Non-manufacturing industry
October 13, 2012
Renewable Energy
Three-Year Test of Hydrogen Filling Service to Start at Two Service Stations in 2013
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp., a major Japanese oil wholesale company, announ...
October 6, 2012
Eco-business / Social Venture
JWA Develops Diagnostic System for Domestic Photovoltaic (PV) Generation Systems
The Japan Weather Association (JWA) announced new service for corporative ac...
October 4, 2012
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Kuraray's New Ballast Water Management System for Ships Protects Marine Ecosystems
Kuraray Co., a major Japanese chemical company, announced on June 19, 2012, that...
October 2, 2012
Environmental Technology
Japanese Companies Established the Japan Association for Microalgae Fuels
On June 27, 2012, the three companies jointly announced the establishment of the...
September 29, 2012
Eco-business / Social Venture
Demand Response Trial Conducted by Two IT Companies
NTT Smile Energy Inc., which provides a service for visualizing energy use, ...
September 27, 2012
Renewable Energy
Japanese Insurance Company to Cover Operational Risks for Solar Power Plants
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. of Japan announced that it started to sell on...
September 5, 2012
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Seven & i Retailer Introduces First Full-Circle Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling System in Stores
Seven & i Holdings Co., a major Japanese retail group, announced on April 16, 20...
September 2, 2012
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
New Slope Stabilization Method Prevents Slope Failure Without Clearing Trees
A new non-frame slope stabilization method developed by Nippon Steel & Sumik...
August 31, 2012
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japanese Clothing Retailer Holds Clothes-Recycling Campaign at 18 Stores Nationwide
World Co., a leading Japanese clothing retail chain, launched a campaign to ...
August 28, 2012
Environmental Technology
NTT Facilities' 'Solar UFO' Cleans Pond Water with PV Power
NTT Facilities, Inc., a Japanese company providing solutions to energy indus...
August 20, 2012
Environmental Technology
Japanese Railway Adopts Smart Grid Technology
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) announced on May 8, 2012, that in order to acce...
August 14, 2012
Eco-business / Social Venture
Mitsubishi Estate Launches Development of Eco Model Building
Mitsubishi Estate Co., a major Japanese real estate company, announced on April ...
August 11, 2012
Environmental Technology
Japanese Utility Develops New Superconducting Coil Capable of Storing Ten Times More Energy
Chubu Electric Power Co., an electric utility servicing the Chubu region of cent...
August 8, 2012
Environmental Technology
JR East to Introduce Trains with All LED Lighting on Saikyo and Yokohama Lines
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) announced on April 10, 2012, that it will u...
August 7, 2012
Environmental Technology
Newly Developed NTT Technology Opens Door to Thin LED Production
In a world first, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) announced on April ...
August 2, 2012
Renewable Energy
Tokyo Gas to Construct Smart Energy Network in Redevelopment Area of Tokyo
Tokyo Gas Co. announced on April 2, 2012, that it will launch a smart energy net...
July 31, 2012
Well-Being
12th Telework Promotion Award Winners Announced, Microsoft Japan Wins Chairman's Award
The Japan Telework Association announced the companies, organizations, and one i...
July 30, 2012
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
MOE Launches Online Tool to Calculate Reduced Life Cycle Impacts on Environment of Retailers' 3R Activities
On April 17, 2012, Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) unveiled an online ...
July 26, 2012
Renewable Energy
PV Solar Panels 'DMM Solar' for Individuals Cost Only U.S.$976
DMM.com, a digital contents distributor that also deals in selling and renti...
July 19, 2012
Environmental Technology
Daiwa House Group Installs 1,000 Li-ion Storage Battery Units
Daiwa House Industry Co., a major Japanese home builder, and its group compa...
July 12, 2012
Renewable Energy
ANA, Boeing Conduct First 787 Transpacific Flight Using Biofuel
All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA), a major Japanese airline, and Boeing Co., the ...
July 8, 2012
Renewable Energy
Promising Floating Offshore Wind Farm Project Starts off Fukushima Prefecture
Marubeni, a project integrator, together with the University of Tokyo and ni...
July 6, 2012
Food
Tokyo Restaurant Serves Fresh Organic Vegetables from On-Site Plant Factories
Tamachi Building Co., a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) tha...
July 5, 2012
Renewable Energy
Restaurant Chain in Japan Enters Renewable Energy Market
Watami Co., a leading restaurant chain in Japan, announced on March 16, 2012, th...
