NGO / Citizen
January 5, 2009
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Over 600 Stores in Nagoya City to Charge for Plastic Shopping Bags
The Nagoya City government in Aichi prefecture will start a scheme to charg...
December 28, 2008
Renewable Energy
Japanese High School Students Develop Electric Tricycle Powered by Fuel Cells
Students in the department of electrical engineering at Komagane Technical H...
December 25, 2008
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
MOE Adopts Eight Eco-Community Projects for Developing Sound Material-Cycle Society
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced on July 18, 2008, that it ha...
December 23, 2008
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japanese Non-Profit Group Spreading Anti-litter Message Across Country and Beyond
Green Bird, a non-profit organization launched in 2003 by a group of young peopl...
December 21, 2008
Energy Conservation
Winning Household Cuts Electricity Use by 46% in Numazu City Competition
From June to September 2008, an electricity reduction competition for households...
December 19, 2008
Others
Survey Finds Environmental Awareness Heightened Before G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit
Beat Communication Co., a Japanese company that provides businesses with informa...
December 8, 2008
Renewable Energy
Japan Renewable Energy Policy Platform Launched toward 2050
Japan Renewable Energy Policy Platform (JREPP) was launched on July 1, 2008, tak...
December 4, 2008
Policy / Systems
JCB Starts Operating Platform for Eco Action Point Program
JCB Co., a global credit card operator of Japan, started operating a platform fo...
November 30, 2008
Renewable Energy
Wind-powered Hydrogen Generation and Storage at Atmospheric Temperature and Pressure
Producing organic hydride from hydrogen gas Copyright Wakkanai Alternative and ...
November 22, 2008
Climate Change
Environmental Doomsday Clock Advanced: Asahi Glass Foundation Survey in 2008
The Environmental Doomsday Clock was advanced to 9:33, according to the results ...
November 20, 2008
Food
Kubota Launches Project to Support Agriculture, Protect Environment in Local Communities in Japan
Kubota, a major farm equipment manufacturer in Japan, announced on May 16, 2008,...
October 30, 2008
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Volunteer Network for Toy Repair Formed in Japan
A group of volunteers in Japan that repairs toys and then redistributes them,...
October 26, 2008
Environmental Technology
Moss Greening to Curb Urban Heat Island Effect
Greening projects using moss have been conducted at many sites in Japan in re...
October 25, 2008
Climate Change
Market Focused on Preventing Global Warming Forecast to Grow Rapidly in Japan
Fuji Keizai Co., a private Japanese research firm, released its report on May 20...
October 19, 2008
Policy / Systems
Nagoya Launches System to Certify Green Developments
The city of Nagoya, in Japan's Aichi Prefecture, launched a new certification ...
October 19, 2008
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japanese Non-Profit Formed to Donate Recycled Books to Public Facilities
People in Hokkaido concerned with education established a group named Hokkaido B...
October 8, 2008
Education
Japanese Volunteers Working to Establish a Village for Street Children in India
Japanese volunteers have been undertaking support activities to construct a vill...
October 5, 2008
Climate Change
NPO Undertakes Drafting for Climate Protection Act
Kiko (Climate) Network, a Japanese non-profit organization, announced its firs...
October 5, 2008
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
60% of Female Shoppers Bring Own Shopping Bags
Ishare Inc., a Japanese net-media company, conducted an Internet survey on eco...
September 28, 2008
Food
MSC Certified Products Reach 100 in Japan
The 100th seafood product in Japan certified by the Marine Stewardship Counci...
September 18, 2008
Education
Statement Adopted at World Youth Forum Toward Toyako Summit
Organized by youth groups led by the NGO A SEED JAPAN and the Japan Youth G8 ...
September 10, 2008
Climate Change
Environmental Effects Caused by Heat Islands in Tokyo Metropolitan Area Quantified in Monetary Terms
During the subcommittee, "Roles of Meteorological Research on the Sustainable ...
August 30, 2008
Renewable Energy
Regional System Being Set Up in Japan to Re-use Wood Debris from Fruit Tree Pruning
Yamagata Prefecture, located in Japan's Tohoku (northeast) region, announced ...
August 24, 2008
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Nonprofit Recycles Dentures to Benefit Underprivileged Children
The Japan Denture Recycling Association, a nonprofit organization established in...
