Non-manufacturing industry
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 ...
November 27, 2003
Climate Change
Big Forest Appears on Shopping Center Rooftop
In the autumn of 2003, Japan's largest green space with trees appeared on the ro...
November 24, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Tokyu Hotels Donate 160,000 Seedlings through 'Green Coin' Program
Tokyu Hotels, a major Japanese hotel chain, has been promoting what it calls the...
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 21, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Sony Music Using Recycled-Paper CD Jackets
Sony Music Entertainment Japan Inc. (SMEJ), one of the largest corporations in t...
November 17, 2003
Transportation / Mobility
Eco-cycle Mileage Survey Promotes Cycling for Environment and Fitness
The Japan Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Development (JPC-SED) will laun...
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 11, 2003
Policy / Systems
Green Management Certification System Launched in Japan's Trucking Industry
Japan's Foundation for Promoting Personal Mobility and Ecological Transportation...
October 21, 2003
Transportation / Mobility
"Eco-Friendly" Driving Declarations in Japan Expected to Exceed 500,000
The Japan Automobile Federation (JAF), a public-service organization for automob...
October 15, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Seiyu Store Chain to Cut Power Consumption by 6% and Save 400 Million Yen
Seiyu Ltd., a major Japanese supermarket operator announced that the company wil...
October 8, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Sanyo Electric Railway Starts Selling 'Ticket Charcoal'
Japan's Sanyo Electric Railway Co., operating between the Osaka-Kobe area and Hi...
September 27, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Thermal Power Generation from Sewage Sludge
Japan's Electric Power Development Co., known as J-POWER, plans to start carryin...
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...
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
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
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
Money
Biwako Bank¡Çs Financial Services Support Environmental Activities
Biwako Bank in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, has started to offer a variety of financ...
September 27, 2003
NGO / Citizen
"Voyage to the Future" Raises Environmental Awareness in Asia
The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (Nippon Hoso Kyokai, or NHK) aired a special ...
September 27, 2003
Renewable Energy
Japan's First Offshore Wind Turbines
Japan's first offshore wind turbines are under construction in Setana, Hokkaido....
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
Scallop Shells Used to Prevent Sick House Syndrome
JAY Chafflose Corporation was established in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, northern Japan ...
September 27, 2003
Policy / Systems
Sagawa Express Partners with WWF in Climate Savers Program to Cut CO2 Emissions
In July 2003, Sagawa Express Co., one of Japan's leading transportation companie...
August 18, 2003
Energy Conservation
Power Consumption Instantly Cut 29.4% in Ministry-Wide Trial
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, or METI, ran a ministry-wide en...
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 14, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Power Generation Tests with Wood Biomass
Shikoku Electric Power Co. in western Japan has conducted tests to generate elec...
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 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...
August 4, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Greening with Moss!
Moss Catch System Yamagata Co. has developed a system that uses "moss mats" t...
August 3, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Rubber Wood Biomass Project in Thailand Approved as CDM Project
A project to generate electricity in Thailand using biomass (in this case, scrap...
July 31, 2003
Well-Being
Candle Night—Summer Solstice 2003
The summer solstice was celebrated in a new way in Japan this year. On June 22, ...
July 29, 2003
Renewable Energy
First Liquid Hydrogen Refueling Station Opens in Tokyo
A hydrogen refueling station for fuel cell vehicles was inaugurated at Ariake in...
July 25, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Report on Green Financing & Socially Responsible Investment
Japan's Ministry of the Environment published a comparative survey on Socially R...
July 19, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Eco-Drive Navigation System Analyzes Driving Performance Instantly
Miyama, Inc. of Japan, started distributing the Eco-Drive Navigation System MHS-...
July 18, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Cell Phone Energy Consumption Reduced to One Fortieth in a Decade
Cell phones are now the craze in Japan – half the population has cell phon...
July 16, 2003
Civil Society / Local Issues
NGO to Educate Companies on Environmental Conservation
Caught in a dilemma choosing between profits and nature protection? The Nature C...
July 12, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Musashino City Starts 'Green Partner' Registration System
Musashino City, a part of Tokyo, launched a new system that allows eco-friendly ...
July 11, 2003
Policy / Systems
Environmental Accounting Guidelines Created for Private Railways
The Association of Japanese Private Railways has formulated Environmental Accoun...
July 10, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Environment Ministry Estimates Future Prospects of Environmental Business
Japan's Ministry of the Environment recently released estimates of the market si...
July 8, 2003
Policy / Systems
Ministry Promotes Transportation "Modal Shift"
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport put together an action pl...
July 7, 2003
Policy / Systems
Eco Delivery Label to Promote "Green Delivery" Service
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has cre...
July 5, 2003
Policy / Systems
Ministry to Establish Certification for Small Business Environmental Management Systems
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) will establish an environmental manage...
July 4, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Nippon Express Begins Waste-Free Moving Service Using New Packing Materials
On June 1, 2003, Nippon Express Co., a major freight company in Japan, began a n...
July 2, 2003
Energy Conservation
ESCO Businesses Achieve Energy Saving Targets
In April 2003, the Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, a regional branc...
June 21, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Jonathan's to Install Food Waste Processor at 100 Restaurants
Jonathan's Co., a family restaurant chain in Japan, will introduce food waste pr...
June 20, 2003
Renewable Energy
Japan's First JI and CDM Projects Approved
On December 12, 2002, two projects were approved by Japan's Liaison Committee fo...
June 18, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Breakthrough in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Japan's Kansai Electric Power Co. (KEPCO) and Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, ...
June 14, 2003
Policy / Systems
Trucking Industry Establishes Original Environmental Management Certification System
Japan's Foundation for Promoting Personal Mobility and Ecological Transportation...
June 14, 2003
Chemicals
System for Tracing Farm Products by Cell Phone Offered
Noah, Inc., a Japanese website design and software development company, has put ...
June 13, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
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