Food

World's First MSC-certified Pole-and-Line Skipjack Tuna Goes on Sale

June 7, 2010

Food

 

World's First MSC-certified Pole-and-Line Skipjack Tuna Goes on Sale

Organic food delivery services provider DAICHI WO MAMORUKAI (in English, The...
 
Japan's Oisix Inc. Starts Selling Samples of Organic Produce Online to Tempt New Customers

May 30, 2010

Food

 

Japan's Oisix Inc. Starts Selling Samples of Organic Produce Online to Tempt New Customers

Oisix Inc., an online mail-order store that sells organic and additive-free ...
 
'Agrizm' Quarterly Agriculture Magazine for Young People Launched in Japan

May 29, 2010

Food

 

'Agrizm' Quarterly Agriculture Magazine for Young People Launched in Japan

The inaugural issue of "Agrizm," an agriculture magazine directed at young p...
 
Japan's MAFF Releases 'Agricultural New Technologies 2010'

May 19, 2010

Food

 

Japan's MAFF Releases 'Agricultural New Technologies 2010'

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan released "New ...
 
New Greenhouse Cultivation Method Increases Tomato Yield by 50%

May 11, 2010

Food

 

New Greenhouse Cultivation Method Increases Tomato Yield by 50%

The Hyogo Prefectural Technology Center for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ...
 
Japan Launches Point Awards Trial to Promote Domestically Produced Foods

May 10, 2010

Food

 

Japan Launches Point Awards Trial to Promote Domestically Produced Foods

The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) conducte...
 
Kumamoto Prefecture Helps Make Effective Use of Substandard Local Vegetables

May 5, 2010

Food

 

Kumamoto Prefecture Helps Make Effective Use of Substandard Local Vegetables

The government of Kumamoto Prefecture in southern Japan has launched a proje...
 
Japanese Resort Theme Park Opens 'Plant Factory' Powered by Solar Energy

April 9, 2010

Food

 

Japanese Resort Theme Park Opens 'Plant Factory' Powered by Solar Energy

Huis Ten Bosch, a large resort theme park located in Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefe...
 
Thirty Percent of School Lunch Ingredients Supplied by Local Farms in Usuki City

March 30, 2010

Food

 

Thirty Percent of School Lunch Ingredients Supplied by Local Farms in Usuki City

Usuki City in Oita Prefecture, southern Japan, started a "School Lunch Farm"...
 
Majority of People Surveyed Think Japan Should Increase Food Self-Sufficiency

February 11, 2010

Food

 

Majority of People Surveyed Think Japan Should Increase Food Self-Sufficiency

The government of Aichi Prefecture, in central Japan, released on October 6...
 
Sake Brewed from Restored Paddy Field Rice Receives Top Biodiversity Award in Japan

February 10, 2010

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Sake Brewed from Restored Paddy Field Rice Receives Top Biodiversity Award in Japan

Japan's Ministry of the Environment and the AEON Environmental Foundation es...
 
Japanese Retailer Aeon Promotes Fresh Seafood to Sustain Local Fisheries

February 8, 2010

Food

 

Japanese Retailer Aeon Promotes Fresh Seafood to Sustain Local Fisheries

Aeon Co., a major distributor and retailer in Japan, announced on November 1...
 
Lamb Raised on Wine Lees on Sale in Japan

February 2, 2010

Reduce / Reuse / Recycle

 

Lamb Raised on Wine Lees on Sale in Japan

Fujisan Farm, located in Fujiyoshida City in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, st...
 
Japan's Fisheries Group Earns World's First MSC Certification for Skipjack Pole and Line Fishery

January 28, 2010

Food

 

Japan's Fisheries Group Earns World's First MSC Certification for Skipjack Pole and Line Fishery

Japan's Tosakatsuo Suisan Group announced on November 4, 2009, that its pole...
 
Matsumoto City Starts Registration System for Shops Selling Locally-Produced Agricultural and Livestock Products

January 27, 2010

Food

 

Matsumoto City Starts Registration System for Shops Selling Locally-Produced Agricultural and Livestock Products

Matsumoto City in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, announced on November 1, 2009, that ...
 
Environmental Doomsday Clock Shows 9:22; Reversed by 11 Minutes

January 21, 2010

Climate Change

 

Environmental Doomsday Clock Shows 9:22; Reversed by 11 Minutes

Japan's Asahi Glass Foundation announced on September 9, 2009, the results of it...
 
