Press Release

April 28, 2006

• Waste & Recycling
  Guidelines for the Provision of Waste Information
• Environmental Policy
  Opinions of the Minister of the Environment on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Renovation of the Electric Power Facility of the Sakai Port Power Plant
• Environmental Policy
  Opinions of the Minister of the Environment on the Environmental Impact Statement for the Haneda Airport Re-Expansion Project
• Health & Chemicals
  Third Publication of the Results of the Chemicals Classification Program Based on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS)
• Air & Transportation
  Marine Stop Idling Experiment at the Takeshiba Wharf to Begin in Autumn 2006
• Water & Soil
  Central Environment Council Reports on the Preferred Effluent Control Measures for the Preservation of Aquatic Life
• Water & Soil
  Central Environment Council Reports on the Designation of Water Area Types of Rivers for the Preservation of Aquatic Life

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April 27, 2006

• Nature & Parks
  Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden Registers Its Commitment towards Implementing the International Agenda for Botanic Gardens in Conservation
• Health & