What's New [MOE]

2013.02.08: [News Headline]Revision to Basic Policy on Promoting Green Purchasing (13.02.05)
2013.02.08: [News Headline]Results of Public Comments Received Regarding the Draft Summary of Revised Designated Procurement Items and their Evaluation Criteria under the Law on Promoting Green Purchasing (13.02.05)
2013.02.08: [News Headline]Revision of the Basic Policy concerning the Promotion of Contracts considering Reduction of Emissions of Greenhouse Gases and other Gases by the State and Other Entities (13.02.05)
2013.02.06: [News Headline]Announcement on the certification system application for business detoxifying waste low-contaminated PCB waste(KANDEN GEO-RE Inc.) (13.01.31)
2013.02.05: [News Headline]Technologies Invited for the Verification Tests of FY 2013 Study of Soil Investigation and Countermeasure Techniques for Soil Contaminated with Designated Hazardous Substance (13.01.31)
2013.01.22: [News Headline]The Status of Motor Vehicle Traffic Noise during FY 2011 (13.01.21)
2012.12.28: [News Headline]Announcement on the application certification system for business detoxifying waste, low-contaminated PCB waste (Foundation Ehime Prefecture Waste Treatment) (12.12.28)
2012.12.27: [News Headline]Decision about a mark representing the recycle of small waste electrical and electronic equipment. (12.12.17)
2012.12.25: [News Headline]Results of FY 2011 Survey of the Implementation of the Agricultural Land Soil Pollution Prevention Act (12.12.25)
2012.12.18: [News Headline]Result of the Medical Judgment Concerning Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief.(December 13th 2012) (12.12.13)
2012.12.17: Organization of MOE (12.12.07)
2012.12.14: [News Headline]New website for the project of supporting the Japanese venous industry (12.12.07)
2012.12.11: [News Headline]The Result of Reinforced Monitoring Activities for Prevention of Illegal Export and Import of Wastes by the Regional Environment Offices during the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle (3R) Promotion Month (12.12.06); [News Headline]On the public release of carbon dioxide flux estimates based on the observational data by the Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite "IBUKI" (GOSAT) (12.12.05)
2012.12.10: [News Headline]Japan's National Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Fiscal Year 2011 (Preliminary Figures) (12.12.05)
2012.12.06: [News Headline]The Decision of the Candidate Cities for Recycling System Construction Demonstration Project of Small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment in FY 2012 (Announcement) (12.11.27)
2012.12.03: [News Headline]Workshop 2012 of the Asian Network for Prevention of Illegal Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes (12.11.27)
2012.11.29: [News Headline]Public Comments Invited regarding Designation of the new Sanriku Fukko (recomstruction) National Park (12.11.22); [News Headline]Public Comments Invited regarding Changes to Planning of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park (Izu Islands Area) (12.11.22)
2012.11.26: [News Headline]The 11th Meeting of the International Resource Panel was held from November 6-10 (12.11.20)
2012.11.22: [News Headline]UNDB-J Biodiversity Local Seminar to be held in Kurashiki (12.11.15)
2012.11.21: [News Headline]Workshop 2012 of the Asian Network for Prevention of Illegal Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes (12.11.16); [News Headline]Result of the Medical Judgment Concerning Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief. (November 16th, 2012) (12.11.16)
2012.11.20: [News Headline]An environment ministry's official will join the 54th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE-54), with his activity report to be posted on the website. (12.11.19)
2012.11.19: [News Headline]Public comments are invited regarding the "Proposal for the Registration of Withholding Standards for Agricultural Chemicals" (12.11.16); [News Headline]Public comments invited regarding the "Proposal for the Registration Withholding-Standards for Agricultural Chemicals Concerning Water Pollution" (12.11.16); [News Headline]Public comments invited regarding Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms (12.11.15); [News Headline]The Results of the 48th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) (12.11.13)
