Manufacturing industry
December 21, 2003
Environmental Technology
Honda's Next-generation Fuel Cell Stack Works Even at Minus 20 degrees Celsius
Honda Motor Co., the Japanese automaker, has announced the development of the Ho...
December 18, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Recycling of Used Home PCs Starts in October 2003
A recycling system for used personal computers (PCs) from homes started operatin...
December 16, 2003
Policy / Systems
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. to Disclose Information on Chemicals in Products
Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., which provides a broad range of chemical prod...
December 15, 2003
Renewable Energy
Ban Lifted on Sale of Ethanol-Blended Gasoline - Industry Reacts
A ban on the sale of gasoline blended with up to three percent bioenthanol was o...
December 7, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Innovative Wood and Pellet Stoves Developed
Ishimura Industry Co. in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, announced that it has develope...
December 4, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Nagano to Use Voluntary Agreements to Reduce and Treat Industrial Waste
Nagano Prefecture in central Japan is launching a system to reduce and properly ...
December 3, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Recyclable Takeout Food Container Developed
Shuei Co. Ltd., a paper container manufacturer in Higashi-Osaka City, announc...
December 2, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Heiwa Paper Starts Selling Printing Paper from Plantation Thinning
Heiwa Paper Co., a leader in the Japanese paper industry, started offering a new...
November 25, 2003
Energy Conservation
Breakthrough in 'Nanogate Capacitor' has Applications in Electrical Power Supplies
On October 3, 2003, JEOL Ltd., Japan's largest manufacturer of electron microsco...
November 22, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Unitika Develops High Heat-Resistant Biodegradable Container
Unitika Limited, a major Japanese manufacturer of polymers and advanced fiber ma...
November 15, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Light, Flexible Solar Cell Developed
Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) announced on September 16, 2003, that it has started samp...
November 12, 2003
Energy Conservation
Petrochemical Complex Energy-Saving Project
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Fuji Oil Co. and Chiyoda Corp. have agreed to launch a jo...
November 9, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
IBM Japan Offers Electrical 'Peak Shifting' Software for ThinkPad Laptops
IBM Japan Ltd. has added a feature that will help reduce electricity use at peak...
November 5, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Nissan Diesel to Utilize Urea Solution to Reduce NOx in Truck Emissions
Nissan Diesel Motor Co. announced that it will begin next year to market heavy-d...
November 4, 2003
Transportation / Mobility
Used Cooking Oil Recycled as Bio-diesel Fuel
RCS is an incorporated nonprofit organization located in Kyoto, Japan, that aims...
October 30, 2003
Environmental Technology
Oji Paper Develops Eucalyptus Trees that Grow in Acidic Soils
Japan's Oji Paper Co. has developed a type of eucalyptus trees that can grow wel...
October 23, 2003
Policy / Systems
Housewives' Association Creates Criteria to Evaluate Corporate Management
In May 2003, Japan's Housewives' Association formulated what it calls Evaluation...
October 22, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Consumer Survey on Environmental Aspects of Beverage Containers
The Japan Steel Can Recycling Association conducted a questionnaire survey in Ap...
October 20, 2003
Food
Whole-bean Tofu Now on Sale
Taishi Food Inc., one of Japan's major tofu (soybean curd) manufacturers, has st...
October 17, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Bamboo Processed into a Cotton-like Fiber
Ban Co., a venture-backed startup business in Japan's Tokushima Prefecture, has ...
October 9, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Seiko Epson Starts Closed Recycling of HF Semiconductor Wastewater
Seiko Epson Corp., a Japanese electronics manufacturer, has developed a technolo...
September 27, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
NEC Unveils Notebook PC with Built-in Fuel Cell
On 30 June, 2003, the NEC Corporation demonstrated a prototype notebook PC that ...
September 27, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toyota to Build Pilot Bio-Plastic Plant
Toyota Motor Corp. announced its plan to construct a pilot plant for producing b...
September 27, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Honda First to Supply a Fuel Cell Vehicle to Private Firm
One of Japan's leading automakers, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., became the world's fir...
