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A Japanese venture company, euglena Co., announced on June 16, 2009, the success of field tests using exhaust gas from a thermal power plant for the cultivation of Euglena, a chloroplast-possessing single-celled organism that is capable of photosynthesis. With only water, minerals, sunlight and carbon dioxide (CO2), Euglena is able to produce a host of nutrients that are useful to humans. The company, which specializes in research and development, and production and sales of Euglena-related products, conducted this test in cooperation with Okinawa Electric Power Co. (OEPC).
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) and the University of Tokyo are gearing up for a new project to investigate offshore wind power using a wind observation system off the Pacific coast of Japan, according to their news release on August 17, 2009. The project is run by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) as part of its program to stimulate technological research and development of offshore wind power generation. Among project participants recruited by NEDO, TEPCO and the University of Tokyo successfully won the contract, by drawing on its experience in fundamental research on offshore wind turbines.
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Kyoto University and three Japanese manufacturers: Toda Corp. (a major general contractor), Sasebo Heavy Industries Co. (a transport machine manufacturer) and Nippon Hume Corp. (a hume pipe manufacturer), announced on September 8, 2009, that they had jointly developed in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, the world's first hybrid spar-type platform consisting of steel and pre-stressed concrete (PC) for floating wind turbines.
Fuji Electric Systems Co., a Japanese manufacturer of electric systems, announced on July 31, 2009, that its project focused on achieving a low-carbon society by using flexible film-type solar cells was selected as one the fiscal-2009 model projects to verify technological innovations and social systems for a low-carbon society. The model projects are funded by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. With support of the Kumamoto Techno Licensing Organization for project implementation, and cooperation from Kumamoto University, the company will be using film solar cells in various applications.
The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) formulated on August 20, 2009, the Guidelines for Private Sector Engagement in Biodiversity, which acts as guidance for voluntary actions related to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity by the private sector, in line with the Third National Biodiversity Strategy of Japan.
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) in Japan announced on July 2, 2009, the details of its Water-Saving and Sustainable Water Recycling Project, which is aimed at addressing global water and energy problems by spreading water-saving and sustainable water resource management technology at home and abroad, as well as improving Japan's strength in water treatment technology.
JFS Newsletter No.86 (October 2009)
"Towards a Sustainable Japan -- Corporations at Work" (No. 84)
From its perspective as an agency connecting job seekers with employers in Japan, Grace Co. has witnessed some changes in society since the firm's establishment in 1995. Grace is a well-known environment-related personnel and human resources solutions company that operates under a corporate mission of "Realizing a beautiful, affluent and sustainable society where everyone can feel motivated and enjoy working."
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Tobu Railway Co., a major private railway operator in Tokyo and surrounding prefectures, obtained a business license on February 17, 2009, to supply heating to the "Tokyo Sky Tree District" -- a 10.2-hectare area in the Narihirabashi/Oshiage area and the surroundings of Sumida Ward in Tokyo -- based on the Heat Supply Business Act. The company expects to complete the district development project centered on the 634-meter "Tokyo Sky Tree" tower by spring 2012. The project will introduce Japan's first district heating and cooling (DHC) system that utilizes geothermal energy.
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Panasonic Corporation, a leading Japanese manufacturer of electronic products, is promoting home appliances that are outfitted with the company's proprietary sensors and programming functions for conserving energy under the new brand name "EcoNavi Appliance." A campaign to plant a tree for each EcoNavi appliance sold, which started on October 1, 2009, will run through the end of the year.
Kitsuki City in Japan's Oita Prefecture, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU), NPO Regional Climate Network, and KDDI Corp., a major Japanese telecommunications company, announced on August 21, 2009, that they would start a joint pilot project aiming at reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the household sector.
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) launched a New Solar Power Purchase System on November 1, 2009. This system requires electric power companies to purchase, at fixed prices, surplus electricity generated by photovoltaic (PV) panels installed for household use.
Copyright Nagoya University Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences
A joint research team comprised of the Nagoya University Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Kyushu University, the National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences and Riken Plant Science Center announced on August 20, 2009, that they had succeeded in identifying the gene and molecular mechanism that enable deepwater rice to survive sudden flooding without drowning.
Nitrogen Concentration of River Water
Copyright The National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences
The National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences (NIAES) of Japan announced on August 18, 2009, that it had developed a broad-based model to extensively estimate changes in nitrogen circulation due to the production, trading and consumption of food, and the influence on water quality. Nitrogen flows into national land area externally from use of fertilizer, food trading and seafood capture, etc. After circulating from crops to farm animals and humans, nitrogen flows out into groundwater and rivers.
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Copyright Yokohama City
Yokohama City in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, established two centers to exchange points earned through its Eco-Point System, from August 8 through September 27, 2009, at the site of the Grand Exposition for Yokohama's 150th Year. The system was adopted as a social experiment conducted in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of Yokohama Port programs, with the aim of promoting energy saving by awarding eco-points for citizens' eco-conscious behaviors.