Japanese Industries Promote Rice Flour for Increase in Food Self-Sufficiency

January 16, 2010

Food

 

Japanese Industries Promote Rice Flour for Increase in Food Self-Sufficiency

The Rice Flour Club, a group that aims to promote rice flour (ground rice powder...
 
Campaign Launched in Japan to Conserve Biodiversity by Selling Organic Rice and Wild Deer Venison

January 14, 2010

Food

 

Campaign Launched in Japan to Conserve Biodiversity by Selling Organic Rice and Wild Deer Venison

Organic food delivery services provider Daichi wo Mamoru Kai (in English, th...
 
Rental Farms with Online Features to Offer Farming Experience

January 11, 2010

Eco-business / Social Venture

 

Rental Farms with Online Features to Offer Farming Experience

A Japanese Internet service provider, NEC Biglobe Ltd. (BIGLOBE), and farmin...
 
Japanese Consumer's Union Finds GM Canola Growing in Chiba Prefecture

December 16, 2009

Civil Society / Local Issues

 

Japanese Consumer's Union Finds GM Canola Growing in Chiba Prefecture

The Seikatsu Club Consumers' Co-operative Union (SCCU) of Japan conducted a ...
 
Survey Shows People Value Low Prices Over Food Safety

December 9, 2009

Food

 

Survey Shows People Value Low Prices Over Food Safety

The Japan Finance Corporation (JFC) revealed survey results on August 12, 2...
 
75% of Respondents Want to Practice Environment-Conscious Agriculture: Survey

November 28, 2009

Food

 

75% of Respondents Want to Practice Environment-Conscious Agriculture: Survey

The Japanese Association for the Promotion of Microbial Protection Agents co...
 
'Japan's First Food Miles' Cafe Gaining Popularity

November 6, 2009

Food

 

'Japan's First Food Miles' Cafe Gaining Popularity

The Association to Preserve the Earth (Daichi wo Mamoru Kai, in Japanese), a...
 
Japan's S&B Foods Launches New Line of Fair Trade Spices

October 22, 2009

Food

 

Japan's S&B Foods Launches New Line of Fair Trade Spices

S&B Foods Inc., a major food and seasoning manufacturer in Japan, announced ...
 
Japan Agricultural Cooperatives Give Employment Opportunities through Farming

October 21, 2009

Food

 

Japan Agricultural Cooperatives Give Employment Opportunities through Farming

Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA) Shimabara-Unzen in Nagasaki Prefecture anno...
 
Japan's Food Network Businesses to Establish Asian People's Fund in Place of Fair Trade System

October 1, 2009

Food

 

Japan's Food Network Businesses to Establish Asian People's Fund in Place of Fair Trade System

Daichi-o-Mamoru-Kai, an organic food distribution network, announced on Apri...
 
Daichi wo Mamoru Kai Opens Noodle Soup Shop Using Domestic Rice

September 24, 2009

Food

 

Daichi wo Mamoru Kai Opens Noodle Soup Shop Using Domestic Rice

Toko. Co., a subsidiary of Daichi wo Mamoru Kai, Co., which is known for its...
 
Marine Eco-Label Japan Certifies Two More Fisheries

September 17, 2009

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Marine Eco-Label Japan Certifies Two More Fisheries

Marine Eco-Label Japan (MEL Japan) certified two new fisheries -- the sakura...
 
Small Japanese Country Town Launches Carbon Footprint Program

September 14, 2009

Climate Change

 

Small Japanese Country Town Launches Carbon Footprint Program

The town of Iinan, in Shimane Prefecture started sales of local specialty fo...
 
Early-Morning Agriculture Course Gaining Popularity Among Office Workers

August 11, 2009

Food

 

Early-Morning Agriculture Course Gaining Popularity Among Office Workers

An adult school "Marunouchi Morning University" was launched in April 2009 i...
 
Japanese Kids to Learn How to Farm on Abandoned Land

August 5, 2009

Ecosystems / Biodiversity

 

Japanese Kids to Learn How to Farm on Abandoned Land

Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan is working on a model project in which elementa...
 
Rental of Agricultural Machinery as an Approach to Cost Reduction in Food Supply

July 29, 2009

Food

 

Rental of Agricultural Machinery as an Approach to Cost Reduction in Food Supply

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery started a project to prom...
 
Japanese Company Procures Rice to Promote Food Awareness among Employees, Support Local Farmers

July 7, 2009

Food

 

Japanese Company Procures Rice to Promote Food Awareness among Employees, Support Local Farmers

OKUTA, an environmentally conscious home renovation company based in Saitama P...
 