September 27, 2003
Renewable Energy
Fuel Cell to be Tested for Home Use
The New Energy Foundation, an organization affiliated with Japan's Ministry of E...
September 27, 2003
Policy / Systems
Suntory Project "Forest of Natural Water" Protects Mt. Aso National Forest
Suntory Limited, one of Japan's leading producers and distributors of alcoholic ...
September 27, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Mitsubishi Plastics Starts Eco-Labeling
Mitsubishi Plastics Inc. has established an environmental labelling system and i...
September 27, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Lion Corp. Conducts Environmental Survey of Homemakers
Lion Corporation, a major Japanese manufacturer of home products such as toothpa...
September 27, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
World's Largest Life Cycle Assessment Database Goes Live
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has been developing a database f...
September 27, 2003
Energy Conservation
Matsushita Starts In-house Emissions Trading System
Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. announced that in July this year (200...
September 27, 2003
Renewable Energy
Kyoto Experiments with Eco-Energy Electricity Supply
Japan's Kyoto Prefecture has launched the Kyoto Eco-energy Project, a pilot proj...
September 27, 2003
Renewable Energy
Ricoh' 'Depending on the Weather' Neon Sign
Ricoh Co., Ltd. has set up a neon sign which works entirely on natural energy, i...
September 27, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Ito En Develops Plastic that Incorporates Used Tea Leaves
Ito En Ltd., a major supplier of tea leaves and beverage products in Japan, anno...
September 27, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Green Purchasing Network Releases Checklist on Companies
The Green Purchasing Network, a Japanese network that encourages companies, gove...
September 27, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Suntory Introduces Sludge-Free Wastewater Treatment System
Suntory Limited and Kurita Water Industries Ltd., Japan's leading companies in t...
September 27, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Ricoh Establishes Environmental Standard on Paper Products
Ricoh Co., a major Japanese manufacturer of office equipment and supplies, has e...
September 27, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Ultra Thin Solar Panels for Rooftops of Existing Houses
On August 1, 2003, as one of its series of "Sunbest" photovoltaic (PV) systems, ...
September 27, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Recycling Used Disposable Diapers
Japan's Unicharm Corporation, a manufacturer of disposable baby diapers, and inc...
September 27, 2003
Policy / Systems
Nippon Paper Industries Aims for Forest Certification
Nippon Paper Industries Co. in Japan has developed action guidelines that includ...
September 27, 2003
Environmental Technology
Matsushita's Bio-Nano Fuel Cell Runs on Sugar
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd Advanced Technology Research Laboratorie...
September 27, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
NEC Launches Service to Buyback, Refurbish and Resell Used PCs
Japan's NEC Corporation and NEC Personal Products, Ltd. started on July 22, 2003...
September 27, 2003
Renewable Energy
Honeycomb-like Wind Power Generator in Okayama
In Otomeyama Park in the town of Kagamino-cho, Okayama Prefecture (southern Japa...
September 27, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japan's First Energy Consulting Company for the Service Sector
On July 23, 2003, the Japan Research Institute Ltd., together with the cooperati...
August 16, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Electric Utility Planning to Sell Steam
Japan's Chugoku Electric Power Co. announced on June 13, 2003, that it would sel...
August 12, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Fuji Xerox Launches Business Printer Recycling Nationwide
Japan's Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. started collecting used business printers from cust...
August 11, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Idemitsu to Begin World's First Tests of Kerosene-Fueled Fuel Cell
Japan's Idemitsu Kosan Co. announced that it will begin feasibility tests in lat...
August 8, 2003
Policy / Systems
Matsushita Electric (Panasonic) Early to Halt Use of Specified Hazardous Substances
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., best known for its Panasonic brand, announce...
August 7, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
NEC Establishes Home-PC Recycling System
Japan's NEC Corporation has established a recycling system for used personal com...
August 6, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Low-Cost Windpower Generators Run on a Breeze
Shinko Electric Co. has developed a small, low-cost windpower generator for resi...
August 5, 2003
Energy Conservation
Honda's Weekday Shutdowns Save Power
Honda Motor Co., one of Japan's top car manufacturers, plans to shut down operat...Related
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