NGO / Citizen
August 10, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Agency Announces Best Stores Promoting Energy-Efficient Products
Japan's Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (under the Ministry of Economy, ...
July 30, 2004
Chemicals
Persistent Organic Pollutants Network Established in Japan
The Japan Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Network was established on May 17...
July 29, 2004
Money
Japanese Musicians Establish Eco-Friendly Bank
Three popular Japanese musicians, Takeshi Kobayashi, Kazutoshi Sakurai and Ryuic...
July 29, 2004
Energy Conservation
WWF-Japan Says Nation's Power Sector Could Cut CO2 Emissions by 20%
On October 30, 2003, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Japan released a research ...
July 23, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Rent-a-Dish System on Trial in Toyama
At the Ote Mall in the center of Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, a market...
July 20, 2004
Energy Conservation
Elementary School Works with Families and Community to Conserve Energy
Kuzumaki Elementary School in Kuzumaki Town, Iwate Prefecture, has worked to con...
July 15, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Home Appliance Recycling Taking Root
Japan's Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indus...
July 8, 2004
Others
'EARTH VISION' Tokyo Global Environmental Film Festival
The EARTH VISION Tokyo Global Environmental Film Festival is an annual internati...
July 7, 2004
Chemicals
Online Survey Gauges Consumers' Awareness of Chemical Hazard Labeling
In February 2004, Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) conducted an online ...
July 6, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japan's First Car-Sharing System in Housing Complex Launched
Orix Real Estate Corporation introduced a car-sharing system using Intelligent T...
July 3, 2004
Energy Conservation
MOE Soliciting Model Projects that Reduce CO2 Emissions
The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of Japan has invited model projects from g...
July 1, 2004
Food
School for Training Rural Leaders in Asia and Africa Still Thriving
The Asian Rural Institute's Rural Leaders Training Center (ARI) is a private, no...
June 29, 2004
Policy / Systems
Fairwood Campaign Promotes Sustainable Use of Timber
Friends of the Earth (FoE) Japan has run what it calls its "Fairwood Campaign" c...
June 26, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
The Osaka NGO 'CASA' - Getting the International Perspective
There are many environmental NGOs (non-governmental organizations) in the Kansai...
June 18, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Survey Shows Increasing Diversity in Forest Volunteer Activities
The Japanese Forestry Agency released the results of a questionnaire survey on a...
June 17, 2004
Climate Change
Shimonoseki City Offers Web-Based Household Environmental Scorecard
Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture in the western part of Japan started prov...
June 16, 2004
Well-Being
'Candle Night' to Spread Worldwide on Summer Solstice 2004
The call to join the "Candle Night--Summer Solstice 2004" is spreading across Ja...
June 15, 2004
Transportation / Mobility
Aichi Expo to Exhibit 'Green Maps'
Organizers of the 2005 World Exposition to be held in Aichi, Japan, are planning...
June 14, 2004
Education
Directly Experiencing Nature: the Japan Nature Game Association
"Sharing Nature" is a series of activities created by Joseph Cornell, an America...
June 14, 2004
Policy / Systems
TNC: Guardian of Nature
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is the largest nature conservation society in the U...
June 10, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japan's General Waste Volume in 2001 Remains Unchanged
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment, on March 1, 2004, released the results...
June 7, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
New T-Shirt Project Supports Non-Profits
On the occasion of the Eco Products 2003 Exhibition held in Tokyo in December 20...
June 4, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
The Sustainable Management Rating Institute Releases 2nd Round of Results
The Sustainable Management Rating Institute (SMRI) of Japan, an environmental ra...
June 3, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
'Mini' ISO Certification Launched in Akita Prefecture
Starting in April, 2004, the Prefectural Citizens' Forum for Akita's Environment...
May 31, 2004
Policy / Systems
Government Conducts Poll on Expectations about Forest Functions
The Japanese government's Cabinet Office has released the results of a "Poll on ...
