Climate Change
July 16, 2004
Energy Conservation
Japan's First Carbon Fund to be Launched This Summer
Two government-affiliated financial institutions, the Japan Bank for Internation...
July 7, 2004
Renewable Energy
Chubu Electric Power Group Issues Environmental Statement
The Chubu Electric Power Group in Japan announced a new Environmental Statement ...
July 2, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Kokuyo Develops Industry's First Carpet Tile Recycling System
Kokuyo Engineering Co., a subsidiary of Kokuyo Co., Japan's largest manufacturer...
June 30, 2004
Policy / Systems
Logistics Reform Helps Oki Electric Cut CO2 Emissions by 1,050 Tons
Oki Electric Industrial Co. of Japan and the companies in its group are promotin...
June 26, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
The Osaka NGO 'CASA' - Getting the International Perspective
There are many environmental NGOs (non-governmental organizations) in the Kansai...
June 25, 2004
Policy / Systems
Kobe Steel Initiates Transportation Modal Shift
Kobe Steel, Ltd., one of Japan's leading steel manufacturers, has been conductin...
June 21, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Nissan Leases Fuel Cell Vehicles to Kanagawa and Yokohama
Nissan Motor Co. of Japan on April 7, 2004 delivered one "X-TRAIL FCV" high-pres...
June 17, 2004
Climate Change
Shimonoseki City Offers Web-Based Household Environmental Scorecard
Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture in the western part of Japan started prov...
June 16, 2004
Well-Being
'Candle Night' to Spread Worldwide on Summer Solstice 2004
The call to join the "Candle Night--Summer Solstice 2004" is spreading across Ja...
June 15, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Tokyo Gas to Market Home Fuel Cell Co-generation System in 2005
Tokyo Gas Co. has plans to start marketing a residential fuel cell co-generation...
June 1, 2004
Energy Conservation
Oki's Web-Based Catalog On-Demand System to Reduce CO2 Emissions
Oki Electric Industry Co. of Japan has announced that it will introduce a "web-o...
May 31, 2004
Policy / Systems
Government Conducts Poll on Expectations about Forest Functions
The Japanese government's Cabinet Office has released the results of a "Poll on ...
May 28, 2004
Climate Change
Cherry Blossoms Arrive Ten Days Early in Tokyo
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced that cherry trees in Tokyo began...
May 27, 2004
Policy / Systems
METI to Relax Regulations on Factory Production Area and Green Area Ratios
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will revise its ministerial ordi...
May 22, 2004
Energy Conservation
Learn about Energy Conservation while Playing a Board Game!
In April 2003, the Edogawa Citizens' Network for Climate Change (ECCC), a non-pr...
May 11, 2004
Climate Change
Global Warming Workshops for Primary School Children: Letters to the Earth
The Kiko (Climate) Network, a non-governmental organization, was established in ...
May 6, 2004
Renewable Energy
Ministry to Develop, Support Anti-Global Warming Technologies
The Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOE) will begin supporting the researc...
April 30, 2004
Policy / Systems
Kobe City Offering Subway Users 10% Off at Shopping Malls
Kobe City in western Japan is offering municipal subway users a 10 percent disco...
April 22, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Biwako Bank Signs 'Environmental Covenant' with Local Company
On 20 January 2004, Biwako Bank, Ltd., headquartered in Otsu City, located on La...
April 18, 2004
Transportation / Mobility
Matsushita to Replace All Delivery Trucks with Low-Emission Vehicles
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. of Japan, known for its Panasonic brand, anno...
April 15, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Development Bank of Japan's New Loan Program Incorporates Environmental Ranking
The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), a government-affiliated financial instituti...
April 11, 2004
Energy Conservation
Oki Electric to Cut 3,300 Tons of CO2 Emissions through Server Consolidation
Oki Electric Industry Co. of Japan has announced that it will reorganize systems...
April 2, 2004
Energy Conservation
Mitsubishi Group to Buy Greenhouse Gas Emission Credits for Aichi Expo
Japan's Mitsubishi Group, which consists of 33 companies, reached an agreement i...
March 24, 2004
Climate Change
The Forest of Life Project
Due to the rapid loss of tropical rainforests worldwide, the percentage of the E...
March 20, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Furniture Sold with Recycling Guarantee
Yamagen Co. of Japan was originally a logging and timber company , but it now of...
March 6, 2004
Education
Free Energy Education Kits to 3,000 Senior High Schools
Japan's Agency for Natural Resources and Energy has made energy education kits f...
February 27, 2004
Climate Change
Matsushita's Household Environmental Scorecard Program Helps Cut CO2 Emissions
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. in Japan, known as Panasonic worldwide, is ru...
