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2010.12.27

[Press Release]Japan's National Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Fiscal Year 2009(The Preliminary Figures)

2010.12.24

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms

[Press Release]Announcement on the certification system application for business detoxifying waste electrical machinery contaminated by a small amount of PCB

[Press Release]The Status of Motor Vehicle Traffic Noise during FY 2009

2010.12.21

[Press Release]Results of FY 2008 General Survey of the Emissions of Air Pollutants

[Press Release]Sea surrounding Kabashima Island, Nagasaki selected as candidate area for the floating offshore wind turbine demonstration project

[Press Release]The International Workshop on Governance in Asian Protected Areas: Follow-up on the Aichi Target (Post 2010 Target) and Protected Areas Decision from the CBD/COP10

2010.12.20

[Press Release]The Third Physical Meeting on Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment

2010.12.17

[Press Release]FY 2009 Survey on the Enforcement Status of the Air Pollution Control Act

[Press Release]Result of the FY 2009 Survey of the Implementation of the Agricultural Land Soil Pollution Prevention Act

[Press Release]Environmental Survey of Dioxins in FY 2009

[Press Release]Dioxins Emission Inventory for 2009

[Press Release]Enforcement Status of the Law Concerning Special Measures against Dioxins for FY 2009

2010.12.16

[Press Release]Biodiversity photo contest "Your message for 'LIFE IN HARMONY'" winners to be announced and its awarding ceremony

[Press Release]Results of the 13th bilateral meeting on migratory bird agreement between Japan and China, the 15th bilateral meeting on migratory bird agreement between Japan and Australia and the 10th bilateral agreement between Japan and the Republic of Korea

[Press Release]Result of 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

2010.12.15

[Press Release]Social Experiment on "Community Cycle" to be conducted in the City of Hiroshima

2010.12.14

[Press Release]Announcement on the partial amendments of the eradication/control measures of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) under the Invasive Alien Species Act

2010.12.13

[Press Release]Announcement on the approved certification application for PCB-contaminated waste electrical machinery

2010.12.10

[Press Release]The Third Physical Meeting on Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment

[Press Release]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

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration of Withholding Standards for Agricultural Chemicals Concerning Water Pollution"

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration of Withholding Standards for Agricultural Chemicals"

2010.12.09

[Press Release]MOE's reaction against the dumping of the dredged material outside the designated area

2010.12.07

[Press Release]Closing Event for the International Year of Biodiversity to be held

2010.12.06

[Press Release]Status of Fluorocarbon Recovery from Commercial Freezers/Air Conditioners in FY 2009

2010.12.03

[Press Release]Public Comments on the draft of the revision of the designated procurement items and their evaluation criteria under the Law concerning the Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services by the State and Other Entities

2010.12.02

[Press Release]Seminar on Invasive Alien Species -follow up of CBD-COP10- held by the MOE

2010.11.30

[Press Release]Result of the Joint Workshop on Enhancement of Environmental Management Capacity in Vietnam

2010.11.26

[Press Release]Annual Report on the Environment in Japan 2011 for Children Released

[Press Release]Enforcement Status of Water Pollution Related Laws in FY 2009

[Press Release]Results of the FY 2009 Water Quality Survey of Public Water Areas

2010.11.25

[Press Release]The 13th bilateral meeting on migratory bird agreement between Japan and China, the 15th bilateral meeting on migratory bird agreement between Japan and Australia and the 10th bilateral agreement between Japan and the Republic of Korea

[Press Release]Workshop on Transition towards Low Carbon Societies in Thailand and Asia - Dialogue between policy makers and researcher and cross-sectoral approach

2010.11.24

[Press Release]Announcement on the publishing of the "Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation"

2010.11.19

[Press Release]Announcement: FY 2010 Award for Implementation of Measures to Reduce VOC Emissions

2010.11.18

[Press Release]Joint Workshop on Enhancement of Environmental Management Capacity in Vietnam to be held on the 25th-26th of November, 2010, in Hanoi, Vietnam

2010.11.16

[Press Release]Issuance of notice to Designated Investigation Institutions based on the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act about ensuring reliable Soil Contamination Investigations

