Food

NPO Nogakujuku and Sumida Ward Implement Joint Food and Agriculture Project

February 14, 2012

Food

 

NPO Nogakujuku and Sumida Ward Implement Joint Food and Agriculture Project

As part of its efforts in food education, Tokyo's Sumida Ward hosted the "Sumida...
 
Hokuto City Promoting Consumption of Local Food

February 13, 2012

Eco-business / Social Venture

 

Hokuto City Promoting Consumption of Local Food

Hokuto City in Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture is strengthening efforts to incr...
 
Ezorock Grows Organic Vegetables by Utilizing Garbage from Rock Festival

January 26, 2012

Reduce / Reuse / Recycle

 

Ezorock Grows Organic Vegetables by Utilizing Garbage from Rock Festival

Ezorock is a Japanese non-government organization that focuses on the theme ...
 
Japanese University Grows Vegetables at Wastewater Treatment Plant

December 22, 2011

Environmental Technology

 

Japanese University Grows Vegetables at Wastewater Treatment Plant

Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) announced on September 29, 2011, that i...
 
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 ...
 
Waste Canning Syrup Utilized as Swine Feed

November 20, 2011

Reduce / Reuse / Recycle

 

Waste Canning Syrup Utilized as Swine Feed

SEW Daisaikai Farm, a pig farming company in Saikai City, Nagasaki Prefectu...
 
Japanese Company to Use Waste Cooking Oil to Fuel Farming Equipment

November 17, 2011

Reduce / Reuse / Recycle

 

Japanese Company to Use Waste Cooking Oil to Fuel Farming Equipment

Daichi Wo Mamoru Kai (the Association to Preserve the Earth), an organic pro...
 
Vegetables Being Grown without Soil Using New Dry Fog Aeroponics System

November 16, 2011

Environmental Technology

 

Vegetables Being Grown without Soil Using New Dry Fog Aeroponics System

Remarkably growing root hairsCopyright Agricultural and Marine Product Division...
 
Mitsubishi Plastics Group Starts Verifying Tomato Cultivation at Solar Light Plant Factory

October 27, 2011

Food

 

Mitsubishi Plastics Group Starts Verifying Tomato Cultivation at Solar Light Plant Factory

Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc. announced on June 14, 2011, that it has completed ...
 
Aeon Supports Farmers to Preserve Traditional Japanese Cuisine

October 2, 2011

Food

 

Aeon Supports Farmers to Preserve Traditional Japanese Cuisine

On June 17, 2011, major Japanese supermarket chain Aeon Retail Co. started to se...
 
Japanese Convenience Store Chain Starts Selling Cold Deli Menu Items

September 26, 2011

Food

 

Japanese Convenience Store Chain Starts Selling Cold Deli Menu Items

In early July 2011, FamilyMart Co., one of Japan's leading convenience store cha...
 
Idle Fields Changed to Green Curtains with Fruits and Flowers

September 25, 2011

Climate Change

 

Idle Fields Changed to Green Curtains with Fruits and Flowers

The Sekimugi Passion-Fruit Association in Mugi Area, Seki City, Gifu Prefecture,...
 
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...
 
Project Started to Support Disaster-Stricken Farmers and Fishermen

August 17, 2011

Food

 

Project Started to Support Disaster-Stricken Farmers and Fishermen

Daichi wo Mamoru Kai ("Association to Preserve the Earth"), a provider of or...
 
Businesses Encouraging Purchases of Farm and Marine Produce from Quake-Hit Tohoku

August 1, 2011

Food

 

Businesses Encouraging Purchases of Farm and Marine Produce from Quake-Hit Tohoku

In support of farmers and fishermen in the earthquake-hit Tohoku region, two Jap...
 
Ryobi Holdings Finishes Vegetable Factory with Solar Power Generation

July 20, 2011

Food

 

Ryobi Holdings Finishes Vegetable Factory with Solar Power Generation

Ryobi Holdings Co., a subsidiary of Ryobi Group mainly engaged in transportation...
 
