Manufacturing industry
March 27, 2005
Energy Conservation
Pollution-Free Bicycle Taxis to Debut at World EXPO 2005!
Bridgestone Cycle Co. and Yamaha Motor Co. announced recently that they have dev...
March 23, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Olympus Releases Eco-Glass Biological Microscope
In November 2004, Olympus Corp. released a series of biological microscopes (mod...
March 17, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
New Car Recycling Facility in Japan's Seto Inland Sea Area
Tsuneishi Corporation, a shipbuilder headquartered in Numakuma-cho, Hiroshima, a...
March 16, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Mass Production of Home Geothermal Heat Pumps Begins in Japan
Sunpot Co., a heating appliance maker in Japan, together with Hokkaido Universit...
March 14, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Free IBM Japan Service Advises on Recycling of Used PCs
IBM Japan Ltd. launched a new service for corporate clients called Asset Recover...
March 11, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Environment Ministry Guidelines Stress Consolidated Accounting
In November 2004, Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) released a working d...
March 10, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Kokuyo S&T Launches Japan's First FSC-Certified Notebook
Kokuyo S&T Co., a group company of Kokuyo Co., a leading Japanese manufacturer a...
March 9, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Honda Leases New Fuel Cell Car to New York State
American Honda Motor Co., an overseas subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., delivered a...
March 7, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
IBM Japan, Okamura Tie Up to Reuse Discarded PC Plastics
IBM Japan, Ltd. and Okamura Corp. announced on November 8, 2004 that they have s...
March 6, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Tokyo Gas to Sell Home Fuel Cell System
Tokyo Gas Co. announced on December 6, 2004 that it will start selling the world...
March 5, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Cedar Bark Oil Absorbent Wins Eco Mark Certification
The Japan Environment Association awarded Eco Mark certification on November ...
March 4, 2005
Renewable Energy
Kyoto City, Sony Commended for Biomass Use
On November 5, 2004 Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries cite...
March 4, 2005
Renewable Energy
Green Power Certification System Expands
Japan Natural Energy Company (JNEC) announced on December 3, 2004 that it has co...
March 2, 2005
Energy Conservation
Kyotango City Starts Eco-driving Project
Kyotango City, located in Kyoto Prefecture, launched a model eco-driving project...
March 2, 2005
Transportation / Mobility
New Water-Based Paint Reduces VOCs, CO2 Emissions
Toyota Motor Corp. and Daihatsu Motor Co. announced on November 4, 2004 that wit...
February 24, 2005
Renewable Energy
Hitachi to Showcase Fuel Cells for Mobile Devices in Aichi Expo
Hitachi Ltd. of Japan announced on November 11, 2004 that it has developed a por...
February 23, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Sharp Product Manuals Promote Eco-friendly Product Use
Sharp Corp., a leading Japanese electronics manufacturer, has started to offer p...
February 20, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Winners of Japan's Recycling Technology Prize 2004 Announced
The Organizing Committee for Japan's Waste Control and Recycling Technology Exhi...
February 14, 2005
Renewable Energy
IBM Japan Training Facility Powered by Eco Energy
IBM Japan Ltd. announced on November 15, 2004 that Amagi Homestead, the company'...
February 14, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Coca-Cola Japan Using Energy Derived from Coffee and Tea Residues
Coca-Cola Central Japan Co. began operating a methane fermentation system at its...
February 12, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
JAMA Reports FY2003 Hybrid Vehicle Shipments Up 173 %
The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. (JAMA) announced on October...
February 11, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Mazda Hydrogen Rotary Engine Vehicle Now Street-Legal
Mazda Motor Corp. has developed a hydrogen rotary engine powered vehicle, and ro...
February 9, 2005
Policy / Systems
Chemical Industry Establishes Global Warming Countermeasure Council
Five chemical industry associations - the Japan Chemical Industry Association, t...
February 5, 2005
Policy / Systems
Nissan Motor Diesel Launches Heavy Duty Truck To Comply with 2005 Regulations
Nissan Diesel Motor Co. launched "Quon," a series of heavy duty trucks, on Novem...
February 2, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
"Sendai Declaration" Adopted at First Int'l Conference on Green Purchasing
The "Sendai Declaration on Green Purchasing" was adopted by the First Internatio...
