Environmental Technology
April 14, 2005
Renewable Energy
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Develops Mini Generation System Using Woodchips
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. has successfully developed a power generation sy...
April 14, 2005
Transportation / Mobility
Commercial Jetliners to Strengthen GHG Monitoring
The JAL Foundation, Japan Airlines (JAL), and the Meteorological Research Instit...
April 11, 2005
Policy / Systems
New Technology to Trap CO2 and Recover Methane from Coal Beds
In an ongoing effort to develop technology that utilizes coal characteristics t...
April 11, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Estimate Puts Fuel Cell Market at 1.2 Trillion Yen in 2020
According to a report released by Fuji Keizai Co., a Tokyo-based market research...
April 1, 2005
Environmental Technology
Research institute discovers drought-tolerant gene
A Japanese independent administrative institution, the Institute of Physical and...
March 28, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Nippon Oil to Sell World's First LPG Home Fuel Cell System
Nippon Oil Corp., a Japanese energy company, announced recently that it will put...
March 16, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Mass Production of Home Geothermal Heat Pumps Begins in Japan
Sunpot Co., a heating appliance maker in Japan, together with Hokkaido Universit...
March 9, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Honda Leases New Fuel Cell Car to New York State
American Honda Motor Co., an overseas subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., delivered a...
March 4, 2005
Renewable Energy
Kyoto City, Sony Commended for Biomass Use
On November 5, 2004 Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries cite...
March 2, 2005
Transportation / Mobility
New Water-Based Paint Reduces VOCs, CO2 Emissions
Toyota Motor Corp. and Daihatsu Motor Co. announced on November 4, 2004 that wit...
February 24, 2005
Renewable Energy
Hitachi to Showcase Fuel Cells for Mobile Devices in Aichi Expo
Hitachi Ltd. of Japan announced on November 11, 2004 that it has developed a por...
February 20, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Winners of Japan's Recycling Technology Prize 2004 Announced
The Organizing Committee for Japan's Waste Control and Recycling Technology Exhi...
February 16, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Researchers Aim for Bioethanol Production from Waste Paper
Shingoshu Co., a package material manufacturer based in Shiga Prefecture in west...
February 14, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Coca-Cola Japan Using Energy Derived from Coffee and Tea Residues
Coca-Cola Central Japan Co. began operating a methane fermentation system at its...
February 11, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Mazda Hydrogen Rotary Engine Vehicle Now Street-Legal
Mazda Motor Corp. has developed a hydrogen rotary engine powered vehicle, and ro...
February 5, 2005
Policy / Systems
Nissan Motor Diesel Launches Heavy Duty Truck To Comply with 2005 Regulations
Nissan Diesel Motor Co. launched "Quon," a series of heavy duty trucks, on Novem...
February 3, 2005
Renewable Energy
Japanese Institute Succeeds in Continuous Hydrogen Production from Woodchips
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) of J...
January 31, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Toyota Auto Body to Provide Bio-Toilets for 2005 EXPO
Toyota Auto Body Co., an affiliate of the Toyota Motor Group, will provide bio-t...
January 25, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Teijin Chemicals Develops Polycarbonate Recycling Technology
Japan's Teijin Chemicals Ltd. announced on October 5, 2004 that it has developed...
January 21, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japanese Research Group Generates Hydrogen from Bread Waste
Sapporo Breweries Ltd., Shimadzu Corp. and Hiroshima University have jointly dev...
January 17, 2005
Chemicals
Taisei Corp. Develops Remediation Technology for PCB-Contaminated Soil
Taisei Corp., a major Japanese construction company, has developed a technology ...
January 9, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Teijin Develops Photodegradable, Biodegradable Plastic
Teijin Ltd., a leading Japanese manufacturer of fibers, plastics and pharmaceuti...
January 4, 2005
Energy Conservation
Ultra-low Sulfur Fuels to Be Distributed in Japan in 2005
Sulfur-free gasoline and diesel fuel will be distributed in Japan ahead of other...
January 3, 2005
Energy Conservation
Honda Develops Fuel Cell Motorbike
Honda Motor Co. announced on August 24, 2004 that it has developed fuel-cell (FC...
December 24, 2004
Renewable Energy
Small, Efficient Solar Power System Developed in Japan
Professor Takeo Saito and his research group of the Graduate School of Environme...