2010.11.15

[Press Release]Submitting the supplementary information to the IUCN regarding the nomination of the "Ogasawara Islands" for the inscription on the World Heritage List

[Press Release]Announcement on the launching of the "Asian Co-benefits Partnership"

2010.11.09

[Press Release]The selection of target verification technologies for the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Project in the Field of Organic Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Small-Scale Establishments in FY 2010

2010.11.08

[Press Release]The Expansion Working Group (WG) Meeting of the ETV Project for Heat-Island Mitigation Technologies - Air Conditioning Systems by Ground Source Heat Pumps Using Underground Heat or Wastewater in FY 2010 to be held and an invitation for opinions

2010.11.04

[Press Release]FY 2006 and FY 2007 Status of Industrial Waste Treatment Facilities and Licensed Business Operators

2010.11.02

[Press Release]Inclusion of Furen-ko and Shunkuni-tai in the East Asian - Australasian Flyway Site Network

[Press Release]Senior Vice-Minister of the Environment, Shoichi Kondo, to attend the Informal Ministerial Consultations (Pre-COP)

2010.11.01

[Press Release]Public Comments for the Notice on the Result of the examination on the Noxious Liquid Substance based on the Law related to the Prevention of Marine Pollution and Maritime Disaster

2010.10.29

[Press Release]Eco Drive Promotion Month: Start Eco-driving to Save the Earth and Money

2010.10.25

[Press Release]The Expansion Working Group (WG) Meeting of the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Project in the Field of Organic Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Small-Scale Establishments in FY 2010 to be held and an invitation for opinions

2010.10.22

[Press Release]The 22nd Starry Sky Town, Blue Sky Town National Conference to be held in Hokuto City

2010.10.19

Annual Report on the Environment, the Sound Material-Cycle Society and the Biodiversity in Japan 2010

2010.10.15

[Press Release]COP 10 side-events on invasive alien species held by the MOE

[Press Release]Results of the COP-MOP 5 to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

2010.10.14

[Press Release]Biodiversity Photo Contest: Your message for "LIFE IN HARMONY"

[Press Release]The Expansion Working Group (WG) Meeting of the ETV Project for Heat-Island Mitigation Technologies to Reduce Air Conditioning and Other Loads by Using Building Envelope Systems in FY 2010 to be held and an invitation for opinions

[Press Release]Announcement on the approval for the certification application for detoxifying asbestos waste

2010.10.12

[Press Release]The 12th session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA12) and the 14th session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP14) held

[Press Release]Notice of promulgation of the "Substances designated by the Minister of the Environment based on the decision of MEPC" and the results of the public comments

2010.10.08

[Press Release]Cabinet Decision on the new Japanese bill of the "Basic Act on Global Warming Countermeasures"

2010.10.05

[Press Release]First Meeting of the Overseas Development based on Japanese model of Environmental Technologies in FY 2010

2010.10.04

[Press Release]COP 10 side-events and exhibition booths to be hosted by the MOE

[Press Release]Free registration campaign for the electronic manifest system

2010.10.01

[Press Release]Announcement about the Ogasawara Islands Regional Liaison Committee

2010.09.30

[Press Release]The Cover Page Competition for Annual Report on the Environment, the Sound Material-Cycle Society and the Biodiversity 2011

[Press Release]Selection of Potential Ramsar Sites in Japan

[Press Release]Result of the FY 2008 Survey of the Implementation of the Agricultural Land Soil Pollution Prevention Act

[Press Release]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

2010.09.27

[Press Release]Result of the Medical Data Examination for Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief

[Press Release]The Current Status of Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) and Vision for the Future to be held

2010.09.24

[Press Release]Results of the 8th Workshop on Environmental Monitoring of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in East Asian Countries

[Press Release]Result of China-Japan Joint Workshop on Total Emission Reduction of Nitrogen Oxide

2010.09.21

[Press Release]The official song for COP 10 has been decided

2010.09.16

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Guidebook for appropriate location of wind power generation facilities concerning bird strike etc.

