Eco-business / Social Venture
September 22, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
Eco-Friendly Convenience Store Opens in Kyoto City Hall
The City of Kyoto and the Kyoto 2R System Project jointly launched a three-m...
September 11, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
Shimobe Hot Spring Resorts Offer Eco-Discount Campaign
A total of ten hotels and Japanese inns in Shimobe Hot Spring Resort, Minob...
August 21, 2009
Non-manufacturing industry
More Companies Use Eco-Friendly Green Mail Service
Sagawa Express Co. announced on May 1, 2009, that the number of booklets sen...
August 9, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
Tanita Develops Solar-Powered Digital Bathroom Scale
Tanita Corp., a major Japanese manufacturer of precision electronic scales, anno...
July 11, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
Panasonic To Start Selling its Eco-Friendly Washing Machines in China and Asia this Summer
Major Japanese home appliance manufacturer Panasonic Corp., announced April 9, 2...
July 3, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toyota Launches Development of Home Energy Management System with Power Storage Function
Toyota Motor Corp. and Toyota Housing Corp. announced on April 14, 2009, that th...
July 2, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japanese Company Opens Eco-Friendly Day Care Center
JP Holdings, Inc., a major Japanese supplier of childcare services, opened an ec...
June 27, 2009
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
New Solar Film Utilizing Indoor Light to be Commercialized by 2010 in Japan
Toppan Forms Co., a Japanese information management solution company, announ...
June 20, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
Survey Finds Around 50% of Consumers Buy Green Products
The results of a survey on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and consumer sp...
June 18, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
Daiwa House Launches Power-Saving Lighting System with Longer Life LED
Daiwa House Industry Co., a major home builder in Japan, launched a white li...
June 11, 2009
Renewable Energy
Nihon University Builds Energy Self-Sufficient Research House
The College of Engineering at Nihon University in Japan announced on January...
May 28, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
METI Announces 55 Leading Japanese Social Businesses
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced on Feb...
May 25, 2009
Climate Change
Tree Planting Program Underway to Offset Carbon Emissions from Cars in Hokkaido
A tree planting program to offset carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from cars ...
May 24, 2009
Climate Change
Sapporo Test-Markets Beer with Carbon Footprint Calculated
Sapporo Breweries Ltd., a major Japanese brewer, test-marketed one of its produc...
April 26, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
METI Releases Collection of Best Practices for Eco-Businesses in Japan
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released on November...
April 24, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
Nation-Wide Survey Says 17.6% of Japanese Know about 'Fair Trade'
Team Choco-Revo!!, the executive committee of Chocolate Revolution conducted...
March 30, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
Printing Ink Manufacturer Develops Rice Bran Oil Ink
Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., a leading Japanese printing ink manufacturer, recently an...
March 15, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japanese Convenience Store Chain Starts Selling Fair Trade Products
In a first in Japan's convenience store business, Ministop，a leading conveni...
March 11, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
Sanyo Electric's 'Eco-Store System' Realizing Supermarket Energy Savings Wins Japan's Eco-Products Award
At the fifth annual Eco-Products Awards ceremony, held in December 2008, SANYO E...
March 10, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
Survey Finds 70% of Travelers Conscious of Eco-Friendly Activities on Trips
JTB Corp., a leading Japanese travel agency, released on November 27, 2008, the ...
March 9, 2009
Climate Change
Beat Communication Launches Upgrade of Online Service that Helps Visualize CO2 Reductions
Beat Communication Co., a Japanese company that produces social networking servi...
March 6, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japan's First Carbon-Neutral Railway Station to Open in Settsu, Osaka Prefecture
The Japanese city of Settsu in Osaka Prefecture and Hankyu Corporation announced...
March 5, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toyota and Panasonic Rank as Best Companies Focusing on Green Action
MM Research Institute Ltd., a Japanese marketing research company, released the ...
February 13, 2009
Environmental Technology
Obayashi's New Soil Treatment Cuts Soil Management Cost by 40%
Obayashi Corp., a major construction company headquartered in Japan, announced o...
February 9, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
New LCD to Display CO2 Emission Cuts
NEC Display Solutions, a visual display manufacturer in the NEC group, launched ...
February 8, 2009
Environmental Technology
New Diffusing Lens Reduces Use of LED Lights
Enplas Corp., a leading electrical equipment manufacturer in Japan, announced on...
February 6, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
METI Announces First Green IT Award Winners
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced winners of...
February 2, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
Mitsubishi Selling 'Smart' Air Conditioners that Display CO2 Emissions and Electricity Cost Savings
Japan's Mitsubishi Electric Corp. launched eight new models of its Kirigamine Mo...
January 28, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
PanaHome to Sell Houses that Use Shared Geothermal Energy System
A housing project being built in the Nerima Ward of Tokyo by PanaHome Corp....
January 2, 2009
Renewable Energy
Mitsubishi Electric Launches Small-Size Photovoltaic Module for Overseas Markets
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. in Japan launched four small-size photovoltaic (PV...
November 25, 2008
Climate Change
JBIC and Nikkei Start Announcing the Indicative Price of Carbon Trading
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and Nikkei (Nihon Keizai Shi...
November 23, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
INAX Releases New Water Saving Toilet Fixtures for Public Use
On August 1, 2008, INAX Corporation, a Japanese major supplier of sanitary f...
November 21, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Sumitomo Chemical to Start Mosquito Net Production in Nigeria
Sumitomo Chemical announced on June 4, 2008, that it will launch a new plant to ...
November 7, 2008
Climate Change
Panasonic Promoting Lighting Fixture Upgrade/Carbon Offset Campaign to Achieve Zero CO2 Emissions
Panasonic Electric Works Co., a major Japanese manufacturer of lighting fixtures...
November 6, 2008
Climate Change
Chiba Bank Launches Carbon-offset Time Deposit
The Chiba Bank Ltd., in Japan launched on July 1, 2008, a carbon-offset time dep...
October 25, 2008
Climate Change
Market Focused on Preventing Global Warming Forecast to Grow Rapidly in Japan
Fuji Keizai Co., a private Japanese research firm, released its report on May 20...
October 16, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
JBIC Issues New Fiscal Investment and Loan Program (FILP) Agency bonds To Support Global Environment
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) issued, on June 27 2008, 5-year ...
September 29, 2008
Energy Conservation
Matsushita Releases High Efficiency LED Lights, Achieves Large Power Reductions
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd., released eight new models in its downlight ligh...
September 28, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Cardboard Coffins Offer Eco-Friendly Funerals
Tri-Wall K.K., a Japanese company specializing in the manufacture and sale of...
September 27, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japanese Ministry Formulating New Green Business Strategies
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry was presented with a collection ...
September 22, 2008
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Okinawa Launches Study on Sustainable Tourism
The Okinawa prefectural government announced on February 13, 2008, in an expla...
September 18, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Cumulative Prius Sales Exceed 1 Million
Toyota Motor Corp. announced on May 15, 2008, that worldwide cumulative sales of...
September 15, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
World's First Non-volatile Logic LSI with Zero Standby Power Consumption
Rohm Co., a Japanese semiconductor manufacturer, announced on May 8, 2008, that ...
September 14, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
NEC's New Data Center Server Cuts Power Consumption by Up to 40%
NEC, a leading Japanese electronics company, announced on May 16, 2008, that the...
September 9, 2008
Chemicals
Coca-Cola's HFC-Free Cashless Vending Machines Used at Toyako Summit
The Coca-Cola System in Japan, consisting of Coca-Cola Japan Co. and 12 bottling...
September 7, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Daikin Launches Fluorochemical Material to Prevent Fuel Evaporation
In May 2008, Daikin Industries Ltd., a leading Japanese manufacturer of air cond...
September 7, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Eco-Friendly Condo able to Cut CO2 by 30 percent Debuts in Kitakyushu
Nippon Steel City Produce, Inc., has completed an eco-friendly condominium calle...
August 23, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
'Present Tree Project' Launched in Collaboration with Companies
Do House, Inc., a marketing research corporation in Japan, launched support serv...
August 9, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Victor Entertainment and Hakuhodo Jointly Establish Eco-Label CHIKYU RECORDS
Victor Entertainment, Inc., a major Japanese label, Hakuhodo Inc., a major Japan...
August 9, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toshiba to Discontinue Incandescent Bulb Production by End of Fiscal 2010
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