Non-manufacturing industry
January 17, 2005
Chemicals
Taisei Corp. Develops Remediation Technology for PCB-Contaminated Soil
Taisei Corp., a major Japanese construction company, has developed a technology ...
January 13, 2005
Money
Mie Bank to Support 'Community Currency' and NPOs
On November 1, 2004, Mie Bank, Ltd. will start to offer customers the option of ...
January 11, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Mos Food Services Recycles Food Waste into Methane Gas
Mos Food Services, Inc., a major Japanese burger chain with 1,467 stores across ...
December 29, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Financial Institution is First in Japan to Publish CSR Accounting Report
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. announced on September 17, 2004 that it had publis...
December 28, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
2003 Cell Phone Collection Rate Drops to 24%
On June 22, 2004 Japan's Telecommunications Carriers Association (TCA) and the C...
December 26, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Comfortable Summer Menswear Made with Bamboo Fiber
Aoyama Trading Co. has commercialized the first men's suits made from a composit...
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
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 14, 2004
Food
QR Code Enables Easy Access to Food Production Data via Cell Phone
An increasing number of businesses in Japan have been introducing QR (Quick Resp...
December 13, 2004
Renewable Energy
Sony Music Opens Japan's First Studio to Use Green Power
Sony Music Communications Inc. (SMC), an arm of Sony Music Entertainment Inc., s...
December 3, 2004
Climate Change
New Campaign Puts Households on a 'CO2 Diet'
A group of Japanese ministries and other bodies launched a global warming preven...
November 28, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Auto Shredder Residue to Be Completely Recycled
Five companies, Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (SMI), Mitsui & Co., Kyoei Steel...
November 28, 2004
Education
Ministry Promotes School Eco-Renovation/Education Project
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced on July 27, 2004 that Kami-i...
November 18, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japan's First Environmentally and Socially Responsible Pension Fund for Employees
The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. expanded its socially responsible investment (S...
November 5, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Car Sharing Starts Nagoya
Tokai Kyujin Service Co. announced that it would start a business called Linkul ...
October 8, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Long-established Dept. Store Offers Menswear Recycling
Takashimaya Co., one of Japan's time-honored department stores, expanded its rec...
September 30, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japan's First Total Waste Management Company Makes Debut
Eco Loop Center, Japan's first private waste management company, was established...
September 28, 2004
Energy Conservation
Ministry Offers Eco Software for Small Offices
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced on July 2, 2004, that it had...
September 22, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japanese Investment Helps Create Asia's First ESCO/Renewable Energy Fund
Investments from Japan's Chubu Electric Power Co., Hokkaido Electric Power Co., ...
September 17, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japan Weather Association Offers Simple Acid Rain Testers
The Japan Weather Association (JWA) released a simplified acid rain tester (Mode...
September 13, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Shimizu Corp. Develops Auto-Irrigated Planters
Shimizu Corp., a major construction company and developer in Japan, announced on...
September 10, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
NTT DoCoMo Launches Eco-Friendly Cell Phone Station
NTT DoCoMo, Japan's leading mobile phone carrier, extended the operation of the ...
September 1, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Sapporo Breweries Adopts Reusable Packaging for Transport
Sapporo Breweries Ltd., a major brewer in Japan, announced on June 9, 2004 th...
August 27, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
TEPCO Joins Reusable Cup Project at Stadium
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) of Japan has announced that it will join and su...
August 26, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Tobu Railway Selling First 'Green-Powered' Homes in Japan
The Tobu Railway Co. of Japan has launched Japan's first enterprise for selling ...
August 24, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Kuraray to Expand Biomass Fuel Use in Kurashiki
Kuraray Co., a major chemical company in Japan, announced on June 15, 2004, that...
August 23, 2004
Climate Change
Bank Research Suggests Tokyo Needs More Rooftop Greening
The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), a government-affiliated financial instituti...
August 21, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Gasified Wood Biomass Co-generation Demonstration Experiment Launched in Yamagata
A gasified wood biomass co-generation pilot plant started operation in April 200...
August 19, 2004
Policy / Systems
Environmental Logistics Database Established in Japan
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) announced on June ...
August 18, 2004
Policy / Systems
Ricoh and Quality Assurance Body to Launch Chemical Data Management Pilot Project
Ricoh Co., a major Japanese manufacturer of office automation equipment and supp...
August 17, 2004
Energy Conservation
Tokyo to Subsidize Energy Saving In Multi-Tenant Buildings
The Environmental Bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) announced on...
August 16, 2004
Energy Conservation
Yamato Delivery Service Adds Hybrid Vehicles to Further Reduce CO2
Yamato Transport Co., Japan's largest parcel-delivery company, is working to red...
August 12, 2004
Policy / Systems
Japan Readies 2004 Action Program for Transportation Modal Shift
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) set forth the Fisc...
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, ...
August 10, 2004
Renewable Energy
Chubu Electric Starts Producing Methanol from Wood Waste
Chubu Electric Power Co., in cooperation with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., ...
August 5, 2004
Policy / Systems
CO2 Emissions Reduction Targets for Transport Sector Revealed
The Environmental Division of the Transport Policy Council, an advisory panel of...
August 5, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Nippon Paper Starts Producing First Green-Certified Pallets
On March 23, 2004, Nippon Paper Industries Co. started manufacturing the first f...
August 4, 2004
Policy / Systems
Large Tokyo Firms May be Obliged to Set CO2 Reduction Goals
The Tokyo Environmental Council has been discussing effective measures to tackle...
August 3, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Corporate Greening Assessment Trial Begins
The Urban Green Space Development Foundation of Japan, which works to raise publ...
July 31, 2004
Renewable Energy
Solar-Powered Mobile Charger for Portable Devices to be Marketed
NTT Advanced Technology Corporation, a subsidiary of Japan's telecom giant Nippo...
July 30, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Tokyo Gas to Develop 'Tri-Generation' System with Hydrogen Production Capability
Tokyo Gas Co., the largest city gas supplier in Japan, announced on May 17, 2004...
July 26, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Test Starts for Home-Use Kerosene Fuel Cell
Nippon Oil Corp. of Japan and Tokyo-based Ebara Ballard Corp., a joint company o...
July 26, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Joint Venture to Promote Next-Generation Power Storage System
Four Japanese companies, Omron Corp., Mitsui & Co., Okamura Laboratory, Inc., an...
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 23, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Osaka Gas to Donate Biologically Diverse Nakaikemi Marsh to Tsuruga City
Osaka Gas Company, a major Japanese city gas supplier, announced that it will do...
July 22, 2004
Water
Irrigation Channel Power Generation Test Starts
The Electric Power Development Co., a Japanese company known as J-POWER, has bee...
July 21, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
JR East Native Forest Regeneration Project in Fukushima
With the help of volunteers recruited from the public, the East Japan Railway Co...
July 20, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toppan and Sony Develop 25 GB Paper Optical Disc
Toppan Printing Co. and Sony Corp. of Japan have developed a paper-based optical...
July 17, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Association Established to Promote Forest-Friendly Paper Beverage Container
To popularize Cartocan, a paper beverage can, an association was established in ...
July 17, 2004
Chemicals
Plant that Hyper-Accumulates Cadmium Discovered
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