[Press Release]FY 2009 Survey Results of Water Pollution by Agricultural Chemicals Used at Golf Courses

[Press Release]"Action Plan for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Socio-ecological Production Landscapes (Satochi-satoyama)"compiled

2010.09.14

[Press Release]The 8th Workshop on Environmental Monitoring of POPs in East Asian Countries to be held

[Press Release]China-Japan Joint Workshop on Total Emission Reduction of Nitrogen Oxide to be held on September 16-17, 2010 in Shanghai

2010.09.13

[Press Release]13th meeting of the Network of Organization for Research on Nature Conservation (NORNAC) to be held

2010.09.10

[Press Release]Result of the 4th Meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Study Group for Cooperation Activities on Environmental Management

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration of Withholding Standards for Agricultural Chemicals"

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration of Withholding Standards for Agricultural Chemicals Concerning Water Pollution"

2010.09.09

[Press Release]Measures against Asbestos Contamination of Recycled Crushed Stone

2010.09.06

[Press Release]The 4th Meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Study Group for Cooperation Activities on Environmental Management to be held on September 7, 2010 in Hanoi

2010.09.03

[Press Release]The Evaluation of the Eligibility of Analytical Institutions for Contractual Research Involving the Environmental Measures of Dioxins (for FY 2011)

2010.09.02

[Press Release]The selection of target verification technologies for the ETV Project concerning Heat-Island Mitigation Technologies to Reduce Air Conditioning and Other Loads by Using Building Envelope Systems in FY 2010

[Press Release]The Fifth Meeting of the Regional EST Forum in Asia Held

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the designation of the period for regulation, the limit number of visitors and other rules about the Shiretoko National Park Shiretokogoko Regulated Utilization Area

2010.08.31

[Press Release]Information about the "Festival of Animal Companionship" for Be Kind to Animals Week

2010.08.27

[Press Release]FY 2009 Dissemination Status of Johkasoh - an On-Site Treatment System for Domestic Effluent

[Press Release]Cooperative development project of wastewater treatment facilities

[Press Release]FY 2009 Dissemination Status of Wastewater Treatment Facilities

2010.08.26

[Press Release]Publication of the FY 2009 Annual Report on Ozone Layer Monitoring

2010.08.24

[Press Release]Revision of the collaborative conservation plan for Crested Ibis between Japan and China

2010.08.20

[Press Release]The Upcoming Fifth Meeting of the Regional EST Forum in Asia

[Press Release]Information about FY 2010 Commendation for Animal protection and management

[Press Release]GOSAT (IBUKI) Third Research Announcement (RA)

[Press Release]Public Comments for the Notice (The substances designated by the Minister of the Environment based on the decision of MEPC)

2010.08.19

[Press Release]Result of the Medical Data Examination for Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief

2010.08.10

[Press Release]Review meeting of the Ramsar candidate site to be held

[Press Release]Basic Policy for Adjusting Cost Estimation Policies for FY 2011 Environmental Conservation Expenses

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms

2010.08.09

[Press Release]Results of the 11th session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA 11) and the 13th session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP 13)

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposed Revision of Provisional Guidelines for Prevention of Water Pollution by Agricultural Chemicals Used in Golf Courses"

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Designation of National Wildlife Protection Area, etc. in FY 2010

2010.08.06

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration of Withholding Standards for Agricultural Chemicals"

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration of Withholding Standards for Agricultural Chemicals Concerning Water Pollution"

2010.08.05

[Press Release]Second meeting of the "National Committee for IYB" to be held

2010.08.04

[Press Release]The Promulgation of the Ministerial Ordinance to amend a part of the Enforcement Regulation of Air Pollution Control Law and the Results of the Public Comments Regarding the Drafts

2010.08.03

[Press Release]The selection of target verification technologies for the ETV Project on Heat-Island Mitigation Technologies - Air Conditioning Systems by Ground Source Heat Pumps Using Underground Heat or Wastewater in FY 2010

2010.08.02

[Press Release]Publication of "The Manual of the Action Plan for Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction in Local Government Operations - Abridged Version (1st Edition)" and information sessions for the Non-Designated Municipalities

