Local government
October 22, 2002
Policy / Systems
Nagoya City to Ban Car Commuting by Public Employees
Takehisa Matsubara, the mayor of Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, announced on Sep...
October 9, 2002
Policy / Systems
Car Sharing Starts on Campus
A group of students at Kyushu University has joined a car sharing project that u...
August 29, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Tama City Adopts Environmental Accounting
Tama City (located in the Tokyo metropolitan region in Japan) recently introduce...
August 26, 2002
Policy / Systems
"Acorn Bank" in Kagawa Prefecture
The Acorn Bank is a bank that handles not the normal notes and coins, but actual...
August 26, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Tokyo Government to Recycle Entire Housing Development
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is taking on the challenge of recycling an ent...
August 26, 2002
Policy / Systems
Tokyo Sets First Guidelines on Leaded Paints
The Environmental Bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government recently formulate...
August 26, 2002
Energy Conservation
"Velotaxi" Starts Operation in Kyoto
A new human-powered "velotaxi" business has started operations in Kyoto, home of...
August 26, 2002
Climate Change
Municipal Ward Promotes Tree Planting
Meguro Ward, one of the 23 wards comprising Metropolitan Tokyo, has decided to p...
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 25, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Tomamae Is "Japan's Denmark" And A Mecca for Wind Farms
Tomamae, a town in Hokkaido facing the Japan Sea, is a Mecca for wind power gene...
August 25, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Using Waste Heat from Underground Sewerage For Community Central Heating And Cooling In Tokyo
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. have jointly developed...
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 24, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Wind Farm to Appear at Tokyo Waterfront
In cooperation with private firms, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will instal...
August 24, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Rising Recycling Rates of Used Cans and PET Bottles
According to a survey by Japan's Steel Can Recycling Association and other recyc...
August 24, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Making "Fukuoka-style" Landfills in China
Fukuoka City will send personnel to China to provide technical advice on the con...
August 22, 2002
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
New Water-Permeable Road Surface in Tokyo
A new type of pavement that allows rainwater to permeate into the ground was use...
August 22, 2002
Policy / Systems
Iwate Prefecture to Launch Local Environmental Management System Standards
A study group in Iwate that has the participation of the business, governmental ...
August 22, 2002
Energy Conservation
Wakayama Prefecture Reduces Greenhouse Gases by 13%
Wakayama Prefecture announced that it emitted about 527,000 tonnes of greenhouse...
August 22, 2002
Policy / Systems
Environmental Accounting Begins in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Yamaguchi Prefecture will introduce environmental accounting in all of its prefe...
August 4, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Giving new life to abandoned bicycles
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