Transportation / Mobility
March 20, 2012
Transportation / Mobility
Car Sharing Service Expanded in Japan
The West Japan branch of Urban Renaissance Agency (UR), which provides rental ho...
March 18, 2012
Transportation / Mobility
New Fuel Efficiency Standards for Passenger Vehicles Finalized
The Automotive Fuel Efficiency Standards Subcommittee (under the Automotive Traf...
February 12, 2012
Transportation / Mobility
Mitsubishi Model Tops EPA's List of Fuel Efficient Electric Vehicles
Mitsubishi Motors North America Inc. (MMNA) announced on November 17, 2011, that...
December 29, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Japanese Companies to Test New System to Promote Use of Electric-Powered Taxis, Reduce GHGs
Five Japanese companies jointly announced on July 5, 2011, that their experiment...
December 21, 2011
Environmental Technology
Toyota Industries Develops Air-Powered Car
Toyota Industries Corp., one of the Toyota Group companies, announced on Sep...
December 3, 2011
Climate Change
'No My Car Week' Reduces 22.4 Tons of CO2 in Japanese City
The city of Kashiwazaki in northwest Japan implemented a "No My Car Week" from J...
November 21, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
EV Car Sharing and Rental Car Home-Delivery Services Offered at Newly Built Condominium
Mitsui Fudosan Residential Co., a major Japanese real estate developer, announce...
November 11, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
Mitsubishi Motors, Others Announce Devices to Convert EV Battery Power for Home Use
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (MMC) announced on July 6, 2011, a technology to supply ...
November 4, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Car Sharing Starts in Disaster-Stricken Areas to Help Reconstruction
DoCoDeMo Eco Car (DDEC) started providing vehicles for sharing among displac...
October 30, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Major Japanese Breweries Share Logistics to Cut CO2 Emissions
Asahi Breweries, Ltd. and Kirin Brewery Co., two major Japanese brewers, announc...
October 28, 2011
Environmental Technology
Toyota to Introduce Power-Supply System to Its Hybrid Vehicles
Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. announced on July 19, 2011, the introduction of a pow...
September 21, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Yamato Starts Using Streetcars for Low-Carbon Parcel Transport
Yamato Transport Co., a major parcel-delivery company in Japan, and Keifuku ...
September 15, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Kanto District Transport Bureau Assigns First Local Public Transport Experts
The Kanto District Transport Bureau announced on April 25, 2011, that 13 lo...
August 18, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Safety Standards Guidelines Announced in Japan for Converted EVs
The Association for the Promotion of Electric Vehicles (APEV) announced on April...
August 5, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japanese Housing Maker Launches 'EV Equipped' Eco House
Kudo Corp., a Japanese construction company, has started to build spec houses na...
August 2, 2011
Energy Conservation
Manufacturer Unveils Emergency Household Power Kit Using EV Battery
Hyakkado Co., a Japanese venture business especially active in electric vehi...
July 31, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
'Prius', 'Move' Top the Ten Most Fuel-Efficient Cars List of 2010
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism released on Marc...
July 22, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Japanese Ministry Releases Numerical Data on Comfort of Public Transportation System
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism released in...
July 18, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
SIM-Drive Achieves 333 km Range per Charge in Early Model of EV
SIM-Drive Corp., a university-launched venture company directed by Professor Hir...
June 24, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Advances in Freight Transport Shifts from Road to Rail Realize Fewer CO2 Emissions
Sekisui House, Ltd., a major housing construction company in Japan, started a mo...
June 22, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Mitsubishi Motors to Donate EVs for Disaster Relief Activity
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. announced on March 17, 2011, that it will donate i-MiEV ...
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 3, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Government to Boost Competitiveness of Ferry and Coastal Shipping Services with Shift to Low Carbon Society
According to the outline of Japan's fiscal 2011 budget released on January ...
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 6, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
World's First Regular Highway Shuttle Service Using Fuel Cell Buses Starts
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) started operation of its ...
May 2, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Nissan Delivers 220 EVs to Car Rental Companies in Okinawa
Nissan Motor Co., a major automobile manufacturer, delivered 220 units of its Le...
March 13, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Ecodriving Found to Reduce CO2 Emissions of Nearby Traffic
Japan's National Institute for Environmental Studies announced on November 1...
