Government
May 23, 2012
Climate Change
Japan's Meteorological Agency Confirms Gradual Warming of Ocean
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported on February 13, 2012, that th...
May 22, 2012
Food
Winners of 2011 Environment-Friendly Farming Competition Announced
The Promotion Committee for Environment-Friendly Farming in Japan announced on F...
May 15, 2012
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
MOE Conducts Experiment to Collect Plastic Products at Stores
The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) conducted a pilot project called "PLA-...
May 12, 2012
Eco-business / Social Venture
80 Percent of Japanese Businesses Going Green as a Social Responsibility
According to a Japanese government survey on environmentally friendly corporate ...
May 10, 2012
Climate Change
ICLEI Japan Declares Implementation of Local Carbon Registry
On February 9, 2012, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability Japan Office...
May 8, 2012
Policy / Systems
Area Ratio of Photovoltaic Generation Facilities Increased to 75%
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) revised the Rules on Fact...
May 6, 2012
Civil Society / Local Issues
MAFF Announces Creation of Networking Organization to Encourage 'Sixth' Industrialization
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced December 1, 20...
May 3, 2012
Eco-business / Social Venture
Shin-Etsu Trail Club Wins Grand Prize at 7th Ecotourism Awards
Japanese non-profit organization (NPO) the Shin-Etsu Trail Club (Iiyama city...
April 24, 2012
Disaster Reconstruction
Japanese Gov't Releases Social Business Case Book for Post-Disaster Reconstruction
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released on January 13, 2...
April 16, 2012
Renewable Energy
Japanese Agency Concludes Collaborative Agreement with International Renewable Energy Agency
Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) sig...
April 14, 2012
Transportation / Mobility
METI Publishes Second 'Best Practices' Handbook on Japanese Towns Promoting Electric Vehicles and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released a new publicatio...
April 3, 2012
Climate Change
Japan's FY2010 GHG Emissions Down 0.4% from 1990, Up 3.9% from 2009
On December 13, 2011, the Japanese Ministry of the Environment released the nati...
April 2, 2012
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Survey Finds Increase in Number of Municipal Parks and Improved Municipal Park Areas in FY2010
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism（MLIT）released on...
March 30, 2012
Policy / Systems
METI Establishes Project Team to Promote Storage Battery Industry
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced on January 6, 2...
March 28, 2012
Climate Change
Japanese Think Tank Launches Project to Measure CO2 Reductions in Home Appliance Replacement Strategy
The Jukankyo Research Institute, a Japanese think tank specializing in home...
March 22, 2012
Food
Food Action Nippon Grand Prize Won by Only Private Agricultural High School in Japan
The Food Action Nippon Award is presented to businesses and organizations that c...
March 18, 2012
Transportation / Mobility
New Fuel Efficiency Standards for Passenger Vehicles Finalized
The Automotive Fuel Efficiency Standards Subcommittee (under the Automotive Traf...
February 25, 2012
Renewable Energy
Solar Power Generation on Culture Rafts to Enter Demonstration-Phase on Yatsushiro Sea
It was announced on October 22, 2011, that full-scale demonstration experiments ...
February 19, 2012
Renewable Energy
MAFF Supports Renewable Energy Deployment in Japan's Rural Areas
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan decided...
February 18, 2012
Renewable Energy
Japan Predicting Drastic Cut of 50% or More to PV Generation Costs by 2030
The Japanese government estimates the cost of photovoltaic (PV) power gener...
February 1, 2012
Renewable Energy
Panasonic Group's Green Energy Park Wins Green IT Award
On October 3, 2011, Kasai Green Energy Park, the Panasonic Group's next-gene...
January 13, 2012
Water
Kitakyushu City to Win Cambodian Water Supply Project
Chief of the WBCK (left) and the Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy of the ...
January 8, 2012
Climate Change
Large Ozone Hole Observed Again in 2011
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced on November 1, 2011, that th...
December 27, 2011
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Local Government Network on Biodiversity Inaugurated in Japan
An inaugural meeting of the Biodiversity Self-Governing Body Network was hel...
December 23, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
MOE Releases Principles for Financial Action towards a Sustainable Society
Japan's Ministry of the Environment announced on October 6, 2011, that its Draft...
