Local government
August 30, 2009
Local government
Household Eco-Account Calendar to Help Families Save $620
Wakayama Prefecture, in western Japan, started distributing a household eco-acco...
August 19, 2009
Water
Kyoto City Subsidizing Residential Rainwater Tanks
In an effort to promote the effective use of rainwater, Kyoto City in Japan is c...
August 8, 2009
Climate Change
Tokyo Joins ICAP as Member
Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara announced on May 27, 2009, that the Tokyo Metro...
August 5, 2009
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Japanese Kids to Learn How to Farm on Abandoned Land
Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan is working on a model project in which elementa...
August 1, 2009
Renewable Energy
Hydrogen Engine Microbus Developed by Japanese Univ. Debuts on Public Roads
Tokyo City University (formerly known as Musashi Institute of Technology) announ...
July 21, 2009
Renewable Energy
Hydrogen Highway Project in Progress in Fukuoka
The Prefecture of Fukuoka in southern Japan and the Fukuoka Strategy Confere...
July 20, 2009
Local government
Toyota Plant, Hayami Forest Win Japan Sustainable Management Awards
Winners of the 7th (fiscal 2008) Japan Sustainable Management Awards were an...
July 12, 2009
Renewable Energy
City of Takamatsu Introduces a Subsidy for Residents to Install Solar Heating Systems
Officials in the Japanese city of Takamatsu, in Kagawa Prefecture, announced...
July 5, 2009
Climate Change
Eight District Summit Requests Gov't for Policies toward Low-Carbon Society
The Eight Municipal Government Leader's Summit published on May 1, 2009, a propo...
June 30, 2009
Climate Change
Local Assemblies Appeal to Japan's Government to Enact Climate Protection Act
The Kyoto City Assembly adopted on December 16, 2008, a statement to appeal ...
June 23, 2009
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Elephants and Sweet Potatoes to Feed Osaka's Closed-Loop Project to Mitigate Heat Island Effects
The mayor of Osaka, Kunio Hiramatsu, announced on February 18, 2009, that t...
June 22, 2009
Climate Change
Students Enjoy Greening School Rooftop as Memory of Graduation
Matsuba Primary School in Taito Ward of Metropolitan Tokyo completed greening it...
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...
May 29, 2009
Climate Change
Eco-Friendly Event Held, Participants Receive Eco-Points
Reed Expo 2009, an eco-friendly event, was held on February 14 through 15, 2009,...
May 27, 2009
Climate Change
Japanese City Switches Focus from Global Warming to 'Global Heating' to Show Urgency
The city of Kawaguchi, in Japan's Saitama Prefecture, declared on April 1, 2009,...
May 26, 2009
Transportation / Mobility
Nation's First Effort to Combine Car-Sharing and Public Transport in Tokyo
The Environment Bureau and Bureau of Transportation of Tokyo Metropolitan Govern...
May 21, 2009
Climate Change
Kyoto City Offering Web-Based Household Eco-Account Book
The City of Kyoto began providing the Household Emissions Calculator program thr...
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 11, 2009
Climate Change
Carbon Fund Established in Shiga Prefecture to Foster Eco-Social Market Economy
On April 14, 2009, the Shiga Carbon Fund was established by economic organizatio...
May 7, 2009
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Last Snowhouse Festival in Japanese City Set for 2010 Due to Lack of Snow
It was recently announced that the Festival of the Largest Kamakura, an even...
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 25, 2009
Climate Change
Kyoto Prefecture Introduces Insulating Film to Windows in Main Building of Government Office
Kyoto Prefecture introduced highly-efficient insulation film to all the wind...
April 12, 2009
Food
Volunteers Turning City's Fallow Fields into Emergency Food Supply Sources
The city of Seki in Gifu Prefecture started a project in June 2008 to conver...
April 8, 2009
Transportation / Mobility
Ministry Conducts Proving Tests for Streetcar Promotion
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism conducted demons...
April 3, 2009
Civil Society / Local Issues
Research Finds Nagano as Greenest Prefecture in Japan
Brand Research Institute Inc. (BRI), a Japanese company specializing in research...
