Ecosystems / Biodiversity

Japanese Agricultural Institute Launches Website on Biodiversity of Domestic Agricultural Ecosystems

November 25, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Japanese Agricultural Institute Launches Website on Biodiversity of Domestic Agricultural Ecosystems

The National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences (NIAES) announced August ...
 
Ogasawara Islands in Tokyo, Hiraizumi in Iwate Listed as World Heritage Sites

November 10, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Ogasawara Islands in Tokyo, Hiraizumi in Iwate Listed as World Heritage Sites

The Ogasawara Islands in Tokyo Prefecture and cultural heritages (temple...
 
Fujitsu's Hyperspectral Imaging Analysis Contributes to Biodiversity Conservation

November 3, 2011

Environmental Technology

 

Fujitsu's Hyperspectral Imaging Analysis Contributes to Biodiversity Conservation

Fujitsu Ltd., a major producer of communication and information processing syste...
 
Suntory Focuses on Fisheries and Children for Earthquake Recovery Support

October 23, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Suntory Focuses on Fisheries and Children for Earthquake Recovery Support

Suntory Holdings Ltd., a major Japanese beverage and brewing company, announced ...
 
57 Percent of Rivers across Japan Clean, Aquatic Life Survey Indicates

September 17, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

57 Percent of Rivers across Japan Clean, Aquatic Life Survey Indicates

Japan's Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, T...
 
Japan Signs Nagoya Protocol on Biodiversity

September 8, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Japan Signs Nagoya Protocol on Biodiversity

On May 10, 2011, the Japanese cabinet approved the signing of the Nagoya Pr...
 
Japanese Institute Develops Material to Immobilize Radioactive Cesium

September 7, 2011

Chemicals

 

Japanese Institute Develops Material to Immobilize Radioactive Cesium

The National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) of Japan announced on May 18...
 
Grand Opening of New Osaka Eco-Friendly Station

September 6, 2011

Renewable Energy

 

Grand Opening of New Osaka Eco-Friendly Station

West Japan Railway Company (JR West), a major Japanese railway company, held the...
 
Share House with Urban Garden Opens in Central Tokyo

September 2, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Share House with Urban Garden Opens in Central Tokyo

Slowlife, Tokyo-based real estate company, opened in May 2011 a share house call...
 
Sunflower Project to Clean Up Radioactive Soil in Fukushima

August 31, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Sunflower Project to Clean Up Radioactive Soil in Fukushima

A project to clean up contaminated soil using sunflowers will be launched in...
 
Record 40% Loss Detected in Arctic Ozone Layer

August 23, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Record 40% Loss Detected in Arctic Ozone Layer

A record loss of ozone was detected at 30 monitoring stations, called ozones...
 
Japanese Ministry Provides Basic Views on Releasing Threatened Species into Wild

July 16, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Japanese Ministry Provides Basic Views on Releasing Threatened Species into Wild

The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on March 31, 2011, that i...
 
5th MIDORI Academic Prize Awarded for Quantitative Verification of Polyphenic Functions of Greenery, Etc.

July 13, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

5th MIDORI Academic Prize Awarded for Quantitative Verification of Polyphenic Functions of Greenery, Etc.

The Cabinet Office of Japan announced on March 7, 2011, that the 5th MIDORI Acad...
 
MOE Formulates Marine Biodiversity Conservation Strategy

July 8, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

MOE Formulates Marine Biodiversity Conservation Strategy

Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced on March 29, 2011, that...
 
Japan's Civil Network on Biodiversity Releases Statement Urging Achievement of Aichi Target

June 29, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Japan's Civil Network on Biodiversity Releases Statement Urging Achievement of Aichi Target

Japan Civil Network for Convention on Biological Diversity (JCN-CBD, curren...
 
University of Tokyo Develops New Bacteria Detection Systems for Plant Disease

June 10, 2011

Environmental Technology

 

University of Tokyo Develops New Bacteria Detection Systems for Plant Disease

A research team headed by Professor Shigeto Namba at the University of Tokyo, Gr...
 
