Government

Environment Ministry To Add 11 Species to Japan's Endangered List

November 10, 2004

Policy / Systems

 

Environment Ministry To Add 11 Species to Japan's Endangered List

The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on June 8, 2004 that it would...
 
Japan's Transport Ministry Promotes Biofuel Vehicles

November 9, 2004

Renewable Energy

 

Japan's Transport Ministry Promotes Biofuel Vehicles

The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport launched a biofuel ...
 
2004 White Paper Focuses on Illegal Waste Dumping

October 29, 2004

Reduce / Reuse / Recycle

 

2004 White Paper Focuses on Illegal Waste Dumping

In May 2004, Japan's Ministry of the Environment published the 2004 White Paper ...
 
New Hydrogen Gas Compressor Extends Distance Traveled per Fill-up by Fuel Cell Vehicles

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...
 
Home Ministry to Develop Community Currency Model System

October 27, 2004

Money

 

Home Ministry to Develop Community Currency Model System

Japan's Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunication...
 
White Paper Sees Onset of 'Environmental Revolution'

October 22, 2004

Policy / Systems

 

White Paper Sees Onset of 'Environmental Revolution'

In its White Paper on the Environment released in 2004, Japan's Ministry of the ...
 
'Green Social Asset Protection Plan' Adopted in Japan

October 21, 2004

Policy / Systems

 

'Green Social Asset Protection Plan' Adopted in Japan

On June 8, 2004, the Japanese government adopted plans for a new project to mana...
 
Companies, Ministry Succeed in GHG Emissions Trading Trial

October 12, 2004

Policy / Systems

 

Companies, Ministry Succeed in GHG Emissions Trading Trial

The Ministry of the Environment of Japan announced on June 7, 2004 the results o...
 
Long-established Dept. Store Offers Menswear Recycling

October 8, 2004

Reduce / Reuse / Recycle

 

Long-established Dept. Store Offers Menswear Recycling

Takashimaya Co., one of Japan's time-honored department stores, expanded its rec...
 
Emissions of Heat-trapping CFC-Substitutes to Triple by 2010

October 1, 2004

Chemicals

 

Emissions of Heat-trapping CFC-Substitutes to Triple by 2010

On May 14, 2004, the Ozone Layer Protection Policy Office of Japan's Ministry of...
 
Ministry Offers Eco Software for Small Offices

September 28, 2004

Energy Conservation

 

Ministry Offers Eco Software for Small Offices

Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced on July 2, 2004, that it had...
 
Project to Build Hydrogen-Based Society Launched in Shimane

September 21, 2004

Renewable Energy

 

Project to Build Hydrogen-Based Society Launched in Shimane

Hirata City of Shimane Prefecture in western Japan launched a joint study group ...
 
Ministry of Environment Provides Green Purchasing Case Study Database

September 13, 2004

Eco-business / Social Venture

 

Ministry of Environment Provides Green Purchasing Case Study Database

Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) has created a database of information ...
 
Environment Ministry Announces Plan against Illegal Dumping

September 8, 2004

Reduce / Reuse / Recycle

 

Environment Ministry Announces Plan against Illegal Dumping

The Japanese Ministry of the Environment released an "Action Plan to Eliminate I...
 
Imports Are Top Food Safety Concern for Japan's Consumers

September 2, 2004

Food

 

Imports Are Top Food Safety Concern for Japan's Consumers

The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has released the re...
 
Bank Research Suggests Tokyo Needs More Rooftop Greening

August 23, 2004

Climate Change

 

Bank Research Suggests Tokyo Needs More Rooftop Greening

The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), a government-affiliated financial instituti...
 
To Deliver Forests 100 Years Hence - Forestry Agency Seeks New Workforce

August 23, 2004

Policy / Systems

 

To Deliver Forests 100 Years Hence - Forestry Agency Seeks New Workforce

In January and February 2004, Japan's Forestry Agency hosted events called 'Fisc...
 