Minami-Alps City Sells 'Carbon Offset Tomatoes' in Greater Tokyo Area

July 12, 2011

Climate Change

 

Minami-Alps City Sells 'Carbon Offset Tomatoes' in Greater Tokyo Area

Minami-Alps City, Yamanashi Prefecture, started test marketing "carbon offset to...
 
Chocolate Bar to Contribute to Creation of Green Forests

June 23, 2011

Food

 

Chocolate Bar to Contribute to Creation of Green Forests

Meiji Co. Ltd. (formerly Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd.), a leading manufacturer o...
 
Children Pick Apples to Promote Regional Development

June 19, 2011

Food

 

Children Pick Apples to Promote Regional Development

On December 11, 2010, children dressed as Nezumi Kozo, or "rat boy," gathere...
 
Gardening Operator, NPO Team up to Launch Donation/Gardening Program

May 9, 2011

Food

 

Gardening Operator, NPO Team up to Launch Donation/Gardening Program

A vegetable gardening program called "Farm for Two" was launched on January ...
 
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...
 
Japan's Chiba Prefecture Launches Registry of Businesses Promoting Food Waste Reduction

April 29, 2011

Food

 

Japan's Chiba Prefecture Launches Registry of Businesses Promoting Food Waste Reduction

Chiba Prefecture launched on December 1, 2010, a system to register busines...
 
Food Mileage Project Reduces 38,491 Tons of CO2

April 24, 2011

Climate Change

 

Food Mileage Project Reduces 38,491 Tons of CO2

Daichi wo Mamoru Kai (literally: Association to Preserve the Earth), an orga...
 
Kyoto to Use More Local Produce and Seafood in School Meals

April 16, 2011

Food

 

Kyoto to Use More Local Produce and Seafood in School Meals

More products from local farmers and fishermen will appear in school meals ...
 
Joint Research Develops Hydroponic System to Grow Licorice

April 15, 2011

Environmental Technology

 

Joint Research Develops Hydroponic System to Grow Licorice

Kajima Corp., the National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, and Chiba Univers...
 
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...
 
Japanese Pilot Plant for Treating Oilfield Wastewater Starts Operation in Oman

April 5, 2011

Food

 

Japanese Pilot Plant for Treating Oilfield Wastewater Starts Operation in Oman

Shimizu Corp., a major construction company in Japan, announced on November 10, ...
 
Nation-Wide Network Built at the Third Symposium for Food Banks

March 22, 2011

Food

 

Nation-Wide Network Built at the Third Symposium for Food Banks

Second Harvest Japan (2HJ), a Japanese non-profit organization, held the third s...
 
Food Pictograms Used at APEC SME Summit 2010

March 14, 2011

Food

 

Food Pictograms Used at APEC SME Summit 2010

During the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum meetings held in Yokohama...
 
Yukiguni Maitake and Grameen Group Launching Joint Mung Bean Project in Bangladesh

March 7, 2011

Food

 

Yukiguni Maitake and Grameen Group Launching Joint Mung Bean Project in Bangladesh

Yukiguni Maitake Co., a Japanese producer and seller of mushrooms for both ...
 
Japan's First Plant for Manufacturing Ethanol from Tangerine Residue Reaches Completion

March 6, 2011

Reduce / Reuse / Recycle

 

Japan's First Plant for Manufacturing Ethanol from Tangerine Residue Reaches Completion

A pilot plant for manufacturing bioethanol fuel from the residue from tangeri...
 
City Residents Volunteer for Agricultural Program

February 26, 2011

Food

 

City Residents Volunteer for Agricultural Program

Since 1999, the Japan Agricultural Cooperative Tourism Association has run a far...
 
Chinese Restaurant Chain Recycles its Food Waste to Grow Vegetables

February 17, 2011

Reduce / Reuse / Recycle

 

Chinese Restaurant Chain Recycles its Food Waste to Grow Vegetables

Ohsho Food Service Corporation's nationwide Chinese restaurant chain in Japan, "...
 
TABLE FOR TWO Delicious Dishes Solve Both Obesity and Starvation

February 11, 2011

Food

 

TABLE FOR TWO Delicious Dishes Solve Both Obesity and Starvation

In honor of the United Nations' World Food Day on October 16, TABLE FOR TWO ...
 
