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Feb 29, 2004
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[February 2004] "RESONATING WITH PEOPLE AND NATURE" (Suntory)
"TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE JAPAN - CORPORATIONS AT WORK" ARTICLE SERIES Article No....
Feb 29, 2004
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[February 2004] IIDA CITY: "AN ENVIRONMENTAL TOWN INSPIRES OTHERS"
"Initiatives and Achievements of Local Governments in Japan" Article Series No....
Feb 29, 2004
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[February 2004] UNIVERSITIES AND STUDENTS TACKLING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
In the last several years, the number of universities and students addressing...
Jan 31, 2004
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[January 2004] The Asaza Project
"Unique NGOs in Japan" Article Series No.4 REVIVING NATURE AROUND LAKE KASUMIG...
Jan 31, 2004
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[January 2004] A BUDDHIST TEMPLE AND LOCAL CITIZENS BUILD A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY, WITH "ENVIRONMENT" AS KEYWORD
Buddhism came to Japan in the first half of the sixth century AD from India v...
Jan 31, 2004
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[January 2004] Food Waste in Japan
Every year, Japan produces about 400 million tons of industrial waste and abo...
Dec 31, 2003
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[December 2003] "RAILWAYS AND SUSTAINABILITY" (JR EAST)
"TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE JAPAN - CORPORATIONS AT WORK" ARTICLE SERIES Article N...
Dec 31, 2003
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[December 2003] TOWARD ZERO EMISSIONS: ACTIVITIES IN JAPAN
"Zero emissions" is a concept the United Nations University has been advocati...
Dec 31, 2003
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[December 2003] REPORT ON ECO PRODUCTS EXHIBITION 2003: JFS'S INVOLVEMENT
As announced in earlier issues of this newsletter, one of the world's largest...
Nov 30, 2003
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[November 2003] "THE CHANGING WORKPLACE--A VIEW FROM THE STAFFINGINDUSTRY" (GRACE Co., Ltd)
"TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE JAPAN - CORPORATIONS AT WORK" ARTICLE SERIES Article No...
Nov 30, 2003
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[November 2003] "JIMOTO-GAKU," COMMUNITY STUDIES FOR REGIONAL FOOD
"Report on Environmental Education" Article Series No.4 The October issue of th...
Nov 30, 2003
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[November 2003] ABOUT THE CONDITION OF JAPANESE FORESTS
Japan is a land of forests and mountains. About 25 million hectares are fores...
Oct 31, 2003
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[October 2003] ESSENCE OF OUR SERVICE IS HEAT, NOT THE HEATER"(Nihonkai Gas)
"TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE JAPAN - CORPORATIONS AT WORK" ARTICLE SERIES Article No. ...
Oct 31, 2003
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[October 2003] ECO TAX: REFORMINGMARKET WITHIN (SEIYU)
"TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE JAPAN - CORPORATIONS AT WORK" ARTICLE SERIES Article No...
Oct 31, 2003
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[October 2003] "JIMOTO-GAKU," COMMUNITY STUDIES FOR CREATING AND MAINTAINING HARMONY IN SOCIETY, NATURE, AND INDUSTRY
"Report on Environmental Education" Article Series No.3 In the last few years, ...
Oct 31, 2003
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[October 2003] THE 'SLOW LIFE' MOVEMENT: HAPPINESS BEFORE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
"Do you feel restless when you're not busy? Do you feel uneasy when you're no...
Sep 30, 2003
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[September 2003] "PRODUCT: THE EARTH - TREAT WITH CARE" (CATALOG HOUSE)
"TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE JAPAN - CORPORATIONS AT WORK" ARTICLE SERIES Article N...
Sep 30, 2003
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[September 2003] A SPACE TRIP FOR 5TH GRADERS AT KAWAGUCHI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
"Report on Environmental Education" Article Series No.2 The Kawaguchi Citizens ...
Sep 30, 2003
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[September 2003] FROM MASS PRODUCTION TO 'RIGHT' PRODUCTION: A REVOLUTION FROM THE ASSEMBLY LINE TO THE 'CELL PRODUCTION SYSTEM' IS UNDERWAY IN JAPAN'S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
For many people, the term "modern factory" conjures up an image of products b...
Aug 31, 2003
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[August 2003] How Eco-Friendly Are Japanese Companies?
The Ministry of the Environment has conducted the "Survey on the Actions of E...
Aug 31, 2003
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[August 2003] "MakingEvery Product Green" (Matsushita Electric)
"TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE JAPAN - CORPORATIONS AT WORK" ARTICLE SERIES Article No...
Aug 31, 2003
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[August 2003] LOCALLY-PRODUCED OIL FOOD AND ENERGY: CANOLA-FLOWER PROJECTS BLOSSOMING NATIONWIDE
Deep fried foods such as tempura are very popular in Japan. Vegetable oils us...
Jul 31, 2003
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[July 2003] RENEWABLE ENERGY IN JAPAN (SMALL- TO MEDIUM-SCALE HYDROELECTRIC POWER, WAVE POWER, OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY, BIOMASS ENERGY AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY)
Our last issue (June) introduced solar thermal, photovoltaic and wind power i...
