Government
June 21, 2011
Climate Change
Preparation for IPCC AR5 Underway, New Insights into Climate Change Projection Released
Researchers from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMST...
June 8, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
Survey Shows Environmental Businesses Have Positive Prospects
According to the December 2010 "Economic Survey of Environmental Industries" rel...
June 4, 2011
Climate Change
Japanese Government Assesses Vocational Skills for Carbon Management
On January 19, 2011, the Japanese government released a proposal for the basic p...
June 3, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Government to Boost Competitiveness of Ferry and Coastal Shipping Services with Shift to Low Carbon Society
According to the outline of Japan's fiscal 2011 budget released on January ...
May 27, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
20 Facilities Win '2010 Energy-saving Lighting Design Awards'
Japan's Ministry of the Environment decided and announced on February 14, 2011, ...
May 25, 2011
Policy / Systems
Japanese Ministry Launches System to Assess the Environmental Performance of School Buildings
The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEX...
May 23, 2011
Chemicals
Pollution Decreases for Seventh Straight Year
Japan's Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and I...
May 13, 2011
Climate Change
LRT Network Chosen as Best Practice for Low-Carbon City Creation
The Promotion Council for the Low-Carbon Cities (PCLCC) announced on January 21,...
May 10, 2011
Climate Change
Bridgestone's AeroBee Wins Environment Minister's Award
Bridgestone Corporation, world's largest tire and rubber company headquatere...
May 6, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
World's First Regular Highway Shuttle Service Using Fuel Cell Buses Starts
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) started operation of its ...
May 1, 2011
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Japanese 'Stork-Friendly' Sustainable Agriculture Project Exported to China
A project to restore the once stork-friendly aquatic environment in Zhejian...
April 14, 2011
Climate Change
Survey Shows Growing Number of Companies in Japan See Environmental Initiatives as an Opportunity
The percentage of companies making environmental efforts part of their corporate...
April 11, 2011
Climate Change
Japan's FY2009 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Down 4.1% From 1990
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment released its initial estimate of the na...
April 2, 2011
Climate Change
UR to Implement Low Carbon Model Town in Kohoku New Town
An independent administrative corporation in Japan, Urban Renaissance Agency (UR...
March 29, 2011
Diversity
METI Publishes Shopping Accessibility Aid Manual
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) published the first ...
March 11, 2011
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
MOE Selects 172 Potential Ramsar Sites
Japan's Ministry of the Environment announced on September 30, 2010, that it...
March 9, 2011
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
2010 Ozone Hole Is Third Smallest Since 1990: JMA Reports
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) released on October 27, 2010, the curr...
March 8, 2011
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Recycling Project to Transform Waste into Energy Underway on Remote Island
The Japan Association of Marine Safety (JAMS) has been working against drift...
February 23, 2011
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Japan Business and Biodiversity Partnership Reaches a Membership of 400
The Japan Business and Biodiversity Partnership was inaugurated at the COP10...
February 12, 2011
Chemicals
Ministry Starts Research on Children's Health and Surrounding Risks
Japan's Ministry of the Environment launched a nationwide research project on ch...
January 24, 2011
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
NPO Wins Grand Prize of 6th Ecotourism Awards
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced on September 21, 2010, the s...
January 20, 2011
Environmental Technology
Japanese Industry and Academia Collaboration Among Winners of Green IT Awards 2010
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced on October 5, 2...
January 8, 2011
Water
Japan Facing Water Shortages in Some Areas: 2010 Water Resources Report
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) relea...
January 7, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
METI Announces 'EV & PHV Towns' Best Practice Handbook
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry released in its best practi...
January 3, 2011
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Run-up of Sweetfish in Tama River Reaches Record High of 1.96 Million
A sweetfish migration survey of the Tama River, Japan, estimated that 1.96 m...
December 31, 2010
Climate Change
Ministry Releases Guidelines on Low-Carbon Urban Development
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced on Aug...
December 30, 2010
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Japan's Summer 2010 Hottest on Record
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced on September 1, 2010, that the nation'...
