Manufacturing industry
September 4, 2011
Energy Conservation
Fujitsu SSL, Fujitsu Component Begin Providing Electricity Consumption Display Software
On June 20, 2011 Fujitsu Social Science Laboratory Ltd. and Fujitsu Componen...
September 1, 2011
Renewable Energy
Panasonic, Fujisawa, Others Cooperate on Sustainable Smart Town Project
Panasonic Corp., the city of Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture, and eight othe...
August 30, 2011
Chemicals
Senshukai Launches Project to Popularize Organic Cotton
Senshukai Co., a major mail-order house in Japan, started on June 1, 2011, ...
August 29, 2011
Renewable Energy
Japanese Lighting Company Launches Mobile PV Generator Unit
Rekooland Co., a Japanese company providing residential and event lighting servi...
August 28, 2011
Energy Conservation
Japanese Bedding Maker Sells Body Cooling Products to Support Electricity Conservation
Hirakawa Co., a Japanese bedding and apparel manufacturer, started on April ...
August 24, 2011
Energy Conservation
World's Largest Solar Module Plant Completed in Miyazaki
Solar Frontier K.K., a subsidiary of Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., has completed ...
August 18, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Safety Standards Guidelines Announced in Japan for Converted EVs
The Association for the Promotion of Electric Vehicles (APEV) announced on April...
August 16, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
Fujitsu, Arkray Launch Mobile Phone Service to Support Diabetics
Fujitsu Limited, a major electronics manufacturer, and Arkray Inc., a clinical t...
August 12, 2011
Renewable Energy
Japanese Companies Establish Low-Cost Biofuel Technologies from Rice Straw
The Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., announced on April 11, 2...
August 10, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
Kansai Paint Launches New Paint that Can Cut Power Costs by 40%
Kansai Paint Co., a Japanese manufacturer of paints and coatings, announced on A...
August 9, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
NTT West, Omron Launch Joint Venture to Support Household Energy Saving
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. (NTT West) and Omron Corp formed a joi...
August 7, 2011
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Suntory Completes Japanese Industry's First B-to-B Recycling System for PET Bottles
Suntory Food International Co., a major beverage company in Japan, announced...
August 3, 2011
Disaster Reconstruction
Three Major Japanese Companies Announce Long-term Post-disaster Support Programs
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Asics Corp., and Advantage Risk Management Co. made su...
August 2, 2011
Energy Conservation
Manufacturer Unveils Emergency Household Power Kit Using EV Battery
Hyakkado Co., a Japanese venture business especially active in electric vehi...
July 31, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
'Prius', 'Move' Top the Ten Most Fuel-Efficient Cars List of 2010
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism released on Marc...
July 26, 2011
Energy Conservation
Keidanren to Promote Voluntary Electricity Peak-Cut Action Plan for 2011 Summer
The Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) announced on April 11, 2011, it...
July 21, 2011
Environmental Technology
New High Voltage Direct Current Feed System Achieves Top Power Conversion Efficiency
Japan Radio Co., a manufacturer of data and telecommunications equipment, starte...
July 19, 2011
Renewable Energy
Solar Power on Vertical Walls Possible with New BIPV
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., a major Japanese chemical products company, and Mitsu...
July 18, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
SIM-Drive Achieves 333 km Range per Charge in Early Model of EV
SIM-Drive Corp., a university-launched venture company directed by Professor Hir...
July 11, 2011
Renewable Energy
Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Consolidate Hydroelectric System Businesses
Three major Japanese manufacturers, Hitachi, Ltd., Mitsubishi ElectricCorp., and...
July 10, 2011
Renewable Energy
Offshore Wind Farm Withstands Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Japan's first full-scale offshore wind power station, "Wind Power Kamisu" in...
July 9, 2011
Environmental Technology
Shimizu Corp. to Put Microgrid Control System into Practical Use
Shimizu Corp., a major Japanese construction company, announced on February ...
July 7, 2011
Renewable Energy
Japanese Electronics Companies Begin Shipping Disaster-Relief PV System to Tohoku Area
Sharp Corp. and Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co. produced a disaster-relief phot...
July 6, 2011
Energy Conservation
Joint Statement by Private Companies to Promote Introduction of FCVs into Japanese Market
Thirteen private Japanese companies, consisting of auto manufacturers and hydrog...
July 5, 2011
Renewable Energy
Panasonic Provides Life Innovation Container for Japan Earthquake Victims
Panasonic Corporation, a leading Japanese electronics manufacturer, announce...
