Transportation / Mobility
August 16, 2004
Energy Conservation
Yamato Delivery Service Adds Hybrid Vehicles to Further Reduce CO2
Yamato Transport Co., Japan's largest parcel-delivery company, is working to red...
August 12, 2004
Policy / Systems
Japan Readies 2004 Action Program for Transportation Modal Shift
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) set forth the Fisc...
August 5, 2004
Policy / Systems
CO2 Emissions Reduction Targets for Transport Sector Revealed
The Environmental Division of the Transport Policy Council, an advisory panel of...
August 2, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Ocean Dumping Regulations to be Strengthened
A 1996 protocol that contains revisions of the Convention on the Prevention of M...
July 6, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japan's First Car-Sharing System in Housing Complex Launched
Orix Real Estate Corporation introduced a car-sharing system using Intelligent T...
July 5, 2004
Environmental Technology
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Envisages 15 Million FCVs in Use by 2030
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry estimates that 1.5 million fuel ...
June 30, 2004
Policy / Systems
Logistics Reform Helps Oki Electric Cut CO2 Emissions by 1,050 Tons
Oki Electric Industrial Co. of Japan and the companies in its group are promotin...
June 25, 2004
Policy / Systems
Kobe Steel Initiates Transportation Modal Shift
Kobe Steel, Ltd., one of Japan's leading steel manufacturers, has been conductin...
June 21, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Nissan Leases Fuel Cell Vehicles to Kanagawa and Yokohama
Nissan Motor Co. of Japan on April 7, 2004 delivered one "X-TRAIL FCV" high-pres...
June 17, 2004
Climate Change
Shimonoseki City Offers Web-Based Household Environmental Scorecard
Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture in the western part of Japan started prov...
June 15, 2004
Transportation / Mobility
Aichi Expo to Exhibit 'Green Maps'
Organizers of the 2005 World Exposition to be held in Aichi, Japan, are planning...
June 9, 2004
Renewable Energy
MOL Launches World's First Test of Shipboard Windpower Generator
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), one of Japan's major shipping firms, has develo...
June 9, 2004
Renewable Energy
Nippon Steel to Produce High Purity Hydrogen from Coke Oven Gas
On March 17, 2004, Nippon Steel Corp. of Japan opened a new facility to develop ...
June 1, 2004
Energy Conservation
Oki's Web-Based Catalog On-Demand System to Reduce CO2 Emissions
Oki Electric Industry Co. of Japan has announced that it will introduce a "web-o...
May 31, 2004
Transportation / Mobility
Reducing Traffic Noise with a New Barrier that Uses Sound
The Hyogo National Highway Office of the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructu...
May 13, 2004
Energy Conservation
Government to Extend 'Green' Vehicle Tax System
A "green" vehicle tax system introduced by Japan's central government in fiscal ...
April 30, 2004
Policy / Systems
Kobe City Offering Subway Users 10% Off at Shopping Malls
Kobe City in western Japan is offering municipal subway users a 10 percent disco...
April 18, 2004
Transportation / Mobility
Matsushita to Replace All Delivery Trucks with Low-Emission Vehicles
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. of Japan, known for its Panasonic brand, anno...
April 6, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Central Environment Council Submits Report on Ocean Dumping
The Central Environment Council, an advisory body to the Japanese Minister of th...
March 30, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Nissan and Seven Other Japanese Auto Manufacturers Join Forces for Shredder Residue Recycling
On 9 January 2004, eight Japanese auto makers revealed their agreement to form a...
March 15, 2004
Transportation / Mobility
Mazda's Eco-friendly Paint System Wins Award
Mazda Motor Corporation, one of Japan's leading automakers, announced on Decembe...
March 9, 2004
Transportation / Mobility
NGK's Diesel Particulate Filter Installed in Mazda Diesel Vehicles
NGK Insulators, Ltd., a major supplier of electrical insulators and ceramic prod...
February 28, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Nissan to Launch Limited Leasing of Fuel Cell Vehicles
Nissan Motor Co. of Japan acquired approval from the Minister of Land, Infrastru...
February 20, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
New Honda Fuel-Cell Vehicle Is Official Car in 80th "Ekiden" Relay Race
Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. provided its FCX-model fuel-cell vehicle, equ...
February 17, 2004
Transportation / Mobility
Activated Carbon Fibers Help Remove NOx
A research team in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, has succeeded in removing nitrogen...