Ajinomoto to Launch Social Business to Improve Nutrition in Ghana

February 10, 2011

Food

 

Ajinomoto to Launch Social Business to Improve Nutrition in Ghana

Ajinomoto Co., a globally recognized food product manufacturer based in Japa...
 
'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...
 
Toyota Tsusho, Kinki University to Commercialize World's First Complete Bluefin Tuna Farming

December 23, 2010

Food

 

Toyota Tsusho, Kinki University to Commercialize World's First Complete Bluefin Tuna Farming

Toyota Tsusho Corporation, a major Japanese trading company, and Kinki Universit...
 
High Percentage of Food Waste from Hotels in Food Service Industry in FY2009

December 10, 2010

Food

 

High Percentage of Food Waste from Hotels in Food Service Industry in FY2009

Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced on August...
 
Number of Certified Eco-Farmers Across Japan Rises by Over 10,000 in One Year

November 30, 2010

Food

 

Number of Certified Eco-Farmers Across Japan Rises by Over 10,000 in One Year

Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced on July 2...
 
New Project to Revive Primary Industries in Japan

November 8, 2010

Food

 

New Project to Revive Primary Industries in Japan

The Association to Preserve the Earth (Daichi wo Mamoru Kai, in Japanese), a...
 
Japanese Ministry Starts Model Project to Show Consumers the Carbon Footprint of Agricultural Products

October 25, 2010

Food

 

Japanese Ministry Starts Model Project to Show Consumers the Carbon Footprint of Agricultural Products

Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced on August 2, 2...
 
Ito-Yokado to Expand Closed-Loop Agriculture by Seven Farm

October 17, 2010

Food

 

Ito-Yokado to Expand Closed-Loop Agriculture by Seven Farm

Ito-Yokado Co., a major Japanese retailer, announced on March 19, 2010, that...
 
Tokai University Publicizes Research Success in Breeding Bluefin Tuna Onshore

October 10, 2010

Food

 

Tokai University Publicizes Research Success in Breeding Bluefin Tuna Onshore

Tokai University opened its doors to the public on July 7, 2010, to introduc...
 
Sandwich Chain Opens World's First Shop with Onsite Lettuce Factory

October 6, 2010

Food

 

Sandwich Chain Opens World's First Shop with Onsite Lettuce Factory

Subway Japan, Inc., a famous sandwich chain, opened a new Subway Vegetable L...
 
Consumers Endorse System to Certify Eco-Agricultural Products, Survey Shows

September 5, 2010

Climate Change

 

Consumers Endorse System to Certify Eco-Agricultural Products, Survey Shows

Mizuho Information & Research Institution Inc., a Japanese research firm, r...
 
Japanese Co-op Starts Food Mileage Display to Contribute to Domestic Self-Sufficiency, Environmental Conservation

August 22, 2010

Food

 

Japanese Co-op Starts Food Mileage Display to Contribute to Domestic Self-Sufficiency, Environmental Conservation

Palsystem Consumers' Co-operative Union, a Japanese home delivery service pr...
 
Green Roof Planned for New Osaka Station Building

August 1, 2010

Food

 

Green Roof Planned for New Osaka Station Building

West Japan Railway Company (JR West), a major Japanese railway company, announce...
 
Pizza Hut Announces Japan-wide Sale of Pizzas made from Domestic Rice Flour

July 12, 2010

Food

 

Pizza Hut Announces Japan-wide Sale of Pizzas made from Domestic Rice Flour

Pizza Hut Inc., a major pizza delivery chain with branches all over Japan, has b...
 
Japanese Supermarket Earns CoC Certification by MSC

June 18, 2010

Food

 

Japanese Supermarket Earns CoC Certification by MSC

Supermarket chain Shizutetsu Store, which carries out its business at 33 sto...
 
Japan's Fukui Prefecture Extends Regional Agricultural Support to 573 Villages

June 12, 2010

Food

 

Japan's Fukui Prefecture Extends Regional Agricultural Support to 573 Villages

Fukui Prefecture began a regional agriculture support program by establishin...
 
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