New Method Developed to Conserve and Regenerate Avian Genetic Resources

May 7, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

New Method Developed to Conserve and Regenerate Avian Genetic Resources

Japan's National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science (NILGS), National ...
 
Japanese 'Stork-Friendly' Sustainable Agriculture Project Exported to China

May 1, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Japanese 'Stork-Friendly' Sustainable Agriculture Project Exported to China

A project to restore the once stork-friendly aquatic environment in Zhejian...
 
Warming Seawater around Japan Causes Rapid Northward Expansion of Coral Distribution

April 27, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Warming Seawater around Japan Causes Rapid Northward Expansion of Coral Distribution

The National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) reported on January ...
 
JR East Opens Tokyo's Largest Rooftop Rental Farm

April 13, 2011

Food

 

JR East Opens Tokyo's Largest Rooftop Rental Farm

East Japan Railway (JR East) Group announced on December 7, 2010, that it wo...
 
Tokyo Waterworks, 'Safe, Better Tasting Tap Water' Project

April 10, 2011

Water

 

Tokyo Waterworks, 'Safe, Better Tasting Tap Water' Project

Copyright Tokyo Metropolitan Waterworks Bureau In 2010, the Tokyo Metropolita...
 
New Nano-Bubble Technology May Help Dissolve Sludge and Improve Water Quality

March 25, 2011

Environmental Technology

 

New Nano-Bubble Technology May Help Dissolve Sludge and Improve Water Quality

Tadayuki Imanaka, professor of the College of Life Sciences at Ritsumeikan Unive...
 
More Trees Signs Wood Fuel Partnership Agreement with Niigata City

March 19, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

More Trees Signs Wood Fuel Partnership Agreement with Niigata City

An incorporated body "more trees", represented by Japanese musician Ryuichi...
 
Shiretoko 100 Square Meters Movement Completes Land Acquisition after 33 Years

March 18, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Shiretoko 100 Square Meters Movement Completes Land Acquisition after 33 Years

Shari Town Hall in Hokkaido, Japan, announced on December 6, 2010, that on N...
 
MOE Selects 172 Potential Ramsar Sites

March 11, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

MOE Selects 172 Potential Ramsar Sites

Japan's Ministry of the Environment announced on September 30, 2010, that it...
 
2010 Ozone Hole Is Third Smallest Since 1990: JMA Reports

March 9, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

2010 Ozone Hole Is Third Smallest Since 1990: JMA Reports

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) released on October 27, 2010, the curr...
 
Kao Starts Purchasing Certified Sustainable Palm Oil

February 24, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Kao Starts Purchasing Certified Sustainable Palm Oil

Kao Corp., a major Japanese household products manufacturer, started purcha...
 
Japan Business and Biodiversity Partnership Reaches a Membership of 400

February 23, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Japan Business and Biodiversity Partnership Reaches a Membership of 400

The Japan Business and Biodiversity Partnership was inaugurated at the COP10...
 
Suntory Midorie Installs Japan's Largest Green Wall System, 'Flower Wall'

February 21, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Suntory Midorie Installs Japan's Largest Green Wall System, 'Flower Wall'

Suntory Midorie, an environmental greening company in Japan, installed a wal...
 
Research Institute Links Forest Biodiversity to Buckwheat Crop Yield

February 18, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Research Institute Links Forest Biodiversity to Buckwheat Crop Yield

Japan's Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute released the results...
 
Project Launched Using Local Currency to Encourage Collection of Wood from Forest Thinning

February 9, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Project Launched Using Local Currency to Encourage Collection of Wood from Forest Thinning

"The Executive Committee for Woody Posting Station" in Chizu-cho, Tottori Pref...
 
Endangered Sea Turtles Born at Japanese Aquarium, World's First 2nd-Generation Captive Breeding

February 3, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Endangered Sea Turtles Born at Japanese Aquarium, World's First 2nd-Generation Captive Breeding

On September 6, 2010, Kushimoto Marine Park in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, annou...
 