February 16, 2004
Energy Conservation
2003 Yamagata Summer Ecostyle Campaign for Businesses Successful
Yamagata Prefecture has released the results of the "Yamagata Summer Ecostyle Ca...
February 14, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Car-sharing to Start in New Osaka Suburb
In a large-scale new suburb being developed in the northern part of Osaka Prefec...
February 5, 2004
Energy Conservation
Low-Emission Vehicles Exceed the 5.7 Million Mark
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) reported on Decemb...
January 6, 2004
Policy / Systems
Modal Shift Contributes to 3.9% Increase Over Last Year in Container Transport by Rail
Japan Freight Railway Company has announced that the volume of containers transp...
December 31, 2003
Policy / Systems
Japan Establishes World's Strictest Vehicle Emission Regulations
By amending the exhaust emission standards for cars, trucks and buses, the Japan...
December 26, 2003
Transportation / Mobility
Nikkei Environmental Award Grand Prize Goes to Daihatsu's Intelligent Catalyst Development Group
As reported in Japan's Nihon Keizai newspaper (the Japan Financial Times), Daiha...
December 23, 2003
Renewable Energy
Shinjo City Tests Bioethanol Fuel in Official Cars
Shinjo City in Yamagata Prefecture, an agricultural area located in northeastern...
December 22, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Tokyo Motor Show Opens & Features Environmental Technologies
The 37th Tokyo Motor Show opened on October 22, 2003 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba ...
December 21, 2003
Environmental Technology
Honda's Next-generation Fuel Cell Stack Works Even at Minus 20 degrees Celsius
Honda Motor Co., the Japanese automaker, has announced the development of the Ho...
December 15, 2003
Renewable Energy
Ban Lifted on Sale of Ethanol-Blended Gasoline - Industry Reacts
A ban on the sale of gasoline blended with up to three percent bioenthanol was o...
December 12, 2003
Renewable Energy
Making Biodiesel Fuel from Sunflower Oil
A new system to make diesel fuel from sunflower oil is being developed by Profes...
December 11, 2003
Energy Conservation
Kobe City to Introduce 'Green Delivery' Requirements
Starting from October 20, Kobe City in Japan will introduce a "green delivery" s...
November 17, 2003
Transportation / Mobility
Eco-cycle Mileage Survey Promotes Cycling for Environment and Fitness
The Japan Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Development (JPC-SED) will laun...
November 11, 2003
Policy / Systems
Green Management Certification System Launched in Japan's Trucking Industry
Japan's Foundation for Promoting Personal Mobility and Ecological Transportation...
November 5, 2003
Eco-business / Social Venture
Nissan Diesel to Utilize Urea Solution to Reduce NOx in Truck Emissions
Nissan Diesel Motor Co. announced that it will begin next year to market heavy-d...
November 4, 2003
Transportation / Mobility
Used Cooking Oil Recycled as Bio-diesel Fuel
RCS is an incorporated nonprofit organization located in Kyoto, Japan, that aims...
November 1, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Kurume City Draws Up Basic Environment Plan for Bicycle Use
Kurume City in Fukuoka Prefecture has drawn up a basic environment plan for bicy...
October 31, 2003
Renewable Energy
Fuel-Cell Bus Makes Test Runs
On 28 August 2003, Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport starte...
October 21, 2003
Transportation / Mobility
"Eco-Friendly" Driving Declarations in Japan Expected to Exceed 500,000
The Japan Automobile Federation (JAF), a public-service organization for automob...
October 18, 2003
Transportation / Mobility
World's First Battery Tram Needs No Overhead Lines
The Railway Technical Research Institute of Japan announced on August 20, 2003 t...
October 11, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
'Green Bicycle' Project Popular in Nagano City
In the spring of 2003, a citizens' group called NASL International Environmental...
October 8, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Sanyo Electric Railway Starts Selling 'Ticket Charcoal'
Japan's Sanyo Electric Railway Co., operating between the Osaka-Kobe area and Hi...
October 4, 2003
Transportation / Mobility
Velotaxis Gliding through Tokyo Streets
"Velotaxis," pollution-free pedicabs developed in Germany, are up and running ...
September 27, 2003
Policy / Systems
Sagawa Express Partners with WWF in Climate Savers Program to Cut CO2 Emissions
In July 2003, Sagawa Express Co., one of Japan's leading transportation companie...
September 27, 2003
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japan Highway Public Corp. Promotes Recycling
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