Environmental Technology
July 20, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toppan and Sony Develop 25 GB Paper Optical Disc
Toppan Printing Co. and Sony Corp. of Japan have developed a paper-based optical...
July 19, 2004
Renewable Energy
Japan's Largest Solar Power Facilities Completed
In April 2004, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technol...
July 19, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Dye-Free Wool Products Being Test-Marketed
Kurabo Industries Ltd. of Japan has developed a coloring technology for wool pro...
July 17, 2004
Chemicals
Plant that Hyper-Accumulates Cadmium Discovered
The Fujita Corp of Japan, in cooperation with the National Institute for Rural E...
July 10, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
First Energy Service Company (FESCO) Starts New Wastewater Treatment Business
The First Energy Service Co. (FESCO), an energy service company (ESCO) in Japan,...
July 5, 2004
Mitsubishi Corp. Builds World's 1st High-Pressure Hydrogen Generator Without a Compressor
Mitsubishi Corporation, one of Japan's major trading companies, announced on Apr...
July 5, 2004
Environmental Technology
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Envisages 15 Million FCVs in Use by 2030
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry estimates that 1.5 million fuel ...
July 2, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Kokuyo Develops Industry's First Carpet Tile Recycling System
Kokuyo Engineering Co., a subsidiary of Kokuyo Co., Japan's largest manufacturer...
June 22, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toppan Launches World's First Mass Production of 'Electronic Paper'
Japan's Toppan Printing Co. announced on March 25, 2004, that it has begun mass ...
June 9, 2004
Renewable Energy
MOL Launches World's First Test of Shipboard Windpower Generator
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), one of Japan's major shipping firms, has develo...
June 9, 2004
Renewable Energy
Nippon Steel to Produce High Purity Hydrogen from Coke Oven Gas
On March 17, 2004, Nippon Steel Corp. of Japan opened a new facility to develop ...
May 31, 2004
Transportation / Mobility
Reducing Traffic Noise with a New Barrier that Uses Sound
The Hyogo National Highway Office of the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructu...
May 27, 2004
Water
Breakthrough: A Waterless Flush Toilet
Asahi Engineering Co., an industrial machinery manufacturer in Hanamaki City, Iw...
May 25, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Electricity Enables Excavation-free Soil Decontamination
Four Japanese companies, Mirai Group Co., Asanuma Corp., Kubota Corp. and Fuji E...
May 6, 2004
Renewable Energy
Ministry to Develop, Support Anti-Global Warming Technologies
The Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOE) will begin supporting the researc...
May 3, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Bright, Long-life, Energy-efficient Street Light Developed
Matsushita Shokai Co., a Japanese maker specializing in precision plastic produc...
April 27, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Teijin Fibers Ltd. Develops Complete PET Bottle Recycling System
Teijin Fibers Ltd., a major Japanese polyester manufacturer belonging to the Tei...
April 23, 2004
Environmental Technology
High-yielding Sugarcane Developed as Energy Source
Asahi Breweries, Ltd., one of Japan's major alcoholic beverage manufacturers, ha...
April 20, 2004
Environmental Technology
Geothermal Snow Melting System Nearing Practical Application
Many cities in snowbelt areas in Japan spend a large amount of money on snow con...
April 19, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
NEC Develops Fire-Resistant Bioplastic for Electronics
NEC Corporation of Japan announced on January 26, 2004 that it has successfully ...
March 29, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Fujitsu Develops World's First Vegetable-Resin PC Casing
Fujitsu Limited of Japan announced that it has successfully developed the first ...
March 27, 2004
Environmental Technology
UNIDO Introduces Japanese Timber Drying Technology to Developing Countries
The Tokyo branch of the Investment and Technology Promotion Office of the United...
March 18, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Photo-catalytic Titanium Apatite Air Filter Catches Viruses
Daikin Industries Ltd., a Japanese leading manufacturer of air conditioning syst...
March 15, 2004
Transportation / Mobility
Mazda's Eco-friendly Paint System Wins Award
Mazda Motor Corporation, one of Japan's leading automakers, announced on Decembe...
March 9, 2004
Transportation / Mobility
NGK's Diesel Particulate Filter Installed in Mazda Diesel Vehicles
NGK Insulators, Ltd., a major supplier of electrical insulators and ceramic prod...
March 4, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Microwave Radiation Detoxifies Dioxins
In cooperation with Professor Shozo Yanagida of Osaka University Graduate School...
February 23, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Teijin Launches "Bottle-to-Bottle" Recycling
The corporate group of Teijin, Ltd., a major polyester manufacturer in Japan, in...
February 20, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
New Honda Fuel-Cell Vehicle Is Official Car in 80th "Ekiden" Relay Race
Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. provided its FCX-model fuel-cell vehicle, equ...
February 17, 2004
Transportation / Mobility
Activated Carbon Fibers Help Remove NOx
A research team in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, has succeeded in removing nitrogen...
February 3, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Fuji Xerox Develops Digital Copier Using 70% Recycled Parts
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. in Japan has developed a new digital copy machine model, th...
January 9, 2004
Chemicals
Low-Cost Equipment Uses Water to Remove Dioxins from Incineration Exhaust
A research team led by Tateo Usui, professor of chemical reaction engineering at...
December 26, 2003
Transportation / Mobility
Nikkei Environmental Award Grand Prize Goes to Daihatsu's Intelligent Catalyst Development Group
As reported in Japan's Nihon Keizai newspaper (the Japan Financial Times), Daiha...
December 21, 2003
Environmental Technology
Honda's Next-generation Fuel Cell Stack Works Even at Minus 20 degrees Celsius
Honda Motor Co., the Japanese automaker, has announced the development of the Ho...
November 25, 2003
Energy Conservation
Breakthrough in 'Nanogate Capacitor' has Applications in Electrical Power Supplies
On October 3, 2003, JEOL Ltd., Japan's largest manufacturer of electron microsco...
November 23, 2003
Climate Change
New Aerospace Agency to Monitor Environment from Space
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), established in October 2003, has ...
November 22, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Unitika Develops High Heat-Resistant Biodegradable Container
Unitika Limited, a major Japanese manufacturer of polymers and advanced fiber ma...
November 15, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Light, Flexible Solar Cell Developed
Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) announced on September 16, 2003, that it has started samp...
November 12, 2003
Energy Conservation
Petrochemical Complex Energy-Saving Project
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Fuji Oil Co. and Chiyoda Corp. have agreed to launch a jo...
November 8, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
New Development in Sendai to Create Hydrogen from Sewage Sludge
Sendai City and Tohoku University in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, jointly started t...
October 30, 2003
Environmental Technology
Oji Paper Develops Eucalyptus Trees that Grow in Acidic Soils
Japan's Oji Paper Co. has developed a type of eucalyptus trees that can grow wel...
October 17, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Bamboo Processed into a Cotton-like Fiber
Ban Co., a venture-backed startup business in Japan's Tokushima Prefecture, has ...
October 13, 2003
Environmental Technology
Environmental Technology Information Network Website Established
On 22 August 2003, Japan's Ministry of the Environment, working together with th...
October 10, 2003
Environmental Technology
Successful Dive by World's First Fuel Cell Research Submersible
On August 12, 2003, the Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC) con...
October 9, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Seiko Epson Starts Closed Recycling of HF Semiconductor Wastewater
Seiko Epson Corp., a Japanese electronics manufacturer, has developed a technolo...
October 7, 2003
Energy Conservation
MOE Works Out Scenarios for Anti-Global Warming Technologies
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE), has set up a Panel on Core Technologi...
September 27, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toyota to Build Pilot Bio-Plastic Plant
Toyota Motor Corp. announced its plan to construct a pilot plant for producing b...
September 27, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Honda First to Supply a Fuel Cell Vehicle to Private Firm
One of Japan's leading automakers, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., became the world's fir...
September 27, 2003
Renewable Energy
Fuel Cell to be Tested for Home Use
The New Energy Foundation, an organization affiliated with Japan's Ministry of E...
September 27, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Suntory Introduces Sludge-Free Wastewater Treatment System
Suntory Limited and Kurita Water Industries Ltd., Japan's leading companies in t...
September 27, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
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Japan's Unicharm Corporation, a manufacturer of disposable baby diapers, and inc...Related
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