Jul 31, 2003
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[July 2003] "Management System Matters" (JACO)
"TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE JAPAN : CORPORATIONS AT WORK" ARTICLE SERIES Article No...
Jul 31, 2003
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[July 2003] ENVIRONMENTAL LABELING IN JAPAN
The term "environmental labels" refers to environmental information attached ...
Jul 31, 2003
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[July 2003] "Working with Users to Mitigate Global Warming" (TEPCO)
"TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE JAPAN : CORPORATIONS AT WORK" ARTICLE SERIES Article N...
Jun 30, 2003
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[June 2003] FROM SELLING PRODUCTS TO PROVIDING FUNCTIONS/SERVICES
In order to sustain economic growth without damaging our finite global enviro...
Jun 30, 2003
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[June 2003] Zero Emissions - Ricoh Group
"More with Less" http://www.ricoh.co.jp/ecology/e-/index.html In Vol...
Jun 30, 2003
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[June 2003] RENEWABLE ENERGY IN JAPAN (SOLAR THERMAL, PHOTOVOLTAIC, AND WIND POWER)
As introduced in the last month's issue of the JFS Newsletter, the Japanese g...
May 31, 2003
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[May 2003] ENERGY SUPPLY IN JAPAN
Japan's primary energy supply increased from 441 million kiloliters (oil equi...
May 31, 2003
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[May 2003] ENERGY DEMAND IN JAPAN
(1) Total energy consumption Japan's total energy demand increased from 285 ...
May 31, 2003
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[May 2003] ASANOGAWA GREEN PROJECT - Asanogawa Elementary School, Ishikawa Prefecture
"Report on Environmental Education" Article Series No.1 As introduced in a JFS ...
Apr 30, 2003
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[April 2003] HINO CITY: "WASTE REDUCED 50% IN TWO YEARS"
"Initiatives and Achievements of Local Governments in Japan" Article Series No....
Apr 30, 2003
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[April 2003] JAPAN'S GREEN PURCHASING LAW--DESCRIPTION AND ACHIEVEMENTS
In the December 2002 issue, we featured "Green Purchasing and Green Procureme...
Apr 30, 2003
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[April 2003] JAPAN'S SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY IN THE EDO PERIOD(1603-1867), PART II
In last month's issue of JFS, we introduced some elements of what made a sust...
Mar 31, 2003
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[March 2003] ROLES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDUSTRIAL WATER SUPPLY WORKS IN JAPAN
Following the previous issue of the JFS Newsletter, this month we present one...
Mar 31, 2003
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[March 2003] JAPAN'S SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY IN THE EDO PERIOD (1603-1867)
In the history of Japan, the 265-year period between 1603 (when Tokugawa Ieya...
Mar 31, 2003
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[March 2003] AYA TOWN : "FOOD AND HUMAN WASTE ALL RECYCLED"
"Initiatives and Achievements of Local Governments in Japan" Article Series No....
Feb 28, 2003
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[February 2003] BUSINESS LEADERS' INTER-FORUMFOR ENVIRONMENT 21 (B-LIFE21)
"Unique NGOs in Japan" Article Series No.3 CORPORATE EXECUTIVES WORKING FOR TH...
Feb 28, 2003
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[February 2003] PROMOTING RAINWATER UTILIZATION
Japan is an urbanized country. In particular, the Tokyo area, accounting for ...
Feb 28, 2003
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[February 2003] WATER RESOURCES AND USE IN JAPAN
Japan, positioned in Monsoon Asia, has rainfall close to twice the world aver...
Jan 31, 2003
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[January 2003] ENVIRONMENTAL ADMINISTRATION SYSEM IN JAPAN
The environmental administration in Japan has centered on the Ministry of the...
Jan 31, 2003
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[January 2003] ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING: EXPANDING IN QUALITY, QUANTITY AND APPLICATIONS
In recent years, an increasing number of large and medium-sized companies in ...
Jan 31, 2003
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[January 2003] JAPAN ALLIANCE FOR HUMANITARIAN DEMINING SUPPORT (JAHDS)
"Unique NGOs in Japan" Article Series No.2 PUTTING CORPORATE STRENGTHS TOGETHE...
Dec 31, 2002
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[December 2002] 2002 Eco-Products Exhibition, Tokyo Big Site, December 7th
Reduce, reuse and recycle are the themes of this event said Morita-san of the...
Dec 31, 2002
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[December 2002] GREEN PURCHASING AND GREEN PROCUREMENT IN MOTION
In recent years, green procurement activities have expanded and taken root in...
Dec 31, 2002
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[December 2002] ECO PRODUCTS EXHIBITION: JAPAN'S SHOWCASE OF PRODUCTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Every December, a large event known as the "Eco Products Exhibition" is held ...
Dec 31, 2002
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[December 2002] CITY OF NAGOYA, "WASTE REDUCTION OF 23% IN TWO YEARS!"
"Initiatives and Achievements of Local Governments in Japan" Article Series No....
Nov 30, 2002
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[November 2002] CURRENT SITUATION AND VARIOUS INITIATIVES IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR
As indicated above, the transport sector accounts for over 20 percent of Japa...
Nov 30, 2002
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[November 2002] JAPAN AND GLOBAL WARMING
One of the most pressing global environmental problems facing humanity is glo...
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