Eco-business / Social Venture
October 12, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japan's First Ecotourism Award Winners Announced
Japan's Ministry of the Environment announced the winners of it first Ecotourism...
October 1, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Nata de Coco Used for Thin Display Substrate
In collaboration with Kyoto University, three companies in Japan, Pioneer Corp.,...
September 29, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Battery-free Illuminated Paper Fan a Summer Hit in Japan
On May 26, 2005, Nissin Electric Co., a Japanese electric appliance manufacturer...
September 21, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Hitachi Releases Water-Saving Dishwasher/Dryer
On July 1, 2005, Hitachi Home & Life Solutions, Inc., a leading Japanese home ap...
September 12, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japanese Firm Develops Water/Heat-Resistant Paper
A water- and heat-resistant paper named "Choetsu-shi" (super-paper), has been de...
August 27, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Coca-Cola Japan Using Recycled PET in Labels
Coca-Cola Japan started using new labels made from 10 percent recycled polyethyl...
August 23, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
INAX Releases Energy-Saving Gas Water Heater
INAX Corp., a major Japanese supplier of building materials and equipment, relea...
August 10, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Yamaha Releases All-Electric Motorbike
On May 21, 2005, Yamaha Motor Co. released its second electric vehicle (EV) mode...
August 5, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Fujitsu Develops World's First Bioplastic Computer Cases
Japan's Fujitsu Ltd, Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd., and Toray Industries Inc. succe...
August 3, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Hino Motors Develops Hybrid Truck with Contactless Power Transfer System
Hino Motors, Ltd. of Japan has developed a next-generation parallel-hybrid (dies...
July 31, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Naturally-Acting Arsenic Adsorbent Products to Debut
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July 23, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Patagonia Quickly Sells-Out T-Shirts with Environmental Messages
Patagonia Japan announced that it has sold out T-shirts designed to raise public...
July 16, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Energy-efficient Lighting Technology Adopted for New Office Building in Tokyo
Obayashi Corp., a major Japanese general contractor, and Matsushita Electric Wor...
July 5, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
House with Walls of Real Eggshell Makes Debut
The world's first house featuring the walls made from eggshells as built in Imar...
June 26, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toyota, Daihatsu Develop Eco-Friendly Painting Technology
Toyota Motor Corp. and Daihatsu Motor Co. announced on November 4, 2004, they ha...
June 23, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Green Purchasing by Government Cut CO2 by 45,000 Tons in 2003
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced on March 31, 2005, that...
June 14, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Eco-Friendly Musical Instruments Spreading in Japan
Musical instruments made of Green Line, a synthetic wood developed by world-famo...
June 9, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
2004 Winners of Wood House Design Competition Announced
The winners of the "Japan Land of Wood House Design Competition 2004" were an...
June 7, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Research Institute in Mie Obtains Patent for Biodegradable Plastic Film
The Mie Prefectural Science and Technology Promotion Center, located in central ...
June 7, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. Wins Environmental Grand Prize
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (MEW), a core member of the Matsushita Group, wo...
June 5, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Two Japanese Firms Tie Up to Sell Sustainable Construction Material
Mitsubishi Shoji Construction Materials Corp. and Tostem Corp. have signed an ag...
June 5, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Iwate Prefecture's Third Wood Pellet Factory Starts Operation
RANA System Inc., a company that specializes in marketing wood pellets and pelle...
May 12, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Fujitsu Computer Cases World's First to Use Plant-Based Plastic
Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd. and Toray Industries, Inc. announced...
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...
May 5, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Unitika Ltd. Develops World's First High Temperature-Resistant Polylactic Acid
Polylactic acid resin is a type of biodegradable plastic derived from biomass re...
May 1, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Awareness of Socially Responsible Investment Growing Among Analysts, Fund Managers
The idea of Socially Responsible Investment (SRI), which encourages investors to...
April 22, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Major European Fashion Brands Adopt Paper Fiber
A new trend of using paper fiber for fabrics has been spreading among prestigiou...
April 11, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Estimate Puts Fuel Cell Market at 1.2 Trillion Yen in 2020
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April 6, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
ESCO Targets Supermarket Energy Consumption in Japan
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April 5, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Nagoya and Three Neighboring Prefectures Conduct Green Purchasing Campaign
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April 2, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Corporate Eco Activities Expanding in Japan: Survey
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced the results of its "Survey on...
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 28, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Nippon Oil to Sell World's First LPG Home Fuel Cell System
Nippon Oil Corp., a Japanese energy company, announced recently that it will put...
March 27, 2005
Energy Conservation
Pollution-Free Bicycle Taxis to Debut at World EXPO 2005!
Bridgestone Cycle Co. and Yamaha Motor Co. announced recently that they have dev...
March 26, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Mos Food Inc. and Dai Nippon Printing Track Beef with IC Tags
Mos Food Services, Inc. and Dai Nippon Printing Co. announced on November 30, 20...
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 17, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
New Car Recycling Facility in Japan's Seto Inland Sea Area
Tsuneishi Corporation, a shipbuilder headquartered in Numakuma-cho, Hiroshima, a...
March 16, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Mass Production of Home Geothermal Heat Pumps Begins in Japan
Sunpot Co., a heating appliance maker in Japan, together with Hokkaido Universit...
March 14, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Free IBM Japan Service Advises on Recycling of Used PCs
IBM Japan Ltd. launched a new service for corporate clients called Asset Recover...
March 11, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Environment Ministry Guidelines Stress Consolidated Accounting
In November 2004, Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) released a working d...
March 10, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Kokuyo S&T Launches Japan's First FSC-Certified Notebook
Kokuyo S&T Co., a group company of Kokuyo Co., a leading Japanese manufacturer a...
March 9, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Honda Leases New Fuel Cell Car to New York State
American Honda Motor Co., an overseas subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., delivered a...
March 7, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
IBM Japan, Okamura Tie Up to Reuse Discarded PC Plastics
IBM Japan, Ltd. and Okamura Corp. announced on November 8, 2004 that they have s...
March 6, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Tokyo Gas to Sell Home Fuel Cell System
Tokyo Gas Co. announced on December 6, 2004 that it will start selling the world...
March 5, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Cedar Bark Oil Absorbent Wins Eco Mark Certification
The Japan Environment Association awarded Eco Mark certification on November ...
March 3, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Tokyo Metropolitan Gov't to Buy 'Green Power'
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February 23, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Sharp Product Manuals Promote Eco-friendly Product Use
Sharp Corp., a leading Japanese electronics manufacturer, has started to offer p...
February 22, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Bank Screening Gives Mazda Highest Rank in Eco-friendly Management
Mazda Motor Corp., a leading automaker in Japan, announced on October 15, 2004 t...
February 19, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Ongoing Efforts in Japan Target Household Food Waste
Japan faces an acute shortage of landfill sites. The Ministry of the Environment...
February 12, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
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