Local government
November 10, 2013
Water
Kyoto Promotes High-Quality Kyoto Tap Water
The Waterworks Bureau of Kyoto City, Japan, conducted in summer 2013 a campa...
November 6, 2013
Transportation / Mobility
Honda Motor Co. Partners with Saitama City on Ultra Lightweight Vehicle Experiment
Saitama City, in Saitama Prefecture, and Honda Motor Co. announced a joint ventu...
November 4, 2013
Renewable Energy
Tokyo to Save 190 Million Yen Annually by Switching to New Electricity Producers, Suppliers
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) announced on August 16, 2013, that i...
November 3, 2013
Renewable Energy
Shizuoka Begins Studying Offshore Wind Power and Wave Power Generation
Shizuoka Prefecture has established a study council for the introduction of rene...
October 23, 2013
Food
Kumamoto Prefecture Accelerating Integration of Farmland
Spurred by concern over an increase in unused farmland caused by the decline...
October 16, 2013
Disaster Prevention / Reduction
Makinohara City Collaborates with Citizens to Create Community Development Plan for Tsunami Disaster Prevention
Makinohara City, Shizuoka Prefecture, set up a Community Promotion Council i...
October 15, 2013
Newsletter
Japanese Municipalities' Efforts to Conserve Groundwater
Groundwater is present almost everywhere except in deserts. Depletion of g...
October 9, 2013
Disaster Prevention / Reduction
Shizuoka Prefecture Trains Disaster-Preparedness Instructors
In Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture, under a situation that a major earthquake i...
September 30, 2013
Policy / Systems
Survey Shows Over 60% of Municipalities Prefer Businesses Contributing to Sustainable-Community Building
According to a report on a survey of social responsibility of local governme...
September 25, 2013
Civil Society / Local Issues
Chiba City Launches Trial Operation of ICT-based Problem Solving System
Chiba City launched trial operation of a citizen reporting system called Chiba-R...
September 24, 2013
Newsletter
Arakawa City's 'Gross Arakawa Happiness' (GAH) Initiative Challenges GDP-Centric Thinking, Supports a Sustainable, Happier Community
We are constantly offered opportunities in society to rethink the meaning...
September 24, 2013
Aging Society
Nagoya Offering Shared Housing Opportunities for City's Elderly
The city of Nagoya launched a shared housing project for senior citizens in Dece...
September 23, 2013
Energy Policy
Hamamatsu City Draws Up Energy Vision Targeting 20% Power Self-Sufficiency Rate
Hamamatsu City in Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan, an ordinance-designa...
September 22, 2013
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Bell-Cricket Conservation Ordinance Protects Rich Natural Environment of Azumino-Matsukawa Village
An ordinance to protect suzumushi, the Japanese name for bell crickets, was ...
September 14, 2013
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Sasayama City Begins Subsidizing Grass-Root Activities to Protect and Restore Nature
The government of Sasayama City, located in the central eastern part of Hyog...
September 13, 2013
Environmental Technology
Sendai City Partners with Universities to Develop Algal Biomass Technology Using Sewage Water
The City of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, inaugurated on April 24, 2013, the Al...
September 11, 2013
Policy / Systems
Kanagawa Offers Subsidy and Tax Break for Household Smart Energy Systems
Kanagawa Prefecture, located in central Japan, started accepting application...
September 10, 2013
Climate Change
Action Plans for Global Warming Countermeasures Established by About 80 Percent of Local Governments
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) published a survey on March 29, 2013, ...
September 9, 2013
Diversity
Gunma Certifies First Multicultural Community Advancement Officers
Gunma Prefecture certified five people as Multicultural Community Advancemen...
September 3, 2013
Food
Winners of 'Local Production for Local Consumption Outstanding Initiatives Award' Honored
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan announced the w...
September 1, 2013
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Atsugi Develops Biodiversity Strategy
The city of Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture, located about 45 kilometers from To...
August 31, 2013
Environmental Technology
World's First Floating Wind-Current Hybrid-Power System to be Tested Off Coast of Saga Pref., Japan
Saga Prefecture in western Japan announced on May 16, 2013, that the world's fir...
August 29, 2013
Well-Being
Municipalities Across Japan Establish 'Happiness League'
Inaugural meeting of "Happiness League" Copyright Arakawa City All Rights Reser...
August 27, 2013
Water
Kumamoto City Wins Grand Prize in UN 'Water for Life' Best Practices Award
Kumamoto City was awarded the Grand Prize for Best Water Management Practices at...
August 14, 2013
Policy / Systems
LIXIL, Kamikatsu Verify Success of New Local Wastewater Treatment System
LIXIL Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer comprehensive living and housing ...
