Chemicals
May 7, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
User- and Eco-Friendly Strand Board Produced from Thinned Wood
Shinwa Mokuzai Co., a wood processing company in Gifu Prefecture, has develop...
March 29, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Sharp Launches LCD TVs with Lead-Free Solder
Sharp Corp., a Japanese major electronics maker, announced on December 20, 2004 ...
March 25, 2005
Chemicals
First Int'l Asbestos Conference in Asia Held in Tokyo, Nov. 2004
The Global Asbestos Conference 2004 was held in Tokyo from November 19 through 2...
March 25, 2005
Chemicals
Study: Typhoons Contribute to Rapid Spread of Acid Rain
A working group on acid rain set up by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment ...
March 23, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Olympus Releases Eco-Glass Biological Microscope
In November 2004, Olympus Corp. released a series of biological microscopes (mod...
March 22, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Public Nuisance Complaints Exceed 100,000 in FY 2003
Japan's Environmental Disputes Coordination Commission, a national government ad...
March 2, 2005
Transportation / Mobility
New Water-Based Paint Reduces VOCs, CO2 Emissions
Toyota Motor Corp. and Daihatsu Motor Co. announced on November 4, 2004 that wit...
February 10, 2005
Policy / Systems
New Modeling Tool Enables Detailed Estimates of Chemical Contamination in Rivers
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), a J...
February 9, 2005
Policy / Systems
Chemical Industry Establishes Global Warming Countermeasure Council
Five chemical industry associations - the Japan Chemical Industry Association, t...
February 5, 2005
Policy / Systems
Nissan Motor Diesel Launches Heavy Duty Truck To Comply with 2005 Regulations
Nissan Diesel Motor Co. launched "Quon," a series of heavy duty trucks, on Novem...
January 17, 2005
Chemicals
Taisei Corp. Develops Remediation Technology for PCB-Contaminated Soil
Taisei Corp., a major Japanese construction company, has developed a technology ...
January 16, 2005
Policy / Systems
Organic Cotton Promoted in Japan
To promote organic cotton and its proper marketing within the country, the Japan...
January 14, 2005
Chemicals
Kyoto Univ. Students Making Pesticide Database
For years, a voluntary study group, the Kyoto Group for the Reduction of Agroche...
December 24, 2004
Water
Japanese High School Students Win 2004 Stockholm Junior Water Prize
A group of students at Okinawa Prefectural Miyako Agriculture and Forestry High ...
December 1, 2004
Chemicals
Drugs Detected in Rivers and Sewage Effluent in Tokyo Region
A Japanese research team has detected human and veterinary pharmaceuticals in ri...
November 28, 2004
Chemicals
Endocrine-Disrupting Effects of Bisphenol-A Confirmed in Fish
On 27 July 2004, Japan's Ministry of the Environment released results of a study...
November 28, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Auto Shredder Residue to Be Completely Recycled
Five companies, Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (SMI), Mitsui & Co., Kyoei Steel...
November 17, 2004
Transportation / Mobility
Eco-Friendly Ship Bottom Paint Developed
Researchers of the Nara Institute of Science and Technology have succeeded in de...
November 12, 2004
Policy / Systems
Environment Ministry Publishes Guidebook for PRTR Pollutant Data
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment recently released a guidebook, based on...
November 8, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Sharp Corp. to Market Products Combining Solar Power Generation and LEDs
Japan's Sharp Corporation announced it will begin sales of two types of new ligh...
November 2, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Abnormalities Found in Vole Chromosomes at Industrial Dump
Japanese Field Voles (Microtus montebelli, a type of field mouse) living on a la...
October 1, 2004
Chemicals
Emissions of Heat-trapping CFC-Substitutes to Triple by 2010
On May 14, 2004, the Ozone Layer Protection Policy Office of Japan's Ministry of...
September 16, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Yokohama Rubber Markets Eco-Friendly Waterproof Building Material
Yokohama Rubber Co., one of Japan's leading tire manufacturers, developed a wate...
August 25, 2004
Chemicals
Time Capsule for the Cells and Genes of Endangered Species Unveiled
The National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), an independent administ...
