Environmental Technology
September 27, 2003
Environmental Technology
Matsushita's Bio-Nano Fuel Cell Runs on Sugar
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd Advanced Technology Research Laboratorie...
September 27, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
NEC Unveils Notebook PC with Built-in Fuel Cell
On 30 June, 2003, the NEC Corporation demonstrated a prototype notebook PC that ...
August 13, 2003
Renewable Energy
Transparent Ultraviolet Solar Cell Developed
Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) ...
July 22, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Breakthrough in Technology for Recycling Paint Sludge
The Society of Agricultural Recycling System (AGRES) in Japan has developed a te...
July 10, 2003
Renewable Energy
Solar Power Network Launches in Japan
On May 24, 2003, a solar power producers' network was established by representat...
July 2, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Toshiba to Launch 'Disappearing Ink' in Autumn
In fall 2003, Japan's Toshiba Corporation will launch sales of "disappearing" pr...
June 21, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Jonathan's to Install Food Waste Processor at 100 Restaurants
Jonathan's Co., a family restaurant chain in Japan, will introduce food waste pr...
June 16, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
MOE Embarks on Fuel Cell Project Powered by Food Waste
Japan's Ministry of the Environment has decided to launch a project that uses fo...
June 13, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Fuji Heavy Industries Develops Automobile Shredder Residue Separation System
Fuji Heavy Industries, a manufacturer of automobiles, railroad vehicles and mach...
June 7, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Sharp Introduces World's Most Efficient Photovoltaic Module
Sharp Corporation will launch sales of a single-crystal photovoltaic (PV) module...
May 22, 2003
Renewable Energy
Promoting Wind Power Generation at Ports and Harbors
On March 4, 2003, the Ports and Harbors Bureau of Japan's Ministry of Land, Infr...
May 19, 2003
Transportation / Mobility
World's First Hybrid Rail Car Developed
East Japan Railway Company has developed the world's first prototype of a hyb...
May 14, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
100% Water Recycling Flush Toilet on Sale
Japan's Fuji Heavy Industries released a stand-alone flush toilet facility that ...
May 2, 2003
Energy Conservation
JHFC Establishes Hydrogen Stations and Launches Demonstration Run of Fuel Cell Vehicles
Japan Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Demonstration Project (JHFC) working toward the comme...
April 29, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Kyoto City to Test Fish Containers for Experimental Resource Recycling
Kyoto City plans to start a demonstration test this summer (2003) that aims to e...
April 28, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Aluminum Bonding Technology Using Frictional Heat Reduces Energy Use by 99%
The Mazda Motor Corporation has developed a low-cost, energy-efficient aluminum ...
April 21, 2003
Environmental Technology
Magnetic Freezing System: Practical Application on the Horizon
Chubu Electric Power Co., a supplier of electricity in the Chubu region of centr...
March 31, 2003
Renewable Energy
Fuel Cell Cogeneration System Moves Closer to Practical Application
Japan's Ebara Ballard Corporation and Tokyo Gas Company have jointly developed a...
March 20, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Yokosuka City Recycles Raw Garbage into Automobile Fuel
In the fall of 2002, Yokosuka City in Kanagawa Prefecture completed an experimen...
March 2, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Residential Fuel Cell Development Reaches Practical Stage
Nippon Oil Corporation of Japan announced on January 8, 2003, that they have com...
February 7, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Fluorocarbon-free Refrigerators Also Save Energy
In the fall of 2002, four Japanese home electronics manufacturers launched sales...
January 28, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Sony Launches Veggie-Based Plastic "Walkman"
SONY Corporation, the creator of the Walkman, has launched a new model using veg...
January 23, 2003
Environmental Technology
New "Ecotextiles"Released
Two Japanese major textile manufacturers, Nisshinbo Industries, Inc. and Toray I...
January 20, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
From Fujitsu: World's First Notebook PC with Recycled Magnesium Alloy
Japan's Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Kasei Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. suc...
January 4, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
World's First On-Site Recycling System Eliminates Waste Concrete
Japan's Fujitsu Limited (a major electronics manufacturer) and Shimizu Corporati...
December 17, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
DME Fuel Synthesized from CO2 in Power Plant Emissions
Kansai Electric Power Co., has successfully synthesized dimethyl ether (DME) fro...
December 17, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Recycling Model Project of Building Demolition-Reconstruction
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is promoting a model project on a city-operate...
November 30, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
TEPCO to Provide Information on Climate Change Mitigation on Statements and Web Site
Starting in August 2002, the Tokyo Electric Power Company, Japan (TEPCO), starte...
November 30, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Detergent-Free Dishwasher Now on Sale
On September 25, 2002, Sharp Corporation, one of Japan's major home electronics ...
November 24, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Matsushita Electric Develops Advanced Plastics Recycling Equipment
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., developed an advanced plastic recyclin...
November 24, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Geothermal Air-Conditioning in Classrooms
GEO Power System Inc. (headquartered in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan), a company ...
November 24, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toyota-Hino Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus Testing Begins
Japan's Toyota Motor Corp (TMC) and Hino Motors Ltd (Hino) have announced that t...
November 24, 2002
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
TV Broadcasting from Antarctica on Global Environment
The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (Nippon Hoso Kyokai, or NHK), Japan's nationa...
November 13, 2002
Climate Change
Global Warming Observations from Commercial Jets
An environmental observation and monitoring project started in April 1993 by the...
November 8, 2002
Environmental Technology
JMA Makes Budget Request for Yellow Sand Dust Forecasting
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has made a 14 million yen (about U.S.$114,...
November 8, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
High Quality is the Key for Recycling, Efforts by Fuji Xerox
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. is one of Japan's leading companies in the area of parts re...
October 19, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Teijin to Establish PET "Bottle-to-Bottle" Recycling Business
On April 15, Teijin Limited, a Japanese maker of synthetic fibers, chemicals and...
October 11, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Fuel Cell Vehicles to be Tax-Exempt
On August 21, Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) deci...
September 28, 2002
Climate Change
Greenhouse Effect Gas Observation Satellite to be Developed
A greenhouse gas observation satellite (named Global Change Observation Mission-...
September 25, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Methanol from Rice Bran and Straw
Japan's National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) and Mitsubishi Heavy ...
September 24, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
am/pm Convenience Stores Sell "Peace of Mind" with Eco-Friendly Lunches
The convenience store chain am/pm Japan Co. differentiates itself from competito...
September 22, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
New Palmtop Dioxin Sensor
Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and the...
September 19, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
New Gel Detects Endocrine Disruptors
A research group led by associate professor Takashi Miyata of Kansai University ...
September 17, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toyota and Nissan to Jointly Develop Hybrid Technologies
Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. have found common ground in terms ...
September 16, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Nissan Aims for 95% Recyclability Ratio
Nissan Motor Co. of Japan is aiming to achieve a high recyclable rate for its mi...
September 8, 2002
Policy / Systems
IBM Japan Tops Environmental Management Survey
The fifth Nihon Keizai Shimbun environmental management survey of manufacturing ...
August 31, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Heiwa Paper Launches World's First Biodegradable, Waterproof Printing Paper
Heiwa Paper recently started selling "Biocycle," a new type of environmentally f...
August 27, 2002
Eco-business / Social Venture
Photovoltaic Power Generation by Clay Roofing Tile
Shinto Company Limited, located in Takahashi City, Aichi Prefecture in Japan, re...
August 26, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Tokyo Government to Recycle Entire Housing Development
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is taking on the challenge of recycling an ent...
August 26, 2002
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Ministry of the Environment Searches from the Sky for Illegally-Dumped Industrial Waste
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