Ecosystems / Biodiversity
January 18, 2008
Energy Conservation
Morning Glory Gives Shade to Museum
The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, in Kanazawa City, Japa...
January 14, 2008
Climate Change
Survey Shows Majority of Japanese Expect Forests to Prevent Global Warming
The Cabinet Office of Japan released the results of a regularly conducted public...
January 4, 2008
Policy / Systems
'Marine Ecolabel Japan' to Start in 2008
The Japan Fisheries Association (JFA) is planning to establish a Japanese certif...
December 30, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
2007 Ozone Hole Looms over Antarctica, as for the Past Decade
The Antarctic ozone hole appeared in mid-August in 2007 and was almost the size ...
November 29, 2007
Renewable Energy
Japanese Researchers Identify Gene that Boosts Plant Photosynthesis
Researchers in Japan have found a gene, lost during evolution when plants evolve...
November 11, 2007
Policy / Systems
Seiko Epson Adopts New Policy for Paper Product Procurement
On April 1st, 2007, Seiko Epson Corp., a major Japanese electronics manufacturer...
October 27, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Breeding Project Begins for Endangered 'Okinawa Rail'
Japan's Ministry of the Environment has announced that it will undertake a breed...
October 27, 2007
Climate Change
Rooftop Greenery Area Up Two-fold, Wall Greenery 15-fold in Seven Years
On June 22, 2007, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) rele...
October 11, 2007
Policy / Systems
Tokyo Gov't Launches 10-Year Project for Green Metropolis
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has formulated the outline of a "10-Year...
October 1, 2007
Climate Change
Hybrid Larch Trees Developed with 30% Greater Carbon Sink Capacity
Hokkaido Foresty Research Institute and Hokkaido Forest Products Research Instit...
September 12, 2007
Climate Change
Rise in Sea Surface Temperatures around Japan More than Twice the World Average
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced, on May 15, 2007, the results of its r...
September 12, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Japanese Government Approves 21 Community-based Riverside Development Projects in FY2006
Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport authorized 21 community-...
August 24, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
Shiga Bank Launches Loan Product Linked to CO2 Reduction, Fish Protection
A regional bank in Japan launched a new loan product dubbed the "Carbon Neutral ...
August 18, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Kyoto University Discovers New Mechanism of Photosynthesis in Oceans
A research group at the Hall of Global Environmental Research and Graduate Schoo...
August 11, 2007
Policy / Systems
Shiga Prefecture Sets Penalties for Releasing Exotic Species into Environment
The Shiga Prefectural Government in Japan implemented on May 1, 2007, an ordinan...
August 4, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
General Meeting of International Coral Reef Initiative Held in Tokyo
The general meeting of International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) was held in To...
August 4, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Tokyo Greenship Action Participants Double in FY 2007
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has been promoting the "Tokyo Greenship Action...
August 4, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Concert Organizers to Plant One Tree for Each Audience Member
NPO Environmental Relations Association (Er), a non-profit organization, and Fre...
July 21, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Japan Meteorological Agency Announces 'Climatic Risk Map of Extreme Events'
On March 28, 2007, the Japan Meteorological Agency released the Climatic Risk Ma...
July 12, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
2006 Grand Prix Urban-Rural Exchange Awards Announced
A non-profit organization comprising the Hands-On Tour Network Matsuura Party an...
July 9, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Children Play with Wood Blocks, Learn about Forests
Planted forests in Japan are at a crisis stage due to cheap imports from over...
July 9, 2007
Climate Change
NGO Implementing Carbon Offset Project
Conservation International (CI) is an international non-governmental organizatio...
June 29, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Japan, China, South Korea Discuss Dust and Sandstorms in Director General Meeting
Japan's Ministry of the Environment has reported the results of the Tripartite D...
June 25, 2007
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Children Experience Recycling Lifestyle with Traditional Windbreak Forest
An event to offer children the chance to experience a traditional recycling-o...
June 17, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Japanese Timber from Thinned Forests Used for Disposable Chopsticks
Japan is a land endowed with a rich natural environment, with about 70 percent o...