Gasified Wood Biomass Co-generation Demonstration Experiment Launched in Yamagata

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...
 
Environmental Logistics Database Established in Japan

August 19, 2004

Policy / Systems

 

Environmental Logistics Database Established in Japan

Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) announced on June ...
 
Environment Ministry Selects Model Areas for Eco-tourism

August 18, 2004

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Environment Ministry Selects Model Areas for Eco-tourism

In June 2004, Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) selected 13 areas for im...
 
Kanto Region's Daily Maximum Temperatures to Exceed 35 C by the Summer of 2100

August 16, 2004

Climate Change

 

Kanto Region's Daily Maximum Temperatures to Exceed 35 C by the Summer of 2100

On June 7, 2004, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) released a report on futu...
 
Japan Readies 2004 Action Program for Transportation Modal Shift

August 12, 2004

Policy / Systems

 

Japan Readies 2004 Action Program for Transportation Modal Shift

Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) set forth the Fisc...
 
Beef from Shorthorn Cattle Long-grazed Naturally on 100% Domestic Feed Marketed

August 11, 2004

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Beef from Shorthorn Cattle Long-grazed Naturally on 100% Domestic Feed Marketed

The Association to Preserve the Earth, a Japanese non-governmental organization ...
 
Agency Announces Best Stores Promoting Energy-Efficient Products

August 10, 2004

Eco-business / Social Venture

 

Agency Announces Best Stores Promoting Energy-Efficient Products

Japan's Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (under the Ministry of Economy, ...
 
Japan's Sea Level Highest in 100 Years

August 9, 2004

Climate Change

 

Japan's Sea Level Highest in 100 Years

According to research by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the sea level ar...
 
Eco-Friendly Industrial Complex Project Being Studied in Kitakyushu City

August 9, 2004

Reduce / Reuse / Recycle

 

Eco-Friendly Industrial Complex Project Being Studied in Kitakyushu City

The Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry has established the Kitakyushu ...
 
10 Million Tons of Illegally Dumped Industrial Waste in Japan

August 6, 2004

Reduce / Reuse / Recycle

 

10 Million Tons of Illegally Dumped Industrial Waste in Japan

Japan's Ministry of the Environment has released results of a survey of prefectu...
 
CO2 Emissions Reduction Targets for Transport Sector Revealed

August 5, 2004

Policy / Systems

 

CO2 Emissions Reduction Targets for Transport Sector Revealed

The Environmental Division of the Transport Policy Council, an advisory panel of...
 
Japan's GHG Emissions in FY2002 Up 7.6% from 1990 Levels

August 4, 2004

Nuclear Power

 

Japan's GHG Emissions in FY2002 Up 7.6% from 1990 Levels

The Global Environment Bureau of Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced ...
 
Ocean Dumping Regulations to be Strengthened

August 2, 2004

Reduce / Reuse / Recycle

 

Ocean Dumping Regulations to be Strengthened

A 1996 protocol that contains revisions of the Convention on the Prevention of M...
 
Two Ministries Join Forces for Better Aquatic Environment

July 22, 2004

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Two Ministries Join Forces for Better Aquatic Environment

Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Land...
 
Floating Island Restoration and Reforestation Progressing in Shingu

July 16, 2004

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Floating Island Restoration and Reforestation Progressing in Shingu

In Shingu City, on the Pacific coast of Wakayama Prefecture, located south of Os...
 
Japan's First Carbon Fund to be Launched This Summer

July 16, 2004

Energy Conservation

 

Japan's First Carbon Fund to be Launched This Summer

Two government-affiliated financial institutions, the Japan Bank for Internation...
 
Home Appliance Recycling Taking Root

July 15, 2004

Reduce / Reuse / Recycle

 

Home Appliance Recycling Taking Root

Japan's Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indus...
 
Yokote City to Start Biomass Energy Project

July 15, 2004

Money

 

Yokote City to Start Biomass Energy Project

Yokote City, located in southern Akita Prefecture and with a population of less ...
 
