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October 1, 2005
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Food Waste Recycled for Sunflower Oil Production
Ariake Town in Kagoshima Prefecture has launched the "Sun Sun Sunflower Plan,...
September 18, 2005
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Mandatory Car Battery Collection, Recycling Being Considered in Japan
A governmental committee has been established to discuss a mandatory system for ...
September 15, 2005
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NEC Opens Eco-Friendly Building Complex in Kawasaki
NEC Corp. has announced that on May 11, 2005, it opened environmentally-friendly...
September 10, 2005
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New Technology Produces Methane, Isobutane Fuels from Waste Plastic
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) of J...
August 30, 2005
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Town's Unique System Recycles Organic Waste, Issues Local Currency
A nonprofit organization known as the Ogawa-town Foodo Application Center ("Food...
August 22, 2005
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Oyster Shells Increase Nameko Mushroom Yield by 10 %
As of March, 2005, the Ishikawa Forest Experiment Station in Ishikawa Prefecture...
August 18, 2005
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Sendai City Promotes Organic-Waste-for-Fresh-Vegetables Exchange
The exchange of organic waste for fresh vegetables has started on a trial basis ...
August 16, 2005
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Volumes of Waste in Japan Decreased Slightly in FY 2002
The Ministry of the Environment of Japan announced on January 21, 2005 that the ...
August 10, 2005
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Patent Granted for 'Defibrated' Material and Wood Waste Recycling
The Agricultural Research Division of the Mie Prefectural Science and Technology...
July 30, 2005
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Consortium Develops Integrated Circuit Tag Waste Tracking System
The Japan Research Institute, Ltd. (JRI), a consulting and systems integration c...
June 26, 2005
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Fuel Cell Being Tested for World's First Application in Agriculture
GS Yuasa Corp., a major Japanese manufacturer of batteries and power supply syst...
June 19, 2005
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Fluorocarbons Recovery from Scrapped Cars Estimated at 23%
On December 24, 2004, the Japanese Ministry of the Environment released survey r...
June 13, 2005
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Kyoto Community Recycles 50,000 Liters/Year of Cooking Oil into Biodiesel
The Tango Nature Conservancy Association, an incorporated nonprofit organization...
June 5, 2005
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NEC to Plant Trees as Part of Computer Recycling Program
NEC Corp. and NEC Personal Products, Ltd. launched the NEC's Refreshed PC Affore...
June 4, 2005
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Toyota Auto Body Co. Provides Eco-Friendly Toilets to Aichi Expo 2005
Toyota Auto Body Co., an affiliate of Toyota Motor Corp., is providing eco-frien...
June 4, 2005
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'Eco Term Deposit' Interest Rate Depends on Community's Waste Reduction Results
Tsuruga Shinkin Bank, a local credit union in Japan's Fukui Prefecture, is accep...
June 3, 2005
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Phosphorus Fertilizer to be Manufactured from Treated Sewage Sludge
The city of Gifu in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, announced on 24 January 2005...
May 31, 2005
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Yokohama City and NPO Recycle Dry Cell Batteries for Cameras
Yokohama City in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, launched a project to reus...
May 13, 2005
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67% of Municipalities See Fee-Based Waste Collection As Effective
The Japan Association of Waste Sanitation Organizations announced in November 20...
May 8, 2005
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Quality Fertilizer Developed from Rice Husk Ashes
The National Agricultural Research Center and Takata Engineering Corp. of Japan ...
May 7, 2005
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User- and Eco-Friendly Strand Board Produced from Thinned Wood
Shinwa Mokuzai Co., a wood processing company in Gifu Prefecture, has develop...
May 5, 2005
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Unitika Ltd. Develops World's First High Temperature-Resistant Polylactic Acid
Polylactic acid resin is a type of biodegradable plastic derived from biomass re...
April 23, 2005
Transportation / Mobility
Shared Bus-Taxi Powered by Used Cooking Oil Encourages Community Interaction
Tottori Ecotown 2020, an incorporated nonprofit organization in Tottori Prefectu...
