Non-manufacturing industry
September 22, 2008
Energy Conservation
Japanese Data Centers Set to Double Electricity Consumption by 2012
MIC Research Institute Ltd., a Japanese market research firm specialized in the ...
September 21, 2008
Energy Conservation
Japanese House Builder Constructing Net-Zero Energy Home
Tsuchiya Twoby Home Co. of Japan started constructing the nation's first Super E...
September 10, 2008
Chemicals
Japanese Burger Chain Using More Petroleum-Free Containers
MOS Food Services, Inc., a major Japanese hamburger chain, is stepping up its ef...
September 9, 2008
Energy Conservation
Nagoya Issues Energy Conservation Guidebook for Supermarkets
Nagoya City in central Japan issued an energy conservation guidebook in March 20...
September 7, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Eco-Friendly Condo able to Cut CO2 by 30 percent Debuts in Kitakyushu
Nippon Steel City Produce, Inc., has completed an eco-friendly condominium calle...
August 30, 2008
Renewable Energy
Regional System Being Set Up in Japan to Re-use Wood Debris from Fruit Tree Pruning
Yamagata Prefecture, located in Japan's Tohoku (northeast) region, announced ...
August 30, 2008
Climate Change
More Japanese Industries Setting Voluntary Targets to Reduce CO2 Emissions
Organizations representing four industrial sectors in Japan have raised their or...
August 29, 2008
Climate Change
JAL 'Sky Eco' Project to Cut CO2 by 20% by 2010
Japan Airlines (JAL) announced its plan to promote the JAL Sky Eco project on Ap...
August 24, 2008
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Nonprofit Recycles Dentures to Benefit Underprivileged Children
The Japan Denture Recycling Association, a nonprofit organization established in...
August 24, 2008
Others
Green TV Launches in Japan
Green TV Japan has started broadcasting an environment-themed web channel. The c...
August 23, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
'Present Tree Project' Launched in Collaboration with Companies
Do House, Inc., a marketing research corporation in Japan, launched support serv...
August 21, 2008
Energy Conservation
Revised Energy Conservation Law Enhances Measures for Offices and Homes
A bill to amend part of the Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy was passed...
August 21, 2008
Climate Change
Sony Bank Becomes Japan's First Carbon Offset Bank
Sony Bank Inc. announced on April 1, 2008, that it is introducing Japan's Green ...
August 17, 2008
Climate Change
Bicycle Taxi Receipts Show Passengers Their CO2 Reduction Effect
On April 21, 2008, the Ecological-Cities Promoting Association -- a non-profit...
August 17, 2008
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Paper Recycler Adds Used Cooking Oil to Recycling and Rewards Point System
The Mie Waste Paper Center, a paper collection company in Japan's Mie prefect...
August 10, 2008
Climate Change
Japan's Environment Ministry Selects Projects for Eco-Action Points Program
In an effort to promote its Eco-Action Points program -- which is aimed at reduc...
August 9, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Victor Entertainment and Hakuhodo Jointly Establish Eco-Label CHIKYU RECORDS
Victor Entertainment, Inc., a major Japanese label, Hakuhodo Inc., a major Japan...
August 9, 2008
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Garbage Weighing Program Underway in Nishinomiya City
The Koto Eco-Community Meeting, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, in Wester...
August 5, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japanese Regional Bank Offering Term Deposit That Includes Carbon Offsets
Japan's Shiga Bank Ltd., based in Shiga Prefecture, started offering a carbon-of...
July 31, 2008
Climate Change
Japanese Company Cuts CO2 Emissions by 21.2 Percent through Eco-Driving Campaign
The logistics department of Miyama, Inc., which is engaged in comprehensive envi...
July 28, 2008
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Aeon Sells Pork Raised on Recycled Foods
The Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. announced on May 30, 2008, that it started sa...
July 28, 2008
Water
Railway Company Introduces Waterless Urinals
Nankai Electric Railway Co., based in Osaka Prefecture, has replaced 73 conventi...
July 25, 2008
Climate Change
Half of Japanese Emissions Attributable to Just 230 Businesses
Kiko Network, a Japanese environmental non-profit organization, released results...
July 25, 2008
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Joint Company Recycles 5 Million Home Appliances
Kansai Recycling Systems Co. has recycled five million units of specified home a...
July 21, 2008
Climate Change
Aeon Aims to Curb CO2 Emissions by 30% in 6 Years
Aeon Co., a major Japanese supermarket operator, announced the "Aeon Manifesto o...
