Government
July 5, 2003
Policy / Systems
Ministry to Establish Certification for Small Business Environmental Management Systems
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) will establish an environmental manage...
July 4, 2003
Energy Conservation
Newly Registered Low-emission Cars Reach 1.35 Million in Second Half of FY2002
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport reported that 1,353,369 l...
July 2, 2003
Energy Conservation
ESCO Businesses Achieve Energy Saving Targets
In April 2003, the Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, a regional branc...
July 1, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Economic and Environment Ministries to Promote Greening of Petroleum Revenue Spending
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of the Envir...
June 30, 2003
Policy / Systems
Local Agenda 21 Initiatives in Progress
On May 13, 2003, Japan's Ministry of the Environment unveiled the results of a s...
June 27, 2003
Policy / Systems
Forestry Agency Establishes Help Desk for CDM Forestation
Japan's Forestry Agency has established a help desk on Clean Development Mechani...
June 25, 2003
Policy / Systems
Ministry of Environment to Start Monitoring 1000 Sites
As a project designed to promote monitoring of important ecosystems, Japan's Min...
June 20, 2003
Renewable Energy
Japan's First JI and CDM Projects Approved
On December 12, 2002, two projects were approved by Japan's Liaison Committee fo...
June 18, 2003
Policy / Systems
'Chemical Advisors' Go to Work
On 22 April 2003, Japan's Ministry of the Environment started dispatching the 18...
June 17, 2003
Policy / Systems
Environmental ODA Down to 222.2 Billion Yen - FY2002 ODA White Paper
According to the fiscal 2002 White Paper on Official Development Assistance (ODA...
June 17, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Thirteen New Recycling Ports Designated
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) designated 13 addi...
June 16, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
MOE Embarks on Fuel Cell Project Powered by Food Waste
Japan's Ministry of the Environment has decided to launch a project that uses fo...
June 16, 2003
Transportation / Mobility
Report Recommends 75-85% Cut in Two-wheeled Vehicle Hydrocarbon Emissions
The Central Environment Council, an advisory body to the Ministry of the Environ...
June 12, 2003
Policy / Systems
Japan's New Natural Restoration Law--Implementation Begins
Japan's national cabinet hammered out the Basic Policy for Natural Restoration o...
June 11, 2003
Policy / Systems
Ministry Considers Trading System for Discharge from Sewerage Works
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport has been considering the...
June 8, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Recycling of Household Appliances Exceeds 10 Million in FY2002
Japan's Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indus...
June 7, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
METI Promotes Acquisition of CO2 Emission Credits through Law Amendment
Japan's Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI) recently proposed a partia...
June 7, 2003
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Japanese Forest Resources: Quantity Sufficient, Quality Deteriorating
The Government of Japan's Cabinet Council approved an "Annual Report on Trends i...
June 6, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japan Post to Collect Used Home PCs
Japan Post decided to use its parcel delivery service to collect used personal c...
June 5, 2003
Policy / Systems
METI to Help Launch 'Carbon Fund'
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has established a financi...
June 4, 2003
Climate Change
Atmospheric CO2 Rising in Japan and Worldwide
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced on March 19 that concentrations ...
May 28, 2003
Policy / Systems
Environmental Counselors in Japan Pass the 3,000 Mark
After Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) created registration system in 1...
May 24, 2003
Policy / Systems
Environment Ministry Publishes Environmental Accounting Manual
A growing number of companies in Japan is publishing environmental reports. In o...
May 22, 2003
Renewable Energy
Promoting Wind Power Generation at Ports and Harbors
On March 4, 2003, the Ports and Harbors Bureau of Japan's Ministry of Land, Infr...
May 21, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Green Purchasing by Government Reduces Environmental Impact
Japan's Ministry of the Environment conducted a survey on certain items to deter...
May 15, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Ministry Applauds Containers and Packaging Recycling Measures
On January 18, the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Teleco...
May 9, 2003
Policy / Systems
First Compilation of PRTR Chemical Release Data Unveiled
Japan's Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indus...
May 4, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japan Ministry Announces Basic Plan for Sound Material-Cycle Society
Japan's Ministry of the Environment released its Basic Plan for Establishing a S...
May 2, 2003
Energy Conservation
JHFC Establishes Hydrogen Stations and Launches Demonstration Run of Fuel Cell Vehicles
Japan Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Demonstration Project (JHFC) working toward the comme...
April 22, 2003
Food
Live Webcast of Int'l Conference on Genetically Modified Foods
The fourth session of Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Food Derived from B...
April 18, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Reusable Cups Used in Soccer Stadium
Japan's Ministry of the Environment will conduct a study on the use of reusable ...
April 17, 2003
Transportation / Mobility
International Workshop on CDM/JI in the Transport Sector Convened
In the context of efforts to combat global climate change, an International Work...
April 15, 2003
Policy / Systems
Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law Takes Effect
The Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law took effect in Japan on February 15, ...
April 14, 2003
Policy / Systems
'Green Car' Taxes To Be Limited in Fiscal 2003
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has announced that, in fi...
April 13, 2003
Policy / Systems
Carbon Tax To Be Introduced in FY2005
Japan's Environment Minister Shunichi Suzuki stated at a press conference after ...
April 11, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Home Appliances Recycling Law Sees Steady Progress
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) published a report on February 14, 200...
April 3, 2003
Education
National Junior Eco Club Festival
Japan's Ministry of the Environment held the eighth National Junior Eco-Club (JE...
April 1, 2003
Policy / Systems
Global Warming to Be 90% of National Global Environment Budget
On January 30, Japan's Ministry of the Environment, released draft budgets propo...
March 30, 2003
Energy Conservation
FY2001 Energy-related CO2 Emissions Down 2.7%
Japan's energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions during fiscal 2001 decline...
March 27, 2003
Policy / Systems
Budget Proposal for FY2003: Environmental Allocations Total 2.7 Trillion Yen
Japan's Ministry of the Environment announced that the budgetary allocations for...
March 25, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Food Delivery Truck to Collect Vegetable Waste
Mos Food Services, a Japanese hamburger store chain, announced that the company ...
March 24, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Environment Ministry to Create PCB Waste Database
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) is working to create a database on pol...
March 18, 2003
Renewable Energy
Wood Pellets Regain Popularity for Biomass Utilization
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan unveiled its Nation...
March 17, 2003
Policy / Systems
Environment Ministry Recruits Chemical Advisors
Japan's Minister of the Environment recently launched a pilot project to train "...
March 10, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Waste Volume at Record Levels, But Recycling Improves
Japan's Ministry of the Environment recently released figures on the amount of w...
March 3, 2003
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Record Numbers of Protected Geese Wintering at Lake Biwa
The numbers of Middendorf's bean geese, a protected species in Japan, hit record...
February 28, 2003
Energy Conservation
Fuel Efficiency Standards for LPG Cars to Be Established
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport has been considering the...
February 25, 2003
Water
Preparatory Meeting Held for the 3rd World Water Forum
The Japanese government held the Second Informal Advisory Meeting on January 30 ...
February 20, 2003
Chemicals
VCM, Formaldehyde in Air, Groundwater Pose Cancer Risks
Japan's Ministry of the Environment has announced the results of initial environ...
February 20, 2003
Policy / Systems
Ban on Use of White Asbestos
Concerning various types of asbestos that been proven carcinogenic, the Ministry...Related
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