Government
May 27, 2004
Policy / Systems
METI to Relax Regulations on Factory Production Area and Green Area Ratios
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will revise its ministerial ordi...
May 25, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Electricity Enables Excavation-free Soil Decontamination
Four Japanese companies, Mirai Group Co., Asanuma Corp., Kubota Corp. and Fuji E...
May 13, 2004
Energy Conservation
Government to Extend 'Green' Vehicle Tax System
A "green" vehicle tax system introduced by Japan's central government in fiscal ...
May 12, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Co-op Kobe Reduces Cost of Industrial Waste Disposal by 90%
The Consumer Co-operative Kobe (Co-op Kobe), a major Japanese consumer cooperati...
May 7, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Census Shows Exotic Species Habitat Spreading in Japanese Rivers
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has released a summary of...
May 6, 2004
Renewable Energy
Ministry to Develop, Support Anti-Global Warming Technologies
The Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOE) will begin supporting the researc...
May 4, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Forestry Agency to Explore Soothing Effect of Forests
The Forestry Agency of Japan will launch a study on the positive effects of fore...
May 2, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Japan, China Join Hands to Protect Crested Ibis
Japanese Environment Minister Yuriko Koike and Chinese State Forestry Administra...
April 30, 2004
Policy / Systems
Kobe City Offering Subway Users 10% Off at Shopping Malls
Kobe City in western Japan is offering municipal subway users a 10 percent disco...
April 15, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Development Bank of Japan's New Loan Program Incorporates Environmental Ranking
The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), a government-affiliated financial instituti...
April 13, 2004
Policy / Systems
Government Establishes Fuel Policy Planning Office
On 5 January 2004, Japan's Agency for Natural Resources and Energy established a...
April 9, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
National Habitat Distribution Survey Shows Summer Birds May Be Declining in Japan
The Wild Bird Society of Japan (WBSJ), a nature conservation group, conducted a ...
April 6, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Central Environment Council Submits Report on Ocean Dumping
The Central Environment Council, an advisory body to the Japanese Minister of th...
April 4, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
MOE Adopts Five Eco-Community Projects Towards Building a Sound Material-Cycle Society
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) held an open competition soliciting pr...
March 31, 2004
Food
IC-Tagged Vegetables on Sale
The T-Engine Forum, a Japanese nonprofit organization that is developing an oper...
March 30, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Nissan and Seven Other Japanese Auto Manufacturers Join Forces for Shredder Residue Recycling
On 9 January 2004, eight Japanese auto makers revealed their agreement to form a...
March 27, 2004
Environmental Technology
UNIDO Introduces Japanese Timber Drying Technology to Developing Countries
The Tokyo branch of the Investment and Technology Promotion Office of the United...
March 22, 2004
Policy / Systems
Himi City Sets Out to Protect a Threatened Fish, the Itasenpara Bitterling
Himi City in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, started capturing and breeding an endange...
March 19, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
National Government Achieves 95% Green Purchasing in FY 2002 for Most Goods
On 23 Dec. 2003, Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) issued a report on gr...
March 17, 2004
Fossil Fuels
Japan's First Power Generation Using Gasified Woody Biomass in Iwate Prefecture
Koromogawa Village in Isawa County, located in northern Japan's Iwate Prefecture...
March 15, 2004
Transportation / Mobility
Mazda's Eco-friendly Paint System Wins Award
Mazda Motor Corporation, one of Japan's leading automakers, announced on Decembe...
March 12, 2004
Policy / Systems
The 'Association to Protect Northernmost Dugong'
The existence of Dugong (Dugong dugon) in Okinawa, once believed to be extinct d...
March 8, 2004
Policy / Systems
MLIT Decides to Cancel Tokura Dam Project
The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) decided on De...
March 6, 2004
Education
Free Energy Education Kits to 3,000 Senior High Schools
Japan's Agency for Natural Resources and Energy has made energy education kits f...
March 2, 2004
Policy / Systems
MLIT Launches Full Scale River Report Card System
The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) conducted a r...