Permafrost on Mt. Fuji is Dwindling

January 31, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Permafrost on Mt. Fuji is Dwindling

The permafrost near the summit of Mt. Fuji (3,776 m) has been thawing at an...
 
NPO Wins Grand Prize of 6th Ecotourism Awards

January 24, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

NPO Wins Grand Prize of 6th Ecotourism Awards

Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced on September 21, 2010, the s...
 
Biodiversity Assessment System Made More Practical

January 19, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Biodiversity Assessment System Made More Practical

Shimizu Corp., one of the largest general contractors in Japan, announced on Oct...
 
'Stork-Friendly Rice Farming' Wins Green Purchasing Award

January 13, 2011

Food

 

'Stork-Friendly Rice Farming' Wins Green Purchasing Award

The Green Purchasing Network, a Japanese environmental network, announced t...
 
Run-up of Sweetfish in Tama River Reaches Record High of 1.96 Million

January 3, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Run-up of Sweetfish in Tama River Reaches Record High of 1.96 Million

A sweetfish migration survey of the Tama River, Japan, estimated that 1.96 m...
 
NACS-J Releases Biodiversity Report on the Henoko and Oura Bay Areas at COP10

January 1, 2011

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

NACS-J Releases Biodiversity Report on the Henoko and Oura Bay Areas at COP10

The Nature Conservation Society of Japan (NACS-J) has been working to conser...
 
Japan's Summer 2010 Hottest on Record

December 30, 2010

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Japan's Summer 2010 Hottest on Record

The Japan Meteorological Agency announced on September 1, 2010, that the nation'...
 
MOE Compiles Action Plan for Conservation Use of Satoyama

December 24, 2010

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

MOE Compiles Action Plan for Conservation Use of Satoyama

Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced on September 16, 2010, t...
 
First Study of Japan's Ecological Footprint Released

December 19, 2010

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

First Study of Japan's Ecological Footprint Released

WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) Japan, an environmental conservation organi...
 
Ministry Launches

December 18, 2010

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Ministry Launches "Sato-Umi" Website to Promote Sustainable Coastal Village and Fisheries Ecosystems

Japan's Ministry of the Environment launched a new website July 22, 2010, called...
 
Shibuya Flower Project Volunteers Helping to Keep the Tokyo Clean

December 2, 2010

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Shibuya Flower Project Volunteers Helping to Keep the Tokyo Clean

The Shibuya Flower Project is a volunteer initiative organized mainly by you...
 
Freshwater Turtle Conservation and Research Facility Opens at Kobe City Aquarium

November 24, 2010

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Freshwater Turtle Conservation and Research Facility Opens at Kobe City Aquarium

Suma Aqualife Park Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, launched "Kirakuen," a facil...
 
Fujitsu Unveils Company Action Guidelines on Biodiversity

November 15, 2010

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Fujitsu Unveils Company Action Guidelines on Biodiversity

Fujitsu Ltd., a major Japanese electronics manufacturer, released on August ...
 
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease and Sumitomo Corp. Start Forestry Revival Project in Gifu

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...
 
More Rivers Receive Grades of Four Points or Better in Third River Report Card System

October 27, 2010

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

More Rivers Receive Grades of Four Points or Better in Third River Report Card System

The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) published the...
 
Scientists Find Japanese Waters to be Biodiversity Hotspot

October 20, 2010

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Scientists Find Japanese Waters to be Biodiversity Hotspot

The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) announced...
 
Four More Global Companies Join Smart City Project

October 16, 2010

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Four More Global Companies Join Smart City Project

The Future Design Center Incorporated Association (FDC) in Japan announced on Ju...
 
Fujitsu Makes Biodiversity Guidelines Available to Clients

October 2, 2010

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Fujitsu Makes Biodiversity Guidelines Available to Clients

Fujitsu Ltd. announced on June 9, 2010 that it would offer its clients the c...
 
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