January 31, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Toyota Auto Body to Provide Bio-Toilets for 2005 EXPO
Toyota Auto Body Co., an affiliate of the Toyota Motor Group, will provide bio-t...
January 25, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Teijin Chemicals Develops Polycarbonate Recycling Technology
Japan's Teijin Chemicals Ltd. announced on October 5, 2004 that it has developed...
January 24, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japan Achieves High PET Bottle Collection Rate at 61%
The PET bottle collection rate in Japan was 61.0 percent in fiscal 2003, up 7.6 ...
January 23, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
'Iwate Type Pellet Stove' Wins Good Design Award 2004
A wood biomass stove named the Iwate Type Pellet Stove has won Japan's Good Desi...
January 21, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japanese Research Group Generates Hydrogen from Bread Waste
Sapporo Breweries Ltd., Shimadzu Corp. and Hiroshima University have jointly dev...
January 19, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Cosmetics Containing Sericin Becoming Popular
Sericin is an animal protein component of silk that accounts for about one fourt...
January 17, 2005
Renewable Energy
Sharp Releases Roof / Solar Cell Modules
On October 1, 2004, Sharp Corp., a leading Japanese manufacturer of photovolt...
January 10, 2005
Water
WWF Japan, Bridgestone to Launch Lake Biwa Environment Project
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Japan and Bridgestone Corp., Japan's larges...
January 9, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Teijin Develops Photodegradable, Biodegradable Plastic
Teijin Ltd., a leading Japanese manufacturer of fibers, plastics and pharmaceuti...
January 4, 2005
Energy Conservation
Ultra-low Sulfur Fuels to Be Distributed in Japan in 2005
Sulfur-free gasoline and diesel fuel will be distributed in Japan ahead of other...
January 3, 2005
Energy Conservation
Honda Develops Fuel Cell Motorbike
Honda Motor Co. announced on August 24, 2004 that it has developed fuel-cell (FC...
December 27, 2004
Climate Change
Survey Shows Environmental Doomsday Recedes Slightly
The Environmental Doomsday Clock has been turned back by a few minutes this year...
December 25, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toyota Voted Most Eco-Friendly Company in Japan
Toyota Motor Corp. has the best environmental brand image in Japan, according to...
December 17, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
NEC to Use Reinforced Bioplastic for PC Parts
Japan's NEC Corp. announced on September 10, 2004, that the company will use a n...
December 17, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Prime Minister's New Official Residence to Get World's 1st Home Fuel-Cell Units
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda announced on September 16, 2004 that the...
December 16, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Mitsubishi Paper and Partners Develop Sugarcane-Fiber Shirts
Mitsubishi Paper Mills, Ltd., Shikibo Ltd. and Shinnaigai Textile Ltd. of Japan ...
December 15, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
7th Green Purchasing Award Winners Announced
On September 14, 2004, the Green Purchasing Network, a Japanese environmental ne...
December 13, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Kameyama Makes Petroleum-Free Candles
Japan's leading candle maker, Kameyama Co., released new lines of candles made f...
December 10, 2004
Renewable Energy
Wood Pellets Draw Attention as New Bioenergy Fuel
Kuzumaki Forestry & Co. in Kuzumaki Town, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, is now produc...
December 7, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Sony Develops Contactless IC Card from Vegetable-Derived Plastic
Sony Corp. of Japan announced in September 2004 that it has successfully develop...
December 6, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Confidential Documents Recycled as Toilet Paper
Koudera Town, in Japan's Hyogo Prefecture, started using toilet paper recycled f...
December 3, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Sapporo Succeeds in Cutting CO2 by 60% in Spent Grain Treatment Test
On August 3, 2004 Sapporo Breweries Ltd., one of Japan's major brewers, announce...
December 2, 2004
Climate Change
Kits Help Students Study Global Warming in Classrooms
"Let children learn about environmental issues through the experience of watc...
November 30, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toshiba Develops Thumb-Sized Fuel Cell
Toshiba Corp., Japan's leading electronic maker, announced in June 2004 that it ...
November 28, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Auto Shredder Residue to Be Completely Recycled
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