August 24, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Kuraray to Expand Biomass Fuel Use in Kurashiki
Kuraray Co., a major chemical company in Japan, announced on June 15, 2004, that...
August 18, 2004
Policy / Systems
Ricoh and Quality Assurance Body to Launch Chemical Data Management Pilot Project
Ricoh Co., a major Japanese manufacturer of office automation equipment and supp...
August 17, 2004
Chemicals
'Japan Offspring Fund' Working for Future Generations
The Japan Offspring Fund (JOF), an environmental non-governmental organization, ...
August 6, 2004
Chemicals
PCBs Adversely Affect Brain Development
Concern has arisen over the possibility that chemical substances that have been ...
July 30, 2004
Chemicals
Persistent Organic Pollutants Network Established in Japan
The Japan Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Network was established on May 17...
July 19, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Dye-Free Wool Products Being Test-Marketed
Kurabo Industries Ltd. of Japan has developed a coloring technology for wool pro...
July 17, 2004
Chemicals
Plant that Hyper-Accumulates Cadmium Discovered
The Fujita Corp of Japan, in cooperation with the National Institute for Rural E...
July 10, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
First Energy Service Company (FESCO) Starts New Wastewater Treatment Business
The First Energy Service Co. (FESCO), an energy service company (ESCO) in Japan,...
July 7, 2004
Chemicals
Online Survey Gauges Consumers' Awareness of Chemical Hazard Labeling
In February 2004, Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) conducted an online ...
June 23, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Toyama University Develops System to Track Hazardous Chemicals
Toyama University of Japan has developed a computer network-based system, dubbed...
June 2, 2004
Policy / Systems
Ministry Releases Findings on Pollution from Chemicals in FY2002
Japan's Ministry of the Environment recently released survey findings for fiscal...
May 26, 2004
Chemicals
Minamata Forum Tells of the Legacy of Industrial Pollution
The Minamata Forum is an organization inaugurated in 1997, encouraged by the suc...
May 25, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Electricity Enables Excavation-free Soil Decontamination
Four Japanese companies, Mirai Group Co., Asanuma Corp., Kubota Corp. and Fuji E...
April 19, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
NEC Develops Fire-Resistant Bioplastic for Electronics
NEC Corporation of Japan announced on January 26, 2004 that it has successfully ...
March 18, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Photo-catalytic Titanium Apatite Air Filter Catches Viruses
Daikin Industries Ltd., a Japanese leading manufacturer of air conditioning syst...
March 15, 2004
Transportation / Mobility
Mazda's Eco-friendly Paint System Wins Award
Mazda Motor Corporation, one of Japan's leading automakers, announced on Decembe...
March 9, 2004
Transportation / Mobility
NGK's Diesel Particulate Filter Installed in Mazda Diesel Vehicles
NGK Insulators, Ltd., a major supplier of electrical insulators and ceramic prod...
March 4, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Microwave Radiation Detoxifies Dioxins
In cooperation with Professor Shozo Yanagida of Osaka University Graduate School...
February 29, 2004
Policy / Systems
Free Software Assesses Chemical Risks in Everyday Life
The Research Center for Chemical Risk Management (CRM) is a research center that...
February 25, 2004
Chemicals
Air Pollutant Emissions Reduced by 49 % from FY1999 Levels
The Risk Management Subcommittee of the Industrial Structure Council's Chemicals...
February 18, 2004
Policy / Systems
Saitama Prefecture Sets Guidelines to Use Local Wood for Buildings
Saitama Prefecture in Japan announced that it has drawn up guidelines to promote...
February 17, 2004
Transportation / Mobility
Activated Carbon Fibers Help Remove NOx
A research team in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, has succeeded in removing nitrogen...
February 12, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Fluorescent Light Bulb Recycling Gains Momentum
Japan's JFE KANKYO Corp., mainly involved in the recycling business, announced t...
February 5, 2004
Energy Conservation
Low-Emission Vehicles Exceed the 5.7 Million Mark
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) reported on Decemb...
January 17, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Sony EMCS Installs 'Eco-Friendly' Solar Power System
Sony EMCS Corporation installed a photovoltaic (PV) system to generate electrici...
January 9, 2004
Chemicals
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