[Press Release]Children's Day for Visiting Kasumigaseki 2010

2010.07.30

[Press Release]Cabinet Decision on partial amendments to the Cabinet Order for enforcement order of Air Pollution Control Law

[Press Release]Application Guidebook for the FY 2010 Contributor of the VOC Voluntary Emissions-Reduction Programs

2010.07.29

[Press Release]Japan-China Cooperation on Environment on the outcome of the Transfer Ceremony of the Model Projects on Decentralized Waste Water Treatment System

2010.07.26

[Press Release]Result of the Medical Data Examination for Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief

[Press Release]Public comments invited regarding the draft and the recruitment of subtitle idea of the "Action Plan for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Socio-ecological landscapes (Satochi-satoyama)"

2010.07.23

[Press Release]The 19th Asia-Pacific Seminar on Climate Change, July 20-22, 2010 in Kitakyusyu, Japan

[Press Release]Publication of Provisional Guidelines related to Soil Contamination

2010.07.22

[Press Release]Winners of the poster design contest for 'Be Kind to Animals' Week

2010.07.20

[Press Release]"International Youth Conference on Biodiversity in Aichi 2010" to be held

[Press Release]Star Watching Network - The Implementation of Summer Star Watching for FY 2010 and the Results of Star Watching for FY 2009

[Press Release]Review meeting of the Ramsar candidate site to be held

[Press Release]Brief Report of the 8th Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Inventories in Asia (WGIA8)

[Press Release]Aggregate of Fluorocarbons Destroyed in FY 2009

2010.07.16

[Press Release]Monitoring Results of Asbestos Concentration in Ambient Air in FY 2009

[Press Release]FY 2008 Annual Report of Environmental Health Surveillance for Air Pollution

2010.07.13

[Press Release]Result of the "Green Wave 2010"

[Press Release]"The Symposium for Greenhouse Gases Observation from Space" to be held

[Press Release]Notice on the Implementation of Examination for Engineering Manager of soil contamination investigation 2010

2010.07.12

[Press Release]Offering a poster design for prevention of neighborhood noise

2010.07.09

[Press Release]Selection of verification organizations and invitation for target verification technology submissions for ETV Project concerning Heat-Island Mitigation Technologies to Reduce Air Conditioning and Other Loads by Using Building Envelope Systems in FY 2010

2010.07.06

[Press Release]"MOE's Further Actions on Endocrine Disrupting Effects of Chemical Substances"(Press Release)

[Press Release]The 3rd Symposium of "Help Conserve the Japanese Wild Orchids", Symposium and Photo Exhibition calling for conservation of nearly extinct Japanese wild orchids

2010.07.05

[Press Release]Achievement Status of the "Countermeasures against Shinkansen Railway Noise above 75dB" for Sanyo Shinkansen

2010.07.02

[Press Release]2010 Bathing Beaches Water Quality Survey Results

2010.07.01

[Press Release]Quality Assurance and Quality Control Survey of Environmental Measurement and Analysis in FY2010

2010.06.29

[Press Release]6th International Coral Reef Initiative East Asia Regional Workshop Held

[Press Release]Report on Tests Results for the ETV Project on Heat-Island Mitigation Technologies - Air Conditioning Systems by Ground Source Heat Pumps Using Underground Heat or Wastewater in FY 2009

[Press Release]Selection of Experts on Protection of Biodiversity Regulations on Genetically Modified Organisms

2010.06.24

[Press Release]Result of the Medical Data Examination for Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief

[Press Release]The selection of verification organizations and invitation for target verification technology submissions for the ETV Project in the Field of Organic Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Small-Scale Establishments in FY 2010

2010.06.22

[Press Release]6th International Coral Reef Initiative East Asia Regional Workshop to be held

2010.06.18

[Press Release]GEOC "Eco-Volunteer Day" July 10, 2010

[Press Release]Announcing the Amendment to the Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

[Press Release]Publication of GHG Emission Data of FY 2008 by Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting System based on Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures

2010.06.17

[Press Release]Submitting the Minister's opinion on the policy relating to Motosu City planning area

