NGO / Citizen
October 11, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
'Green Bicycle' Project Popular in Nagano City
In the spring of 2003, a citizens' group called NASL International Environmental...
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...
October 4, 2003
Transportation / Mobility
Velotaxis Gliding through Tokyo Streets
"Velotaxis," pollution-free pedicabs developed in Germany, are up and running ...
September 27, 2003
Money
Biwako Bank¡Çs Financial Services Support Environmental Activities
Biwako Bank in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, has started to offer a variety of financ...
September 27, 2003
NGO / Citizen
"Voyage to the Future" Raises Environmental Awareness in Asia
The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (Nippon Hoso Kyokai, or NHK) aired a special ...
September 27, 2003
Climate Change
New to Tokyo: Rooftop Buckwheat Farming
A buckwheat field is growing this summer on a rooftop in Kanda, a business distr...
September 27, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Green Purchasing Network Releases Checklist on Companies
The Green Purchasing Network, a Japanese network that encourages companies, gove...
September 27, 2003
Policy / Systems
Sagawa Express Partners with WWF in Climate Savers Program to Cut CO2 Emissions
In July 2003, Sagawa Express Co., one of Japan's leading transportation companie...
September 27, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Ricoh Establishes Environmental Standard on Paper Products
Ricoh Co., a major Japanese manufacturer of office equipment and supplies, has e...
September 27, 2003
Policy / Systems
Japan Olympic Committee Obtains ISO 14001 Certification
On July 11, 2003, the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) obtained ISO 14001 certif...
September 27, 2003
Energy Conservation
Environmental NPO Starts Recruiting Monitors for Energy-Saving Fridges
The Edogawa Citizens' Network for Climate Change (ECCC), an environmental non-pr...
September 27, 2003
Climate Change
Let's Cool Down Tokyo! -- Edo-Period Sprinkling Campaign
"If it's sunny on August 25, 2003, sprinkle water at the gates of your homes and...
September 27, 2003
Others
Japan's Star Watching Program Tracks Air and Light Pollution
Japan's Ministry of the Environment has been conducting an ongoing national prog...
September 27, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Lion Corp. Conducts Environmental Survey of Homemakers
Lion Corporation, a major Japanese manufacturer of home products such as toothpa...
August 14, 2003
Chemicals
Formaldehyde Exceeds WHO Guidelines in Half of Houses Surveyed
The Sick House Syndrome Association, a Japanese non-profit organization, release...
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 30, 2003
Transportation / Mobility
Citizens' Network Established to Revive Streetcars
Groups of streetcar enthusiasts have established a network to help revive street...
July 30, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Broken Baseball Bats Turned into Chopsticks
Chopsticks recycled from broken wooden baseball bats are being sold at departmen...
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
Civil Society / Local Issues
NGO to Educate Companies on Environmental Conservation
Caught in a dilemma choosing between profits and nature protection? The Nature C...
July 10, 2003
Renewable Energy
Solar Power Network Launches in Japan
On May 24, 2003, a solar power producers' network was established by representat...
June 25, 2003
Policy / Systems
Ministry of Environment to Start Monitoring 1000 Sites
As a project designed to promote monitoring of important ecosystems, Japan's Min...
June 3, 2003
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Tree Planting Online Game to Support Reforestation
On April 1, 2003, Fujitsu Limited, one of Japan's providers of information techn...
May 20, 2003
Climate Change
Citizens Concerned as Tokyo Heats Up
More than 90 percent of Tokyo residents who answered a survey felt threatened by...
April 30, 2003
Renewable Energy
Wind Turbines of the People, by the People and for the People in Aomori
Green Energy Aomori, a non-profit organization in Aomori City, built a wind turb...
April 26, 2003
Policy / Systems
Eco-Friendly Hotel Database Unveiled
The Green Purchasing Network (GPN), an organization of companies and local gover...
April 25, 2003
Policy / Systems
Toward Implementation of the Aarhus Convention in Japan
In June 1998, the Aarhus Convention was adopted by the United Nations Economic C...
April 24, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Citizens' Group Opposes Waste of Tropical Timber for Election Poster Boards
A Japanese non-governmental organization named HUTAN (which means "forest" in Ma...
April 22, 2003
Food
Live Webcast of Int'l Conference on Genetically Modified Foods
The fourth session of Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Food Derived from B...
April 19, 2003
Renewable Energy
Citizens' Wind Power Plants Seek Investors
Two citizens' wind power plants are slated to begin commercial operation this sp...
April 18, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Reusable Cups Used in Soccer Stadium
Japan's Ministry of the Environment will conduct a study on the use of reusable ...
April 9, 2003
Policy / Systems
Suruga Bank Offers Net-Banking Help for Mt. Fuji Cleanup Campaign
Suruga Bank Ltd., a Japanese regional bank with 122 branch offices, mainly in Sh...
April 4, 2003
Policy / Systems
Ishikawa Promotes Environmental Management System for Schools
Ishikawa Prefecture has drawn up the "Ishikawa Environmental ISO for Schools," a...
April 3, 2003
Education
National Junior Eco Club Festival
Japan's Ministry of the Environment held the eighth National Junior Eco-Club (JE...
April 2, 2003
Policy / Systems
Kyoto City to Enact Ordinance on Global Warming Prevention
Kyoto City, the birthplace of the Kyoto Protocol, will enact an ordinance tentat...
March 28, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Seeing is Believing: See-through Garbage Truck Teaches Shinagawa Kids
Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward uses a "see-through garbage truck" to teach nursery sch...
March 18, 2003
Renewable Energy
Wood Pellets Regain Popularity for Biomass Utilization
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan unveiled its Nation...
March 4, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
"Green Purchasing" Grows in Japan
The Green Purchasing Network (GPN) published the results of a survey conducted a...
March 1, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Companies and NPO Tie Up Used PC-Donation Program
Since fiscal 2001, "e-elder", a Japanese non-profit organization, has operated a...
January 28, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Cell Phone Info Service for Birdlovers
Aiming to popularize birdwatching in Japan, a conservation organization called t...
January 12, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Exhibition of Environmentally Friendly Products and Services Attracts 100,000 Visitors
The Eco Products 2002 Exhibition, cosponsored by Japan Environmental Management ...
January 4, 2003
Renewable Energy
Japan Green Fund For Renewable Energy Established
Japan Green Fund was established in Japan on 7 December 2002 with the aim of spr...
December 30, 2002
Food
First National Millet Summit Held in Japan
Amid a growing trend to take a new look at millet as a nutrient-rich health food...
December 12, 2002
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
New Ramsar Sites Designated: Miyajima-numa and Fujimae-higata
Japan's two wetlands, Miyajima-numa in Hokkaido and Fujimae-higata in Aichi Pref...
December 10, 2002
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Tochigi NGO Launches Drive to Protect Goshawks
The Goshawk Protection Fund, a non-profit organization based in Tochigi Prefectu...
November 24, 2002
Policy / Systems
International Conference on Community Currencies
More than 300 people gathered in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, on August 22 and 23, 2002, ...
November 17, 2002
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Preserving Japan's "Culture of Wood" with 200 Year-Old Forests
The Forestry Agency of Japan has launched a campaign to create "Koji no Mori"(Fo...
November 16, 2002
Policy / Systems
Winners of Japan's 5th Green Purchasing Awards
The Green Purchasing Network of Japan (GPN) presented the 5th "Green Purchasing ...
November 10, 2002
Others
Study on Japanese Consumer Values
I&S/BBDO, a Japanese advertising agency, used its "Consumer Value Research Syste...Related
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