Ecosystems / Biodiversity
December 31, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Tokyo Univ. Student Active on Environment
A student-run environmental organization at the University of Tokyo, named "Kank...
December 27, 2004
Climate Change
Survey Shows Environmental Doomsday Recedes Slightly
The Environmental Doomsday Clock has been turned back by a few minutes this year...
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 24, 2004
Policy / Systems
Environment Ministry Selects Ramsar Candidate Sites
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment held the second meeting of an expert co...
December 17, 2004
Water
Japan-Korea Students Learn About Environment through Water
The 7th "Environment Gathering of Korea-Japan University Students" was held in J...
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 16, 2004
Climate Change
Supercomputer Predicts More Heat Waves, Heavy Rainfall in Japan up to 2100
A joint research team led by the National Institute for Environmental Studies an...
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
Education
All Generations Welcome at the Foundation for Global Peace & Environment
The Foundation for Global Peace and Environment was established in May 1991 and ...
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...
December 10, 2004
Renewable Energy
Wood Pellets Draw Attention as New Bioenergy Fuel
Kuzumaki Forestry & Co. in Kuzumaki Town, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, is now produc...
December 8, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
"Green Saver" Certification System Promotes Nature Conservation
The Trees and Environment Network Association has conducted the "Green Saver" li...
December 1, 2004
Chemicals
Drugs Detected in Rivers and Sewage Effluent in Tokyo Region
A Japanese research team has detected human and veterinary pharmaceuticals in ri...
November 29, 2004
Education
Nature Study at KEEP Forester's School Gaining in Popularity
Kiyosato Educational Experiment Project, Inc. (KEEP) holds a year-round program ...
November 28, 2004
Chemicals
Endocrine-Disrupting Effects of Bisphenol-A Confirmed in Fish
On 27 July 2004, Japan's Ministry of the Environment released results of a study...
November 28, 2004
Climate Change
NEC's CO2 Reduction Project Wins Cannes Cyber Lions Grand Prix
An online interactive environmental project by NEC Corp., named "ecotonoha" and ...
November 22, 2004
Climate Change
Japanese Coral Reefs Still at Risk: Increased Damage by Bleaching and Predatory Starfish
The Ministry of the Environment of Japan has published a report entitled "Coral ...
November 22, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Ministry to Reduce Environmental Impacts of Public Works Projects
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) of Japan has published...
November 15, 2004
Water
Survey Shows 60% of Japanese Rivers Are 'Clean'
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) and the Ministry of Land, Infrast...
November 10, 2004
Policy / Systems
Environment Ministry To Add 11 Species to Japan's Endangered List
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on June 8, 2004 that it would...
November 5, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
'Let's Carry Our Own Chopsticks' Campaign Starts in Matsue
On June 14, 2004, Matsue City (in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan) launched a ...
November 2, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Abnormalities Found in Vole Chromosomes at Industrial Dump
Japanese Field Voles (Microtus montebelli, a type of field mouse) living on a la...
October 26, 2004
Environmental Technology
Natural Enemy Used to Exterminate Fruit Pest
The Oita Prefectural Agricultural Research Center in southwestern Japan has comp...
October 21, 2004
Policy / Systems
'Green Social Asset Protection Plan' Adopted in Japan
On June 8, 2004, the Japanese government adopted plans for a new project to mana...
October 13, 2004
Environmental Technology
Plantation Thinnings Used to Construct Giant Dome
Professor Katsuhiko Imai of the Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University...
October 4, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
BirdLife Asia Working Toward Creating an International Peace Park
The BirdLife Asia Programme is an organization that seeks to protect bird specie...
September 30, 2004
Water
'Society for Rainwater Use and Greening' Marks 10th Anniversary
The Society for Rainwater Use and Greening, a non-governmental organization and ...
September 24, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
NGO Works to Protect Oceans Through Beach Cleanups, Data Analysis
The Japan Environmental Action Network (JEAN) is a nongovernmental organizati...
September 21, 2004
Renewable Energy
Project to Build Hydrogen-Based Society Launched in Shimane
Hirata City of Shimane Prefecture in western Japan launched a joint study group ...
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 13, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Shimizu Corp. Develops Auto-Irrigated Planters
Shimizu Corp., a major construction company and developer in Japan, announced on...
August 25, 2004
Chemicals
Time Capsule for the Cells and Genes of Endangered Species Unveiled
The National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), an independent administ...
August 23, 2004
Climate Change
Bank Research Suggests Tokyo Needs More Rooftop Greening
The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), a government-affiliated financial instituti...
August 23, 2004
Policy / Systems
To Deliver Forests 100 Years Hence - Forestry Agency Seeks New Workforce
In January and February 2004, Japan's Forestry Agency hosted events called 'Fisc...
August 21, 2004
Climate Change
How Will Global Warming Affect Fruit Production?
The National Institute of Fruit Tree Science (NIFTS), which operates under the a...
August 21, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Gasified Wood Biomass Co-generation Demonstration Experiment Launched in Yamagata
A gasified wood biomass co-generation pilot plant started operation in April 200...
August 19, 2004
Food
'Tanada Network' Protects Terraced Paddy Fields by Linking Rural Areas and Cities
Approximately 70 percent of Japan's national land consists of semi-mountainous a...
August 18, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Environment Ministry Selects Model Areas for Eco-tourism
In June 2004, Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) selected 13 areas for im...
August 13, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Creating 'Eco-villages' in Shiga
In an effort to build a recycling-oriented society, a movement to create 'eco-vi...
August 12, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Nagano Prefecture Develops Wooden Guardrail for Road Safety
Nagano Prefecture, Japan, has successfully developed a wooden guardrail it calls...
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 11, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Beef from Shorthorn Cattle Long-grazed Naturally on 100% Domestic Feed Marketed
The Association to Preserve the Earth, a Japanese non-governmental organization ...
August 10, 2004
Renewable Energy
Chubu Electric Starts Producing Methanol from Wood Waste
Chubu Electric Power Co., in cooperation with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., ...
August 6, 2004
Chemicals
PCBs Adversely Affect Brain Development
Concern has arisen over the possibility that chemical substances that have been ...
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...
August 3, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Corporate Greening Assessment Trial Begins
The Urban Green Space Development Foundation of Japan, which works to raise publ...
July 27, 2004
Food
Oyster Farming Method Purifies Seawater
The Nagasaki Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences a...
July 23, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Osaka Gas to Donate Biologically Diverse Nakaikemi Marsh to Tsuruga City
Osaka Gas Company, a major Japanese city gas supplier, announced that it will do...
July 22, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Two Ministries Join Forces for Better Aquatic Environment
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Land...
July 21, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
JR East Native Forest Regeneration Project in Fukushima
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