Eco-business / Social Venture
August 8, 2008
Environmental Technology
Hitachi Maxell Develops Gold-Platinum Catalyst That Improves Fuel Cell Performance
Hitachi Maxell, Ltd., a Japanese electrical device manufacturer, announced on Ma...
August 5, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japanese Regional Bank Offering Term Deposit That Includes Carbon Offsets
Japan's Shiga Bank Ltd., based in Shiga Prefecture, started offering a carbon-of...
July 31, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Natural Suppressor of Cow Belch Discovered
Image by Stephan Mosel. Some Rights Reserved. Idemitsu Kosan Co. announced on M...
July 21, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Suntory New Soilless Greenery Business on Market
Suntory Limited, a major Japanese beverage company, announced on February 25, 20...
July 16, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Next Generation Zero-Energy Model House Debuts in Asahikawa, Hokkaido
Misawa Homes Co., a major house builder in Japan, announced on March, 17, 2008, ...
July 16, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Hitachi Plant Technologies Ltd. Develops Eco-Cooling Source
Hitachi Plant Technologies Ltd., a Japanese manufacturer and distributor of soci...
July 5, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Recycled Newspaper Bag Goes International
The "Recycled Newspaper Bag", handmade in a small town of Shimanto, Kochi, is...
July 5, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Use of Green PCs Expected to Spread in Japan
On February 27, 2008, International Data Corporation Japan (IDC Japan), a Japane...
June 29, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Goldwin Starts Sales of Biodegradable Polyester-Used Sportswear
On February 20, 2008, a major Japanese sportswear manufacturer, Goldwin, started...
June 24, 2008
Climate Change
New Eco-friendly Additive Cuts Shopping Bag CO2 Emissions by Approx. 60%
UNIQLO Co., a leading Japanese clothing retail chain, introduced an original env...
June 20, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japanese Manufacturer Produces Eco-friendly LED Streetlight
Iwasaki Electric Co., a major Japanese electric equipment manufacturer, start...
June 11, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
'Drawer-Style Printer' Wins Grand Prize at Eco Products Design Competition
At the first Eco Products Design Competition 2007, a work submitted under a cate...
June 8, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
World's First Solar Cell Phone Straps Go on Sale
Strapya Next Co., a Japanese online cell phone strap and accessory shop, started...
June 4, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
First-Ever Social Sharing Network Service Launched
Enigmo Inc., a Japanese internet business developer, announced on January 23, 20...
May 24, 2008
Renewable Energy
Mitsubishi Electric Develops Key Technology for Next-Generation Power Capacitor
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation in Japan announced on February 7, 2008, that it ...
May 9, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japanese Venture Company Puts Beneficial Bacteria to Work to Improve Water Quality
Big Bio Co. of Kumamoto prefecture in Japan, a venture business, has been engage...
May 9, 2008
Climate Change
Hitachi's Environmental Vision 2025 Plan Aims to Curb 100 Million Tons of CO2 Emissions
In doing its part to promote environmental preservation and realize a sustainabl...
May 5, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
New Data Center Service Aims to Reduce Environmental Impacts of Energy Use
NTT Data Corp. began offering management services to data centers in January 200...
May 4, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japan's Innovative Products and Services Win 4th Eco Products Awards
Japan's Eco-Products Awards Promotion Council announced the winners of its fourt...
May 3, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Hitachi's New Printer Cuts Power Use by 30 Percent
Hitachi Ltd. of Japan, on December 3, 2007, launched sales of its new mid-range ...
May 2, 2008
Transportation / Mobility
Total of 17 Products, 37 Companies Granted Eco-Rail Certification
The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced o...
May 2, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Lack of Information on Legal Timber and Wood Products Hampers Gov't Green Procurement Policy
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on December 25, 2007 the resu...
April 24, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Solar Air Heating Panels for Schools Launched
Shin Nikkei Co., a Tokyo-based manufacturer of building and housing materials, b...
April 17, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Patagonia Develops Fully Recyclable Jackets
Patagonia International Inc., an American outdoor gear and apparel company with ...
April 17, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Mitsubishi Launches Power-Saving Longer-Lasting LED Spotlights for Stores
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. of Japan announced on December 18, 2007, the launch of...