2010.06.16

[Press Release]Public Notice Partially Amending the Environmental Quality Standard for Soil Contamination (Public Notice of the Ministry of the Environment No.37 of 2010) and related Ministerial Ordinance

2010.06.15

[Press Release]Review meeting of the Ramsar candidate site will be held

[Press Release]Announcement on approved certification application for PCB-contaminated waste electrical machinery

2010.06.14

[Press Release]AWG-LCA10, AWG-KP12, and SB32 Sessions held in Germany

2010.06.11

[Press Release]Cabinet Decision on the Cabinet Order Partially Amending the Enforcement Ordinance for the Agricultural Land Soil Pollution Prevention Act (Cabinet Order No. 148 of 2010)

[Press Release]FY2010 ETV Project - Air Conditioning System's Verification Organization Selection and Invitation

2010.06.10

[Press Release]Revision of Asbestos Monitoring Manual

2010.06.08

[Press Release]Public Comments on Changes to Geographical coverage and Planning of Bandai-Asahi National Park

2010.06.04

[Press Release]Evaluation mission by IUCN for the inscription of the OGASAWARA ISLANDS on the World Heritage List

[Press Release]Quality Assurance and Quality Control Survey of Environmental Measurement and Analysis FY2009 Brief

2010.06.01

[Press Release]Promulgation of the Amendment to the Amendment of the Enforcement Regulation of the Effluent Standards (Review of the Provisional Effluent Standards of Boron, Fluoride and Nitrate-N based on the Water Pollution Control Law)

2010.05.31

[Press Release]"Manual of the Integrated Pest and Weed Management in Parks and Street Trees" (Announcement)

2010.05.28

[Press Release]Proposals for public works projects applicable in revising the law on Promoting Green Purchasing

[Press Release]Publication for designated procurement items of public works projects on Promoting Green Purchasing

[Press Release]Proposals for the procurement items and services applicable in revising the law on Promoting Green Purchasing

2010.05.27

[Press Release]The Medical Data Examination Result for Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases on Asbestos Health Damage Relief Act

[Press Release]International Year of Biodiversity Closing Ceremony Committee (tentative title) to be held

2010.05.25

[Press Release]Private Sector Engagement Initiative on Biodiversity

2010.05.23

[Press Release]Results of the 12th Tripartite Environment Ministers Meeting among Korea, China and Japan

2010.05.21

[Press Release]Amendments to the Enforcement Ordinance of Asbestos Health Damage Relief Law

2010.05.20

[Press Release]Update on National Committee for IYB

[Press Release]Minister of the Environment Award for contribution in business, academia, and government

2010.05.18

[Press Release]Results of the Public Comments Invited in Regard to the Draft of the Proposed Revisions of the Environmental Quality Standard for Soil and the Requirements for Designating a Countermeasure Area for Agricultural Land Soil Pollution

[Press Release]The formulation of a Verification Tests Protocol and Invitation to submit application for Verification Organizations of The ETV Project - Air Conditioning System by Ground Source Heat Pumps Using Underground Heat or Wastewater in FY2010

[Press Release]Senior Vice-Minister of the Environment, Issei Tajima, to attend the "Green Wave 2010"

[Press Release]"Eco Car World 2010" (Low Emission Vehicle Fair): Upcoming Event Announcement

2010.05.17

[Press Release]Eighteenth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-18)

2010.05.14

[Press Release]Information on the 12th Tripartite Environment Ministers Meeting among Korea, China and Japan

[Press Release]The formulation of a Verification Tests Protocol and Invitation for apply Verification Organizations of The ETV Project Concerning Heat-Island Mitigation Technologies to Reduce Air Conditioning and Other Loads by Using Building Envelope Systems in FY2010

[Press Release]The formulation of a Verification Tests Protocol and Invitation to submit application for Verification Organizations of The ETV Project in the Field of Organic Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Small-Scale Establishments in FY2010

[Press Release]Minister's Opinion on Environmental Impact Statement for the Urban Planning Road, Misumi-Masuda-Line

2010.05.11

[Press Release]Public Comments invited regarding the Draft Report amending a part of the cabinet order for the implementation of the Law for the Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Draft) May 11, 2010

