Eco-business / Social Venture
February 11, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Mazda Hydrogen Rotary Engine Vehicle Now Street-Legal
Mazda Motor Corp. has developed a hydrogen rotary engine powered vehicle, and ro...
February 2, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
"Sendai Declaration" Adopted at First Int'l Conference on Green Purchasing
The "Sendai Declaration on Green Purchasing" was adopted by the First Internatio...
January 29, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Business Cards Produced from Plantation Thinnings
Greight Inc., a Tokyo-based personal seal maker, started a business card printin...
January 28, 2005
Civil Society / Local Issues
Kyoto's Citizens Environmental Foundation Changes the Way People Think
The Citizens Environmental Foundation (CEF), established in Kyoto in July 1992, ...
January 25, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Teijin Chemicals Develops Polycarbonate Recycling Technology
Japan's Teijin Chemicals Ltd. announced on October 5, 2004 that it has developed...
January 23, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
'Iwate Type Pellet Stove' Wins Good Design Award 2004
A wood biomass stove named the Iwate Type Pellet Stove has won Japan's Good Desi...
January 20, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
DBJ Funds 2.5 Billion Yen for Construction Waste Recycling
The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) announced on October 4, 2004 that on Septemb...
January 19, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Cosmetics Containing Sericin Becoming Popular
Sericin is an animal protein component of silk that accounts for about one fourt...
January 17, 2005
Renewable Energy
Sharp Releases Roof / Solar Cell Modules
On October 1, 2004, Sharp Corp., a leading Japanese manufacturer of photovolt...
January 13, 2005
Money
Mie Bank to Support 'Community Currency' and NPOs
On November 1, 2004, Mie Bank, Ltd. will start to offer customers the option of ...
January 9, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Teijin Develops Photodegradable, Biodegradable Plastic
Teijin Ltd., a leading Japanese manufacturer of fibers, plastics and pharmaceuti...
January 5, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Eco-Friendly Shopping Campaign Held in Japan
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government conducted an "Eco-Friendly Shopping Campaign" ...
December 29, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Financial Institution is First in Japan to Publish CSR Accounting Report
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. announced on September 17, 2004 that it had publis...
December 26, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Comfortable Summer Menswear Made with Bamboo Fiber
Aoyama Trading Co. has commercialized the first men's suits made from a composit...
December 25, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toyota Voted Most Eco-Friendly Company in Japan
Toyota Motor Corp. has the best environmental brand image in Japan, according to...
December 17, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
NEC to Use Reinforced Bioplastic for PC Parts
Japan's NEC Corp. announced on September 10, 2004, that the company will use a n...
December 17, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Prime Minister's New Official Residence to Get World's 1st Home Fuel-Cell Units
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda announced on September 16, 2004 that the...
December 16, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Mitsubishi Paper and Partners Develop Sugarcane-Fiber Shirts
Mitsubishi Paper Mills, Ltd., Shikibo Ltd. and Shinnaigai Textile Ltd. of Japan ...
December 15, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
7th Green Purchasing Award Winners Announced
On September 14, 2004, the Green Purchasing Network, a Japanese environmental ne...
December 14, 2004
Food
QR Code Enables Easy Access to Food Production Data via Cell Phone
An increasing number of businesses in Japan have been introducing QR (Quick Resp...
December 13, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Kameyama Makes Petroleum-Free Candles
Japan's leading candle maker, Kameyama Co., released new lines of candles made f...
November 30, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toshiba Develops Thumb-Sized Fuel Cell
Toshiba Corp., Japan's leading electronic maker, announced in June 2004 that it ...
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 18, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japan's First Environmentally and Socially Responsible Pension Fund for Employees
The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. expanded its socially responsible investment (S...
November 17, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japan's Largest Wind Turbine to Be Built in Yokohama
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced on August 2, 2004 that it will...
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 5, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Car Sharing Starts Nagoya
Tokai Kyujin Service Co. announced that it would start a business called Linkul ...
November 1, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Kurimoto, Ltd. Develops Fuel Cell Wheelchair
Kurimoto, Ltd., a major Japanese machinery manufacturer, has developed the natio...
October 29, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
New Hydrogen Gas Compressor Extends Distance Traveled per Fill-up by Fuel Cell Vehicles
Kaji Technology Corporation, a major compressor manufacturer in Japan, announced...
September 30, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japan's First Total Waste Management Company Makes Debut
Eco Loop Center, Japan's first private waste management company, was established...
September 22, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japanese Investment Helps Create Asia's First ESCO/Renewable Energy Fund
Investments from Japan's Chubu Electric Power Co., Hokkaido Electric Power Co., ...
September 17, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japan Weather Association Offers Simple Acid Rain Testers
The Japan Weather Association (JWA) released a simplified acid rain tester (Mode...
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...
September 13, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Ministry of Environment Provides Green Purchasing Case Study Database
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) has created a database of information ...
September 13, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Shimizu Corp. Develops Auto-Irrigated Planters
Shimizu Corp., a major construction company and developer in Japan, announced on...
September 10, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
NTT DoCoMo Launches Eco-Friendly Cell Phone Station
NTT DoCoMo, Japan's leading mobile phone carrier, extended the operation of the ...
August 31, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Tokyo Seiden Develops Portable Size Fuel Cell System
Japanese electronics manufacturer Tokyo Seiden Corporation has developed a small...
August 26, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Tobu Railway Selling First 'Green-Powered' Homes in Japan
The Tobu Railway Co. of Japan has launched Japan's first enterprise for selling ...
August 24, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Sekisui Succeeds in Recycling Plastics from Discarded Electric Appliances into Packaging
Sekisui Plastics Co., a leading Japanese manufacturer of plastic foams, announce...
August 11, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
NEC Bio-plastic Combines Shape Memory and Recyclability
NEC Corporation of Japan has successfully developed new vegetable-based plastic,...
August 10, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Agency Announces Best Stores Promoting Energy-Efficient Products
Japan's Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (under the Ministry of Economy, ...
August 5, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Nippon Paper Starts Producing First Green-Certified Pallets
On March 23, 2004, Nippon Paper Industries Co. started manufacturing the first f...
July 31, 2004
Renewable Energy
Solar-Powered Mobile Charger for Portable Devices to be Marketed
NTT Advanced Technology Corporation, a subsidiary of Japan's telecom giant Nippo...
July 30, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Tokyo Gas to Develop 'Tri-Generation' System with Hydrogen Production Capability
Tokyo Gas Co., the largest city gas supplier in Japan, announced on May 17, 2004...
July 26, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Test Starts for Home-Use Kerosene Fuel Cell
Nippon Oil Corp. of Japan and Tokyo-based Ebara Ballard Corp., a joint company o...
July 26, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Joint Venture to Promote Next-Generation Power Storage System
Four Japanese companies, Omron Corp., Mitsui & Co., Okamura Laboratory, Inc., an...
July 21, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
100% Natural Bio Detergent Uses Microorganisms to Remove Stains
Advance Mfg. Co., a Japanese company that produces and sells environmentally fri...
July 20, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toppan and Sony Develop 25 GB Paper Optical Disc
Toppan Printing Co. and Sony Corp. of Japan have developed a paper-based optical...
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
Eco-business / Social Venture
Association Established to Promote Forest-Friendly Paper Beverage Container
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