December 28, 2010
Policy / Systems
MLIT Check-Up Finds 69% of Policy Indicators Show Progress in FY2009
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) released ...
December 24, 2010
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
MOE Compiles Action Plan for Conservation Use of Satoyama
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced on September 16, 2010, t...
December 20, 2010
Climate Change
Japan Submits National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report in April of 2010
Japan submitted its National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, consisting of a Natio...
December 18, 2010
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Ministry Launches "Sato-Umi" Website to Promote Sustainable Coastal Village and Fisheries Ecosystems
Japan's Ministry of the Environment launched a new website July 22, 2010, called...
December 12, 2010
Renewable Energy
Japan's MOE to Request 850 Million Yen for Hot Spring Power Generation Project in 2011 Budget
The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced on August 25, 2010, that it...
December 10, 2010
Food
High Percentage of Food Waste from Hotels in Food Service Industry in FY2009
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced on August...
December 3, 2010
Climate Change
METI Adopts 15 Projects to Promote Climate Mitigation Technology Overseas
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced on August 10, 2...
November 30, 2010
Food
Number of Certified Eco-Farmers Across Japan Rises by Over 10,000 in One Year
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced on July 2...
November 25, 2010
Climate Change
MOE Establishes Carbon Offset Guidelines for Conferences and Events
The 1st meeting of the Carbon Offset Study Panel on Conferences and Events,...
November 19, 2010
Renewable Energy
Four Areas in Japan Begin Own Next-Generation Energy and Social System Projects
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry released on August 11, 2010...
November 3, 2010
Climate Change
Japanese Government Proposes Leasing of Low-Carbon Equipment to Reduce GHG Emissions
Japan's Ministry of the Environment released on June 15, 2010, a report titled, ...
October 30, 2010
Climate Change
Japanese MOE announces Certified Carbon Offsetting Projects
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced on July 26, 2010, that it ha...
October 27, 2010
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
More Rivers Receive Grades of Four Points or Better in Third River Report Card System
The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) published the...
October 25, 2010
Food
Japanese Ministry Starts Model Project to Show Consumers the Carbon Footprint of Agricultural Products
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced on August 2, 2...
October 13, 2010
Climate Change
Large Scale Emitters Account for Increased Percentage of GHG Emissions in FY2008
Japan's Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indus...
September 19, 2010
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
First Spawning of Transplanted Coral Confirmed in Sekisei Lagoon
Naha Nature Conservation Office, the Ministry of the Environment announced o...
September 18, 2010
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Winners of First Contest for Corporate Activities on Biodiversity Announced
At the awards ceremony of the First Contest for Corporate Activities on Biod...
September 13, 2010
Climate Change
Kitakyushu Asian Center for Low Carbon Society Opens in Kitakyushu to Transfer Japan's Green Tech
Kitakyushu City in Fukuoka Prefecture, an eco-model city selected by the Jap...
September 10, 2010
Climate Change
Toyota Joins Demonstration Project to Establish Low-Carbon Society at Home and Abroad
Toyota Motor Corp. and Dream Incubator Inc., a business project consulting firm ...
August 21, 2010
Climate Change
MOE Announces Medium- to Long-Term Roadmap for Reducing Greenhouse Gases
Japan's Ministry of the Environment released a preliminary draft presented by it...
July 23, 2010
Policy / Systems
Smart Community Alliance Launched with 287 Companies
The Japan Smart Community Alliance was launched on April 6, 2010, as a worki...
July 1, 2010
Climate Change
Japan's GHG Emissions Drop 6.4% in FY2008 vs. Previous Year
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on April 15, 2010, that its c...
June 30, 2010
Climate Change
Japan Submits to UNFCCC Its Target of Reducing Emissions by 25% below 1990 Levels by 2020
The Japanese government announced on January 26, 2010, that it had formalized it...Related
"JFS Newsletter"
Related
"Popular Articles"
Some rights reserved. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License.