Policy / Systems
May 24, 2005
Policy / Systems
Iwate Prefecture Starts Eco-Friendly Office Certification
Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan launched a new scheme in January 2005 to cert...
May 19, 2005
Policy / Systems
Shiga Prefecture Promoting Green Farming
Shiga Prefecture in Japan has been promoting a certification and producer-agreem...
May 18, 2005
Policy / Systems
Japan Plans World's Strictest Regulations on Diesel Vehicles in 2010
The Air Environment Task Force of the Central Environment Council, an advisory p...
May 16, 2005
Policy / Systems
Toyota City Testing Car-Sharing System Using Compact Electric Vehicles
Toyota City, a major auto industry city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, is testing a...
May 15, 2005
Policy / Systems
Car Sharing Launched by Citizens
A Japanese incorporated non-profit organization, the Shiki-no-wa (wheels for Shi...
May 13, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
67% of Municipalities See Fee-Based Waste Collection As Effective
The Japan Association of Waste Sanitation Organizations announced in November 20...
May 3, 2005
Renewable Energy
Solar/Wind Energy Used to Light Phone Booths
The Hokkaido branch of the NTT East Corp. has installed a hybrid solar/wind powe...
May 2, 2005
Policy / Systems
Hokkaido to Regulate Genetically Modified Crop Cultivation
In February 2005 the government of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture, pr...
May 1, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Awareness of Socially Responsible Investment Growing Among Analysts, Fund Managers
The idea of Socially Responsible Investment (SRI), which encourages investors to...
April 28, 2005
Policy / Systems
Kyoto City Establishes Certification System for "Eco-driving Promoters"
Kyoto City announced on November 24, 2004 that it has established a system to ce...
April 25, 2005
Policy / Systems
Local Environmental Management Standards Spreading among SMEs
Environmental management system standards such as the Kyoto Environmental Manage...
April 19, 2005
Energy Conservation
Japanese Government Purchases Its First Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Credits
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on January 28, 2005 that it h...
April 16, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Kyoto City Enacts Japan's 1st Local Global Warming Countermeasure Ordinance
Japan's first local ordinance designed to curb global warming was adopted by Kyo...
April 12, 2005
Policy / Systems
Entire Village Acquires Forest Certification
Morotsuka, a village in Miyazaki Prefecture in southwest Japan, acquired Forest ...
April 11, 2005
Policy / Systems
New Technology to Trap CO2 and Recover Methane from Coal Beds
In an ongoing effort to develop technology that utilizes coal characteristics t...
April 9, 2005
Policy / Systems
Tokushima Pref. Uses Thinned Cedar Logs for Guardrails
Tokushima Prefecture is one of four prefectures on the smallest of Japan's four ...
April 7, 2005
Policy / Systems
Thirteen Transport Organizations Achieve Global Warming Targets
On January 19, 2005, the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport...
April 5, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Nagoya and Three Neighboring Prefectures Conduct Green Purchasing Campaign
The three prefectures of Gifu, Aichi and Mie and Nagoya City form the Tokai regi...
April 4, 2005
Water
Kirin Brewery and Forestry Association Agree to Conserve Lake Biwa Watershed
On January 19, 2005, Kirin Brewery Co. concluded the "Lake Biwa Afforestation Pa...
April 2, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Corporate Eco Activities Expanding in Japan: Survey
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced the results of its "Survey on...
March 28, 2005
Policy / Systems
Kyoto Launches Wood Mileage CO2 Certification System
Kyoto Prefecture in Japan announced on December 28, 2004 that it had established...
March 26, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Mos Food Inc. and Dai Nippon Printing Track Beef with IC Tags
Mos Food Services, Inc. and Dai Nippon Printing Co. announced on November 30, 20...
March 24, 2005
Renewable Energy
Wind Maps for Japan's 128 Ports Completed in Jan. 2005
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) is producing wind ...
March 22, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Public Nuisance Complaints Exceed 100,000 in FY 2003
Japan's Environmental Disputes Coordination Commission, a national government ad...
March 22, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Kyoto City's Biodiesel Project Wins Minister's Award
Kyoto City's Biodiesel Project won the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fis...