2012.11.16: [News Headline]Report on The Second National Biodiversity Regeneration Meeting (12.11.09)
2012.11.15: [News Headline]A midterm report on the trajectory prediction of tsunami debris generated by the Great East Japan Earthquake (12.11.09)
2012.11.13: [News Headline]The 24th "Starry Sky Town, Blue Sky Town" National Conference held in Hidakagawa Town (12.11.07)
2012.11.08: [News Headline]Selection and Announcement of Experts under the Law Concerning the Protection of Biodiversity through Regulations on the Use of Genetically Modified Organisms (12.11.05)
2012.11.07: [News Headline]The 48th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) to be Held (12.11.01)
2012.11.02: [News Headline]The 15th meeting of the Network of Organizations for Research on Nature Conservation (NORNAC15) to be held (12.11.01)
2012.11.01: [News Headline]Eco Drive Promotion Month: Let's Start Eco Drive to Save the Earth and Money (12.10.31); [News Headline]The 11th Meeting of the International Resource Panel and the Special Session "Practice of Resource Productivity in Japan: From Waste to Resource" (12.10.29)
2012.10.30: [News Headline]Results of the eleventh Conference of the Representatives to the Convention on Biological Diversity (12.10.22)
2012.10.26: [News Headline]UNDB-J Biodiversity Local Seminar to be held in Fukuoka (12.10.23); [News Headline]Result of the Medical Judgment Concerning Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act of the Asbestos Health Damage Relief (October 23rd 2012) (12.10.23); [News Headline]Results of the COP-MOP 6 to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (12.10.22); [News Headline]Announcement on the application for certification for the business of detoxifying low-contaminated PCB waste (KUREHA ECOLOGY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD) (12.10.23); [News Headline]Announcement on the application for certification for the business of detoxifying low-contaminated PCB waste (TOYAMA KANKYO SEIBI CO., LTD) (12.10.23)
2012.10.25: [News Headline]Seminar: Green Economy and Resource Efficiency (12.10.19)
2012.10.23: [News Headline]Results of the 2nd Meeting of the Indonesia-Japan Joint Policy Study Working Group and Technical Seminar in North Sumatra Province (12.10.15)
2012.10.12: [News Headline]Held in The Second National Biodiversity Regeneration Meeting (12.10.09); [News Headline]Proposal of Amendment to CITES Appendixes (12.10.05)
2012.10.10: [News Headline]Symposium: "The Future We Want" After Rio+20- New Partnerships toward Green Economy and Society - (12.10.04)
2012.10.09: [News Headline]Public comments for the a notice on noxious liquid substances specified by the Ministry of the Environment, based on the decision of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of International Maritime Organization (12.10.01)
2012.10.04: [News Headline]Public Comments Invited regarding Changes to Planning of Setonaikai National Park (Yamaguchi Region) (12.10.01); [News Headline]Announcement on certification system application for business to detoxify low-level PCB waste (12.10.03)
2012.10.03: [News Headline]Result of the Public Comments for the Notice on the Result of the assessment on the Noxious Liquid Substance based on the Law related to the Prevention of Marine Pollution and Maritime Disaster (12.09.28)
2012.10.02: [News Headline]Public Comments Invited Regarding Changes to Planning of Akan National Park (12.09.27); [News Headline]Result of the Medical Judgment Concerning Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief (September 27, 2012) (12.09.27)
2012.09.28: [News Headline]The 4th Annual Meeting of the International Research Network for Low-Carbon Societies (LCS-RNet) held (12.09.21)
2012.09.27: [News Headline]The sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 6) (12.09.21)
2012.09.25: [News Headline]Results of the 2012 World Conservation Congress (12.09.20); [News Headline]FY 2011 Dissemination Status of Wastewater Treatment Facilities (12.08.31); [News Headline]FY 2011 Dissemination Status of Johkasou, On-Site Treatment Systems for Domestic Wastewater (12.08.31)
2012.09.24: [News Headline]Public Comments are Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration of Withholding Standards for Agricultural Chemicals" September 21, 2012 (12.09.21); [News Headline]Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration Withholding-Standards for Agricultural Chemicals Concerning Water Pollution" (12.09.21)
2012.09.21: [News Headline]Public Comments Invited Regarding the Review on the State of Implementation of the Invasive Alien Species Act (12.09.18)
2012.09.20: [News Headline]The Evaluation of the Eligibility of Analytical Institutions for Contractual Research Involving the Environmental Measures of Dioxins (for FY 2013) (12.09.18); [News Headline]The 2nd Meeting of the Indonesia-Japan Joint Policy Study Working Group and Technical Seminar in North Sumatra Province to be held 25-26 September 2012 in Medan (12.09.14); [News Headline]The National Implementation Plan of Japan under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (modified August 2012) (12.08.24)
2012.09.18: [News Headline]Results of the 1st Meeting of the Indonesia-Japan Joint Policy Study Working Group (12.07.03)
2012.09.13: [News Headline]UNDB-J Biodiversity Local Seminar to be held in Nagoya (12.09.07); [News Headline]The 1st Meeting of the Indonesia-Japan Joint Policy Study Working Group to be held on June 19th, 2012 in Medan (12.06.12)
2012.09.12: [News Headline]Public Comments Invited regarding the Proposal of Amendment of CITES Appendixes (12.09.10)
2012.09.10: [News Headline]The 4th Version of the Japanese Red Lists on 9 Taxonomic Groups (12.08.28)
2012.09.07: [News Headline]An Aggregate of Fluorocarbons Destroyed in FY 2011 (12.08.03)
2012.09.06: [News Headline]Result of the 4th KLH-MOEJ Expert Meeting and Joint Seminar on Environmental Management of Wastewater from Palm Oil Manufacturing Factory (12.01.23)
2012.09.05: [News Headline]The Exhibition Booth in "Indonesia Environment Week 2012" to be Hosted by MOEJ (12.04.27)
2012.09.04: [News Headline]FY 2011 Survey Results of Water Pollution by Agricultural Chemicals Used at Golf Courses (12.09.03)
2012.09.03: [News Headline]Result of the Medical Judgment Concerning Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief (August 28th 2012) (12.08.28)
2012.08.31: [News Headline]Announcement on the Publishing of the Revised -Guideline on the Investigation and Countermeasure Based on the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act- August 28, 2012 (12.08.28); [News Headline]The 2012 World Conservation Congress will be Held (12.08.28)
2012.08.29: [News Headline]Economic Survey of Environmental Industries in June 2012 (12.08.24); [News Headline]Publication of the FY2011 Annual Report on Ozone Layer Monitoring (12.08.24)
2012.08.28: [News Headline]Public Comments for the Notice (The Result of the examination on the Noxious Liquid Substance based on the Law relating to the Prevention of Marine Pollution and Marine Disaster) (12.08.23)
2012.08.23: [News Headline]Asian Network (12.08.23)
2012.08.21: [News Headline]Result of the 7th Meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Study Group for Cooperation Activities on Environmental Management and Joint Workshop on Enhancement of Environmental Management Capacity in Vietnam (11.12.22)
2012.08.15: [News Headline]Announcement of the Open Seminar on Japan's Proposal on Bilateral Offset Credit Mechanism (12.08.09)
2012.08.11: [News Headline]Result of the "Green Wave 2012" (12.08.07); [News Headline]Announcement of the Results of Seawater and Seabed Sediment Quality Monitored by the 3rd Monitoring of the Area Stricken by the Great East Japan Earthquake (12.04.13)
2012.08.09: [News Headline]Approval of Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) reports conducted in FY2011 ETV program and issue of verification numbers and logos (12.06.26); [News Headline]Publication of Environmental Reporting Guidelines 2012 (12.04.26); [News Headline]The 4th KLH-MOEJ Expert Meeting and Joint Seminar on Environmental Management of Wastewater from Palm Oil Manufacturing Factory to be held on December 7, 2011 (11.12.02)
2012.08.08: [News Headline]Results of the 21st Asia-Pacific Seminar on Climate Change (12.07.31); [News Headline]The 7th Meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Study Group for Cooperation Activities on Environmental Management and Joint Workshop on Enhancement of Environmental Management Capacity in Vietnam to be held on November 22nd-23rd, 2011 in Hanoi (11.11.21)