Certification and Dissemination System for Recycled Food Enters Operational Stage

June 25, 2009

Policy / Systems

 

Certification and Dissemination System for Recycled Food Enters Operational Stage

The Japan Food Industry Center (JFIC) and the Japan Soil Association (JSA) began...
 
Japanese Research Institute Simulates Biofuel Policy Impact on Crop Prices

June 13, 2009

Energy Policy

 

Japanese Research Institute Simulates Biofuel Policy Impact on Crop Prices

The Policy Research Institute Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and...
 
Survey Shows Growing Awareness of Japan's Food Self-Sufficiency Rate

June 2, 2009

Food

 

Survey Shows Growing Awareness of Japan's Food Self-Sufficiency Rate

As many as 91.2 percent of people surveyed think that Japan should increase its ...
 
University Cafeterias Show Food Mileage on Menus to Make CO2 Emissions Visible

April 20, 2009

Food

 

University Cafeterias Show Food Mileage on Menus to Make CO2 Emissions Visible

Food miles display card Copyright the Environment Design Laboratory ecotone ...
 
Volunteers Turning City's Fallow Fields into Emergency Food Supply Sources

April 12, 2009

Food

 

Volunteers Turning City's Fallow Fields into Emergency Food Supply Sources

The city of Seki in Gifu Prefecture started a project in June 2008 to conver...
 
Websites Launched to Publicize the Green Activities of Japanese Restaurants

March 31, 2009

Food

 

Websites Launched to Publicize the Green Activities of Japanese Restaurants

Japan's Gourmet Navigator Inc., which operates Gourmet Navigator, a website that...
 
Japanese NPO Promoting Food Bank to Make Effective Use of Food

February 24, 2009

Reduce / Reuse / Recycle

 

Japanese NPO Promoting Food Bank to Make Effective Use of Food

A Japanese food bank operates to collect food products that are discarded du...
 
Environmental Doomsday Clock Advanced: Asahi Glass Foundation Survey in 2008

November 22, 2008

Climate Change

 

Environmental Doomsday Clock Advanced: Asahi Glass Foundation Survey in 2008

The Environmental Doomsday Clock was advanced to 9:33, according to the results ...
 
Kubota Launches Project to Support Agriculture, Protect Environment in Local Communities in Japan

November 20, 2008

Food

 

Kubota Launches Project to Support Agriculture, Protect Environment in Local Communities in Japan

Kubota, a major farm equipment manufacturer in Japan, announced on May 16, 2008,...
 
Major Retail Distributor Develops Perfect Food Recycling System

November 13, 2008

Food

 

Major Retail Distributor Develops Perfect Food Recycling System

Ito-Yokado Co., a major retail distributor in Japan, announced on June 19, 2008,...
 
Japanese Volunteers Working to Establish a Village for Street Children in India

October 8, 2008

Education

 

Japanese Volunteers Working to Establish a Village for Street Children in India

Japanese volunteers have been undertaking support activities to construct a vill...
 
Japan's Ministry to Visualize Effects of CO2 Reduction

September 29, 2008

Climate Change

 

Japan's Ministry to Visualize Effects of CO2 Reduction

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has started a study on vis...
 
MSC Certified Products Reach 100 in Japan

September 28, 2008

Food

 

MSC Certified Products Reach 100 in Japan

The 100th seafood product in Japan certified by the Marine Stewardship Counci...
 
Natural Suppressor of Cow Belch Discovered

July 31, 2008

Eco-business / Social Venture

 

Natural Suppressor of Cow Belch Discovered

Image by Stephan Mosel. Some Rights Reserved. Idemitsu Kosan Co. announced on M...
 
Aeon Sells Pork Raised on Recycled Foods

July 28, 2008

Reduce / Reuse / Recycle

 

Aeon Sells Pork Raised on Recycled Foods

The Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. announced on May 30, 2008, that it started sa...
 
Construction Started in Japan on Rice-based Bioethanol Pilot Plant

July 4, 2008

Renewable Energy

 

Construction Started in Japan on Rice-based Bioethanol Pilot Plant

Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co. announced February 25, 2008, the start o...
 
Japanese City of Ikoma Removes Vending Machines to Shrink Eco-footprint

June 13, 2008

Food

 

Japanese City of Ikoma Removes Vending Machines to Shrink Eco-footprint

Ikoma, a city in Japan's Nara Prefecture, announced on February 25, 2008 its dec...
 
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