August 23, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
'Present Tree Project' Launched in Collaboration with Companies
Do House, Inc., a marketing research corporation in Japan, launched support serv...
August 21, 2008
Energy Conservation
Revised Energy Conservation Law Enhances Measures for Offices and Homes
A bill to amend part of the Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy was passed...
August 21, 2008
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
PTA Collects Home-used Frying Oil on Parents' Days
The Federation of Parent-Teacher Associations of Ono City, Hyogo Prefecture i...
August 17, 2008
Climate Change
Bicycle Taxi Receipts Show Passengers Their CO2 Reduction Effect
On April 21, 2008, the Ecological-Cities Promoting Association -- a non-profit...
August 17, 2008
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Paper Recycler Adds Used Cooking Oil to Recycling and Rewards Point System
The Mie Waste Paper Center, a paper collection company in Japan's Mie prefect...
August 10, 2008
Climate Change
Japan's Environment Ministry Selects Projects for Eco-Action Points Program
In an effort to promote its Eco-Action Points program -- which is aimed at reduc...
August 9, 2008
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Garbage Weighing Program Underway in Nishinomiya City
The Koto Eco-Community Meeting, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, in Wester...
August 8, 2008
Renewable Energy
Aichi Prefecture to Utilize Green Power Certificates to Promote Residential Photovoltaic Generation
Aichi Prefecture announced on May 30, 2008, that it will launch a model project ...
July 25, 2008
Climate Change
Half of Japanese Emissions Attributable to Just 230 Businesses
Kiko Network, a Japanese environmental non-profit organization, released results...
July 13, 2008
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
City of Kyoto Supporting Innovative Eco-projects with Funding
Starting in November 2007, Japan's city of Kyoto began accepting grant applicati...
July 11, 2008
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Eco-friendly Events Network Launched in Yokohama
A network of people and organizations for making events in the Japanese city of ...
July 5, 2008
Eco-business / Social Venture
Recycled Newspaper Bag Goes International
The "Recycled Newspaper Bag", handmade in a small town of Shimanto, Kochi, is...
June 29, 2008
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japan's Environment Ministry Plans 20% Cut to Household Waste Nationwide by 2015
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment wants to reduce household waste nationw...
June 26, 2008
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
NPO Opens Car Recycling Education Center
The Re-Use Motorization (RUM) Alliance is a non-profit organization (NPO) establ...
May 31, 2008
Climate Change
Sports and Showbiz Celebrities Propose Seven Environmental Policies for Japan
Members of Global Environment Initiative (GEIN) proposed at its symposium on Mar...
May 30, 2008
Environmental Technology
Public Poll Shows Increased Expectation on Science and Technology to Solve Environmental Issues
On February 4, 2008, the Cabinet Office of Japan released the results of a publi...
May 30, 2008
Policy / Systems
Click on Button to Donate Money for Tree Planting
United People Corporation, a solution provider in Japan started "More Trees one-...
May 24, 2008
Food
Miyagi Prefecture Starts Local Food Days Campaign
Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan is blessed with an abundant variety of food ...
May 18, 2008
Food
Japanese Pubs and Restaurants Display Green Lanterns to Promote Local Produce
More pubs and restaurants in Japan have started hanging green lanterns outsid...
May 16, 2008
Transportation / Mobility
Kanazawa Introduces Online Trip-Planning to Promote Park-and-Ride Commuting
Kanazawa City in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, has developed an online trip-planni...
April 23, 2008
Policy / Systems
Nippon Keidanren Announces Survey Results of Philanthropy for FY2006
The Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) announced the results of a surv...
April 21, 2008
Climate Change
Japan Establishes Cabinet Advisory Panel on Climate Change
Japan's chief cabinet secretary, Nobutaka Machimura, announced on February 21, 2...
April 12, 2008
Policy / Systems
Employment Group Recommends Policies to Slow Decline of Japan's Labor Force
The Employment Policy Study Group, commissioned by the Ministry of Health, Labor...
April 9, 2008
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
More Shoppers In Kagawa Pref. Carry Own Bags
The government of Kagawa Prefecture, located on Shikoku Island in western Japan,...
April 5, 2008
Climate Change
MOE Announces New Funding for Community-based Environmental Protection Projects
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced on October 22, 2007, that it...
March 23, 2008
Renewable Energy
Kyoto City Launches Green Power Certification System to Promote Solar Power
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