April 17, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Ricoh Launches Energy-Saving Copiers Featuring High Speed
Ricoh Co., a major Japanese manufacturer of office equipment and electronics, ad...
April 14, 2008
Policy / Systems
Kokuyo Labels Its Own "Non-Eco" Products
Kokuyo Group, a group of a leading Japanese manufacturers and marketers of offic...
March 23, 2008
Climate Change
Panasonic Aims to Eliminate 300,000 Tons of CO2 Emissions over 3 Years
On October 5, 2007, the Matsushita Group, which produces the Panasonic brand, an...
March 23, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Mizuho Bank Launches Green Investment Trust
Mizuho Bank of Japan launched on November 19, 2007 an open-type investment trust...
March 13, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
New Flexible, Switchable Mirror Film on Windows Boosts Energy Efficiency
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) anno...
March 6, 2008
Climate Change
Matsushita Group Declares Commitment to Being Eco-friendly in China
Panasonic Corporation of China and its parent company, Matsushita Electric Indus...
March 3, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Sumitomo Forestry Co., Receives CoC Certification
A major Japanese housing company, Sumitomo Forestry Co., received Chain-of-Custo...
March 1, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Insurance Company Launches Eco-Friendly Loan Service
The Nippon Life Insurance Company launched an eco-friendly loan service targetin...
February 22, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Green-powered Condominiums Debut in Japan
The first condominium project powered with electricity from green sources in Jap...
January 24, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Thermal Barrier Coating Found Effective as Global Warming Countermeasure
In Japan, where scorching summer temperatures have been breaking records every y...
January 9, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Sunflowers to Help Revitalize City at Foot of Mt. Fuji
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Fuji City in Shizuoka Prefecture, Jap...
January 4, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Abandoned Bicycles Reused For Free Rental as 'Eco-Bicycles'
Bike Off Co., a Japanese motorcycle dealer, opened a website called "Ecochari.co...
December 30, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
Hitachi and Matsushita Release Long-life Fluorescent Lamps
Hitachi Lighting, Ltd. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. both released long...
December 22, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japanese Manufacturers Develop a Shoe Made of Biomass
MoonStar Co., a Japanese shoe manufacturer, announced August 1, 2007, that it an...
December 20, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japan's First CO2 Emission-Free Eco-Tours on Sale for Individual Tourists
JTB Kanto Corp., a major travel agency located in the Kanto area, started sellin...
December 20, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
Sony Develops Bio Battery that Generates Electricity from Glucose
Sony announced on August 23, 2007, that it has developed a biological battery th...
December 12, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
Biwako Bank Entices Customers to Reduce their CO2 Emissions with Higher Interest Rate
Japan's Biwako Bank in Shiga Prefecture announced on August 7, 2007, that it is ...
December 12, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japanese Supermarket Selling Carbon-Offset Products
Carbon-offset is the act of mitigating, or offsetting, the sometimes unavoidable...
December 12, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
Carbon Offset New Year's Postcard on Sale in Japan
The Japan Post Group released new Carbon Offset New Year's postcards for sale on...
December 7, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
Sumitomo Forestry Launches Sales of Solar-Powered, All-Electric Home
Sumitomo Forestry Co., a major Japanese homebuilder, began sales of solar-powere...
December 7, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
New Japanese Joint Venture to Focus on Investing in the Energy and Environment Sectors
SBI Holdings Inc. announced July 18, 2007, that it concluded a stakeholders' agr...
December 7, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
New Solar-Powered LED Street Light Matches Fluorescent Lamps in Brightness
Major Japanese electronics manufacturer Sharp Corp. launched sales August 21, 20...
December 4, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
Organic Farming Activist Chosen as One of the World's Top 100 Social Entrepreneurs
Daichi-o-Mamoru-Kai (Association to Preserve the Earth) is a Japanese nongovernm...
November 30, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
Fuji Xerox Develops Enhanced Biomass Plastic
Fuji Xerox Co. of Japan announced on July 5, 2007, that it has developed a bioma...
November 26, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
'Energy Bank,' a New Fund for Energy Efficiency and CO2 Reduction
The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), a government-affiliated financial instituti...Related
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