2012.08.07: [News Headline]Overview of the Meeting of the OECD Environment Policy Committee at Ministerial Level (12.04.03); [News Headline]Result of the Medical Judgment Concerning Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief (April 3rd 2012) (12.04.03); [News Headline]Result of the Medical Judgment Concerning Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief (July 24th 2012) (12.07.24)
2012.08.06: [News Headline]The trajectory prediction of 3.11 Tsunami Debris (12.04.06); [News Headline]The Study of Basic Zoning Information on Renewable Energy (FY 2011) released (12.07.13)
2012.08.02: [News Headline]Nominees for "Environment Minister Award for the Model Initiatives on Environment Measures" invited (12.07.27)
2012.08.01: [News Headline]Bird Banding Survey: Over 5,000,000 wild birds have been banded for individual identification, and website of the Survey launched. (12.07.25); [News Headline]New Release of "Annual Report on the Environment, the Sound Material-Cycle Society and the Biodiversity in Japan 2012" (12.05.29)
2012.07.30: [News Headline]Results of the Petersberg Climate Dialogue III (12.07.18)
2012.07.25: [News Headline]Children's Day for Visiting Kasumigaseki 2012 (12.07.20)
2012.07.24: [News Headline]Public Comments Invited regarding Changes to Planning of Tenryu-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park (12.07.19)
2012.07.20: [News Headline]Brief Report of the 10th Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Inventories in Asia (WGIA10) (12.07.17)
2012.07.19: [News Headline]The 21st Asia-Pacific Seminar on Climate Change (12.07.10); [News Headline]Fifth National Maritime Award (12.07.11)
2012.07.12: [News Headline]Public Comments Invited regarding the Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms (12.07.06)
2012.07.10: [News Headline]Public Comments Invited regarding Changes to Planning of Setonaikai National Park (Ohita Region) (12.07.05); [News Headline]Overview of the 10th Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Inventories in Asia (WGIA10) (12.07.09)
2012.07.09: [News Headline]The 31th Award Ceremony for Hot Springs Contributors (12.07.05)
2012.07.05: [News Headline]Quality Assurance and Quality Control Survey of Environmental Measurement and Analysis FY 2011 Brief (12.06.08); [News Headline]Public Comments are Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration of Withholding Standards for Agricultural Chemicals" (12.06.29); [News Headline]The result of questionnaire concerning Green Purchasing in local governments (12.06.29)
2012.07.03: [News Headline]Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration Withholding-Standards for Agricultural Chemicals Concerning Water Pollution" June 29, 2012 (12.06.29)
2012.06.29: [News Headline]Submission of the "Initiatives of the Ministry of the Environment of Japan" to the United Nations Secretariat (11.06.21)
2012.06.26: [News Headline]"Guideline for New Partnership-based Efforts for Regional Pollution Prevention" published (12.06.22)
2012.06.25: [News Headline]FY2010 Annual Report of Environmental Health Surveillance for Air Pollution (12.04.27)
2012.06.22: [News Headline]Calling for a poster and calendar design for prevention of neighborhood noise (12.06.19)
2012.06.12: [News Headline]GEOC "Eco-Volunteer Day" July 14th,2012 (12.06.07); [News Headline]Announcement on approved certification application for PCB-contaminated waste electrical machinery (12.06.07); [News Headline]Japan/U.S.Meeting on Decontamination Technology (12.06.08)
2012.06.07: [News Headline]The achievements of the environmental effectiveness of green purchasing by the national entities in FY 2010 (12.06.05); [News Headline]Collecting proposals for designated procurement items applying to the law on Promoting Green Purchasing (for procurement items and services) (12.06.05); [News Headline]Collecting proposals for designated procurement items applying to the law on Promoting Green Purchasing (for public-works projects) (12.06.05); [News Headline]Publicizing candidates for designated procurement items of public-works projects associated with the law on Promoting Green Purchasing (12.06.05); [News Headline]A seminar on "the Satoyama Initiative and the Green Economy" to be held (12.06.04)
