Manufacturing industry
November 28, 2004
Climate Change
NEC's CO2 Reduction Project Wins Cannes Cyber Lions Grand Prix
An online interactive environmental project by NEC Corp., named "ecotonoha" and ...
November 17, 2004
Transportation / Mobility
Eco-Friendly Ship Bottom Paint Developed
Researchers of the Nara Institute of Science and Technology have succeeded in de...
November 17, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japan's Largest Wind Turbine to Be Built in Yokohama
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced on August 2, 2004 that it will...
November 15, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Vegetable-Based Polymer Approved for Food Packaging in Japan
A new material, vegetable-based polylactide polymer, was approved by the Japan H...
November 12, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Nippon Paper, Sendai City Join Hands in Chopsticks Recycling
The Iwanuma Mill of Nippon Paper Industries Co., a major Japanese paper manufact...
November 8, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Sharp Corp. to Market Products Combining Solar Power Generation and LEDs
Japan's Sharp Corporation announced it will begin sales of two types of new ligh...
November 8, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Aluminum Can Recycling Rate Slightly Down in FY 2003
A FY 2003 survey conducted by the Japan Aluminum Can Recycling Association found...
November 1, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Kurimoto, Ltd. Develops Fuel Cell Wheelchair
Kurimoto, Ltd., a major Japanese machinery manufacturer, has developed the natio...
October 29, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
New Hydrogen Gas Compressor Extends Distance Traveled per Fill-up by Fuel Cell Vehicles
Kaji Technology Corporation, a major compressor manufacturer in Japan, announced...
October 8, 2004
Transportation / Mobility
Motorcycle Makers to Launch Voluntary Recycling System in Japan
Four Japanese motorcycles manufacturers (Honda Motor Co., Yamaha Motor Co., Suzu...
October 6, 2004
Energy Conservation
80,000 Participating in IBM Japan's Eco Program
IBM Japan Ltd. started a corporate environmental program it calls an "Eco-Marath...
September 30, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japan's First Total Waste Management Company Makes Debut
Eco Loop Center, Japan's first private waste management company, was established...
September 28, 2004
Energy Conservation
Ministry Offers Eco Software for Small Offices
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced on July 2, 2004, that it had...
September 27, 2004
Environmental Technology
Hokkaido University and Fuji Electric to Collaborate on Water/Energy Research
Hokkaido University and Fuji Electric Holdings Co. agreed on July 1, 2004 to dev...
September 17, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japan Weather Association Offers Simple Acid Rain Testers
The Japan Weather Association (JWA) released a simplified acid rain tester (Mode...
September 16, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Yokohama Rubber Markets Eco-Friendly Waterproof Building Material
Yokohama Rubber Co., one of Japan's leading tire manufacturers, developed a wate...
September 15, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Sharp to Promote Appliance Recycling in Germany
Sharp Corp. has announced that its distributing subsidiary in Germany, Sharp Ele...
September 14, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Fuji Xerox Resource Recycling System Turns its First Profit
The Fuji Xerox Co. of Japan made a profit from its resource recycling system for...
September 1, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Sapporo Breweries Adopts Reusable Packaging for Transport
Sapporo Breweries Ltd., a major brewer in Japan, announced on June 9, 2004 th...
August 31, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Tokyo Seiden Develops Portable Size Fuel Cell System
Japanese electronics manufacturer Tokyo Seiden Corporation has developed a small...
August 24, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Kuraray to Expand Biomass Fuel Use in Kurashiki
Kuraray Co., a major chemical company in Japan, announced on June 15, 2004, that...
August 24, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Sekisui Succeeds in Recycling Plastics from Discarded Electric Appliances into Packaging
Sekisui Plastics Co., a leading Japanese manufacturer of plastic foams, announce...
August 19, 2004
Policy / Systems
Environmental Logistics Database Established in Japan
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) announced on June ...
August 18, 2004
Policy / Systems
Ricoh and Quality Assurance Body to Launch Chemical Data Management Pilot Project
Ricoh Co., a major Japanese manufacturer of office automation equipment and supp...
August 11, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
NEC Bio-plastic Combines Shape Memory and Recyclability
NEC Corporation of Japan has successfully developed new vegetable-based plastic,...
