Non-manufacturing industry
July 23, 2011
Disaster Reconstruction
Japanese Supermarket Chains Launch Earthquake Relief Campaigns
Japanese supermarket chains Daiei Inc. and Aeon Co. are offering their support t...
July 20, 2011
Food
Ryobi Holdings Finishes Vegetable Factory with Solar Power Generation
Ryobi Holdings Co., a subsidiary of Ryobi Group mainly engaged in transportation...
July 15, 2011
Renewable Energy
Large-scale Solar Power Plant Completed in Miyazaki
Miyazaki Solar Way Co., a subsidiary of Kokusai Kogyo Holdings Co., being in...
July 7, 2011
Renewable Energy
Japanese Electronics Companies Begin Shipping Disaster-Relief PV System to Tohoku Area
Sharp Corp. and Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co. produced a disaster-relief phot...
July 1, 2011
Policy / Systems
Kyoto City to Experiment with Eco-Money Points for Eco-Activities
Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa of Kyoto City announced at a press conference on February...
June 27, 2011
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Tokyo Gas Starts Feeding Food Waste-Derived Biogas into City Gas Grid
Tokyo Gas Co., a major gas supplier in Japan, and Bio Energy Corp., a food r...
June 19, 2011
Food
Children Pick Apples to Promote Regional Development
On December 11, 2010, children dressed as Nezumi Kozo, or "rat boy," gathere...
June 17, 2011
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japanese Fashion Brand Operates Suit Trade-In Program
A Japanese fashion brand for men and women, EDIFICE (Baycrew's Co., Ltd.), exten...
June 14, 2011
Climate Change
Two Japanese Rose Growers Acquire Certification for Reducing CO2 Emissions
Two farms that grow roses, Kaji Noen in Miyagi Prefecture and Abiko Engei in Yam...
June 12, 2011
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Volunteer Group to Publish Picture Books from 'Sleeping Books'
The Shanti Volunteer Association (SVA), Japan, a non-governmental organization, ...
June 11, 2011
Climate Change
Japanese Hot Springs Resort Town Fights Global Warming Using Local Resources
Nasu, a famous hot spring resort town in Tochigi Prefecture, has established...
June 9, 2011
Renewable Energy
Plant to Manufacture Wood Pellets from Forest Residues Completed in Miyazaki Prefecture
Miyazaki Wood Pellet Co. in southern Japan's Miyazaki Prefecture completed const...
June 8, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
Survey Shows Environmental Businesses Have Positive Prospects
According to the December 2010 "Economic Survey of Environmental Industries" rel...
June 5, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Yamato Transport Implements Vehicle-Free Parcel Collection and Delivery
Yamato Transport Co., a major parcel-delivery company, is working on opening...
June 1, 2011
Climate Change
Japanese Construction Company Develops System to Help Reduce CO2 Emissions
Hazama Corporation, a major construction company in Japan, announced on Nove...
May 31, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Sumitomo Promotes Modal Shift Utilizing Coastal Container Ships
To promote modal shifts in transportation business by utilizing coastal cont...
May 27, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
20 Facilities Win '2010 Energy-saving Lighting Design Awards'
Japan's Ministry of the Environment decided and announced on February 14, 2011, ...
May 16, 2011
Energy Conservation
Japanese Rail Co. Turning Major Train Station into 'Eco-Station'
East Japan Railway Company (JR East) announced on February 8, 2011, that it woul...
May 15, 2011
Climate Change
World's First Experiment Conducted to Study Personal CO2 Emission Trading
The world's first experiment studying personal carbon trading was carried ou...
May 12, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
Nomura Holdings Starts Sale of Green IFC Bonds
Nomura Holdings, Inc, a major investment trust company in Japan, started selling...
May 11, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
Ecosystem Japan Starts Consulting Service for PV Installation
Ecosystem Japan Co., a photovoltaics (PV) system company, started an epoch-m...
May 10, 2011
Climate Change
Bridgestone's AeroBee Wins Environment Minister's Award
Bridgestone Corporation, world's largest tire and rubber company headquatere...
May 8, 2011
Climate Change
Joint Statement Issued on Creation of Low-Carbon Society in Asia
The Japan Climate Leaders' Partnership (Japan-CLP), a Japanese business coal...
May 5, 2011
Renewable Energy
Home Builder Offers EV & PHV Charger Outlets as Standard Feature for Single-Family House
Sekisui House Ltd., a major Japanese home builder, started offering on February ...
May 3, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
Chugoku Electric Develops Environmentally Friendly Concrete
The Chugoku Electric Power Co. announced on January 13, 2011, that it had develo...
