Eco-business / Social Venture
August 27, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Photovoltaic Power Generation by Clay Roofing Tile
Shinto Company Limited, located in Takahashi City, Aichi Prefecture in Japan, re...
August 26, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japan's First Car Sharing Company Starts Operation
Japan's first private company to promote car-sharing, "CEV Sharing," was set up,...
August 26, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Hemp Potential Attracts Attention
Many attempts have been made across Japan in recent years to explore the potenti...
August 26, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Hydrate Pellet Production Begins
Mitsui Engineering and Ship Building Co., Ltd. (MES) has begun production of fro...
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
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Lactobacilli To Dispose Of Food Waste
The NTT-ME CORPORATION has developed a recycling device, the "Re-Up Lactic Acid ...
August 26, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Survey Of Corporate Activities Regarding The Environment
Japan's Ministry of the Environment released findings of survey of corporate act...
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
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Matsushita Sells Lighting Services
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. in Japan started a new business called ...
August 26, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Developing Technology To Transport And Store Hydrogen
Japan's Nippon Oil Corporation is undertaking the development of a technology to...
August 26, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Nissan to Use Recycled Bumpers for All Cars
Starting in 2002, Nissan Motor Co., one of the Japanese big-three auto manufactu...
August 25, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Tomamae Is "Japan's Denmark" And A Mecca for Wind Farms
Tomamae, a town in Hokkaido facing the Japan Sea, is a Mecca for wind power gene...
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
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Reducing, Reusing, and Extending The Life Of Stationery Items
The Shiga Prefectural Office, a leading local government on the green purchasing...
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 24, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
More Eco-friendly Sporting Goods Sold
In Japan, sporting goods manufacturers are expanding their lines of eco-friendly...
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
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
New Machine Turns Newspaper into Packing Material
Peridot Japan Corporation has launched the sale of the "Newspaper Mokkon," a new...
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
PET Bottle & Can Collection Device Ready for Sale to Shopping Districts
Fuji Envipco (Shinjuku, Tokyo) and Nippon Card (Osaka) have launched full-scale ...
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
Eco-business / Social Venture
First FSC "Chain of Custody" Certification for Copy Paper in Japan
Oji Paper Co., Ltd. and Fuji Xerox Office Supply Co., Ltd. recently obtained "ch...
August 24, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Honda Launches Membership-Based Car Sharing System in Singapore
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. started a membership-based car sharing system in Singapore...
August 24, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
NEDO Develops New Solar Cell with Reduced Power Generation Cost
Photovoltaic (PV) power generation has been steadily growing in Japan, primarily...
August 24, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Fujisogyo Recycles Used Fluorescent Light Tubes
Japan's Fujisogyo Inc., aiming to make a major entry into the recycling industry...
August 24, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Honda Launches Sharing System for Electric Motor-Assisted Bicycles
Honda Motor Cycle, Co., Ltd., of Japan has designed the "Honda Cycle Partner" sh...
August 24, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Osaka University Explores Nanotechnology to Develop No-Heat Incandescent Light Bulb
A research team at Osaka University is trying to use nanotechnology to develop a...
August 22, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
NEC Sets Up New PC Repair Service
NEC and its subsidiary, NEC CustomTechnica Ltd., which designs and develops pers...
August 22, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Casio Computer Succeeds Develops Fuel Cell for Mobile Devices
With the promise of becoming an environment-friendly and efficient energy source...
August 22, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Seibu Department Stores Recycle Food Waste
On June 28 a major department store in Tokyo started marketing organic vegetable...
August 4, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toyota and Honda to Sell Cars Powered by Fuel Cell
Toyota Motor Corp. announced on July 1, 2002, that it would introduce a fuel cel...
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
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Giving new life to abandoned bicycles
Kagawa Prefecture has the third highest level of bicycle ownership in Japan, wit...Related
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