July 3, 2011
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Recycled Cooking Oil Used For Delivering Relief Supplies from Taiwan
U's Corp., a used cooking oil recycling company in Japan, delivered relief s...
July 2, 2011
Environmental Technology
Company, University Begin Experiments to Cool Solar Cells for Improving Efficiency
LIXIL Corporation, a major Japanese manufacturer of building materials and h...
June 30, 2011
Energy Conservation
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Builds Eco-friendly Studio Apartment Building
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), a leading heavy industries company, com...
June 28, 2011
Renewable Energy
Japanese Start-Up to Commercialize Low-Temperature Waste Heat Recovery System
Da Vinci Co., a start-up company specializing in heat control technologies i...
June 26, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japanese House Manufacturer Launches Sales of Low-Carbon Lifecycle Homes
Misawa Homes Co., a major house manufacturer in Japan, recently launched nat...
June 24, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Advances in Freight Transport Shifts from Road to Rail Realize Fewer CO2 Emissions
Sekisui House, Ltd., a major housing construction company in Japan, started a mo...
June 23, 2011
Food
Chocolate Bar to Contribute to Creation of Green Forests
Meiji Co. Ltd. (formerly Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd.), a leading manufacturer o...
June 22, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Mitsubishi Motors to Donate EVs for Disaster Relief Activity
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. announced on March 17, 2011, that it will donate i-MiEV ...
June 18, 2011
Energy Conservation
Sharp Develops Device to Convert Electric-Vehicle Battery to Home Use
Sharp Corporation, a major Japanese electronics manufacturer, announced on Febru...
June 15, 2011
Renewable Energy
Fujitsu Constructs Centralized Management System for Hydrogen Stations
Fujitsu Ltd. announced on February 28, 2011, that it has developed a "Centralize...
June 8, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
Survey Shows Environmental Businesses Have Positive Prospects
According to the December 2010 "Economic Survey of Environmental Industries" rel...
May 30, 2011
Renewable Energy
Thin-film Solar Cells in Baseball Stadium Achieve Power Generation Target More than One Month Ahead of Schedule
Honda Motor Co. announced on January 18, 2011, that the solar power generation s...
May 28, 2011
Renewable Energy
Panasonic Electric Works Launches a New Monitoring System that Helps Visualize Energy Consumption throughout Entire House
Panasonic Electric Works Co. launched a new energy monitoring system, Energy...
May 20, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
New Line of Ultra-Green Organic Cotton Towels Goes on the Market
On April 21, 2011 Ikeuchi Towel Co. started the sales of its new "Cotton Nou...
May 15, 2011
Climate Change
World's First Experiment Conducted to Study Personal CO2 Emission Trading
The world's first experiment studying personal carbon trading was carried ou...
May 10, 2011
Climate Change
Bridgestone's AeroBee Wins Environment Minister's Award
Bridgestone Corporation, world's largest tire and rubber company headquatere...
May 9, 2011
Food
Gardening Operator, NPO Team up to Launch Donation/Gardening Program
A vegetable gardening program called "Farm for Two" was launched on January ...
May 8, 2011
Climate Change
Joint Statement Issued on Creation of Low-Carbon Society in Asia
The Japan Climate Leaders' Partnership (Japan-CLP), a Japanese business coal...
May 4, 2011
Climate Change
Fuji Xerox Develops Environmental Load Monitoring System
Fuji Xerox Co. announced the launch of an environmental load monitoring syst...
May 2, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Nissan Delivers 220 EVs to Car Rental Companies in Okinawa
Nissan Motor Co., a major automobile manufacturer, delivered 220 units of its Le...
April 30, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
Panasonic -- the First in Industry to Utilize Recycled Polypropylene in Speakers
Panasonic Electronic Devices Co. of Japan has developed a resin speaker frame th...
April 28, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
Tokyo Gas and Panasonic Launch New Home Fuel Cell 'Ene-Farm'
Tokyo Gas Co., a major Japanese gas company, and Panasonic Corporation, a le...
April 20, 2011
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Baby Goods Manufacturer Launches Product Recycling Service
Combi Corp., a leading baby products manufacturer in Japan, announced on Sep...
April 19, 2011
Renewable Energy
World's First Community Level Hydrogen Town Project Starts in Kitakyushu
The Research Association of Hydrogen Supply/Utilization Technology (HySUT), ...
April 18, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
Survey Shows 85% of Women Interested in Buying Charity Chocolate
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