Industrial Waste Going to Landfill Hits Record Low in FY 2001

July 8, 2004

Reduce / Reuse / Recycle

 

Industrial Waste Going to Landfill Hits Record Low in FY 2001

In March 2004, the Japanese Ministry of the Environment released the results of ...
 
Online Survey Gauges Consumers' Awareness of Chemical Hazard Labeling

July 7, 2004

Chemicals

 

Online Survey Gauges Consumers' Awareness of Chemical Hazard Labeling

In February 2004, Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) conducted an online ...
 
INAX Collects and Recycles 10 Tons of Waste Tiles

July 6, 2004

Reduce / Reuse / Recycle

 

INAX Collects and Recycles 10 Tons of Waste Tiles

INAX Corporation, a major Japanese supplier of ceramic building materials and eq...
 
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Envisages 15 Million FCVs in Use by 2030

July 5, 2004

Environmental Technology

 

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Envisages 15 Million FCVs in Use by 2030

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry estimates that 1.5 million fuel ...
 
MOE Soliciting Model Projects that Reduce CO2 Emissions

July 3, 2004

Energy Conservation

 

MOE Soliciting Model Projects that Reduce CO2 Emissions

The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of Japan has invited model projects from g...
 
Fairwood Campaign Promotes Sustainable Use of Timber

June 29, 2004

Policy / Systems

 

Fairwood Campaign Promotes Sustainable Use of Timber

Friends of the Earth (FoE) Japan has run what it calls its "Fairwood Campaign" c...
 
Kobe Steel Initiates Transportation Modal Shift

June 25, 2004

Policy / Systems

 

Kobe Steel Initiates Transportation Modal Shift

Kobe Steel, Ltd., one of Japan's leading steel manufacturers, has been conductin...
 
Survey Shows Increasing Diversity in Forest Volunteer Activities

June 18, 2004

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Survey Shows Increasing Diversity in Forest Volunteer Activities

The Japanese Forestry Agency released the results of a questionnaire survey on a...
 
'Candle Night' to Spread Worldwide on Summer Solstice 2004

June 16, 2004

Well-Being

 

'Candle Night' to Spread Worldwide on Summer Solstice 2004

The call to join the "Candle Night--Summer Solstice 2004" is spreading across Ja...
 
Japan's General Waste Volume in 2001 Remains Unchanged

June 10, 2004

Reduce / Reuse / Recycle

 

Japan's General Waste Volume in 2001 Remains Unchanged

The Japanese Ministry of the Environment, on March 1, 2004, released the results...
 
Nippon Steel to Produce High Purity Hydrogen from Coke Oven Gas

June 9, 2004

Renewable Energy

 

Nippon Steel to Produce High Purity Hydrogen from Coke Oven Gas

On March 17, 2004, Nippon Steel Corp. of Japan opened a new facility to develop ...
 
Ministry Releases Findings on Pollution from Chemicals in FY2002

June 2, 2004

Policy / Systems

 

Ministry Releases Findings on Pollution from Chemicals in FY2002

Japan's Ministry of the Environment recently released survey findings for fiscal...
 
Reducing Traffic Noise with a New Barrier that Uses Sound

May 31, 2004

Transportation / Mobility

 

Reducing Traffic Noise with a New Barrier that Uses Sound

The Hyogo National Highway Office of the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructu...
 
Government Conducts Poll on Expectations about Forest Functions

May 31, 2004

Policy / Systems

 

Government Conducts Poll on Expectations about Forest Functions

The Japanese government's Cabinet Office has released the results of a "Poll on ...
 
Cherry Blossoms Arrive Ten Days Early in Tokyo

May 28, 2004

Climate Change

 

Cherry Blossoms Arrive Ten Days Early in Tokyo

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced that cherry trees in Tokyo began...
 
Prev 12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22
 

このページの先頭へ