2012.06.06: [News Headline]Overview of the Outcomes of the Joint Japan-IRENA Workshop on "Accelerating Renewable Energy Deployment in the Pacific Island Countries: Meeting the Challenges" (12.05.29); [News Headline]Publication of Environmental Statistics 2012 (12.06.01)
2012.06.05: [News Headline]Estimated Market Size of Japan's Environmental Industries of 2010, and Report of Japan's Environmental Industry Growth Engine (12.05.15)
2012.06.04: [News Headline]Announcement on the Publishing of the revised "Guidelines for the Transportation and Processing of Contaminated Soil" (12.05.31)
2012.05.30: [News Headline]Summary of import/ export of hazardous wastes under the Basel Convention and its domestic laws in 2011 (12.05.25); [News Headline]Summary of import/ export of wastes under the Waste Management Law in 2011 (12.05.25)
2012.05.29: [News Headline]The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) invites comments from a broad spectrum of the public regarding proposed changes to matters concerning handling of natural park work and permission in the management plan of Goto Islands Area of Saikai National Park. (12.05.28)
2012.05.25: [News Headline]Results of 16th meeting of Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-16) and 4th meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-4) (12.05.22)
2012.05.24: [News Headline]Joint Japan-IRENA workshop: Accelerating renewable energy deployment in the Pacific region - Meeting the challenges - (12.05.21); [News Headline]Announcement on approved certification application for PCB-contaminated waste electrical machinery (12.05.21)
2012.05.16: [News Headline]Publication of Wind Map (Tohoku Region) for Promotion of Wind Power Deployment (12.05.10)
2012.05.15: [News Headline]The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) invites comments from a broad spectrum of the public regarding proposed changes to matter concerning handling of natural park work and permission in the management plan of Kinugawa-Kuriyama Area of Nikko National Park (12.05.14)
2012.05.11: [News Headline]International Symposium on Decontamination of Radioactive Materials (12.05.10)
2012.05.08: [News Headline]Public awareness tool for biodiversity (12.04.27)
2012.05.02: [News Headline]First meeting of the technical expert group to complete the development of a framework for the environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes and other wastes (12.04.13)
2012.05.01: [News Headline]First meeting of the technical expert group to complete the development of a framework for the environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes and other wastes (12.04.24); [News Headline]Results of the 2nd session of the plenary meeting to determine modalities and institutional arrangements for an intergovernmental science-policy platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services (12.04.23)
2012.04.27: [News Headline]Upcoming Event Announcement "Eco & Safety Kobe Car Life Festa 2012" (12.04.26)
2012.04.26: [News Headline]16th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 16) and 4th meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention(WGRI 4) to be held (12.04.23)
2012.04.23: [News Headline]Technology selection for the Verification Tests of FY 2012 Study of a Soil Investigation and Countermeasure Technique for Soil Contaminated with Designated Hazardous Substance and a Treatment Method for Dioxin-contaminated Soil (12.04.20); [News Headline]Results of FY 2011 Study to establish a Soil Investigation and Countermeasure Technique for the Soil Contaminated with Designated Hazardous Substance and a Treatment Method for Dioxin-contaminated Soil, which are Low-cost and have Low Environmental Burden (12.04.20)
2012.04.19: [News Headline]Second session of Plenary Meeting to determine modalities and institutional arrangements for IPBES to be held on 16-21 April 2012 in Panama city (12.04.13)
2012.04.17: [News Headline]Transportation of Crested Ibis (TOKI) to Nagaoka City (11.09.30); [News Headline]Transportation of Japanese Crested Ibis (TOKI) to Sado Japanese Crested Ibis Conservation Center from dispersed breeding bases (11.09.26)
