Local government
March 28, 2004
Renewable Energy
Japan's Largest Solar Power System to Be Installed at Purification Plant
The Tokyo Metropolitan Waterworks Bureau announced on January 13, 2004, that it ...
March 22, 2004
Policy / Systems
Himi City Sets Out to Protect a Threatened Fish, the Itasenpara Bitterling
Himi City in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, started capturing and breeding an endange...
March 17, 2004
Fossil Fuels
Japan's First Power Generation Using Gasified Woody Biomass in Iwate Prefecture
Koromogawa Village in Isawa County, located in northern Japan's Iwate Prefecture...
February 19, 2004
Water
Yamagata Prefecture Sets Up Bio-Toilets
The Mogami Area General Branch Administration of Yamagata Prefecture has install...
February 18, 2004
Policy / Systems
Saitama Prefecture Sets Guidelines to Use Local Wood for Buildings
Saitama Prefecture in Japan announced that it has drawn up guidelines to promote...
February 16, 2004
Energy Conservation
2003 Yamagata Summer Ecostyle Campaign for Businesses Successful
Yamagata Prefecture has released the results of the "Yamagata Summer Ecostyle Ca...
February 2, 2004
Renewable Energy
Shiga Prefecture Residents Asked to Invest in Solar Power Facility
The Omi Environmental Conservation Foundation, a government affiliated organizat...
January 30, 2004
Policy / Systems
Tokyo's Minato Ward to Subsidize Rooftop Greening
On December 1, 2003, Tokyo's Minato Ward, one of the 23 wards comprising Metropo...
January 26, 2004
Renewable Energy
Japan's First Offshore Wind Turbines on Trial Run
Japan's first offshore wind turbines have started trial operations in Setana, a ...
January 24, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
'2003 Firefly Summit' Held in Tokyo
On October 13, the Tokyo Firefly Club held the 2003 Firefly Summit in cooperatio...
January 22, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Over 30% of Household Waste Reduced in Yokohama City Model Project
Yokohama City has been making efforts to reduce trash under the slogan of "Yokoh...
January 21, 2004
Policy / Systems
Green Procurement by Local Governments Surveyed
In January and February 2003, Japan's Ministry of the Environment conducted a su...
January 20, 2004
Policy / Systems
MOE Holds First Meeting of Eco-tourism Promotion Council
The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of Japan held a meeting of a new eco-touri...
January 16, 2004
Policy / Systems
Forestry Agency Illegally Fells Primary Beech Forests in Fukushima
The Forestry Agency of Japan illegally cut down about 24,000 trees including bee...
January 4, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
International Symposium on Green Purchasing Held
The International Symposium on Green Purchasing was held in Tokyo, December 11 a...
January 2, 2004
Climate Change
Kawaguchi Citizens Cut CO2 Emissions by 23% on Eco-Life Day
Kawaguchi City in Saitama Prefecture observed Eco-Life Day - with remarkable res...
December 30, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Winners of the 6th Japan Green Purchase Awards Announced
The Green Purchasing Network (GPN) presented its 6th "Green Purchasing Awards" t...
December 29, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
JFS Wins Special "GENKI" Award for Communication Role
Japan for Sustainability (JFS) recently received a special award as part of the ...
December 23, 2003
Renewable Energy
Shinjo City Tests Bioethanol Fuel in Official Cars
Shinjo City in Yamagata Prefecture, an agricultural area located in northeastern...
December 19, 2003
Policy / Systems
16 Tons of Non-Native Fish Collected from Lake Biwa in 2 Months
Shiga Prefecture has completed a pilot project to promote a prohibition on relea...
December 12, 2003
Renewable Energy
Making Biodiesel Fuel from Sunflower Oil
A new system to make diesel fuel from sunflower oil is being developed by Profes...
December 11, 2003
Energy Conservation
Kobe City to Introduce 'Green Delivery' Requirements
Starting from October 20, Kobe City in Japan will introduce a "green delivery" s...
December 7, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Innovative Wood and Pellet Stoves Developed
Ishimura Industry Co. in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, announced that it has develope...
December 4, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Nagano to Use Voluntary Agreements to Reduce and Treat Industrial Waste
Nagano Prefecture in central Japan is launching a system to reduce and properly ...
