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2021.12.24: [Press Release]The Results of the 3rd Japan-China Experts Dialogue Platform Meeting on Marine Debris Cooperation and the 3rd Japan-China Marine Debris Workshop; [Press Release]Results of FY 2020 Survey of the Implementation of the Act to Prevent Soil Contamination on Agricultural Land
2021.12.23: [Press Release]Results of 2nd Viet Nam-Japan Environmental Week; [Press Release]Results of the 14th Japan-Mongolia Environmental Policy Dialogue
2021.12.21: [Press Release]Results of the Fifty-fourth (bis) Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
2021.12.20: [Press Release]MOEJ selected 2 Regional Circular and Ecological Areas Projects through Decarbonization Innovation to be offered the subsidies for CO2 emission control measure projects (FY2021 and FY2020 [third supplementary budget] (additional call for applications))
2021.12.10: [Press Release]Selection Result for the Financing Programme: "Pilot project for comprehensive support throughout the whole hydrogen supply chain abroad" for FY2021 (2nd selection); [Press Release]Japan's National Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Fiscal Year 2020 (Preliminary Figures)
2021.12.09: [Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms
2021.12.03: [Press Release]Result of the Medical Judgment Concerning Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief.(On December 3th 2021)
2021.11.30: [Press Release]Publication of "G20 Report on Actions against Marine Plastic Litter: Third Information Sharing based on the G20 Implementation Framework"; [Press Release]MOEJ selected one project for the "FY2021 Project for Acceleration of Social Implementation and Dissemination of Components and Materials for Realizing Innovative CO2 Emission Reduction"; [Press Release]MOEJ discloses the estimated amount of Japan's food loss and waste (excluding inedible parts) generated in FY2019
2021.11.29: [Press Release]Outcome of the 23rd Session of the Intergovernmental Meeting on the Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia (EANET)
2021.11.25: [Press Release]Results of 7th Viet Nam - Japan Environmental Policy Dialogue
2021.11.19: [Press Release]Announcement of launch of "Global Subnational Zero Carbon Promotion Initiative" by Japan and United States of America; [Press Release]The Vietnamese version is added on Teaching Guidebook "Designing for places of mutual learning ~Ten Facilitation Skills Learned from Environment Education~"
2021.11.18: [Press Release]Newly Designated Ramsar Site, Izumi Wintering Habitat of Cranes
2021.11.12: [Press Release]MOEJ held a side event, "Circular Economy x Carbon Neutrality," at COP26
2021.11.08: [Press Release]MOEJ selected 19 projects in the second round selection for the Equipment Renewal Subsidy Project under the FY2021 Subsidy for CO2 Emission Control Measures (Support for High-efficiency Installations for Facilities with Targets)
2021.11.02: [Press Release]MOEJ selected 5 projects for the "FY2021 Demonstration Project for a Plastic Resource Circulation System toward a Decarbonized Society" program
2021.11.01: [Press Release]Call for participation to the TEEN22 symposium
2021.10.27: [Press Release]Outcome of the Japan-ASEAN Summit Meeting on Environmental Cooperation
2021.10.26: [Press Release]Results of the 14th Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum in Asia
2021.10.25: [Press Release]Results of the 17th ASEAN+3 Environment Ministers Meeting; [Press Release]Exhibitions and seminars at the Japan Pavilion at COP 26
2021.10.22: [Press Release]The Cabinet's Approval of the Climate Change Adaptation Plan and the Results of the Call for Public Comments on the Plan; [Press Release]Regarding the Cabinet's Approval of the National Government Action Plan; [Press Release]Cabinet decision on the "Plan for Global Warming Countermeasures" and " Japan's Long-term Strategy under the Paris Agreement", and decision by the Global Warming Prevention Headquarters on "Japan's NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution)"
2021.10.19: [Press Release]Results of the first part of the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), the 10th Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol, and the 4th Meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol
2021.10.15: [Press Release]Public Comments invited regarding the draft report on necessary measures based upon the state of enforcement of Alien Species Act
2021.10.08: [Press Release]Result for Financing Programme: "Pilot project for comprehensive support throughout the whole hydrogen supply chain abroad" for the Fiscal 2021 (1st selection)
2021.10.04: [Press Release]Result of the Medical Judgment Concerning Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief.(On October 4th 2021)
2021.09.30: [Press Release]FY 2020 Survey Results of Agricultural Chemicals in Drainage Waters of Golf Courses
2021.09.28: [Press Release]Marine Environment Monitoring Survey regarding the Great East Japan Earthquake - Results collected from 2011 to 2020 -
2021.09.27: [Press Release]MOEJ selected 19 projects for JCM Model Projects of Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) financing support programme FY 2021
2021.09.24: [Press Release]The 8th Tripartite Policy Dialogue on Air Pollution (TPDAP) among Japan, Korea, and China
2021.09.09: [Press Release]MOEJ selected 2 companies to participate in the Sector Coupling Demonstration Project to integrate the Development of EVs with Replaceable Batteries and the Utilization of Renewable Energy
2021.09.02: [Press Release]Result of the Medical Judgment Concerning Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief.(On September 2th 2021).