2012.04.16: [News Headline]Japan's National Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Fiscal Year 2010(Final Figures) (12.04.13)
2012.04.13: [News Headline]Report on Test Results for the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) in FY2011-The ETV project in the field of Heat-Island Mitigation Technologies to Reduce Air Conditioning and Other Loads by Using Building Envelope Systems (11.11.07)
2012.04.11: [News Headline]The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) invites comments from a broad spectrum of the public regarding proposed changes to matters concerning the handling of natural park work and permission in the management plan of Seiban Area of Setonaikai National Park. (12.04.09)
2012.04.06: [News Headline]Outcome of the 13th session of the Intergovernmental Meeting on the Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia (EANET) (11.12.05); [News Headline]Starting Detailed Monitoring in the Area where the National Government Implements Decontamination Based on the Act on Special Measures concerning the Handling of Pollution by Radioactive Materials. (11.11.04)
2012.04.02: [News Headline]Outcome document of the second scientific workshop on Intergovernmental Science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services(IPBES)Assessment was submitted (12.03.29); [News Headline]The 3rd Annual Meeting of The International Research Network for Low-Carbon Societies(LCS-RNet) held (11.10.24)
2012.03.30: [News Headline]The 17th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) Held (12.03.22); [News Headline]Adaptation Forum 2012 held (12.03.16); [News Headline]Result of the 8th Meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Study Group for Cooperation Activities on Environmental Management (12.3.15); [News Headline]Results of Participation in the "10th Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production" (11.12.22); [News Headline]Participation in the "10th Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production" (11.11.04); [News Headline]Result of 6th Japan-Mongolia Environmental Policy Dialogue (11.09.20); [News Headline]FY2009 Annual Report of Environmental Health Surveillance for Air Pollution (11.05.27)
2012.03.28: [News Headline]FY2009 Status of Industrial Waste Treatment Facilities and Licensed Business Operators (12.03.27)
2012.03.26: [News Headline]Municipal solid waste emissions and disposal in 2010 (12.03.23); [News Headline]Results of the survey on the enforcement status of the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act and Soil Contamination Investigations and Countermeasures in FY 2010 (12.03.23)
2012.03.19: [News Headline]Environmental Survey of Dioxins in FY 2010 (12.03.16); [News Headline]Enforcement Status of Act on Special Measures against Dioxins for FY2010 (12.03.16); [News Headline]Dioxins Emission Inventory for 2010 (12.03.16); [News Headline]Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration Withholding-Standards for Agricultural Chemicals Concerning Water Pollution" (12.03.16); [News Headline]Public Comments Invited regarding Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms (12.03.16); [News Headline]Public Comments are Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration of Withholding Standards for Agricultural Chemicals" (12.03.16); [News Headline]Results of the Ninth Workshop on Environmental Monitoring of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in East Asian Countries (12.02.3)
2012.03.13: [News Headline]Public Comments Invited regarding the Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms (12.03.12); [News Headline]Public Comments Invited regarding the Designation of National Wildlife Protection Area, etc. in FY 2012 (12.03.12); [News Headline]Result of the estimation of the total amount (gross weight) of marine debris washed up by the March 11 Earthquake (12.03.09)
2012.03.09: [News Headline]Results of the Evaluation of the Eligibility of Analytical Institutions for Contractual Research that contains the Environmental Measurement of Dioxins (for FY 2012) (12.03.08)
2012.03.07: [News Headline]Report on FY 2010 Investigation of Brominated Dioxins Sources (12.03.06)