2010.05.10

[Press Release]Launching of Japan Biodiversity Outlook

2010.05.07

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Draft Promotional Strategy on Environmental Research and Technology Development

2010.05.06

[Press Release]OECD Environmental Performance Review of Japan

2010.04.30

[In Focus]Cabinet Decision on the 4th National Biodiversity Strategy of Japan

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Changes to Geographical Coverage and Planning of Zao Quasi-National Park

[Press Release]Announcement on the approval for the certification application for detoxifying asbestos waste

[Press Release]FY 2009 Interim Result of the 41th Annual Census on Waterfowl (Anatidae) Population

2010.04.28

[Press Release]Report on Tests Results for the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) in FY2009 - the ETV Project in the Field of Organic Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Small-Scale Establishments -

[Press Release]Provision of observation results of volcanic eruptions in Iceland and volcanic plume by Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT, "IBUKI") to the Government of United Kingdom

2010.04.27

[Press Release]The Air Pollution Prediction System on the Environmental GIS Website Forecasting the concentration of photochemical oxidants etc. in the whole Japan

[Press Release]"Action Plan for Coral Reef Ecosystems Conservation" compiled

[Press Release]Announcement of the Results of Testing of Wild Birds for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Virus in March 2010 (Announcement)

2010.04.26

[Press Release]Report on Tests Results for the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) in FY2009 - The ETV Project Concerning Heat-Island Mitigation Technologies to Reduce Air Conditioning and Other Loads by Using Building Envelope Systems -

2010.04.23

[Press Release]Publication of the "Earth for habitats"

2010.04.22

[Press Release]Result of the Medical Data Examination for Acknowledgment of the Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief

[Press Release]9th Japan-China Joint Committee on Environmental Protection Meeting

2010.04.20

[Press Release]MOE Asks the Food Safety Commission for the Assessment of the Effect of Food on Health Pertaining to Cadmium

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Changes to Planning for Hakusan National Park

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Changes to Planning for Joshin'etsukogen National Park

2010.04.19

[Press Release]Results of the Workshop on Asbestos Management in Asian Countries in FY 2009 (Report)

[Press Release]Commemorative event for the International Year of Biodiversity to be held

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms

2010.04.16

[Press Release]State of Discharge and Treatment of Municipal Solid Waste in FY2008

2010.04.15

[Press Release]Japan's National Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Fiscal Year 2008 (The Final Figures)

2010.04.14

[Press Release]Economic Survey of Environmental Industries (tentative name) Preliminary Report

2010.04.13

[Press Release]The 9th session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA9) and the 11th session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP11)

2010.04.12

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the "Draft Manual of the Integrated Pest and Weed Management in Parks, Street Trees, etc"

2010.04.09

[Press Release]Symposium on the Launching of the Global Biodiversity Outlook 3 (GBO3) and the Japan Biodiversity Outlook (JBO), entitled "Current Status of Biodiversity - Life in Harmony, into the Future"

[Press Release]Publication of the Environmental Statistics 2010

2010.04.07

[Press Release]Announcement on the certification system application for businesses detoxifying asbestos wastes

2010.04.06

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration of Withholding Standards for Agricultural Chemicals"

[Press Release]Report on FY 2007 and 2008 Investigation of Brominated Dioxins Sources

2010.04.05

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the plan to amend the Amendments to the Enforcement Regulation of the Effluent Standards

2010.04.01

[Press Release]The selection of Verification Management Organization of the ETV Project concerning Heat-Island Mitigation Technologies to Reduce Air Conditioning and Other Loads by Using Building Envelope Systems in FY2010

[Press Release]The selection of Verification Management Organization of the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Project in the Field of Organic Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Small-Scale Establishments in FY2010

2010.03.30

The Asian Network for Prevention of Illegal Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes

Japan's Activities for the Basel Convention

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms

[Press Release]Summary of import/export of wastes under the Waste Management Law in 2009

[Press Release]Summary of import/ export of hazardous wastes under the Basel Convention and its domestic laws in 2009

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration of Withholding-Standards for Agricultural Chemicals Concerning Water Pollution"