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 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 17, 2009
Energy Conservation
City of Anjo Gives Households Electricity Consumption Monitors for Study
A unique project designed to research home electricity use was launched in t...
March 8, 2009
Renewable Energy
Tokyo to Introduce Multiple Measures for Utilization of Solar Energy
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) decided to initiate efforts for expandin...
March 6, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japan's First Carbon-Neutral Railway Station to Open in Settsu, Osaka Prefecture
The Japanese city of Settsu in Osaka Prefecture and Hankyu Corporation announced...
March 2, 2009
Transportation / Mobility
Yokohama, Nissan Motor to Target Zero Emissions
Nissan Motor Co., of Japan and the City of Yokohama signed a memorandum on N...
March 1, 2009
Climate Change
Major Cities Show Leadership to Cut GHG Emissions: C40 Tokyo Conference
Representatives from the world's leading cities gathered at the C40 Tokyo Confer...
February 27, 2009
Transportation / Mobility
Town Government Launches Eco-Commuting Project
Town officials in Goka Town of Sashima County in Ibaraki Prefecture have bee...
February 19, 2009
Renewable Energy
Save Energy and Earn Points - Kyoto Eco-Action Points Program Starts
The model Kyoto Eco-Action Points program started in October 2008. As part of th...
February 16, 2009
Civil Society / Local Issues
'Slow Life' Summit Held in Mino, Gifu Prefecture
The sixth "Slow Life" Summit was held from October 12 to 13, 2008, in Mino C...
February 10, 2009
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Green 'Curtains' of Plants to Climb School Walls across Japan
Ecobank Aichi, a Japanese non-profit organization (NPO) based in the city of...
February 7, 2009
Climate Change
Japan's Hyogo Prefecture Adopts the Kyoto Protocol's CDM to Reduce GHG Emissions
Hyogo Prefecture announced, in July 2008, that it plans to introduce use of a sy...
February 5, 2009
Policy / Systems
Nagano Prefecture to Introduce Carbon Offset Scheme for Wood Pellet Stoves
The Laboratory of Earth Conscious Life, a nonprofit organization (NPO) in Ina Ci...
February 3, 2009
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Ministry Selects Four Areas for Fiscal 2008 Program to Restore Coastal Waters
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on August 18, 2008, that...
January 29, 2009
Renewable Energy
World's Largest 'Hydrogen Town Project' Starts in Japan
A ceremony to celebrate the first installation of a residential hydrogen fue...
January 22, 2009
Others
Manga Summit Focused on Environment Held in Kyoto
The Ninth International Comic Artist Conference, held by comic artists mainl...
January 14, 2009
Transportation / Mobility
Drivers Improved Gas Mileage an Average of 32% after Nagoya Workshop
Participants of a workshop on eco-friendly driving techniques, organized by ...
January 7, 2009
Education
26 Students Join Minamata Environmental University
Minamata City of Kumamoto Prefecture in southern Japan conducted a six-day p...
January 5, 2009
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Over 600 Stores in Nagoya City to Charge for Plastic Shopping Bags
The Nagoya City government in Aichi prefecture will start a scheme to charg...
January 4, 2009
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Ninety Percent of Shoppers Carry Own Bags After Supermarkets in Yamagata Start Charging for Plastic Bags
The mayor of Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture in northern Japan announced at a...
December 27, 2008
Renewable Energy
Tokyo to Introduce Green Power Certification System Using Solar Heat
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) set up a study group in June 2008 in pre...
December 26, 2008
Transportation / Mobility
Japanese City of Anjo Expanding Eco-Cycling Project
The city of Anjo in Aichi Prefecture, as part of its promotion as a eco-fri...
December 24, 2008
Transportation / Mobility
Hojo Railway Conducts Test-Run of 100% Bio-Fueled Train
Hojo Railway Company of Japan, which operates trains between Kasai City and Ono ...
December 2, 2008
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Green the City with 'Greenery Curtains'
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