December 17, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
NEC to Use Reinforced Bioplastic for PC Parts
Japan's NEC Corp. announced on September 10, 2004, that the company will use a n...
December 16, 2004
Climate Change
Supercomputer Predicts More Heat Waves, Heavy Rainfall in Japan up to 2100
A joint research team led by the National Institute for Environmental Studies an...
December 7, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Sony Develops Contactless IC Card from Vegetable-Derived Plastic
Sony Corp. of Japan announced in September 2004 that it has successfully develop...
November 30, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toshiba Develops Thumb-Sized Fuel Cell
Toshiba Corp., Japan's leading electronic maker, announced in June 2004 that it ...
November 22, 2004
Environmental Technology
Ministry to Promote Water-Retentive Pavement for Heat Island Control
Japanese Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Nobuteru Ishihara announ...
November 15, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Vegetable-Based Polymer Approved for Food Packaging in Japan
A new material, vegetable-based polylactide polymer, was approved by the Japan H...
November 9, 2004
Renewable Energy
Japan's Transport Ministry Promotes Biofuel Vehicles
The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport launched a biofuel ...
November 1, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Kurimoto, Ltd. Develops Fuel Cell Wheelchair
Kurimoto, Ltd., a major Japanese machinery manufacturer, has developed the natio...
October 29, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
New Hydrogen Gas Compressor Extends Distance Traveled per Fill-up by Fuel Cell Vehicles
Kaji Technology Corporation, a major compressor manufacturer in Japan, announced...
October 26, 2004
Environmental Technology
Natural Enemy Used to Exterminate Fruit Pest
The Oita Prefectural Agricultural Research Center in southwestern Japan has comp...
October 25, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Osaka Institute Develops Fuel Cell Electrodes from Animal Blood Protein
The Osaka Municipal Technical Research Institute announced on July 1, 2004 that ...
October 13, 2004
Environmental Technology
Plantation Thinnings Used to Construct Giant Dome
Professor Katsuhiko Imai of the Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University...
October 5, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Biodegradable Plastic Made from Beer Residue
The Akita Research Institute of Food and Brewing (ARIF) of Akita Prefecture, Jap...
September 27, 2004
Environmental Technology
Hokkaido University and Fuji Electric to Collaborate on Water/Energy Research
Hokkaido University and Fuji Electric Holdings Co. agreed on July 1, 2004 to dev...
September 16, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Yokohama Rubber Markets Eco-Friendly Waterproof Building Material
Yokohama Rubber Co., one of Japan's leading tire manufacturers, developed a wate...
August 31, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Tokyo Seiden Develops Portable Size Fuel Cell System
Japanese electronics manufacturer Tokyo Seiden Corporation has developed a small...
August 24, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Sekisui Succeeds in Recycling Plastics from Discarded Electric Appliances into Packaging
Sekisui Plastics Co., a leading Japanese manufacturer of plastic foams, announce...
August 21, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Gasified Wood Biomass Co-generation Demonstration Experiment Launched in Yamagata
A gasified wood biomass co-generation pilot plant started operation in April 200...
August 13, 2004
Energy Conservation
LED Lighting Expected to Save Energy, Cut CO2
In June 2004, the Environmental Pollution Control Center of Osaka Prefecture, Ja...
August 11, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
NEC Bio-plastic Combines Shape Memory and Recyclability
NEC Corporation of Japan has successfully developed new vegetable-based plastic,...
August 10, 2004
Renewable Energy
Chubu Electric Starts Producing Methanol from Wood Waste
Chubu Electric Power Co., in cooperation with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., ...
July 31, 2004
Renewable Energy
Solar-Powered Mobile Charger for Portable Devices to be Marketed
NTT Advanced Technology Corporation, a subsidiary of Japan's telecom giant Nippo...
July 30, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Tokyo Gas to Develop 'Tri-Generation' System with Hydrogen Production Capability
Tokyo Gas Co., the largest city gas supplier in Japan, announced on May 17, 2004...
July 26, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Test Starts for Home-Use Kerosene Fuel Cell
Nippon Oil Corp. of Japan and Tokyo-based Ebara Ballard Corp., a joint company o...
July 26, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Joint Venture to Promote Next-Generation Power Storage System
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