2010.03.29

[Press Release]The Public Notices regarding the Amended Enforcement Regulation of the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law etc., and the Results of the Public Comments Regarding the Draft of the Outline of the Public Notices March 29, 2010

2010.03.26

[Press Release]Announcement of the Summary Result of CoP15 to CITES

2010.03.25

[Press Release]Result of the Medical Data Examination for Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief

[Press Release]"The International Year of Biodiversity 2010 Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden Green Festival"

2010.03.23

[Press Release]Inviting Public Comments regarding the Ministerial Ordinance to amend a part of the Enforcement Ordinance of Air Pollution Control Act

2010.03.19

[Press Release]Survey Results of the Environmental Investment by Businesses

[Press Release]Cabinet Decision on the Bill partially amending the Environmental Impact Assessment Law

[Press Release]Results of FY 2008 Comprehensive Survey on Water Pollutant Discharge

[Press Release]Winners of the Cover Page Illustration Contest of the Annual Report on the Environment, the Sound Material-Cycle Society and the Biodiversity 2010 (2010 White Paper)

2010.03.18

[Press Release]Enhancing the Emission Regulations for Diesel-powered Non-road Special Motor Vehicles

[Press Release]Sino-Japan Low-Carbon Society Forum 2010 (2nd press release)

[Press Release]Results of the Public Comments on the Draft partially amending the Enforcement Regulation for the Act on Regulation, Etc. of Emissions from Non-road Special Motor Vehicles

[Press Release]Results of the 3rd Meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Study Group for Cooperation Activities on Environmental Management

2010.03.16

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Changes to Geographical Coverage and Planning of Shiretoko National Park

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Report on the information required for the assessment of adverse effect on biological diversity of Type 1 use of genetically modified crops.

[Press Release]Cabinet Decision on the 4th National Biodiversity Strategy of Japan

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Changes in Planning for Oze National Park

2010.03.15

[Press Release]International Consultative Meeting on Expanding Waste Management Services in Developing Countries to be held

[Press Release]Information about holding of "Workshop on Asbestos Management in Asian Countries"

[Press Release]Status of the Johkasou Installation at the end of FY 2008

2010.03.12

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Draft Report on Designated Diseases of Asbestos.

2010.03.09

[Press Release]The 3rd Meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Study Group for Cooperation Activities on Environmental Management to be held on March 15-16, 2010 in Tokyo

2010.03.08

[Press Release]CoP15 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES) will be held (Announcement)

2010.03.05

[Press Release]Seminar on a Co-benefits Approach to be held

2010.03.04

[Press Release]"Biodiversity EXPO 2010 in Osaka" to be held

2010.03.03

[Press Release]Accusation of Shukushi Trading Corporation against the suspected violation of Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law

2010.03.02

[Press Release]Honorary Ambassador for the 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity appointed

[Press Release]Evaluation Results of the Eligibility of Analytical Institutions for Contractual Research Involving the Environmental Measurement of Dioxins (for FY 2010)

2010.03.01

[Press Release]Invitation for Application for Verification Management Organization of the ETV Project in the Field of Organic Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Small-Scale Establishments in FY 2010

[Press Release]Invitation for Application for Verification Management Organization of the ETV Project concerning Heat-Island Mitigation Technologies to Reduce Air Conditioning and Other Loads by Using Building Envelope Systems in FY 2010

2010.02.26

[Press Release]Amendments to the Enforcement Regulation of the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law, etc. and the Results of Public Comments regarding the Draft of the outline of those Amendments

2010.02.25

[Press Release]"Green Wave 2010" launching

2010.02.23

[Press Release]FY 2007 Annual Report of Environmental Health Surveillance for Air Pollution

2010.02.22

[Press Release]Result of the Medical Data Examination for Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief

[Press Release]"Sino-Japan Low-Carbon Seminar 2010"(Tentative)

[Press Release]Result of the Public Comments regarding the Draft Report of the Environmental Impact Assessment System discussed in the MOE's Committee and the Central Environment Council Report

[Press Release]The 4th FY 2009 Study Group Meeting for Japan Co-benefits Projects in the Field of Wastes Management and Recycling