August 13, 2013
Newsletter
Buy Flowers Downtown and Ride the Train for Free? A Look at Toyama's Creative Approaches to Being a Vibrant City in a Time of Depopulation
Toyama City is the capital of Toyama Prefecture, located in the Hokuriku regi...
August 12, 2013
Food
Machida City Helps Corporations Start Farming on Unused Land
--> Copyright Machida City Machida City in the south of the Tokyo Metropolita...
August 9, 2013
Policy / Systems
Seven Cities Including Tsukuba, Niigata Newly Selected as 'Eco-Model Cities'
The Japanese Cabinet Secretariat announced on March 15, 2013, that the gover...
August 8, 2013
Water
Municipality's Efforts toward Sustainable Groundwater Use Awarded 15th JWGP Environment Minister's Grand Prize
According to an announcement on April 5, 2013, Ono City, in Fukui Prefecture...
August 3, 2013
Local government
Utsunomiya City Promotes Environmental Conservation at Local Kindergartens
Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, held a ceremony on March 1, 2013, to is...
July 29, 2013
Policy / Systems
First Citizen-Initiated Referendum Held in Tokyo
Copyright Citizens' group to incorporate the opinions of residents in the metro...
July 26, 2013
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japan's First Full-Scale Rare Earth Recycling Launched by Fukuoka Prefecture and Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration
Fukuoka Prefecture in western Japan announced on March 29, 2013, that they h...
June 24, 2013
Renewable Energy
Tokyo to Reform Power Supply System towards 2020
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) highlighted reformation of the power sup...
June 6, 2013
Climate Change
Kumamoto City's Global Warming Info Website Allows Households to See Their "CO2 Diet"
Kumamoto City launched a website in January 2013 to provide general informatio...
June 3, 2013
Renewable Energy
Community Power Revolution Spreads in Japan
An open meeting dubbed the "Community Power Initiative" (tentative name) was...
May 28, 2013
Renewable Energy
Tokyo Metropolitan Government to Create Solar Roof Register in FY2013
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on January 6, 2013, its intention to...
May 25, 2013
Renewable Energy
Wakayama Pref. to Launch 'Mini Solar Project' for Regional Development
Wakayama Prefecture in western Japan will launch its "Mini Solar Project" in col...
May 3, 2013
Transportation / Mobility
Japanese Company Provides Ride-Share Matching System for Municipality Staff, Citizens
Turnturtle Co., a Japanese venture company, began to offer the first ride-sh...
April 18, 2013
Well-Being
Citizens in Shiga Prefecture Propose 'Smile Index' as Measure of Well-being
A group of citizens in Shiga Prefecture in Japan announced in December 2012 ...
April 10, 2013
Climate Change
Prefectural Certification System Encourages Employers to Reduce GHG Emissions
As of January 17, 2013, the number of business operators accredited by the Envir...
March 17, 2013
Transportation / Mobility
Project for Development of Senior-Friendly Cars Underway
"The governors' alliance for the development of senior-friendly cars" is wor...
March 11, 2013
Renewable Energy
Woody Biomass Use Spreading in Disaster-Affected Areas
In areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami o...
March 3, 2013
Policy / Systems
Yokohama and Asian Cities Agree at Conference to Cooperate on Developing 'Smart Cities'
The City of Yokohama, in central Japan, hosted an international conference on "s...
February 13, 2013
Water
Applications for Rainwater Tank Subsidy Increase in Oita after Earthquake
Oita, Oita Prefecture, in southern Japan, started a subsidy program for the ...
February 11, 2013
Diversity
Nerima Ward Starts Support Services for Disadvantaged Shoppers
Nerima Ward, Tokyo, launched a model project in two areas in September 2012,...
February 1, 2013
Climate Change
Tokyo's Minato Ward Establishes Sustainable Timber Policy to Address Global Warming, Improve Forestry
On April 20, 2012, Minato Ward in Tokyo established a policy to promote use ...
January 27, 2013
Climate Change
Japanese Municipalities with Ambitious Targets to Reduce CO2/GHG Emissions
While national governments fail to set proactive targets to fight climate chan...
January 27, 2013
Climate Change
Overseas Municipalities with Ambitious Targets to Reduce CO2/GHG Emissions
Many municipalities around the world have set ambitious targets to cut carbon ...
January 25, 2013
Environmental Technology
Atami City Installs System to Generate Power from Hot Spring Steam, Tap Water
Atami City in Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture installed on October 5, 2012, a system...
January 24, 2013
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Supermarket Chains in Japan Hold Contest to Curb Plastic Shopping Bag Use
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