2012.03.01: [News Headline]The 8th Meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Study Group for Cooperation Activities on Environmental Management to be held on March 5th, 2012 in Tokyo (12.02.28)
2012.02.28: [News Headline]Economic Survey of Environmental Industries in December 2011 (12.02.24); [News Headline]FY 2010 Monitoring Results of Hazardous Air Pollutants (12.02.24)
2012.02.27: [News Headline]Announcement on the certification system application for businesses detoxifying waste electrical machinery contaminated by a small amount of PCB (12.02.23)
2012.02.22: [News Headline]Public Comments Invited regarding Changes to Geographical Coverage and Planning of Setonaikai National Park (12.02.21)
2012.02.13: [News Headline]Outline of FY 2012 Environmental Conservation Expenditures (announcement) (12.02.10)
2012.02.08: [News Headline]Revision of Basic Policy on Promoting Green Purchasing (12.02.07); [News Headline]Results of Public Comments Received Regarding the Draft Summary of Revised Designated Procurement Items and their Evaluation Criteria under the Law on Promoting Green Purchasing (12.02.07); [News Headline]The Second Scientific Workshop on IPBES Assessment to be held on 27-29 February 2012 in Tokyo (12.02.07)
2012.02.07: [News Headline]The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) invites comments from the general public regarding the draft guidelines to protect hot spring resources (in relation to geothermal power generation). (12.02.03); [News Headline]Results of a review on implementation of the National Biodiversity Strategy of Japan 2010 and the Public Comments on it (12.02.06)
2012.02.01: [News Headline]Approval of the first project under the Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund (12.01.13); [News Headline]Public Comments Invited regarding the amendment of the period for regulation and the other rules about the Shiretoko National Park Shiretokogoko Regulated Utilization Area (12.01.30)
2012.01.26: [News Headline]International Workshop on Large-scale Natural Disaster and Protected Areas to be held on February 17, 2012 (12.01.23); [News Headline]9th Workshop on Environmental Monitoring of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in East Asian Countries to be held on January 30-February 2 in Thailand (12.01.24)
2012.01.24: [News Headline]Public Comments are Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration of Withholding Standards for Agricultural Chemicals" (12.01.20); [News Headline]Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration Withholding-Standards for Agricultural Chemicals Concerning Water Pollution" (12.01.20)
2012.01.23: [News Headline]"The Seminar on Legal System and Technical Needs for Effluent Control in Asian Countries" to be held on February 9, 2012 (12.01.17); [News Headline]"The Seminar for Overseas Development of Japanese Environmental Industry on Effluent Control" to be held on February 8, 2012 (12.01.06); [News Headline]Memorandum for Cooperation between the MOE of Japan and the Global Environment Facility Secretariat on THE SATOYAMA INITIATIVE (12.01.05); [News Headline]Implementation of the "Green Wave 2012" (12.01.18)
2012.01.19: [News Headline]Public Comments Invited regarding the Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms (12.01.17)
2012.01.12: [News Headline]Policy Research Workshop on Climate Change between Japan and China (12.01.10)
2012.01.11: [News Headline]Technologies Invited for the Verification Tests of FY 2012 Study of a Soil Investigation and a Countermeasure Technique for Soil Contaminated with Designated Hazardous Substance (12.01.10)
2012.01.10: [News Headline]Public Comments Invited regarding the Changes to Geographical coverage and Planning of Hakusan National Park (12.01.05)
2012.01.05: [News Headline]Announcement on the certification system application for business detoxifying waste electrical machinery contaminated by a small amount of PCB (11.12.28); [News Headline]Result of FY 2010 Survey of the Implementation of the Agricultural Land Soil Pollution Prevention Act (11.12.26); [News Headline]The MOE opens the "Fukushima Office for Environmental Restoration" in Fukushima (11.12.27)

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