Government
February 13, 2003
Policy / Systems
"Climate Point System" Shelved
The implementation of a "climate point system," proposed by Japan's Ministry of ...
February 10, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
First Fuel-Cell Mini-vehicle to Begin Test on Public Roads
Daihatsu Motor Co. received road authorization on January 15, 2003, from Japan's...
January 29, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Fluorocarbons in Fridge Insulation To Be Recovered and Destroyed
Japan's Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ...
January 17, 2003
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Desalination of Nakaumi and Shinjiko Lakes Cancelled
Japan's Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tadamori Oshima, offici...
January 15, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Environment Ministry Announces Its Environmental Targets under ISO 14001
Japan's Ministry of the Environment is managed based on ISO 14001 and monitors i...
January 12, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Exhibition of Environmentally Friendly Products and Services Attracts 100,000 Visitors
The Eco Products 2002 Exhibition, cosponsored by Japan Environmental Management ...
January 8, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
World's First Sale-Lease Agreement of Fuel Cell Vehicles
On the occasion of the world's first market delivery of fuel cell-powered vehicl...
December 30, 2002
Chemicals
Dioxin Levels Exceed Standards at 70 Sites
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) currently monitors dioxin levels based...
December 12, 2002
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
New Ramsar Sites Designated: Miyajima-numa and Fujimae-higata
Japan's two wetlands, Miyajima-numa in Hokkaido and Fujimae-higata in Aichi Pref...
December 12, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toyota to Offer Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicles Starting in December
Toyota Motor Corp. announced on November 18, 2002 that it will start limited mar...
December 12, 2002
Others
Urban Heat Island Effect and Countermeasures
Japan's Ministry of the Environment recently released the results of research on...
November 29, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
MLIT Publishes Manual for Environmentally-Responsible Logistics Management Systems
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) has published a ma...
November 29, 2002
Policy / Systems
About 30 Companies in Mie Prefecture To Join Emissions Trading Simulation
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) will implement a greenhouse gas emissi...
November 29, 2002
Policy / Systems
Applications Begin for Joint Implementation and Clean Development Mechanism Projects
The government of Japan recently created the Coordinating Committee for Use of t...
November 24, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Outline on Japan's National Strategy of Biomass Utilization Announced
On July 30, 2002, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan u...
November 24, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toyota-Hino Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus Testing Begins
Japan's Toyota Motor Corp (TMC) and Hino Motors Ltd (Hino) have announced that t...
November 24, 2002
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
TV Broadcasting from Antarctica on Global Environment
The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (Nippon Hoso Kyokai, or NHK), Japan's nationa...
November 17, 2002
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Preserving Japan's "Culture of Wood" with 200 Year-Old Forests
The Forestry Agency of Japan has launched a campaign to create "Koji no Mori"(Fo...
November 13, 2002
Climate Change
Global Warming Observations from Commercial Jets
An environmental observation and monitoring project started in April 1993 by the...
November 8, 2002
Environmental Technology
JMA Makes Budget Request for Yellow Sand Dust Forecasting
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has made a 14 million yen (about U.S.$114,...
October 24, 2002
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Spotlined Sardine Catch Decreases Sharply in Japanese Waters
Japan's Fisheries Agency reported on September 9, 2002 in its fish resource asse...
October 20, 2002
Policy / Systems
Report Cards for Rivers
Working with citizens' groups, Japan' Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Trans...
October 16, 2002
Policy / Systems
Japan Becomes Party to POPs Treaty
The Japanese Cabinet endorsed the ratification of "Stockholm Convention on Persi...
October 13, 2002
Policy / Systems
Environment Ministry to Subsidize Reduction of Greenhouse Gases
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) has decided on a policy to subsidize t...
October 11, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Fuel Cell Vehicles to be Tax-Exempt
On August 21, Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) deci...
October 8, 2002
Policy / Systems
MAFF to Freeze Construction of Large-Scale Forest Roads
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry of Japan (MAFF) has decided,...
October 3, 2002
Chemicals
Ministry of the Environment to Examine Trace Mercury
Japan's Ministry of the Environment will start this autumn to examine the advers...
October 1, 2002
Policy / Systems
METI to Launch On-line Market for Emissions Trading
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will establish an on-line...
September 28, 2002
Climate Change
Greenhouse Effect Gas Observation Satellite to be Developed
A greenhouse gas observation satellite (named Global Change Observation Mission-...
September 27, 2002
Policy / Systems
Environmental Ministry to Release Database on Corporate Environmental Reports
Japan's Ministry of the Environment will make available to the public an "Enviro...
August 26, 2002
Policy / Systems
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport Promotes Next-Generation"Eco-Ships"
The Fiscal 2002 Marine Affairs Report states that Japan's Ministry of Land, Infr...
August 26, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Ministry of the Environment Searches from the Sky for Illegally-Dumped Industrial Waste
Japan's Ministry of the Environment will develop unique using helicopters and sa...
August 26, 2002
Chemicals
Law Enacted to Prevent Soil Contamination
Japan recently enacted the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law which obligate...
August 26, 2002
Environmental Technology
Environment Ministry To Develop Biomass Recycling Technologies
Japan's Ministry of the Environment, in cooperation with the Agriculture Ministr...
August 26, 2002
Transportation / Mobility
Bicycle-Sharing Experiment in Tokyo
Japan's the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport selected a total of 2...
August 26, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Fuel Cell Power Plant Produces Biogas from Food Waste
Japan's first fuel cell power plant that produces biogass from food waste starte...
August 26, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Survey Of Corporate Activities Regarding The Environment
Japan's Ministry of the Environment released findings of survey of corporate act...
August 26, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
PET Bottle Recycling Rate Is Over 40%
According to a summary by Japan's Ministry of the Environment, the amount of PET...
August 26, 2002
Policy / Systems
One Year after PCB Treatment Law Enacted
One Year after PCB Treatment Law Enacted
August 26, 2002
Climate Change
New Liaison Committee To Utilize Kyoto Mechanism Is Established
The Japanese Government's Global Warming Prevention Headquarters, with the prime...
August 26, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
MLIT Conducts "Green Diagnosis" to Existing Government Office Buildings
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) is planning to con...
August 26, 2002
Policy / Systems
METI Issues Environmental Accounting Workbook
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) published an Environmenta...
August 25, 2002
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Ministry To Set Guidelines For Exotic Animals and Plants
An advisory panel for the Ministry of the Environment has compiled guidelines to...
August 25, 2002
Water
Japan Imports a Huge Amount of Water
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport released the latest report on...
August 25, 2002
Energy Conservation
Industry Reduces Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in Japan
The Ministry of the Environment announced that the emission of greenhouse effect...
August 25, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Material Flow Cost Accounting
"Material flow cost accounting", a new method of environmental management accoun...
August 25, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Reducing, Reusing, and Extending The Life Of Stationery Items
The Shiga Prefectural Office, a leading local government on the green purchasing...
August 25, 2002
Renewable Energy
Ministry To Set Safety Standards for Fuel Cell Cars
In anticipation of full-scale marketing of fuel cell cars in 2005, the Ministry ...
August 24, 2002
Climate Change
Companies Boost Environmental Activities
Japan's Ministry of the Environment has announced the results of its "Survey of ...
August 24, 2002
Policy / Systems
Second Anniversary of the Dioxin Law
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