May 26, 2004
Chemicals
Minamata Forum Tells of the Legacy of Industrial Pollution
The Minamata Forum is an organization inaugurated in 1997, encouraged by the suc...
May 24, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Sea Turtle Association of Japan Works to Protect Endangered Species
Sea turtles are on the verge of extinction all over the world. The frequency wit...
May 22, 2004
Energy Conservation
Learn about Energy Conservation while Playing a Board Game!
In April 2003, the Edogawa Citizens' Network for Climate Change (ECCC), a non-pr...
May 22, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Children's Forest Program
In recent years, a considerable number of Japanese people have been visiting Chi...
May 20, 2004
Renewable Energy
NPO and Citizens Establish Joint Solar Power System
The "Sun Den Association," a Japanese non-profit organization aiming to promote ...
May 19, 2004
Education
Drop-in Website for Environmental Education Events
The Japan Environmental Education Forum (JEEF), a networking organization for gr...
May 18, 2004
Energy Conservation
Non-profit Organization Provides Financing for Purchases of Energy-efficient Home Appliances
The Edogawa Citizens' Network for Climate Change, a non-profit organization in E...
May 18, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Finding Wonder in Nature Close to Home--Invitation to Nature Conservation
The Nature Conservation Society of Osaka, or "Nature Osaka," is a group of citiz...
May 12, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Co-op Kobe Reduces Cost of Industrial Waste Disposal by 90%
The Consumer Co-operative Kobe (Co-op Kobe), a major Japanese consumer cooperati...
May 11, 2004
Climate Change
Global Warming Workshops for Primary School Children: Letters to the Earth
The Kiko (Climate) Network, a non-governmental organization, was established in ...
May 10, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Environmental Study Tours Visit 'Genki' Prize Groups
To make the wish to "hand over an Earth in full of happiness to younger generati...
May 8, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Osaka Residents Work Together for 'Satoyama' Conservation
The Osaka Green Trust Organization is a non-profit organization founded in 1989 ...
April 30, 2004
Policy / Systems
Kobe City Offering Subway Users 10% Off at Shopping Malls
Kobe City in western Japan is offering municipal subway users a 10 percent disco...
April 23, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Used Tennis Balls Help Reduce Classroom Noise
The Global Sports Alliance (GSA), a Japanese non-profit organization which promo...
April 21, 2004
Education
Wakayama 'Eco-Schools' Save up to 21% on Utilities
The Wakayama Prefecture Board of Education, in western Japan, has announced the ...
April 14, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Social Investment Forum Japan Launched
The Social Investment Forum Japan (SIF-Japan) was established in November 2003 a...
April 12, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Ishikawa Zoo Implements Eco-friendly Initiatives
The Ishikawa Zoo in Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture has been actively taking eco-fri...
April 9, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
National Habitat Distribution Survey Shows Summer Birds May Be Declining in Japan
The Wild Bird Society of Japan (WBSJ), a nature conservation group, conducted a ...
April 8, 2004
Food
A Campaign to Save Power by Fasting on the Winter Solstice 2003
Following last year's summer solstice "Night by Candlelight" on June 22, 2003, a...
April 5, 2004
Food
Workshop with Children in Akita: Rethinking Traditional and Local Foods
The Fresh Association, a women's association of Japan Agricultural Co-operatives...
April 4, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
MOE Adopts Five Eco-Community Projects Towards Building a Sound Material-Cycle Society
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) held an open competition soliciting pr...
April 2, 2004
Energy Conservation
Mitsubishi Group to Buy Greenhouse Gas Emission Credits for Aichi Expo
Japan's Mitsubishi Group, which consists of 33 companies, reached an agreement i...
April 1, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Special Wooden Chopsticks Help Conserve Forests
With the slogan "Let's protect Japanese forests with disposable chopsticks," the...
March 31, 2004
Food
IC-Tagged Vegetables on Sale
The T-Engine Forum, a Japanese nonprofit organization that is developing an oper...
March 26, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Biomass White Paper 2004
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