February 29, 2004
Policy / Systems
Free Software Assesses Chemical Risks in Everyday Life
The Research Center for Chemical Risk Management (CRM) is a research center that...
February 28, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Nissan to Launch Limited Leasing of Fuel Cell Vehicles
Nissan Motor Co. of Japan acquired approval from the Minister of Land, Infrastru...
February 27, 2004
Climate Change
Matsushita's Household Environmental Scorecard Program Helps Cut CO2 Emissions
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. in Japan, known as Panasonic worldwide, is ru...
February 25, 2004
Chemicals
Air Pollutant Emissions Reduced by 49 % from FY1999 Levels
The Risk Management Subcommittee of the Industrial Structure Council's Chemicals...
February 24, 2004
Renewable Energy
MOE Conditionally Approves Wind Turbines in National Parks
An advisory panel of the Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) decided to s...
February 23, 2004
Policy / Systems
New 'Green Corridor' to be Established in FY2004
The Tohoku and the Kanto Regional Forest Offices of Japan's national Forestry Ag...
February 20, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
New Honda Fuel-Cell Vehicle Is Official Car in 80th "Ekiden" Relay Race
Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. provided its FCX-model fuel-cell vehicle, equ...
February 14, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Gene Bank for Trees Launches Gene Rescue Service
The Forest Tree Breeding Center (FTBC), an incorporated administrative agency in...
February 12, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Fluorescent Light Bulb Recycling Gains Momentum
Japan's JFE KANKYO Corp., mainly involved in the recycling business, announced t...
February 10, 2004
Policy / Systems
MAFF to Promote Agricultural Policy Reform
On November 21, 2003, the Agriculture Minister of Japan announced a plan to prom...
February 5, 2004
Energy Conservation
Low-Emission Vehicles Exceed the 5.7 Million Mark
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) reported on Decemb...
February 4, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Over 60% of Turtles in Japan are Foreign Species
It has become clear that more than 60 percent of all turtles in the country are ...
January 29, 2004
Education
Dropouts and Reclusive Students Given Help Through Environmental Education Programs
Programs based on experiencing the natural environment are becoming more popular...
January 26, 2004
Renewable Energy
Japan's First Offshore Wind Turbines on Trial Run
Japan's first offshore wind turbines have started trial operations in Setana, a ...
January 26, 2004
Climate Change
Record Warm November in Japan
According to the climate statistics released by the Japan Meteorological Agency,...
January 24, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
'2003 Firefly Summit' Held in Tokyo
On October 13, the Tokyo Firefly Club held the 2003 Firefly Summit in cooperatio...
January 21, 2004
Policy / Systems
Green Procurement by Local Governments Surveyed
In January and February 2003, Japan's Ministry of the Environment conducted a su...
January 20, 2004
Policy / Systems
MOE Holds First Meeting of Eco-tourism Promotion Council
The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of Japan held a meeting of a new eco-touri...
January 20, 2004
Policy / Systems
Forestry Agency to Set Up Local Timber Distribution and Processing System
The Forestry Agency of Japan will launch a new distribution and processing syste...
January 17, 2004
Water
How "Fresh" Is the Water in Japan's Major Rivers?
The River Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Japan ...
January 16, 2004
Policy / Systems
Forestry Agency Illegally Fells Primary Beech Forests in Fukushima
The Forestry Agency of Japan illegally cut down about 24,000 trees including bee...
January 14, 2004
Policy / Systems
Meteorological Agency's FY2004 Environment Budget Request Totals 208 Million Yen
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has unveiled details of its budget request...
January 7, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Total Cost of Nuclear Fuel Cycle to Reach 19 Trillion Yen
The Federation of Electric Power Companies, a body composed of 10 electric power...
January 6, 2004
Policy / Systems
Modal Shift Contributes to 3.9% Increase Over Last Year in Container Transport by Rail
Japan Freight Railway Company has announced that the volume of containers transp...
January 5, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Agency Evaluates Retailers' Efforts to Promote Energy-Efficient Products
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