April 22, 2005
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Major European Fashion Brands Adopt Paper Fiber
A new trend of using paper fiber for fabrics has been spreading among prestigiou...
April 16, 2005
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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...
March 31, 2005
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Biomass Plastic to Be Used in Tableware at Expo 2005 Aichi, Japan
Tableware made from biodegradable biomass plastic will be used at the 2005 World...
March 29, 2005
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Sharp Launches LCD TVs with Lead-Free Solder
Sharp Corp., a Japanese major electronics maker, announced on December 20, 2004 ...
March 24, 2005
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Waste Recycling Promotes Community Revitalization
An association of merchants in Waseda, a neighborhood in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, h...
March 23, 2005
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Olympus Releases Eco-Glass Biological Microscope
In November 2004, Olympus Corp. released a series of biological microscopes (mod...
March 22, 2005
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Public Nuisance Complaints Exceed 100,000 in FY 2003
Japan's Environmental Disputes Coordination Commission, a national government ad...
March 22, 2005
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Kyoto City's Biodiesel Project Wins Minister's Award
Kyoto City's Biodiesel Project won the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fis...
March 17, 2005
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New Car Recycling Facility in Japan's Seto Inland Sea Area
Tsuneishi Corporation, a shipbuilder headquartered in Numakuma-cho, Hiroshima, a...
March 14, 2005
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Free IBM Japan Service Advises on Recycling of Used PCs
IBM Japan Ltd. launched a new service for corporate clients called Asset Recover...
March 7, 2005
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IBM Japan, Okamura Tie Up to Reuse Discarded PC Plastics
IBM Japan, Ltd. and Okamura Corp. announced on November 8, 2004 that they have s...
March 5, 2005
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Cedar Bark Oil Absorbent Wins Eco Mark Certification
The Japan Environment Association awarded Eco Mark certification on November ...
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...
February 27, 2005
Transportation / Mobility
Using Waste Oil Cuts Community Bus Fuel Costs in Hirata City
Hirata City, located in Shimane Prefecture in western Japan, announced in Octobe...
February 20, 2005
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Winners of Japan's Recycling Technology Prize 2004 Announced
The Organizing Committee for Japan's Waste Control and Recycling Technology Exhi...
February 19, 2005
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Ongoing Efforts in Japan Target Household Food Waste
Japan faces an acute shortage of landfill sites. The Ministry of the Environment...
February 16, 2005
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Researchers Aim for Bioethanol Production from Waste Paper
Shingoshu Co., a package material manufacturer based in Shiga Prefecture in west...
February 14, 2005
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Coca-Cola Japan Using Energy Derived from Coffee and Tea Residues
Coca-Cola Central Japan Co. began operating a methane fermentation system at its...
January 31, 2005
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Toyota Auto Body to Provide Bio-Toilets for 2005 EXPO
Toyota Auto Body Co., an affiliate of the Toyota Motor Group, will provide bio-t...
January 31, 2005
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Go for broke on Buy Nothing Day
What are you doing on Saturday, November 27th? Why not leave your wallet home an...
January 28, 2005
Civil Society / Local Issues
Kyoto's Citizens Environmental Foundation Changes the Way People Think
The Citizens Environmental Foundation (CEF), established in Kyoto in July 1992, ...
January 26, 2005
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Japan Cabinet Office Creates Environmental Efficiency Improvement Indicators
The Department of National Accounts of the Economic and Social Research Institut...
January 25, 2005
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Teijin Chemicals Develops Polycarbonate Recycling Technology
Japan's Teijin Chemicals Ltd. announced on October 5, 2004 that it has developed...
January 24, 2005
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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 22, 2005
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Survey Shows Environmental Protection Leads to Economic Progress and General Well-Being
As a way of gauging the present status of environmental conservation activities ...
January 21, 2005
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Japanese Research Group Generates Hydrogen from Bread Waste
Sapporo Breweries Ltd., Shimadzu Corp. and Hiroshima University have jointly dev...
January 20, 2005
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DBJ Funds 2.5 Billion Yen for Construction Waste Recycling
The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) announced on October 4, 2004 that on Septemb...Related
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