March 12, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Hachijo Island Introduces Electric Bicycle Rental Service Utilizing Green Energy
The Revitalization Council of Hachijo Island, which is located in the Pacific Oc...
February 25, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Kanagawa Pref. Announces Concept Vehicle for Electric Bus with Low, Full Flat Floor
Kanagawa Prefecture announced a body design for an electric bus with a low, ...
February 15, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Nippon Express to Study CO2 Reductions in Asian Freight Industry Using Cloud Computing
Nippon Express Co., a major Japanese freight company, announced on October 2...
January 22, 2011
Water
Kawasaki City Eyes Exporting Water Resources For Industrial Use to Western Australia
Kawasaki, one of the largest cities in Japan, announced on August 24, 2010, its ...
January 16, 2011
Renewable Energy
Japanese Heavy Industry Company Succeeds in Producing Bioethanol for Automobile Fuel
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., a leading Japanese heavy machinery manufact...
January 15, 2011
Climate Change
NEC to Reduce CO2 Emissions during PC Distribution by about 25% through Modal Shift
NEC Corp., a leading Japanese electronics company, and its subsidiary, NEC ...
January 14, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Kokusai Kogyo Introduces White Roofed Buses to Improve Air Conditioning Efficiency
Kokusai Kogyo Co., a Japanese bus transportation company, announced on September...
January 10, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Mitsubishi Fuso Unveils Electric-Driven Truck at IAA Show in Hanover, Germany
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. (MFTBC), one of Japan's leading commerci...
January 7, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
METI Announces 'EV & PHV Towns' Best Practice Handbook
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry released in its best practi...
January 4, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Kitakyushu City Launches Official Use of Rental Bicycles
Kitakyushu City in Fukuoka Prefecture announced on August 24, 2010, that its...
December 27, 2010
Transportation / Mobility
Nissan and Sumitomo Establish Joint Company for Research on Second-Life Use of Lithium-Ion Batteries
Japan's Nissan Motor Co. and Sumitomo Corp. announced on September 15, 2010, tha...
December 15, 2010
Transportation / Mobility
Pilot Bicycle Rental Projects Start in Two Cities near Tokyo
Beginning in September 2010, pilot bicycle rental projects have been initiat...
November 29, 2010
Transportation / Mobility
Municipality Conducts Pilot Test of Bicycle Rental Service
On August 21, 2010, Kanazawa City launched a demonstration test of its munic...
November 22, 2010
Transportation / Mobility
Tokyo's Koto Ward Promoting EV Use to Cut CO2 Emissions
Tokyo's Koto Ward announced, on August 4, 2010, new measures to reduce carbo...
November 14, 2010
Transportation / Mobility
Car-Sharing System Membership Soaring
Park 24 Co., a major parking service company in Japan, announced on July 7, ...
October 29, 2010
Transportation / Mobility
Sagawa Express Adopts Original Car Navigation System for Efficient Home Delivery
Sagawa Express Co., a major home delivery company in Japan, introduced Biz-Navi,...
October 23, 2010
Transportation / Mobility
Japanese Manufacturer Tests Railway Battery System on New York City Subway
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., a leading Japanese heavy machinery manufact...
October 22, 2010
Transportation / Mobility
Japanese Company to Inexpensively Convert Gasoline Vehicles into Electric Vehicles
Hyakkado, a Japanese company which manufactures and sells electric vehicles ...
October 21, 2010
Transportation / Mobility
Sapporo City Begins Demonstration Test of Logistics System Utilizing Municipal Subway
Sapporo City, Hokkaido, in northern Japan, announced on June 17, 2010, that ...
October 15, 2010
Transportation / Mobility
City of Kyoto Shifting from 'Car-Centric' into Being a 'Walking City'
The City of Kyoto announced on June 8, 2010, that it had started seeking mo...
October 11, 2010
Transportation / Mobility
Mitsuoka Motor Launches New Type of EV: "Like"
Mitsuoka Motor Co, a build-to-order manufacturer of unique cars, began accepting...
September 16, 2010
Transportation / Mobility
First Japanese-Made Ballast Water Management System to Be Put into Commercial Use
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) announced on June 24, 2010, that it...
September 15, 2010
Transportation / Mobility
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