July 16, 2008
Transportation / Mobility
Ocean Current Forecasts to Help Ships Cut Fuel Use, CO2 Emissions
Very large crude oil carriers (VLCCs) operated by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha ...
July 13, 2008
Climate Change
Japan's Pro Baseball Teams Start Eco-Project to Cut Energy Use by 6%
Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), the official organization of Japanese prof...
July 5, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Recycled Newspaper Bag Goes International
The "Recycled Newspaper Bag", handmade in a small town of Shimanto, Kochi, is...
July 5, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Use of Green PCs Expected to Spread in Japan
On February 27, 2008, International Data Corporation Japan (IDC Japan), a Japane...
July 5, 2008
Climate Change
Sagawa Opens Web Delivery Service with Carbon Credits
Sagawa Express Co., a major Japanese delivery company, started a new eco-friendl...
July 4, 2008
Renewable Energy
Construction Started in Japan on Rice-based Bioethanol Pilot Plant
Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co. announced February 25, 2008, the start o...
July 3, 2008
Renewable Energy
Kyocera Supplies Solar Power Systems to 500 Non-Electrified Houses in Tunisia
On January 31, 2008, Kyocera Corp, a Japanese manufacturer of electronic compone...
June 29, 2008
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japan's Environment Ministry Plans 20% Cut to Household Waste Nationwide by 2015
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment wants to reduce household waste nationw...
June 26, 2008
Climate Change
Seven-Eleven Japan Opens Experimental Store Designed to Cut CO2
Seven-Eleven Japan Co., a major convenience store chain in Japan, launched a new...
June 26, 2008
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
NPO Opens Car Recycling Education Center
The Re-Use Motorization (RUM) Alliance is a non-profit organization (NPO) establ...
June 23, 2008
Climate Change
Industry Council Established in Japan to Promote Green Information Technology
The Green IT Promotion Council of Japan was established on February 1, 2008, fol...
June 20, 2008
Environmental Technology
Innovative Large-Scale Planting Method Developed For Use Across Japan
Japan's Hokubu Agricultural Institute in the prefecture of Hyogo undertook a ...
June 14, 2008
Climate Change
Japan Finances World's First CDM Railway Project under the Kyoto Protocol
The Delhi Mass Rapid Transport System Project, which saw the deployment of a Jap...
June 11, 2008
Climate Change
Japan's Voluntary Emissions Trading Scheme Shows Potential of SMEs to Greatly Cut CO2 Emissions
On December 27, 2007, the Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) released an...
June 8, 2008
Transportation / Mobility
Japanese Logistic Co. Introduces Eco-driving Management Systems
Anshin Co., Ltd., which runs a distribution company in Okinawa Prefecture, annou...
June 6, 2008
Climate Change
Over 40% of Japanese Companies Agree about Domestic CO2 Emissions Trading
Japan's Ministry of the Environment announced on January 10, 2008 the results of...
June 6, 2008
Food
Green Asparagus Grown with Green Energy
On January 21, 2008, Radish Bo-ya Co., a membership-based company offering home ...
June 6, 2008
Environmental Technology
Rooftop Sweet Potatoes Win Eco-Products Award
A rooftop sweet-potato hydroponics system provided by NTT Facilities Inc., won a...
June 4, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
First-Ever Social Sharing Network Service Launched
Enigmo Inc., a Japanese internet business developer, announced on January 23, 20...
June 4, 2008
Energy Conservation
Automobile Vibration to Generate Power for Bridge Lights
The Metropolitan Expressway Co., a company managing the construction, renovation...
May 30, 2008
Policy / Systems
Click on Button to Donate Money for Tree Planting
United People Corporation, a solution provider in Japan started "More Trees one-...
May 18, 2008
Food
Japanese Pubs and Restaurants Display Green Lanterns to Promote Local Produce
More pubs and restaurants in Japan have started hanging green lanterns outsid...
May 16, 2008
Transportation / Mobility
Kanazawa Introduces Online Trip-Planning to Promote Park-and-Ride Commuting
Kanazawa City in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, has developed an online trip-planni...
May 9, 2008
Renewable Energy
Power Generating Floor Tested at JR Tokyo Train Station
The East Japan Railway Company (JR East) conducted a demonstration experiment fr...
May 5, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
New Data Center Service Aims to Reduce Environmental Impacts of Energy Use
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