August 10, 2004
Renewable Energy
Chubu Electric Starts Producing Methanol from Wood Waste
Chubu Electric Power Co., in cooperation with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., ...
August 9, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Eco-Friendly Industrial Complex Project Being Studied in Kitakyushu City
The Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry has established the Kitakyushu ...
August 5, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Nippon Paper Starts Producing First Green-Certified Pallets
On March 23, 2004, Nippon Paper Industries Co. started manufacturing the first f...
August 4, 2004
Policy / Systems
Large Tokyo Firms May be Obliged to Set CO2 Reduction Goals
The Tokyo Environmental Council has been discussing effective measures to tackle...
July 26, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Test Starts for Home-Use Kerosene Fuel Cell
Nippon Oil Corp. of Japan and Tokyo-based Ebara Ballard Corp., a joint company o...
July 26, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Joint Venture to Promote Next-Generation Power Storage System
Four Japanese companies, Omron Corp., Mitsui & Co., Okamura Laboratory, Inc., an...
July 21, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
100% Natural Bio Detergent Uses Microorganisms to Remove Stains
Advance Mfg. Co., a Japanese company that produces and sells environmentally fri...
July 20, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toppan and Sony Develop 25 GB Paper Optical Disc
Toppan Printing Co. and Sony Corp. of Japan have developed a paper-based optical...
July 19, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Dye-Free Wool Products Being Test-Marketed
Kurabo Industries Ltd. of Japan has developed a coloring technology for wool pro...
July 17, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Association Established to Promote Forest-Friendly Paper Beverage Container
To popularize Cartocan, a paper beverage can, an association was established in ...
July 9, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Kobe Steel Now Japan's Largest Independent Power Producer (IPP)
When Kobe Steel, Ltd. started commercial operation of its second power plant on ...
July 6, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japan's First Car-Sharing System in Housing Complex Launched
Orix Real Estate Corporation introduced a car-sharing system using Intelligent T...
July 6, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
INAX Collects and Recycles 10 Tons of Waste Tiles
INAX Corporation, a major Japanese supplier of ceramic building materials and eq...
July 2, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Kokuyo Develops Industry's First Carpet Tile Recycling System
Kokuyo Engineering Co., a subsidiary of Kokuyo Co., Japan's largest manufacturer...
June 30, 2004
Policy / Systems
Logistics Reform Helps Oki Electric Cut CO2 Emissions by 1,050 Tons
Oki Electric Industrial Co. of Japan and the companies in its group are promotin...
June 25, 2004
Policy / Systems
Kobe Steel Initiates Transportation Modal Shift
Kobe Steel, Ltd., one of Japan's leading steel manufacturers, has been conductin...
June 24, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Coca-Cola Japan Introduces Biodegradable Plastic Bags to Supermarkets
Starting on March 15, 2004, the Coca-Cola System in Japan introduced polyethylen...
June 22, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toppan Launches World's First Mass Production of 'Electronic Paper'
Japan's Toppan Printing Co. announced on March 25, 2004, that it has begun mass ...
June 21, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Nissan Leases Fuel Cell Vehicles to Kanagawa and Yokohama
Nissan Motor Co. of Japan on April 7, 2004 delivered one "X-TRAIL FCV" high-pres...
June 9, 2004
Renewable Energy
MOL Launches World's First Test of Shipboard Windpower Generator
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), one of Japan's major shipping firms, has develo...
June 9, 2004
Renewable Energy
Nippon Steel to Produce High Purity Hydrogen from Coke Oven Gas
On March 17, 2004, Nippon Steel Corp. of Japan opened a new facility to develop ...
June 7, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
New T-Shirt Project Supports Non-Profits
On the occasion of the Eco Products 2003 Exhibition held in Tokyo in December 20...
June 4, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
The Sustainable Management Rating Institute Releases 2nd Round of Results
The Sustainable Management Rating Institute (SMRI) of Japan, an environmental ra...
June 1, 2004
Energy Conservation
Oki's Web-Based Catalog On-Demand System to Reduce CO2 Emissions
Oki Electric Industry Co. of Japan has announced that it will introduce a "web-o...
May 31, 2004
Transportation / Mobility
Reducing Traffic Noise with a New Barrier that Uses Sound
The Hyogo National Highway Office of the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructu...Related
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