December 12, 2011
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Japan Sees Warmer and Dryer Summer in 2011
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced on September 1, 2011, that the na...
December 5, 2011
Environmental Technology
Japan Has 55 Percent of World's Renewable Energy Patents
Japan boasts the world's highest number of patent applications in the field...
November 10, 2011
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Ogasawara Islands in Tokyo, Hiraizumi in Iwate Listed as World Heritage Sites
The Ogasawara Islands in Tokyo Prefecture and cultural heritages (temple...
November 8, 2011
Renewable Energy
Smart City Project in Chiba, Japan, Gets Full-Scale Launch
An integrated redevelopment of Block 148 in front of the Kashiwanoha Campus Stat...
October 21, 2011
Energy Conservation
Growing Energy Awareness Boosts Demand for LED Lighting
GfK Marketing Services Japan, a company that conducts surveys on consumer el...
October 16, 2011
Well-Being
Over 50% of Japanese Say Japan is a Favorable Place to Raise Children, Gov't Survey Shows
According to the results of the International Opinion Survey on a Low Birth...
October 5, 2011
Renewable Energy
Kyocera Supplies 2 MW of PV Modules to Expressway
Kyocera Solar Corporation, a domestic sales subsidiary of Kyocera Corp., ann...
October 4, 2011
Climate Change
Japan's Gov't Subsidizing the Leasing of Low-Carbon Equipment to Homes, SMEs
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced on May 31, 2011, the st...
September 30, 2011
Renewable Energy
MAFF Estimates Potential Renewable Energy at 425 Billion kWh in Rural Japan
Up to 425 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of renewable energies can be potenti...
September 28, 2011
Climate Change
Japan's Meteorological Agency Reports Record High Atmospheric CO2 for 2010
The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere in Japan reached...
September 17, 2011
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
57 Percent of Rivers across Japan Clean, Aquatic Life Survey Indicates
Japan's Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, T...
September 15, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Kanto District Transport Bureau Assigns First Local Public Transport Experts
The Kanto District Transport Bureau announced on April 25, 2011, that 13 lo...
September 12, 2011
Renewable Energy
Japan's Ministry Announces PV Electricity Purchasing Prices for 2011
With respect to the Excess Electricity Purchasing Scheme for Photovoltaic (...
September 8, 2011
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Japan Signs Nagoya Protocol on Biodiversity
On May 10, 2011, the Japanese cabinet approved the signing of the Nagoya Pr...
September 3, 2011
Renewable Energy
MOE Releases Map of Renewable Energy Potential in Japan
Japan's Ministry of the Environment released on its website the results of resea...
August 19, 2011
Climate Change
Japan's MOE Promoting 'Super Cool Biz' for 2011
Japan's Ministry of the Environment is currently advocating "Cool Biz" ― a ...
August 8, 2011
Renewable Energy
MOE Reports Japan's Renewable Energy Potential Matches Nuclear Power
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) released the results of a study on the...
July 31, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
'Prius', 'Move' Top the Ten Most Fuel-Efficient Cars List of 2010
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism released on Marc...
July 24, 2011
Energy Conservation
METI's Addresses Summertime Power Problem with Supplementary Budget
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has been budgeted to fill...
July 22, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Japanese Ministry Releases Numerical Data on Comfort of Public Transportation System
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism released in...
July 16, 2011
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Japanese Ministry Provides Basic Views on Releasing Threatened Species into Wild
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on March 31, 2011, that i...
July 13, 2011
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
5th MIDORI Academic Prize Awarded for Quantitative Verification of Polyphenic Functions of Greenery, Etc.
The Cabinet Office of Japan announced on March 7, 2011, that the 5th MIDORI Acad...
July 8, 2011
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
MOE Formulates Marine Biodiversity Conservation Strategy
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced on March 29, 2011, that...
July 6, 2011
Energy Conservation
Joint Statement by Private Companies to Promote Introduction of FCVs into Japanese Market
Thirteen private Japanese companies, consisting of auto manufacturers and hydrog...
June 27, 2011
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Tokyo Gas Starts Feeding Food Waste-Derived Biogas into City Gas Grid
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