June 17, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Eco-Friendly Rice Growing Program Helping Participants Interact with Nature, People
Students and former students of the "CSO Learning Scholarship Program" sponsored...
June 13, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Nature Conservation Promoted in Kansai Region
The Nature Conservation Society of Osaka was established in 1976 mainly by citiz...
June 7, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
WWF Japan Reports Sharp Decline in Migratory Shorebirds
Shorebirds such as sandpipers and plovers that migrate to Japanese tidal flats a...
June 4, 2007
Policy / Systems
UN Approves Ricoh's Methodology for CDM Reforestation Project
The Executive Board of the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) he...
May 26, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
First Cases of Deadly Amphibian Fungus Disease Confirmed in Japan
The first cases of frog deaths from chytridiomycosis, a fungus disease, were con...
May 24, 2007
Environmental Technology
Suntory Succeeds in Engineering Water-Purifying Plant
The Institute for Advanced Core Technology, Suntory Ltd. announced on January 25...
May 24, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Japan Sees Higher Temperatures in 2006
The Meteorology Agency of Japan announced in January 2007 that average air tempe...
May 21, 2007
Policy / Systems
Secretariat of Montreal Process Relocates to Forestry Agency of Japan in Jan. 2007
The Japanese Forestry Agency announced on January 12, 2007 that the Secretariat ...
April 26, 2007
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
ANA Hotel Tokyo Uses Cost Savings to Regenerate Forest
ANA Intercontinental Hotel Tokyo reached an agreement on January 18, 2007, to de...
April 16, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Protection Activities of the Sea Turtle Association of Japan
The Sea Turtle Association of Japan is a non-profit organization consisting of i...
April 12, 2007
Transportation / Mobility
Ministry Selects 12 Areas for Model Projects under Environmental Action Program
On December 25, 2006, the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transpor...
April 7, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Bottom Water Warming in Pacific Ocean--Less Bottom Water Formed around Antarctica?
Bottom water has warmed by about 0.005 to 0.01 degrees Celsius since the early 1...
March 28, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Japanese NGO Involved in Clay Ball Afforestation Project in Kenya
The Yokohama Art Project, a Japanese non-profit organization (NPO), has been inv...
March 28, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Water Quality Monitoring by Citizens along Yodo River
The Lake Biwa and Yodo River Water System is the primary source of drinking wate...
March 22, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Culturing Freshwater Mussels in Reservoirs
The Higashi-Harima area of Hyogo Prefecture has one of the highest reservoir den...
March 15, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Eighth Session of Intergovernmental Meeting on Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia Held
The Eighth Session of the Intergovernmental Meeting on the Acid Deposition Monit...
March 10, 2007
Environmental Technology
Scientists Discover Key Gene in Terrestrial Biomass Production
The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), a governmental research...
March 3, 2007
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japanese NPO Tackles Environmental Problems in Mountains
In Japan, where 70 percent of the country is covered by mountainous areas, an in...
February 19, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Coral Reef Restoration Efforts Underway in Waters off Ishigaki Island
Off the coast of Ishigaki, an island south of Okinawa, Japan, testing of an inno...
February 5, 2007
Climate Change
Kochi Prefecture Launches Innovative Forest Regeneration Project
A joint forest regeneration project is now underway in Kochi Prefecture, where f...
January 27, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Conservation Action Saved 16 Bird Species from Extinction in the Decade 1994-2004
A research group affiliated with BirdLife International (BI), an international b...
January 22, 2007
Climate Change
Rooftop Sweet-Potato Hydroponics System Curbs Heat Island Effect
NTT Urban Development Corp. and NTT Facilities, Inc., announced on October 30, 2...
January 12, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Total Ozone Over Japanese Antarctic Station Hits New Low
The total column ozone (the amount of ozone in a vertical column of air) over Sy...
January 8, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Dressing Up with Scarf Belt While Contributing to Eco Activities
AILA International Co., an apparel design and sales company of Japan, is donatin...
January 5, 2007
Water
Subsidies Spread for Devices to Save Rainwater for Environment
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