November 29, 2003
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Green Sea Turtle Lays Eggs in Indoor Aquarium--A World First
At 8.40 p.m. on September 12, 2003, a green sea turtle kept in the circular aqua...
November 18, 2003
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Last Wild-born Japanese Crested Ibis Dies
The last Japanese Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon) born in the wild in Japan died ...
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...
November 3, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Kamikatsu Township Eyes Zero Waste -No Incineration or Landfill -by 2020
The town council of Kamikatsu, located in Tokushima Prefecture in Japan's southw...
November 1, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Kurume City Draws Up Basic Environment Plan for Bicycle Use
Kurume City in Fukuoka Prefecture has drawn up a basic environment plan for bicy...
October 29, 2003
Policy / Systems
Shiga Prefecture to Draw Up Guidelines to Control GM Crop Cultivation
Shiga Prefecture in western Japan will draw up guidelines of its own to control,...
October 19, 2003
Policy / Systems
Fukuoka City Enacts Water-Saving Ordinance
On July 4, 2003, Fukuoka City Council adopted Japan's first ordinance to promote...
October 16, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Garbage-Fueled Power Plant Explodes
Two explosions occurred on August 14 and 19, 2003, in a refuse-derived fuel (RDF...
October 5, 2003
Renewable Energy
Untreated Wastewater Heating and Cooling System Serves Community in Tokyo
The Koraku Pumping Station, managed by Tokyo's Bureau of Sewage, is equipped wit...
October 5, 2003
Food
New Trust System: Growing Virtual Rice Linked to Real Paddy Experience
Yanagida, a village in Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan, has started a new rice-farm...
September 27, 2003
Renewable Energy
Japan's First Offshore Wind Turbines
Japan's first offshore wind turbines are under construction in Setana, Hokkaido....
September 27, 2003
Money
Teachers' Mutual-Aid Association Uses Pension Funds for Socially Responsible Investment
The Teachers' Mutual-Aid Association of Tokyo has disclosed that, starting in 20...
September 27, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Mobile Dishwashing Truck Eliminates Event Trash
Local festivals are an important part of community life in Japan, and food stall...
September 27, 2003
Renewable Energy
Kyoto Experiments with Eco-Energy Electricity Supply
Japan's Kyoto Prefecture has launched the Kyoto Eco-energy Project, a pilot proj...
August 16, 2003
Renewable Energy
Prefecture Seeking Ideas and People to Fight Global Warming
Nagano Prefecture in Japan has formulated a prefectural Plan to Reduce Global Wa...
August 1, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Idea Competition for "Eco-Community" Project Funding
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) held an open competition on proposals ...
July 31, 2003
Well-Being
Candle Night—Summer Solstice 2003
The summer solstice was celebrated in a new way in Japan this year. On June 22, ...
July 29, 2003
Renewable Energy
First Liquid Hydrogen Refueling Station Opens in Tokyo
A hydrogen refueling station for fuel cell vehicles was inaugurated at Ariake in...
July 28, 2003
Policy / Systems
Anglers Awarded Coupons in Exchange for Non-native Fish Caught
Shiga Prefecture announced that it will launch a pilot program in July 2003 to e...
July 21, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Ueno Zoo Uses Recycled Meals: Animals are Delighted
The Ueno Zoo, one of Japan's best-known zoos, has been recycling waste material ...
July 16, 2003
Education
Eco-Friendly School Building Makes Debut in Mishima
A new school building of Nishikida Municipal Elementary School has been complete...
July 14, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
New Mazda Technology Reduces Diesel Emissions
Japan's Mazda Motor Corporation has developed a clean diesel engine that signifi...
July 12, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Musashino City Starts 'Green Partner' Registration System
Musashino City, a part of Tokyo, launched a new system that allows eco-friendly ...
July 9, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Envelopes Made of Wood from Forest Maintenance Hit the Market
Since January 15, 2003, special envelopes made using wood gathered from the main...
July 7, 2003
Policy / Systems
Eco Delivery Label to Promote "Green Delivery" Service
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has cre...
June 30, 2003
Policy / Systems
Local Agenda 21 Initiatives in Progress
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