Climate Change
August 26, 2002
Energy Conservation
"Velotaxi" Starts Operation in Kyoto
A new human-powered "velotaxi" business has started operations in Kyoto, home of...
August 26, 2002
Energy Conservation
One-Kilowatt Cogeneration Unit at Final Testing Phase
Saibu Gas Co. will start to test the world's most compact 1 kW cogeneration unit...
August 26, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
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
Climate Change
Municipal Ward Promotes Tree Planting
Meguro Ward, one of the 23 wards comprising Metropolitan Tokyo, has decided to p...
August 26, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Fujitsu Starts Up Its NAS Battery System
Fujitsu Limited has started the operation of the NAS (natrium-sulfur) battery sy...
August 26, 2002
Renewable Energy
Idemitsu Closer To Developing Kerosene-Fueled Fuel Cell
Idemitsu Kosan Co., one of Japan's major oil companies, has been pursuing the de...
August 26, 2002
Policy / Systems
Oki Reduces Its Distribution CO2 Emissions
By rerouting its air transport routes for semiconductor chips from August 2002, ...
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
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
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
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Seiyu Introduces Intra-Company Environmental Tax
A Japanese supermarket operator, Seiyu Ltd., is launching an intra-company envir...
August 25, 2002
Energy Conservation
Industry Reduces Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in Japan
The Ministry of the Environment announced that the emission of greenhouse effect...
August 25, 2002
Transportation / Mobility
Sharp Accelerates "Modal Shift"
The Sharp Corporation is accelerating its shift to a distribution system that is...
August 25, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
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
Eco-business / Social Venture
Honda Engineering Develops Next-Generation Thin Film Solar Cell
Honda Engineering Co., Ltd. in Japan, the production-engineering subsidiary of H...
August 25, 2002
Renewable Energy
Geothermal Power Used In Growing Local Specialty Plants
On Hachijyo Island, one of the Izu Islands of Japan, the cultivation of special ...
August 24, 2002
Climate Change
Companies Boost Environmental Activities
Japan's Ministry of the Environment has announced the results of its "Survey of ...
August 24, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Wind Farm to Appear at Tokyo Waterfront
In cooperation with private firms, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will instal...
August 24, 2002
Energy Conservation
Japan to Obtain CO2 Emissions Credits from Kazakhstan Project
The governments of Kazakhstan and Japan have signed an agreement that will allow...
August 24, 2002
Policy / Systems
Japan Ratifies the Kyoto Protocol
A proposal to ratify the Kyoto Protocol and a motion to adopt an accompanying Bi...
August 24, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Power Generation from Food Waste in Tokyo
An experimental power generation project using methane gas produced from superma...
August 24, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Stop for Gas, Drop Off Recyclables: Unique Gas Stations Serve as Community Centers
In 1997, Japanese trading company Aburatou Shoji started to collect recyclables ...
August 24, 2002
Energy Conservation
Better Driving Saves 18,000 Yen in Gas Annually
The Energy Conservation Center of Japan (ECCJ) recently estimated how much a car...
August 24, 2002
Climate Change
Ptarmigan Habitats Endangered
The rock ptarmigan, one of the Japan's protected species, can only live in alpin...
August 24, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Making "Fukuoka-style" Landfills in China
Fukuoka City will send personnel to China to provide technical advice on the con...
August 24, 2002
Chemicals
Mazda Develops Cleaner Painting Technology
Mazda Motor Corporation in Japan developed a new technology to reduce the use of...
August 24, 2002
Policy / Systems
Electronic Equipment and IT Companies Reorganize Distribution Systems
A growing number of electronic equipment and IT companies in Japan, including NE...
August 24, 2002
Energy Conservation
"Ten Tips for Households to Prevent Global Warming"
The Kyoto Protocol requires Japan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 6 percen...
August 22, 2002
Policy / Systems
Environment Ministry Panel Proposes Voluntary Domestic Emissions Trading
An expert panel of Japan's Ministry of the Environment recently released a repor...
August 22, 2002
Energy Conservation
Wakayama Prefecture Reduces Greenhouse Gases by 13%
Wakayama Prefecture announced that it emitted about 527,000 tonnes of greenhouse...
August 22, 2002
Policy / Systems
JWA Website Forecasts Household CO2 Emissions
The Japan Weather Association (JWA) has developed a system to forecast carbon di...
August 10, 2002
Climate Change
Japan's CO2 emissions in 2000 reaches a record high
Japan's carbon dioxide emissions, a record high of 1.237 billion tons in fiscal ...
August 4, 2002
Energy Conservation
Rail/Bus Corporate Campaign Reduces CO2 Emissions
Ohmi Railway Corp., located in Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture, announced that the...
August 4, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Harnessing Offshore Wind Power
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. has started to develop offshore w...
August 4, 2002
Climate Change
New Technology Strategy Project on Global Warming
The Council for Science and Technology Policy, under Japan's Cabinet Office (cha...Related
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