanese version of t...
September 20, 2009
Climate Change
75,000 Barbershops across Japan Become 'Cool Biz Barbershops' by Setting A/C Temperature at 28C
The Japan Barbers Association, comprising barbershop owners throughout Japan, re...
September 14, 2009
Climate Change
Small Japanese Country Town Launches Carbon Footprint Program
The town of Iinan, in Shimane Prefecture started sales of local specialty fo...
September 5, 2009
Climate Change
2008 Report Shows 37% CO2 Increase since Industrial Revolution
The Japan Metrological Agency released its web-based "Climate Change Monitor...
September 4, 2009
Climate Change
2008 Survey Shows 8.5% of Japanese Companies Buy or Plan to Buy Emission Credits
Seed Planning, a market research and consulting corporation, announced on March ...
August 22, 2009
Climate Change
Japan Records Record High Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 9% Increase from 1990 Levels
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on April 30, 2009, that total...
August 20, 2009
Climate Change
MOE Releases Carbon Offset Certification Label
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) released on April 8, 2009, a ...
August 13, 2009
Climate Change
Atmospheric Concentration of CO2 Reaches All-Time High in Japan
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced on May 19, 2009, that the av...
August 10, 2009
Climate Change
Japanese Accountants Propose that Companies Disclose Climate Impacts to Investors
The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (JICPA) released on Janua...
August 8, 2009
Climate Change
Tokyo Joins ICAP as Member
Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara announced on May 27, 2009, that the Tokyo Metro...
August 7, 2009
Climate Change
Omiwatari Does not Appear on Lake Suwa for Second Consecutive Year
When a straight line of sharp upheaval of ice appears on the frozen surface of L...
July 31, 2009
Climate Change
Ricoh to Cut CO2 emissions 30% by 2020, 87.5% by 2050
Ricoh Co., a major Japanese manufacturer of office equipment and electronics, an...
July 19, 2009
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
JICA's CDM Forestation Project in Vietnam to Alleviate Global Warming and Poverty
A forestation project carried out by the Japan International Cooperation Agency ...
July 14, 2009
Climate Change
NEC and BIGLOBE Launch Support System for Saving Household Electricity
NEC Corp. (NEC) and NEC Biglobe Ltd. (BIGLOBE), an Internet service provider, an...
July 5, 2009
Climate Change
Eight District Summit Requests Gov't for Policies toward Low-Carbon Society
The Eight Municipal Government Leader's Summit published on May 1, 2009, a propo...
June 30, 2009
Climate Change
Local Assemblies Appeal to Japan's Government to Enact Climate Protection Act
The Kyoto City Assembly adopted on December 16, 2008, a statement to appeal ...
June 24, 2009
Climate Change
Marui Introduces New Carbon Neutral Business Shirts
Marui Group Co., a large Japanese retailer, has launched a new line of eco-frien...
June 23, 2009
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Elephants and Sweet Potatoes to Feed Osaka's Closed-Loop Project to Mitigate Heat Island Effects
The mayor of Osaka, Kunio Hiramatsu, announced on February 18, 2009, that t...
June 22, 2009
Climate Change
Students Enjoy Greening School Rooftop as Memory of Graduation
Matsuba Primary School in Taito Ward of Metropolitan Tokyo completed greening it...
June 17, 2009
Climate Change
Stamps Promoting Polar Preservation Jointly Issued in 42 Countries, Regions
Japan Post Service Co., a group company of Japan Post Holdings Co., unveiled...
June 15, 2009
Climate Change
Japanese Ministry Establishes Guidelines and Rules for Creation of a Carbon Footprint System
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced on March 3, 2009, t...
June 9, 2009
Climate Change
Kyoto Junior High School Wins Grand Prize at 2009 Stop Climate Change―One village, One Action at a Time
Kumogahata Junior High School in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, won the grand priz...Related
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