February 26, 2004
Policy / Systems
Forest Owned by Oji Paper Receives Forest Stewardship Accreditation
Oji Paper Co. announced that it's 210 hectare forest in Shizuoka Prefecture has ...
February 24, 2004
Renewable Energy
MOE Conditionally Approves Wind Turbines in National Parks
An advisory panel of the Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) decided to s...
February 17, 2004
Transportation / Mobility
Activated Carbon Fibers Help Remove NOx
A research team in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, has succeeded in removing nitrogen...
February 16, 2004
Energy Conservation
2003 Yamagata Summer Ecostyle Campaign for Businesses Successful
Yamagata Prefecture has released the results of the "Yamagata Summer Ecostyle Ca...
February 14, 2004
Climate Change
Fuji Research, J-Power Launch Information Service on CO2 Emission Credits and Global Warming
The Fuji Research Institute Corporation (Fuji-RIC), a major Japanese research in...
January 30, 2004
Policy / Systems
Tokyo's Minato Ward to Subsidize Rooftop Greening
On December 1, 2003, Tokyo's Minato Ward, one of the 23 wards comprising Metropo...
January 26, 2004
Climate Change
Record Warm November in Japan
According to the climate statistics released by the Japan Meteorological Agency,...
January 14, 2004
Policy / Systems
Meteorological Agency's FY2004 Environment Budget Request Totals 208 Million Yen
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has unveiled details of its budget request...
January 12, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Hitachi Develops Assessment Program to Compute Life Cycle Costs and CO2 Emissions
Hitachi Ltd., one of Japan's major electric appliance manufacturers, has develop...
January 6, 2004
Policy / Systems
Modal Shift Contributes to 3.9% Increase Over Last Year in Container Transport by Rail
Japan Freight Railway Company has announced that the volume of containers transp...
January 3, 2004
Climate Change
Meteorological Agency to Provide Info on Harmful UV Levels
The Japan Meteorological Agency plans to provide information on harmful ultravio...
January 2, 2004
Climate Change
Kawaguchi Citizens Cut CO2 Emissions by 23% on Eco-Life Day
Kawaguchi City in Saitama Prefecture observed Eco-Life Day - with remarkable res...
December 31, 2003
Policy / Systems
Japan Establishes World's Strictest Vehicle Emission Regulations
By amending the exhaust emission standards for cars, trucks and buses, the Japan...
December 25, 2003
Climate Change
Rooftop Garden and Water-Permeable Pavement Mitigate Heat Island Effect
Obayashi Corporation, a major Japanese construction company, announced on Octobe...
December 23, 2003
Renewable Energy
Shinjo City Tests Bioethanol Fuel in Official Cars
Shinjo City in Yamagata Prefecture, an agricultural area located in northeastern...
December 17, 2003
Energy Conservation
Japan's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Down 2.5% in FY2001
Japan's total domestic emissions of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide (...
December 15, 2003
Renewable Energy
Ban Lifted on Sale of Ethanol-Blended Gasoline - Industry Reacts
A ban on the sale of gasoline blended with up to three percent bioenthanol was o...
December 12, 2003
Renewable Energy
Making Biodiesel Fuel from Sunflower Oil
A new system to make diesel fuel from sunflower oil is being developed by Profes...
December 8, 2003
Climate Change
Maple Leaves Turn Red 2 Weeks Later Than They Did 50 Years Ago
The Japan Meteorological Agency, which makes seasonal observations of biota, ...
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 23, 2003
Climate Change
New Aerospace Agency to Monitor Environment from Space
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), established in October 2003, has ...
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 13, 2003
Renewable Energy
Geothermal Energy in Japan
Japan's first full-fledged practical geothermal generation started in 1966 at th...Related
"JFS Newsletter"
- Shaping Japan's Energy toward 2050 Participating in the Round Table for Studying Energy Situations
- Implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement: A Report on Japan's Round Table for Studying Energy Situations
- Auto Sales Industry Cooperates to Tackle Social Responsibility: Examples from Yamagata, Japan
- Yokohama FC: Leader in Eco-Activities through Football-Related Carbon Offset
Related
"Popular Articles"
- Large Ozone Hole Observed Again in 2011
- Japan's Pro Baseball Teams Start Eco-Project to Cut Energy Use by 6%
- Manufacturer Saving Energy by Growing Vertical Gardens on Factory Walls
- Sony Draws Up 'Road to Zero' Plan for Zero Environmental Footprint
- Tokyo Announces Innovative 10-Year Strategy against Climate Change
Some rights reserved. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License.