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March 1, 2003
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Companies and NPO Tie Up Used PC-Donation Program
Since fiscal 2001, "e-elder", a Japanese non-profit organization, has operated a...
February 24, 2003
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Three Prefectures to Charge for Transboundary Industrial Waste
The prefectural assemblies of Aomori, Iwate, and Akita in the northern Tohoku di...
February 17, 2003
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Fukuoka Enacts Ordinance on Storage of End-of-life Vehicles
Fukuoka Prefecture in southern Japan recently enacted a prefectural ordinance to...
February 7, 2003
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Type III Eco-labeling Begins in Japan
On June 3, 2002, the Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry (JE...
February 2, 2003
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World's First Biodegradable Fastener on Sale
Japan's YKK Corporation and Unitika Group have jointly developed the world's fir...
January 31, 2003
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Sheep Help Improve River Environment
To encourage communities to "adopt-a-river" and promote activities to create bet...
January 29, 2003
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Fluorocarbons in Fridge Insulation To Be Recovered and Destroyed
Japan's Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ...
January 28, 2003
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Sony Launches Veggie-Based Plastic "Walkman"
SONY Corporation, the creator of the Walkman, has launched a new model using veg...
January 23, 2003
Environmental Technology
New "Ecotextiles"Released
Two Japanese major textile manufacturers, Nisshinbo Industries, Inc. and Toray I...
January 21, 2003
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IBM Japan and Hitachi Strengthen Business PC Recycling System
Aiming to enhance the recovery and recycling of used PC products (computers and ...
January 20, 2003
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From Fujitsu: World's First Notebook PC with Recycled Magnesium Alloy
Japan's Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Kasei Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. suc...
January 15, 2003
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Environment Ministry Announces Its Environmental Targets under ISO 14001
Japan's Ministry of the Environment is managed based on ISO 14001 and monitors i...
January 4, 2003
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World's First On-Site Recycling System Eliminates Waste Concrete
Japan's Fujitsu Limited (a major electronics manufacturer) and Shimizu Corporati...
December 30, 2002
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Taiheiyo Cement Recycles Municipal Waste as Raw Material for Cement
Taiheiyo Cement Corporation, Japan's largest cement manufacturer, has launched a...
December 17, 2002
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DME Fuel Synthesized from CO2 in Power Plant Emissions
Kansai Electric Power Co., has successfully synthesized dimethyl ether (DME) fro...
December 17, 2002
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Recycling Model Project of Building Demolition-Reconstruction
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is promoting a model project on a city-operate...
December 7, 2002
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Toshiba Appliance Rental Service Targets People Living Alone
Toshiba Techno Network Co., a subsidiary of Toshiba, Japan's major electronics m...
November 30, 2002
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TEPCO to Provide Information on Climate Change Mitigation on Statements and Web Site
Starting in August 2002, the Tokyo Electric Power Company, Japan (TEPCO), starte...
November 30, 2002
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Power Plant Fueled by Waste Plastic Starts Trial Operation
In the summer of 2002, Sanix Inc., an integrated environmental sanitation compan...
November 29, 2002
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MLIT Publishes Manual for Environmentally-Responsible Logistics Management Systems
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) has published a ma...
November 24, 2002
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Matsushita Electric Develops Advanced Plastics Recycling Equipment
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., developed an advanced plastic recyclin...
November 24, 2002
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Outline on Japan's National Strategy of Biomass Utilization Announced
On July 30, 2002, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan u...
November 10, 2002
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"No Plastic Bag Day" on the 5th of Every Month
The Japan Chain Stores Association (JCA) has set the fifth of every month as "No...
November 8, 2002
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High Quality is the Key for Recycling, Efforts by Fuji Xerox
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. is one of Japan's leading companies in the area of parts re...
November 6, 2002
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Oki's New Accounting System to Enhance Management Efficiency and Reduce Burden on Environment
Oki Electric Industry Co. in Japan intends to reduce the number of accounting sl...
