Government
October 12, 2009
Climate Change
Japan's Environment Ministry Releases Manual to Evaluate Climate Change Projects Using the 'Co-Benefits' Approach
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on June 12, 2009, the release...
October 9, 2009
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
MOE Releases Home Appliance Recycling Results in FY2008
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) published a report on June 2, 2009, ab...
October 8, 2009
Climate Change
Japan's Environment Ministry Selects Five Areas for 2009 Low Carbon City Project
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on July 16, 2009 the fiv...
October 6, 2009
Transportation / Mobility
METI Selects Eight 'EV & pHV Towns' for Promotion
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced on March 31, 20...
September 23, 2009
Renewable Energy
Japanese Ministry Selects Nation's First 'Best 100 New Energies'
The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) and New Energy and Industria...
September 21, 2009
Climate Change
MOE Establishes a Regional Green New Deal Fund
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced a Japanese version of t...
September 20, 2009
Climate Change
75,000 Barbershops across Japan Become 'Cool Biz Barbershops' by Setting A/C Temperature at 28C
The Japan Barbers Association, comprising barbershop owners throughout Japan, re...
September 13, 2009
Transportation / Mobility
Ministry Approves Ten Proposals to Promote Logistics Efficiency in FY2009
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, transport and Tourism (MLIT) announced...
September 8, 2009
Transportation / Mobility
Japanese Ministry Promotes Eco-Commuting by Recognizing Best Practice Businesses
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) anno...
September 5, 2009
Climate Change
2008 Report Shows 37% CO2 Increase since Industrial Revolution
The Japan Metrological Agency released its web-based "Climate Change Monitor...
September 3, 2009
Government
'New Deal for Schools' Will Upgrade Facilities as Part of Japan's Economic Stimulus Package
After proposing the "New Deal for Schools" in April 2009 as part of the official...
September 2, 2009
Energy Conservation
MLIT Finalizes Housing Energy Conservation Label Guidelines
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) finalized...
August 27, 2009
Government
MOE Names FY2009 Ecoflow Project Schools
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) named the schools selected for the FY2...
August 22, 2009
Climate Change
Japan Records Record High Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 9% Increase from 1990 Levels
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on April 30, 2009, that total...
August 20, 2009
Climate Change
MOE Releases Carbon Offset Certification Label
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) released on April 8, 2009, a ...
August 18, 2009
Policy / Systems
Ministry to Develop Japanese Principles for Environmental Finance
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment is now planning to formulate a set of p...
August 17, 2009
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
New Technology Helping Restore Coral Reefs in Okinawa's Sekisei Lagoon
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment and Tokyo University's Department of Ma...
August 16, 2009
Environmental Technology
METI Sets up Study Group on Future of Japanese Battery System Industry
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced May 28, 2009, t...
July 29, 2009
Food
Rental of Agricultural Machinery as an Approach to Cost Reduction in Food Supply
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery started a project to prom...
July 27, 2009
Energy Conservation
Yamazaki Mazak Optonics Slashes Energy Usage by Going Underground
Yamazaki Mazak Optonics Corp., a group company of Yamazaki Mazak Corp., a ma...
July 26, 2009
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Panasonic Group Company Wins 'Supply Chain Resource Conservation Model Grand Prize'
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan announced on March 1...
July 22, 2009
Government
JAMSTEC Upgrades Earth Simulator System
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) has upgraded ...
July 19, 2009
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
JICA's CDM Forestation Project in Vietnam to Alleviate Global Warming and Poverty
A forestation project carried out by the Japan International Cooperation Agency ...
July 8, 2009
Water
Japanese Technology to Help Address Global Water Problems
In an attempt to address global water problems, the Limited Liability Partnershi...
July 4, 2009
Government
Environmental Communication Awards 2008 Announced
The Ministry of the Environment and the Global Environmental Forum have selected...
June 15, 2009
Climate Change
Japanese Ministry Establishes Guidelines and Rules for Creation of a Carbon Footprint System
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced on March 3, 2009, t...
June 12, 2009
Renewable Energy
Green (Solar) Heat Certification System Starts
The Green Energy Certification Center, a branch of the Institute of Energy Econo...
June 10, 2009
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Japanese NPO Striving to Convey Charm and Importance of Tidal Flats
Against the backdrop of a coastal industrial zone in the Port of Nagoya in c...
June 9, 2009
Climate Change
Kyoto Junior High School Wins Grand Prize at 2009 Stop Climate Change―One village, One Action at a Time
Kumogahata Junior High School in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, won the grand priz...
June 3, 2009
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Revised Law Requires Recycling of Additional Home Appliances
An amendment to the Law for the Recycling of Specified Kinds of Home Appliances ...
May 28, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
METI Announces 55 Leading Japanese Social Businesses
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced on Feb...
May 23, 2009
Climate Change
2008 Annual Mean Temperature Remained High in Japan and Worldwide
The Japan Meteorological Agency released the 2008 statistics on annual mean ...
May 20, 2009
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japanese Gov't Launches Study Group to Research Recovery of Phosphorus from Sewage
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) announced...
May 17, 2009
Energy Conservation
MOE Launches Online Guide to Facilitate Energy Efficient Appliance Usage
The "Team Minus 6%" committee of the Japanese Ministry of the Environment has de...
May 16, 2009
Renewable Energy
Ministry Recommends that Solar Power Output to Rise 55 Times by 2030
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) "Study Group Focused on Meas...
May 15, 2009
Climate Change
Japan to Provide Assistance to Developing Countries to Address Climate Change
Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs released "Japan's Official Development As...
May 14, 2009
Energy Conservation
LED Navigation Aids Guide Ships in All Japanese Coastal Waters
All navigation lights in Japan's coastal waters are now equipped with light ...
May 10, 2009
Transportation / Mobility
MLIT Awards 2008 Eco-Ship Modal Shift Project Supporters of the Year
The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) announced on ...
May 3, 2009
Transportation / Mobility
Synthetic Diesel Fuel Being Tested in Tokyo Transit Bus
Since February 1, 2009, Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and ...
April 28, 2009
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Local Governments' Efforts to Reduce Plastic Bags Spread Nationwide
The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of Japan conducted a nationwide surve...
April 27, 2009
Renewable Energy
Public-Private Partnership to Standardize Solar Systems, Promote Solar-Powered Homes
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released a draft rep...
April 26, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
METI Releases Collection of Best Practices for Eco-Businesses in Japan
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released on November...
April 21, 2009
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Japanese Gov't Drafts Strategy to Better Protect Marine Environment
The Ministry of the Environment in Japan (MOE) released a draft report on t...
April 18, 2009
Policy / Systems
More Companies Agree to Environmental Tax Introduction
Japan's Ministry of the Environment released on December 26, 2008, its survey re...
April 8, 2009
Transportation / Mobility
Ministry Conducts Proving Tests for Streetcar Promotion
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism conducted demons...
March 28, 2009
Renewable Energy
Test Project on Bioethanol Fuel from Rice Straw Starts in Akita
The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries recently annou...
March 25, 2009
Renewable Energy
Japan's Ministries Release Action Plan to Expand Solar Power Generation Installation
Based on the action plan for achieving a low carbon society approved by the...
March 24, 2009
Climate Change
Winners of 2008 New Energy Awards Announced
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced on November 20, 2...
March 21, 2009
Climate Change
'CO2 Diet' Timber Dam Made of Japanese Cedars Recognized
Innovative ideas were recently selected from each prefecture in Japan to com...
March 20, 2009
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
MOE Introduces Slogan for Raising Biodiversity Awareness
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