Government
January 14, 2008
Well-Being
Number of Japanese Centenarians Now Exceeds 30,000
For the first time in Japan's history, the number of people aged 100 years and o...
January 14, 2008
Climate Change
Survey Shows Majority of Japanese Expect Forests to Prevent Global Warming
The Cabinet Office of Japan released the results of a regularly conducted public...
January 10, 2008
Energy Conservation
All New Fuel Economy Standards Completed toward Fiscal 2015
On July 2, 2007, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and the Ministry o...
January 10, 2008
Energy Conservation
Japan's Energy Agency Reports Progress Renewable Energy Use Law
On July 9, 2007, Japan's Agency for Natural Resources and Energy released a repo...
January 5, 2008
Climate Change
Japanese Government Reports Progress in Efforts to Counter Heat Island Effect
A Japanese government liaison committee, released a report on July 18, 2007, des...
December 31, 2007
Well-Being
Eighteen Thousand Children Still on Waiting List for Nursery Schools
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare released on September 7, 2007, a ...
December 30, 2007
Climate Change
Japanese Publisher Offers World's First 'Carbon Offset Subscription'
Kirakusha Inc., a Japanese ecological publisher, started a "Carbon Offset Subscr...
December 30, 2007
Policy / Systems
Survey Shows Nearly 50% of Workers Wear Lighter Summer Clothes
In August 2007, the Japanese government's Cabinet Office released the results of...
December 19, 2007
Food
Unstable Weather Causes Sharp Drop in Japan's Food Self-Sufficiency Ratio
Japan's food self-sufficiency ratio in FY 2006 was 39 percent on a calorie basis...
December 14, 2007
Climate Change
Adaptive Measures Involving 13 Agricultural Products Announced to Combat Global Warming
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) unveiled a compre...
December 12, 2007
Climate Change
Major Japanese Industries Commit to Join Fight to Prevent Global Warming
In June 2007, at a joint meeting of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indus...
December 12, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
Biwako Bank Entices Customers to Reduce their CO2 Emissions with Higher Interest Rate
Japan's Biwako Bank in Shiga Prefecture announced on August 7, 2007, that it is ...
December 7, 2007
Policy / Systems
People in Favor of Environmental Tax Outnumber Dissenters
On October 8, 2007, the Cabinet Office of Japan released the results of a public...
December 4, 2007
Energy Conservation
Hydrate Slurry Air-Conditioning System Shows Energy Efficiency, CO2 Reduction
JFE Engineering Corp. of Japan announced on July 5, 2007 that it has confirmed t...
November 29, 2007
Policy / Systems
Number of Female Managerial Workers Increases
On August 9, 2007, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan announced ...
November 21, 2007
Policy / Systems
Companies Expanding Childcare Support Programs
The Institute of Labor Administration, a private survey institute in Japan, rele...
November 19, 2007
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
60% of Shoppers Carry Own Shopping Bags, 12% Always Decline Free Plastic Bags
Japan's Ministry of the Environment released on May 30, 2007 the results of two ...
November 19, 2007
Others
2007 White Paper Focuses on Development of Environmental Technologies
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) released its 2007 White Paper on the E...
November 7, 2007
Climate Change
MAFF Releases Global Warming Strategy with New CO2 Reduction Targets
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) released on ...
November 7, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
First Model School's 'Eco-Renovation' Complete, Another School Selected
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) reported on June 8, 2007, the completi...
October 31, 2007
Climate Change
Signature Campaign 'The Promise of Kyoto' Asks for National Measures against Global Warming
In Japan, young people in their twenties to thirties who are concerned about glo...
October 31, 2007
Climate Change
National Campaign Aims to Reduce Individual CO2 Emissions by 1 kg per Day
"Team Minus 6 %," a government-led campaign by Japan's Ministry of the Environme...
October 27, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Breeding Project Begins for Endangered 'Okinawa Rail'
Japan's Ministry of the Environment has announced that it will undertake a breed...
October 27, 2007
Climate Change
Rooftop Greenery Area Up Two-fold, Wall Greenery 15-fold in Seven Years
On June 22, 2007, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) rele...
