Climate Change
November 28, 2010
Climate Change
School Students in Tokyo Contribute to CO2 Emissions Reduction Through Special Program
The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education announced on August 26, 2010, that car...
November 25, 2010
Climate Change
MOE Establishes Carbon Offset Guidelines for Conferences and Events
The 1st meeting of the Carbon Offset Study Panel on Conferences and Events,...
November 18, 2010
Climate Change
Seven & i Launches Campaign Targeting Energy-Saving at Home
Seven & i Holdings Co., a major Japanese retail chain operator, announced on Jul...
November 13, 2010
Climate Change
Sekisui House Releases Zero CO2 Emission House Exclusively in Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture announced on August 17, 2010, that the eco-friendly house "G...
November 11, 2010
Climate Change
Weed Control by Goats Gives Comfort to Expressway Travelers
The Kanazawa Branch of Central Nippon Expressway Co. located in Ishikawa Pre...
November 10, 2010
Climate Change
Fujitsu Laboratories Assesses Possible Reductions in CO2 Emissions in High-Tech R&D
In April 2010, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., an affiliate company of the Fujitsu Gr...
November 5, 2010
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease and Sumitomo Corp. Start Forestry Revival Project in Gifu
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. and Sumitomo Corp., a major Japanese gene...
November 3, 2010
Climate Change
Japanese Government Proposes Leasing of Low-Carbon Equipment to Reduce GHG Emissions
Japan's Ministry of the Environment released on June 15, 2010, a report titled, ...
October 30, 2010
Climate Change
Japanese MOE announces Certified Carbon Offsetting Projects
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced on July 26, 2010, that it ha...
October 29, 2010
Transportation / Mobility
Sagawa Express Adopts Original Car Navigation System for Efficient Home Delivery
Sagawa Express Co., a major home delivery company in Japan, introduced Biz-Navi,...
October 13, 2010
Climate Change
Large Scale Emitters Account for Increased Percentage of GHG Emissions in FY2008
Japan's Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indus...
October 9, 2010
Eco-business / Social Venture
Sumitomo 3M Unveils Easy-to-Apply Insulating Window Film
Sumitomo 3M Ltd., a major chemical and electric accessories manufacturer in ...
October 3, 2010
Climate Change
Yamagata to Save CO2 Absorption by Forest Nurturing Program
Yamagata Prefecture, located in the northern part of Japan's main island, la...
September 29, 2010
Climate Change
Osaka Launches Own Carbon Offset System to Promote Energy Conservation in Smaller Firms
Osaka Prefecture in western Japan has established its own intermediation system ...
September 27, 2010
Environmental Technology
TMG Bureau of Sewerage Develops Three New Technologies to Contribute to Mitigate Global Warming
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Sewerage announced on June 29, 2010,...
September 17, 2010
Climate Change
Japanese Florist Encouraging Customers to Participate in Green Campaign
Hibiya-Kadan Floral Co., a leading floral specialist that operates stores ac...
September 13, 2010
Climate Change
Kitakyushu Asian Center for Low Carbon Society Opens in Kitakyushu to Transfer Japan's Green Tech
Kitakyushu City in Fukuoka Prefecture, an eco-model city selected by the Jap...
September 10, 2010
Climate Change
Toyota Joins Demonstration Project to Establish Low-Carbon Society at Home and Abroad
Toyota Motor Corp. and Dream Incubator Inc., a business project consulting firm ...
September 5, 2010
Climate Change
Consumers Endorse System to Certify Eco-Agricultural Products, Survey Shows
Mizuho Information & Research Institution Inc., a Japanese research firm, r...
August 25, 2010
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japan's Obayashi Corp. Develops 'Low-Carbon' Concrete
Obayashi Corp., a major Japanese construction company, announced on May 14, ...
August 21, 2010
Climate Change
MOE Announces Medium- to Long-Term Roadmap for Reducing Greenhouse Gases
Japan's Ministry of the Environment released a preliminary draft presented by it...
August 4, 2010
Climate Change
Taisei Offsets CO2 Emissions at Both Home and the Office
Japan's Taisei Corp., a leading engineering construction company, and NTT Da...
July 26, 2010
Climate Change
Recycling Companies Start Carbon Offsetting Under Japanese Domestic Carbon Credit System
Two recycling companies, Kouei-Shouji Co. in Yokohama and Kato Corporation in To...
July 16, 2010
Transportation / Mobility
Fuji Xerox Tokyo Cuts CO2 Emissions by Switching to Power-Assisted Bicycles
Fuji Xerox Tokyo Co., Ltd. announced on January 13, 2010, that it had replaced t...
July 5, 2010
Climate Change
Sony Draws Up 'Road to Zero' Plan for Zero Environmental Footprint
Sony Corporation announced on April 7, 2010, the launch of a new environment...
July 3, 2010
Climate Change
Japanese Builder and Partners Experimenting with Design of a Net-Zero CO2 Emissions House
PanaHome Co., a major house builder in Japan, announced in March 2010 the launch...
July 1, 2010
Climate Change
Japan's GHG Emissions Drop 6.4% in FY2008 vs. Previous Year
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on April 15, 2010, that its c...
June 30, 2010
Climate Change
Japan Submits to UNFCCC Its Target of Reducing Emissions by 25% below 1990 Levels by 2020
The Japanese government announced on January 26, 2010, that it had formalized it...
June 29, 2010
Transportation / Mobility
Asahi Newspaper and Panasonic Collaborate in Transportation Using Low-Emission Vehicles
The Asahi Shimbun Company, a major Japanese newspaper company, and Panasonic Cor...
June 25, 2010
Climate Change
Majority of Japanese Support 25% Cut in GHG Emissions by 2020, Survey Shows
About 70 percent of Japanese people support the nation's target to reduce greenh...
June 23, 2010
Climate Change
Japanese Climate Leaders Release Proposal for Creating a Low-Carbon Society
A network of corporate leaders called the Japan Climate Leaders' Partnership (Ja...
June 13, 2010
Energy Conservation
Toshiba Light & Tech Ceases Incandescent Light Bulb Production
Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corp., a Toshiba subsidiary to manufacture and...
June 11, 2010
Climate Change
Facial Treatment Also Aims to Beautify Earth
TBC Group Co., a major Japanese spa treatment company, launched a new facial...
May 23, 2010
Climate Change
Forestry Machine Manufacturer Sells More Than 100 Carbon-Offset Units
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. announced on February 12, 2010, that the ...
May 20, 2010
Climate Change
Results of Japanese Ibuki Satellite's Observations of Greenhouse Gases and Cloud Cover Released
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), National Institute for Environmen...
May 7, 2010
Climate Change
MOE Adopts Eight Model Carbon Offset Projects
Japan's Ministry of the Environment announced on September 11, 2009, that it has...
April 21, 2010
Climate Change
Reusable Food Containers at Soccer Stadium Contribute to CO2 Reduction
The City of Kawasaki announced on December 24, 2009, that it successfully reduce...
April 12, 2010
Climate Change
Home Solar Power Generation Project Wins Ministry Approval for CO2 Emission Credits
Misawa Homes Co., a major house builder in Japan, announced on January 20, ...
April 10, 2010
Transportation / Mobility
Cooperative Transportation Scheme between Industries Expected to Reduce CO2 Emissions
Toyobo Co., a major Japanese textile manufacturer, and the Suntory group's Sunto...
April 1, 2010
Climate Change
Toyobo and Sumitomo Chemical Start Joint Distribution to Reduce CO2
Toyobo Co., a Japanese major spinning company, announced on December 17, 200...
March 25, 2010
Climate Change
Humans' CO2 Emissions Rise 2% Despite Global Financial Crisis
Japan's National Institute of Environmental Studies (NIES) announced on November...
March 22, 2010
Climate Change
Toda Corp. to Construct Office Building with Latest Environmental Technology, Cutting CO2 Emissions by 40%
Toda Corp., an engineering and construction company in Japan, announced on Janua...
March 21, 2010
Climate Change
Fujifilm's 'ICE Challenge' Helps Cut Household CO2 Emissions by 1,075 Tons in Three Months
Employees of Fujifilm Corp., one of Japanese largest photographic companies,...
March 14, 2010
Climate Change
Japan Launches New National Campaign to Stop Global Warming
A nationwide promotional campaign to curb global warming, called "Challenge ...
March 5, 2010
Climate Change
Japanese Steel Industry to Help Cut Global CO2 Emissions from Steel Production
The Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF), a national organization of steelmake...
March 1, 2010
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japan's First Carbon-Neutral Railway Station to Open in Settsu City
The city of Settsu in Osaka Prefecture and Hankyu Corp. announced on Decembe...
February 25, 2010
Climate Change
Japanese City to Formulate Rainwater Management Plan
In the wake of increasingly frequent sudden, localized rainstorms throughou...
February 20, 2010
Climate Change
Environment Ministry Registers 3 Projects for J-VER Credit Scheme
Japan's Ministry of the Environment announced on July 3, 2009, that it regis...
February 17, 2010
Climate Change
Kyoto City to Revise Global Warming Countermeasure Ordinance
Having enacted Japan's first local Global Warming Countermeasure Ordinance in De...
February 15, 2010
Climate Change
Japan Climate Leaders' Partnership Adds Two More Companies, Reaches Seven Members
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