2021.08.31: [Press Release]MOEJ launched the "Demonstration Project for a Plastic Resource Circulation System toward a Decarbonized Society" and selected 6 projects
2021.08.20: [Press Release]MOEJ selected 5 companies to participate in the Supply Chains Decarbonization Project
2021.07.30: [Press Release]The amendment to the Regulations for Enforcement of the Act on the Prevention of Adverse Ecological Impacts Caused by Designated Invasive Alien Species Relating to Spilocuscus maculatus.
2021.07.20: [Press Release]Result of the UNEP Forum on the Multi-stakeholder Platform (MSP) on Marine Litter and Microplastics; [Press Release]MOEJ and NIES held the 18th Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Inventories in Asia (WGIA18)
2021.07.15: [Press Release]MOEJ launches the "GuGuRu Project," aiming to increase people's critical thinking on the health effects of radiation exposure to avoid being misled by misinformation
2021.07.12: [Press Release]MOEJ selected 6 decarbonization projects to be offered subsidies (third supplementary budget for FY 2020)
2021.07.05: [Press Release]Result of the Medical Judgment Concerning Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief.(On July 5th 2021).
2021.06.29: [Press Release]MOEJ selected 11 projects for JCM Model Projects of Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) financing support programme FY 2021; [Press Release]MOEJ calls for research on the pricing, risk, impact, etc. of green bonds and others
2021.06.24: [Press Release]Release of Report on the Market Size and Employment of the Environmental Industry
2021.06.15: [Press Release]Formulation of "MoEJ Initiative for Decarbonized Infrastructure"
2021.06.04: [Press Release]Results of the 7th Environmental Policy Dialogue held by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan, and the Asian Development Bank; [Press Release]Public Comments invited regarding the amendment to the Regulations for Enforcement of the Act on the Prevention of Adverse Ecological Impacts Caused by Designated Invasive Alien Species.
2021.06.03: [Press Release]Result of the Medical Judgment Concerning Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief.(On June 3th 2021)
2021.05.28: [Press Release]Call for proposals: "Pilot project for comprehensive support throughout the whole hydrogen supply chain abroad" for the Fiscal 2021
2021.05.25: [Press Release]Implementation of the "Local Blue Ocean Vision" project against marine litter in 5 local governments
2021.05.20: [Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms
2021.05.18: [Press Release]MOEJ selected 17 City-to-City Collaboration projects to support the decarbonization of overseas cities, including Kuala Lumpur and Hanoi
2021.05.13: [Press Release]Publication of Collection of Good Practices for Reducing Microplastics
2021.05.10: [Press Release]MOE publishes the results of the 2020 Situational Survey on the implementation of the basic policy of the Law for Promotion of Environmental Conservation Activities through Environmental Education, etc
2021.05.07: [Press Release]"Basic Guidelines on Climate Transition Finance" Announced
2021.05.06: [Press Release]Result of the Medical Judgment Concerning Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief.(On March 6th 2021).
2021.04.27: [Press Release]MOE discloses the estimated amount of Japan's food loss and waste generated in FY 2018
2021.04.23: [Press Release]"Heat Stroke Alert" starts throughout Japan
2021.04.19: [Press Release]Traditional Chinese version is added on Teaching Guidebook "Designing for places of mutual learning ~Ten Facilitation Skills Learned from Environment Education~"
2021.04.13: [Press Release]Japan's National Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Fiscal Year 2019 (Final Figures)
2021.04.09: [Press Release]New certification of "Place for Nature-Based Experiences" based on "Act on the Promotion of Environmental Conservation Activities through Environmental Education" "Uenbetsu Elementary School Coca-Cola Environmental House (Specified non-profit organization Uenbetsu School) "
2021.04.06: [Press Release]MOE calls for applications of City-to-City Collaboration projects to support overseas cities toward their decarbonization and achievement of the Paris Agreement
2021.04.01: [Press Release]Result of the Medical Judgment Concerning Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief.(On April 1st 2021)
2021.03.30: [Press Release]Municipal solid waste emissions and disposal in FY2019
2021.03.29: [Press Release]The distribution of the "Environmental Education and ESD Talk" video series begins
2021.03.15: [Press Release]Results of the 29th Asia Pacific Regional Seminar on Climate Change
2021.03.05: [Press Release]Japan Circular Economy Roundtable was held in collaboration with the World Economic Forum (WEF)
2021.03.04: [Press Release]Result of the Medical Judgment Concerning Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief.(On March 4th 2021)
2021.02.25: [Press Release]Online Environmental Exhibition "Virtual Japan Pavilion - Innovation for 2050 net-zero"
2021.02.15: [Press Release]Seven endemic species listed on CITES Appendix III
2021.02.12: [Press Release]1st issuance of credits from the Joint Crediting Mechanism between Kenya and Japan
2021.02.09: [Press Release]Convening Japan Circular Economy Roundtable in collaboration with the World Economic Forum(WEF)
2021.02.01: [Press Release]Result of the Medical Judgment Concerning Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief.(On February 1st 2021).; [Press Release]Preliminary Selection Result for Financing Programme for JCM Model Projects in FY2020 (5th Selection)
2021.01.29: [Press Release]Holding of International Conference with United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) in Autumn 2021
2021.01.12: [Press Release]Preliminary Selection Result for Financing Programme for JCM Model Projects in FY2020 (4th Selection)
2021.01.07: [Press Release]Result of the Medical Judgment Concerning Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief. (On January 7th 2021)

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