University / Research institute
March 31, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
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 25, 2005
Chemicals
Study: Typhoons Contribute to Rapid Spread of Acid Rain
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March 16, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Mass Production of Home Geothermal Heat Pumps Begins in Japan
Sunpot Co., a heating appliance maker in Japan, together with Hokkaido Universit...
March 13, 2005
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Spread of Genetically Modified Canola Confirmed across Japan
The presence of imported genetically modified (GM) canola plants growing in the ...
March 5, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Cedar Bark Oil Absorbent Wins Eco Mark Certification
The Japan Environment Association awarded Eco Mark certification on November ...
March 2, 2005
Energy Conservation
Kyotango City Starts Eco-driving Project
Kyotango City, located in Kyoto Prefecture, launched a model eco-driving project...
March 1, 2005
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Amur-Okhotsk Sea Ice Research Project Planned
The Research Institute for Humanity and Nature and the Institute of Low Temperat...
February 28, 2005
Water
NPO Japan Water Forum Launched
The Japan Water Forum (JWF) made its start as an incorporated nonprofit organiza...
February 18, 2005
Transportation / Mobility
100% Biodiesel-Powered Minibus Starts Operation
In August, 2004, Japan's National Agricultural Research Center (NARC) started op...
February 17, 2005
Climate Change
Japan's Wood Transport Distance Rose by 40% in 12 Years
The average distance traveled by timber from source to use in Japan increased by...
February 16, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Researchers Aim for Bioethanol Production from Waste Paper
Shingoshu Co., a package material manufacturer based in Shiga Prefecture in west...
February 15, 2005
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Physiological Tests Confirm Therapeutic Effects of 'Forest Bathing'
The Japanese language has a special term called 'shinrinyoku,' or 'forest bathin...
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 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 3, 2005
Renewable Energy
Japanese Institute Succeeds in Continuous Hydrogen Production from Woodchips
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) of J...
January 26, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japan Cabinet Office Creates Environmental Efficiency Improvement Indicators
The Department of National Accounts of the Economic and Social Research Institut...
January 23, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
'Iwate Type Pellet Stove' Wins Good Design Award 2004
A wood biomass stove named the Iwate Type Pellet Stove has won Japan's Good Desi...
January 21, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japanese Research Group Generates Hydrogen from Bread Waste
Sapporo Breweries Ltd., Shimadzu Corp. and Hiroshima University have jointly dev...
January 19, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Cosmetics Containing Sericin Becoming Popular
Sericin is an animal protein component of silk that accounts for about one fourt...
January 14, 2005
Chemicals
Kyoto Univ. Students Making Pesticide Database
For years, a voluntary study group, the Kyoto Group for the Reduction of Agroche...
December 31, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Tokyo Univ. Student Active on Environment
A student-run environmental organization at the University of Tokyo, named "Kank...
December 31, 2004
Policy / Systems
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Accounting Guidelines Published
The Reitaku University Business Ethics and Compliance Research Center (R-BEC) re...
December 24, 2004
Renewable Energy
Small, Efficient Solar Power System Developed in Japan
Professor Takeo Saito and his research group of the Graduate School of Environme...
December 16, 2004
Climate Change
Supercomputer Predicts More Heat Waves, Heavy Rainfall in Japan up to 2100
A joint research team led by the National Institute for Environmental Studies an...
December 14, 2004
Food
QR Code Enables Easy Access to Food Production Data via Cell Phone
An increasing number of businesses in Japan have been introducing QR (Quick Resp...
December 3, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Sapporo Succeeds in Cutting CO2 by 60% in Spent Grain Treatment Test
On August 3, 2004 Sapporo Breweries Ltd., one of Japan's major brewers, announce...
December 1, 2004
Chemicals
Drugs Detected in Rivers and Sewage Effluent in Tokyo Region
A Japanese research team has detected human and veterinary pharmaceuticals in ri...
November 22, 2004
Climate Change
Japanese Coral Reefs Still at Risk: Increased Damage by Bleaching and Predatory Starfish
The Ministry of the Environment of Japan has published a report entitled "Coral ...
November 17, 2004
Transportation / Mobility
Eco-Friendly Ship Bottom Paint Developed
Researchers of the Nara Institute of Science and Technology have succeeded in de...
November 2, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Abnormalities Found in Vole Chromosomes at Industrial Dump
Japanese Field Voles (Microtus montebelli, a type of field mouse) living on a la...
October 26, 2004
Environmental Technology
Natural Enemy Used to Exterminate Fruit Pest
The Oita Prefectural Agricultural Research Center in southwestern Japan has comp...
October 25, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Osaka Institute Develops Fuel Cell Electrodes from Animal Blood Protein
The Osaka Municipal Technical Research Institute announced on July 1, 2004 that ...
October 13, 2004
Environmental Technology
Plantation Thinnings Used to Construct Giant Dome
Professor Katsuhiko Imai of the Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University...
October 5, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Biodegradable Plastic Made from Beer Residue
The Akita Research Institute of Food and Brewing (ARIF) of Akita Prefecture, Jap...
September 27, 2004
Environmental Technology
Hokkaido University and Fuji Electric to Collaborate on Water/Energy Research
Hokkaido University and Fuji Electric Holdings Co. agreed on July 1, 2004 to dev...
August 30, 2004
Education
Japanese, U.S. Students Discuss Sustainable Society
The US-Japan Student Conference on the Environment was held in Tokyo on June 8, ...
August 25, 2004
Chemicals
Time Capsule for the Cells and Genes of Endangered Species Unveiled
The National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), an independent administ...
August 21, 2004
Climate Change
How Will Global Warming Affect Fruit Production?
The National Institute of Fruit Tree Science (NIFTS), which operates under the a...
August 21, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Gasified Wood Biomass Co-generation Demonstration Experiment Launched in Yamagata
A gasified wood biomass co-generation pilot plant started operation in April 200...
August 13, 2004
Energy Conservation
LED Lighting Expected to Save Energy, Cut CO2
In June 2004, the Environmental Pollution Control Center of Osaka Prefecture, Ja...
August 13, 2004
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Creating 'Eco-villages' in Shiga
In an effort to build a recycling-oriented society, a movement to create 'eco-vi...
August 10, 2004
Renewable Energy
Chubu Electric Starts Producing Methanol from Wood Waste
Chubu Electric Power Co., in cooperation with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., ...
August 6, 2004
Chemicals
PCBs Adversely Affect Brain Development
Concern has arisen over the possibility that chemical substances that have been ...
July 30, 2004
Chemicals
Persistent Organic Pollutants Network Established in Japan
The Japan Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Network was established on May 17...
July 27, 2004
Food
Oyster Farming Method Purifies Seawater
The Nagasaki Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences a...
July 21, 2004
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
JR East Native Forest Regeneration Project in Fukushima
With the help of volunteers recruited from the public, the East Japan Railway Co...
July 19, 2004
Renewable Energy
Japan's Largest Solar Power Facilities Completed
In April 2004, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technol...
July 19, 2004
Eco-business / Social Venture
Dye-Free Wool Products Being Test-Marketed
Kurabo Industries Ltd. of Japan has developed a coloring technology for wool pro...
July 17, 2004
Chemicals
Plant that Hyper-Accumulates Cadmium Discovered
The Fujita Corp of Japan, in cooperation with the National Institute for Rural E...
July 7, 2004
Chemicals
Online Survey Gauges Consumers' Awareness of Chemical Hazard Labeling
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