October 27, 2007
Education
Survey Shows 65% of Japanese Familiar with 'Food Education'
In May 2007, the Japanese government's Cabinet Office released the results of a ...
October 18, 2007
Climate Change
Agency Report Shows Global Climatic Changes in 2006
The Japan Metrological Agency released on June 6, 2007, on its website the "Clim...
October 14, 2007
Policy / Systems
Japan To Permit Carbon Capture and Storage in Seabed
The Upper House of Japan's parliament passed a bill on May 23, 2007 during its p...
October 14, 2007
Policy / Systems
Environment Ministry to Help Establish New Businesses to Prevent Global Warming
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) selected two projects in May 2007...
October 11, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japanese Automakers Round Out Top 3 in Fuel Cell Patent Applications
Japanese applicants accounted for 67 percent of the 32,209 fuel cell patent fili...
October 4, 2007
Energy Conservation
Japan Establishes Center to Support Energy Conservation in Asia
The Energy Conservation Center, Japan (ECCJ) announced on June 18, 2007 that it ...
October 4, 2007
Policy / Systems
Japanese Cabinet Approves Strategy For an Environmental Nation in the 21st Century
On June 1, 2007, the Japanese government made a cabinet decision approving the c...
October 1, 2007
Policy / Systems
Japanese Women Face Difficulties Balancing Work and Family Life: Study
The number of Japanese working women increased for the third consecutive year to...
September 22, 2007
Well-Being
Study: Is Economic Wealth Linked with Happiness?
The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) of the Cabinet Office of Japan...
September 16, 2007
Environmental Technology
Japanese Gov't Releases Guidebook on Eco-Friendly Use of Info and Communication Technology (ICT)
Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) released a guidebo...
September 13, 2007
Chemicals
Environment Ministry Holds Seminar to Convey the Minamata Experience to the World
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment held a seminar on the lessons and exper...
September 13, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
'Environmental-Conscious Contract Law' Enacted
The Environmental-Conscious Contract Law, a bill proposed by an individual Diet ...
September 12, 2007
Climate Change
Rise in Sea Surface Temperatures around Japan More than Twice the World Average
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced, on May 15, 2007, the results of its r...
September 12, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Japanese Government Approves 21 Community-based Riverside Development Projects in FY2006
Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport authorized 21 community-...
September 10, 2007
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japan's Waste Volume Down 1.2% in FY2005
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment released, on April 16, 2007, the result...
August 24, 2007
Transportation / Mobility
Models Proposed for Green Logistic System Offering Eco-Points to Consumers
A "Green Logistics and Eco-Point Study Group" was set up by the Green Distributi...
August 24, 2007
Climate Change
Environment Ministry Recommends Urban Centralization to Curb Global Warming
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment released a report in March 2007 recomme...
August 24, 2007
Food
New Agricultural Policies for 2007 Aim for a Stable Supply of Safe, High-quality Food
The "Headquarters for the Promotion of Policies on Food, Agriculture and Rural A...
August 18, 2007
Energy Conservation
2006 Awards for Best Practices in Energy Conservation Held
The Energy Conservation Center, Japan (ECCJ), held an awards ceremony on January...
August 11, 2007
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
2006 Biomass Utilization Awards Presented for Innovative Uses
On March 6, 2007 Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) ...
August 4, 2007
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
General Meeting of International Coral Reef Initiative Held in Tokyo
The general meeting of International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) was held in To...
August 2, 2007
Eco-business / Social Venture
Eco-Friendly Dyes for Biodegradable Plastic Developed
Aiming to extend the use of biodegradable plastic, Advanced Industrial Science a...
July 29, 2007
Transportation / Mobility
'Green Savers' Training and Accreditation Program Promotes Environmental Conservation in Japan
Trees and Environment Network (TE Network) is a Japanese non-profit organization...
July 29, 2007
Energy Conservation
Ministry Analysis of Modal Shift Trends Shows Slightly Improved Rate for Fiscal 2004
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry, in its efforts ...
July 29, 2007
Energy Conservation
Low-Power Superconducting Network Device Test a Success
Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) ann...
July 29, 2007
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Kyoto City Generates Electricity from Household Waste
Kyoto City in Japan announced on January 25, 2007 that it had achieved Japan's f...Related
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