2010.02.18

The Asian Network for Prevention of Illegal Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes

2010.02.16

[Press Release]The MOE is inviting comments from a broad spectrum of the public regarding the proposed changes to matters concerning the handling of natural park work and permission in the management plan of Joshinetsukougen National Park and Setonaikai National Park

[Press Release]Inviting Public comments regarding the draft of the "Action Plan for Coral Reef Ecosystems Conservation"

[Press Release]The 3rd Meeting of the Overseas Development concerning the Japanese model of Environmental Technologies in FY 2009

[Press Release]Results of the survey on the enforcement status of the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law and Soil Contamination Investigations and Countermeasures in FY 2008

[Press Release]Lecture on Pet Food and Pet Health

2010.02.12

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Draft of the Outline of the Public Notice on the Ministerial Ordinance on the Application Procedures of the Permission of the Licensed Business Operator of Contaminated Soil

2010.02.09

[Press Release]Call for Participants in the "Conference of International Youth on Biodiversity 2010 in Aichi"

[Press Release]Submission of "Regional support project for establishing a sound material-cycle society 2010"

[Press Release]Environmental Communication Awards Ceremony and Environmental Communication Symposium to be held

2010.02.08

[Press Release]"International symposium for Biodiversity on Economics and Business" to be held

2010.02.05

[Press Release]Brief announcement on the amount of the budget to go towards environmental preservation matters in FY 2010

[Press Release]Revision of the Basic Policy for the Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services

[Press Release]Revision of the Basic Policy concerning the Promotion of Contracts Considering Reduction of Emissions of Greenhouse Gases and others by the State and Other Entities

2010.02.04

[Press Release]Workshop 2010 of the Asian Network for Prevention of Illegal Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes

[Press Release]"International Day for Biological Diversity" and "Green Wave" in 2010

[Press Release]"Biodiversity EXPO 2010 in Fukuoka" to be held

2010.02.01

[Press Release]World Wetlands Day 2010

[Press Release]Inclusion of Kejo-numa in the East Asian-Australian Flyway Site Network

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Changes to the Geographical Coverage and Planning of Aichikogen Quasi-National Park

[Press Release]Announcement on the partial amendment of the eradication/control measure of Javan mongoose (Herpestes javanicus), designated as Invasive Alien Species (IAS) under the Invasive Alien Species Act

2010.01.29

[Press Release]Results of Public Comments Regarding "Draft Report on the Progress of the Automobile Recycling System"

2010.01.26

[Press Release]Result of the Medical Data Examination for Acknowledgment of the Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief

[Press Release]The partial amendment of the standard for breeding and raising Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo) which is designated as Invasive Alien Species (IAS) under the Invasive Alien Species Act and its enforcement regulation

2010.01.25

[Press Release]Workshop 2010 of the Asian Network for Prevention of Illegal Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes

2010.01.22

[Press Release]Status of the Photochemical Oxidant Warnings and Reported Damages in 2009

2010.01.21

[Press Release]The MOE invites target verification technology submissions for the ETV Project on Heat-Island Mitigation Technologies to reduce anthropogenic waste heat from offices and housings - IT Equipment for Green Technology in FY 2009.

2010.01.19

[Press Release]First meeting of the "National Committee for IYB" to be held

[Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Draft of the Outline of the Amount of Fee relating to "The Draft Ordinance of the MOE on the Amended Ordinance about the Designated Investigation Institution and the Designated Support Corporation based on the SCCA"

2010.01.18

[Press Release]Announcement of the "Seminar on Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Program under National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) in USA"

[Press Release]Submitting the nomination of Ogasawara Islands for an inscription on the World Heritage List

[Press Release]"Global Workshop on the Satoyama Initiative" to be held

[Press Release]Opening of the Secretariat for the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

2010.01.12

[Press Release]The State of the Discharge and Treatment of Industrial Waste in FY 2007

2010.01.08

[Press Release]"Symposium on Monitoring Sites 1000 project" to be held on January 30, 2010

2010.01.07

[Press Release]Senior Vice-Minister of the Environment, Issei Tajima, to attend the official launching of 2010 The International Year of Biodiversity

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