Policy / Systems
July 4, 2003
Energy Conservation
Newly Registered Low-emission Cars Reach 1.35 Million in Second Half of FY2002
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport reported that 1,353,369 l...
July 2, 2003
Energy Conservation
ESCO Businesses Achieve Energy Saving Targets
In April 2003, the Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, a regional branc...
July 1, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Economic and Environment Ministries to Promote Greening of Petroleum Revenue Spending
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of the Envir...
June 30, 2003
Policy / Systems
Local Agenda 21 Initiatives in Progress
On May 13, 2003, Japan's Ministry of the Environment unveiled the results of a s...
June 28, 2003
Policy / Systems
Latest Trends in Forest Certification in Japan
International efforts are ongoing to develop a system of certifying forests and ...
June 27, 2003
Policy / Systems
Forestry Agency Establishes Help Desk for CDM Forestation
Japan's Forestry Agency has established a help desk on Clean Development Mechani...
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 20, 2003
Renewable Energy
Japan's First JI and CDM Projects Approved
On December 12, 2002, two projects were approved by Japan's Liaison Committee fo...
June 18, 2003
Policy / Systems
'Chemical Advisors' Go to Work
On 22 April 2003, Japan's Ministry of the Environment started dispatching the 18...
June 17, 2003
Policy / Systems
Environmental ODA Down to 222.2 Billion Yen - FY2002 ODA White Paper
According to the fiscal 2002 White Paper on Official Development Assistance (ODA...
June 17, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Thirteen New Recycling Ports Designated
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) designated 13 addi...
June 14, 2003
Policy / Systems
Trucking Industry Establishes Original Environmental Management Certification System
Japan's Foundation for Promoting Personal Mobility and Ecological Transportation...
June 12, 2003
Energy Conservation
Wakayama Schools Score CO2 Reduction Refunds
As part of its "Eco-School Project," the Wakayama Prefectural Board of Education...
June 12, 2003
Policy / Systems
Japan's New Natural Restoration Law--Implementation Begins
Japan's national cabinet hammered out the Basic Policy for Natural Restoration o...
June 11, 2003
Education
This Year's Sompo Japan CSO Learning Scholarship Program Begins
Sompo Japan Environment Foundation is undertaking efforts to promote its "Sompo ...
June 11, 2003
Policy / Systems
Ministry Considers Trading System for Discharge from Sewerage Works
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport has been considering the...
June 11, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Seiko Epson Corp. Achieves Zero Emission at All Domestic Locations
Seiko Epson Corporation announced that it has achieved zero waste emissions by r...
June 9, 2003
Policy / Systems
New Programs toTrain Global Warming Experts
The ChuoAoyama PwC Sustainability Research Institute, established by ChuoAoyama ...
June 8, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Recycling of Household Appliances Exceeds 10 Million in FY2002
Japan's Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indus...
June 7, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
METI Promotes Acquisition of CO2 Emission Credits through Law Amendment
Japan's Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI) recently proposed a partia...
June 5, 2003
Policy / Systems
METI to Help Launch 'Carbon Fund'
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has established a financi...
May 30, 2003
Policy / Systems
Fujitsu Promoting Environmental Efforts in Administrative Divisions
The administrative divisions of Fujitsu Ltd.'s head office in Japan have been ce...
May 28, 2003
Policy / Systems
Environmental Counselors in Japan Pass the 3,000 Mark
After Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) created registration system in 1...
May 26, 2003
Policy / Systems
Hitachi and Matsushita Jointly Develop Environmental Performance Indicators
The two major Japanese consumer electronics manufacturers, Hitachi, Ltd. and Mat...
May 24, 2003
Policy / Systems
Environment Ministry Publishes Environmental Accounting Manual
A growing number of companies in Japan is publishing environmental reports. In o...
May 21, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Green Purchasing by Government Reduces Environmental Impact
Japan's Ministry of the Environment conducted a survey on certain items to deter...
May 15, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Ministry Applauds Containers and Packaging Recycling Measures
On January 18, the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Teleco...
May 13, 2003
Renewable Energy
Banks Provide Project Financing for Wind Power in City
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, a major Japanese bank, and the Yamaguchi Ba...
May 9, 2003
Policy / Systems
First Compilation of PRTR Chemical Release Data Unveiled
Japan's Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indus...
May 8, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Sake Brewer Takara Shuzo Releases Environmental Report in Korean
Takara Shuzo Co., Ltd., a major Japanese sake-brewing company, headquartered in ...
May 7, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toppan Printing Gets FSC "Chain of Custody" Certificate for Wood Products
Toppan Printing Co., a major printing company in Japan, acquired a Chain of Cust...
May 6, 2003
Policy / Systems
Sasayama City Achieves Local Food Self-Sufficiency with Rice Bread in School Lunches
In April 2003, Sasayama City in Hyogo Prefecture introduced rice flour bread usi...
May 4, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japan Ministry Announces Basic Plan for Sound Material-Cycle Society
Japan's Ministry of the Environment released its Basic Plan for Establishing a S...
May 1, 2003
Policy / Systems
NEC to Expand Green Procurement to Software and Service Suppliers
NEC Corporation plans to apply its Green Procurement Guidelines to outsourcers o...
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 23, 2003
Energy Conservation
NEC Aims for Zero Net CO2 Emissions in FY2010
Japan's NEC Corporation recently announced its environmental management plan, th...
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 17, 2003
Transportation / Mobility
International Workshop on CDM/JI in the Transport Sector Convened
In the context of efforts to combat global climate change, an International Work...
April 15, 2003
Policy / Systems
Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law Takes Effect
The Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law took effect in Japan on February 15, ...
April 14, 2003
Policy / Systems
'Green Car' Taxes To Be Limited in Fiscal 2003
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has announced that, in fi...
April 13, 2003
Policy / Systems
Carbon Tax To Be Introduced in FY2005
Japan's Environment Minister Shunichi Suzuki stated at a press conference after ...
April 11, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Home Appliances Recycling Law Sees Steady Progress
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) published a report on February 14, 200...
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 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...
April 1, 2003
Policy / Systems
Global Warming to Be 90% of National Global Environment Budget
On January 30, Japan's Ministry of the Environment, released draft budgets propo...Related
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