March 15, 2005
Energy Conservation
Hokkaido Electric Power to Invest in Japan GHG Reduction Fund
Hokkaido Electric Power Co. announced on November 22, 2004 that it will invest U...
March 12, 2005
Policy / Systems
3 Ministries Jointly Publish 'Low-Emission Vehicle Guidebook 2004'
Three Japanese ministries, the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of Econ...
March 11, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Environment Ministry Guidelines Stress Consolidated Accounting
In November 2004, Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) released a working d...
March 10, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Kokuyo S&T Launches Japan's First FSC-Certified Notebook
Kokuyo S&T Co., a group company of Kokuyo Co., a leading Japanese manufacturer a...
March 8, 2005
Policy / Systems
Japan Must Cut GHG Emissions by Over 14% to Meet Kyoto Goals
Japan's total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in fiscal 2003 (based on preliminar...
March 4, 2005
Renewable Energy
Kyoto City, Sony Commended for Biomass Use
On November 5, 2004 Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries cite...
March 4, 2005
Renewable Energy
Green Power Certification System Expands
Japan Natural Energy Company (JNEC) announced on December 3, 2004 that it has co...
March 3, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Tokyo Metropolitan Gov't to Buy 'Green Power'
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has designated eco-friendly electricity ...
March 2, 2005
Energy Conservation
Kyotango City Starts Eco-driving Project
Kyotango City, located in Kyoto Prefecture, launched a model eco-driving project...
February 27, 2005
Education
Environment Ministry to Train Engineers in School Eco-Renovation
With the aim of carrying out environmental education in eco-friendly schools, th...
February 23, 2005
Policy / Systems
Colony of Short-tailed Albatross Successfully Relocated
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment announced on November 18, 2004 that it ...
February 22, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Bank Screening Gives Mazda Highest Rank in Eco-friendly Management
Mazda Motor Corp., a leading automaker in Japan, announced on October 15, 2004 t...
February 19, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Ongoing Efforts in Japan Target Household Food Waste
Japan faces an acute shortage of landfill sites. The Ministry of the Environment...
February 19, 2005
Policy / Systems
Tokyo Dept. Stores Cooperate on Deliveries to Cut CO2 Emissions
The Environmental Bureau of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on Novem...
February 14, 2005
Renewable Energy
IBM Japan Training Facility Powered by Eco Energy
IBM Japan Ltd. announced on November 15, 2004 that Amagi Homestead, the company'...
February 10, 2005
Policy / Systems
New Modeling Tool Enables Detailed Estimates of Chemical Contamination in Rivers
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), a J...
February 9, 2005
Policy / Systems
Chemical Industry Establishes Global Warming Countermeasure Council
Five chemical industry associations - the Japan Chemical Industry Association, t...
February 7, 2005
Policy / Systems
'Eco Action 21' Certification for Small/Medium Organizations
The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) of Japan launched a cer...
February 5, 2005
Policy / Systems
Nissan Motor Diesel Launches Heavy Duty Truck To Comply with 2005 Regulations
Nissan Diesel Motor Co. launched "Quon," a series of heavy duty trucks, on Novem...
February 4, 2005
Policy / Systems
NGO Network in Japan Works to Promote Aarhus Convention
A Japanese translation of the Aarhus Convention by the Aarhus Net Japan (ANJ) ma...
February 2, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
"Sendai Declaration" Adopted at First Int'l Conference on Green Purchasing
The "Sendai Declaration on Green Purchasing" was adopted by the First Internatio...
January 24, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japan Achieves High PET Bottle Collection Rate at 61%
The PET bottle collection rate in Japan was 61.0 percent in fiscal 2003, up 7.6 ...
January 20, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
DBJ Funds 2.5 Billion Yen for Construction Waste Recycling
The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) announced on October 4, 2004 that on Septemb...
January 18, 2005
Renewable Energy
Environment Ministry Plans Fuel Cell Installations at Schools in FY2005
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment(MOE) is planning a new project to suppo...
January 16, 2005
Policy / Systems
Organic Cotton Promoted in Japan
To promote organic cotton and its proper marketing within the country, the Japan...Related
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