April 29, 2011
Food
Japan's Chiba Prefecture Launches Registry of Businesses Promoting Food Waste Reduction
Chiba Prefecture launched on December 1, 2010, a system to register busines...
April 28, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
Tokyo Gas and Panasonic Launch New Home Fuel Cell 'Ene-Farm'
Tokyo Gas Co., a major Japanese gas company, and Panasonic Corporation, a le...
April 25, 2011
Energy Conservation
Seven-Eleven Cuts CO2 Emissions by Replacing Guidance Lights with Stickers
Seven-Eleven Japan Co., a leading convenience store chain, announced the ins...
April 24, 2011
Climate Change
Food Mileage Project Reduces 38,491 Tons of CO2
Daichi wo Mamoru Kai (literally: Association to Preserve the Earth), an orga...
April 19, 2011
Renewable Energy
World's First Community Level Hydrogen Town Project Starts in Kitakyushu
The Research Association of Hydrogen Supply/Utilization Technology (HySUT), ...
April 15, 2011
Environmental Technology
Joint Research Develops Hydroponic System to Grow Licorice
Kajima Corp., the National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, and Chiba Univers...
April 14, 2011
Climate Change
Survey Shows Growing Number of Companies in Japan See Environmental Initiatives as an Opportunity
The percentage of companies making environmental efforts part of their corporate...
April 13, 2011
Food
JR East Opens Tokyo's Largest Rooftop Rental Farm
East Japan Railway (JR East) Group announced on December 7, 2010, that it wo...
April 9, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toppan Printing Develops Recyclable Paper-Based IC Card
A paper-based IC card developed by Toppan Printing Co. and Nippon Engineerin...
April 7, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
Sales of Units in Model Eco-Friendly Condo Project Launched in Tokyo
Mitsubishi Jisho Residence Co., a major Japanese -condominium sales company,...
April 6, 2011
Climate Change
DBJ Becomes a Designated Financial Institution under Low Carbon Investment Promotion Act
The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) earned the status of designated financial in...
April 5, 2011
Food
Japanese Pilot Plant for Treating Oilfield Wastewater Starts Operation in Oman
Shimizu Corp., a major construction company in Japan, announced on November 10, ...
April 2, 2011
Climate Change
UR to Implement Low Carbon Model Town in Kohoku New Town
An independent administrative corporation in Japan, Urban Renaissance Agency (UR...
March 31, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japanese Convenience Store Chain Introducing Eco-Friendly Stores Built Using 'Eco-Wood'
Ministop Co., a major Japanese convenience store chain, announced on November 25...
March 30, 2011
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Musical Instrument Shops in Japan to Start Recycling Used Guitar Strings
Mr. Hiroshi Kitagawa, at the Cosmogakki music shop in the city of Yokkaichi, has...
March 28, 2011
Chemicals
Taisei Establishes On-Site Remediation Method for Cyanide-Contaminated Soil
Japan's Taisei Corp., a leading engineering and construction company, announced ...
March 27, 2011
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Fashion-Swapping Event to Exchange Clothes and Share Sentiments held in Tokyo
Marui Group Co., a large Japanese retailer that operates fashion stores acro...
March 16, 2011
Energy Conservation
Hanshin Koshien Reborn As Eco-Friendly Stadium
Launched in October 2007, the renovation of the Hanshin Koshien Stadium in H...
March 14, 2011
Food
Food Pictograms Used at APEC SME Summit 2010
During the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum meetings held in Yokohama...
March 5, 2011
Renewable Energy
NEDO Starts Technology Cooperation for Solar Energy Projects in Morocco and Tunisia
At the second Japan-Arab Economic Forum held on December 11-12, 2010, in Tun...
February 23, 2011
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Japan Business and Biodiversity Partnership Reaches a Membership of 400
The Japan Business and Biodiversity Partnership was inaugurated at the COP10...
February 19, 2011
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Dowa Group Commercializes its Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Operations
Dowa Holding Co., a Japanese company whose operations range anywhere from non-fe...
February 17, 2011
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Chinese Restaurant Chain Recycles its Food Waste to Grow Vegetables
Ohsho Food Service Corporation's nationwide Chinese restaurant chain in Japan, "...
February 16, 2011
Chemicals
New Road Pavement Tech Cleans VOC from Cars
Fujita Corp., a mid-sized general construction firm in Tokyo, announced on O...
February 15, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Nippon Express to Study CO2 Reductions in Asian Freight Industry Using Cloud Computing
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