October 28, 2002
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"Green Management Manual" for Japan's Trucking Industry
Japan's Foundation for Promoting Personal Mobility and Ecological Transportation...
October 19, 2002
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Teijin to Establish PET "Bottle-to-Bottle" Recycling Business
On April 15, Teijin Limited, a Japanese maker of synthetic fibers, chemicals and...
September 30, 2002
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"We Sell Warmth, Not Heaters"
Nihonkai Gas. Co., Ltd., based in Toyama Prefecture, Japan sells gas as well as ...
September 25, 2002
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Methanol from Rice Bran and Straw
Japan's National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) and Mitsubishi Heavy ...
September 16, 2002
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Nissan Aims for 95% Recyclability Ratio
Nissan Motor Co. of Japan is aiming to achieve a high recyclable rate for its mi...
August 31, 2002
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Heiwa Paper Launches World's First Biodegradable, Waterproof Printing Paper
Heiwa Paper recently started selling "Biocycle," a new type of environmentally f...
August 29, 2002
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Tama City Adopts Environmental Accounting
Tama City (located in the Tokyo metropolitan region in Japan) recently introduce...
August 26, 2002
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Tokyo Government to Recycle Entire Housing Development
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is taking on the challenge of recycling an ent...
August 26, 2002
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Ministry of the Environment Searches from the Sky for Illegally-Dumped Industrial Waste
Japan's Ministry of the Environment will develop unique using helicopters and sa...
August 26, 2002
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Wind Power for Asahi Breweries' New Plant
Asahi Breweries Ltd., based in Tokyo, has set up a plant in Minami-Ashigara, Kan...
August 26, 2002
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Fuel Cell Power Plant Produces Biogas from Food Waste
Japan's first fuel cell power plant that produces biogass from food waste starte...
August 26, 2002
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Lactobacilli To Dispose Of Food Waste
The NTT-ME CORPORATION has developed a recycling device, the "Re-Up Lactic Acid ...
August 26, 2002
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Matsushita Sells Lighting Services
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. in Japan started a new business called ...
August 26, 2002
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PET Bottle Recycling Rate Is Over 40%
According to a summary by Japan's Ministry of the Environment, the amount of PET...
August 26, 2002
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Nissan to Use Recycled Bumpers for All Cars
Starting in 2002, Nissan Motor Co., one of the Japanese big-three auto manufactu...
August 26, 2002
Climate Change
New Liaison Committee To Utilize Kyoto Mechanism Is Established
The Japanese Government's Global Warming Prevention Headquarters, with the prime...
August 26, 2002
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MLIT Conducts "Green Diagnosis" to Existing Government Office Buildings
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) is planning to con...
August 25, 2002
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Seiyu Introduces Intra-Company Environmental Tax
A Japanese supermarket operator, Seiyu Ltd., is launching an intra-company envir...
August 25, 2002
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Nippon Paper Industries Establishes Technology To Fully Recycle Used Magazines
Nippon Paper Industries Company Limited, a member of Nippon Unipac Holding Group...
August 25, 2002
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Material Flow Cost Accounting
"Material flow cost accounting", a new method of environmental management accoun...
August 25, 2002
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Using Waste Heat from Underground Sewerage For Community Central Heating And Cooling In Tokyo
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. have jointly developed...
August 25, 2002
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Reducing, Reusing, and Extending The Life Of Stationery Items
The Shiga Prefectural Office, a leading local government on the green purchasing...
August 24, 2002
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More Eco-friendly Sporting Goods Sold
In Japan, sporting goods manufacturers are expanding their lines of eco-friendly...
August 24, 2002
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New Machine Turns Newspaper into Packing Material
Peridot Japan Corporation has launched the sale of the "Newspaper Mokkon," a new...
August 24, 2002
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Rising Recycling Rates of Used Cans and PET Bottles
According to a survey by Japan's Steel Can Recycling Association and other recyc...Related
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