July 4, 2012
Renewable Energy
Japan's Biomass Market Estimated to Approach 257.9 Billion Yen in FY2015
Fuji Keizai Co., a Japanese marketing research firm, announced on January 1...
June 27, 2012
Energy Conservation
Saitama Prefecture Introduces First "Green Roof" Convenience Store Project
Saitama Prefecture in central Japan announced on March 13, 2012, the introdu...
June 25, 2012
Money
DBJ's First Loan Under Health Management Rating System Offered to Kao
The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) announced on March 8, 2012, that its fir...
June 21, 2012
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
NEDO Launches Project to Improve Automotive Recycling in Beijing
Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO...
June 20, 2012
Environmental Technology
Japanese Team to Start Verification Test on Sewage Heat Pump
Japan's Kansai Electric Power Company, Osaka City University, Sogo Setsubi Consu...
June 19, 2012
Climate Change
Japan's First Carbon Offset Award, Highlights of Various Successful Approach
The first Carbon Offset Awards were presented to organizations that have exc...
June 17, 2012
Tokyo Gas Launches Smart House Test for Multi-Unit Residences
Tokyo Gas Co., a major gas supplier in Japan, announced on March 14, 2012, plans...
June 14, 2012
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japanese Egg Producer Receives Ecofeed Certificate
The Japan Livestock Industry Association announced on February 10, 2012, th...
June 12, 2012
Renewable Energy
Yamada Denki Launches Low-Cost Photovoltaic Power System
On March 10, 2012, Yamada Denki Co., a major electronics retailer in Japan, ...
June 11, 2012
Food
JGC Enters Agribusiness with Investment in Plant Factory Venture
On March 7, 2012, JGC Corp., a leading plant manufacturer in Japan, announced an...
June 10, 2012
Climate Change
Parcel-Delivery Company Issues 2011 CO2 Emissions Reduction Certificate to All Customers
Ecohai Co., a parcel-delivery company primarily doing business in the Tokyo, Nag...
June 9, 2012
Renewable Energy
Company Helping Revitalize a Local Community after Japan Earthquake through Energy Self-Sufficiency
Fujino Denryoku, a Japanese community energy company, is working to revitali...
June 7, 2012
Environmental Technology
Japanese Companies, University Develop Method to Make Animal Feed from Coffee Residue
Marubeni Corp., a general trading company, and Meiwa Sangyo Co., a food bypr...
June 5, 2012
Eco-business / Social Venture
Shimizu Corp. to Construct First 'Zero-Energy' Building in Japan
Copyright Shimizu Corp. Shimizu Corp., a major Japanese construction company,...
June 1, 2012
Energy Conservation
Panasonic and Others Win 2011 Energy Conservation Award
The Energy Conservation Center of Japan (ECCJ) announced on January 23, 2012...
May 29, 2012
Policy / Systems
TMG Expands Business Subsidy for Energy Self-Sufficiency Projects
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) announced on February 7, 2012, plans to expa...
May 26, 2012
Renewable Energy
Sumitomo Announces Increased Involvement in Geothermal Projects in Indonesia
Sumitomo Corp., a major Japanese general trading company, announced on March 2, ...
May 25, 2012
Climate Change
New Emissions Trading Method Tested Using Valentine's Day Cards
Japan's National Institute of Informatics (NII) and four companies, Toppan Print...
May 24, 2012
Renewable Energy
Report Shows Drastic Changes in Energy Market in Fiscal 2011
The energy market environment in Japan drastically changed in fiscal 2011 accord...
May 22, 2012
Food
Winners of 2011 Environment-Friendly Farming Competition Announced
The Promotion Committee for Environment-Friendly Farming in Japan announced on F...
May 19, 2012
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Japanese Non-Life Insurance Company Supports Reforestation Efforts in Tsunami-hit Coastal Area
Tokyo Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. announced on February 24, 2012, the co...
May 15, 2012
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
MOE Conducts Experiment to Collect Plastic Products at Stores
The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) conducted a pilot project called "PLA-...
May 14, 2012
Money
Eco-financing Becoming Trend among Japanese Financial Institutions
An environmental non-governmental organization (NGO), called "A SEED Japan" (Act...
May 12, 2012
Eco-business / Social Venture
80 Percent of Japanese Businesses Going Green as a Social Responsibility
According to a Japanese government survey on environmentally friendly corporate ...
May 1, 2012
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Discovery of Rare Dragonflies Leads to Development Project Scale-Down
The Urban Renaissance Agency (UR), an independent administrative agency in Japan...
April 30, 2012
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
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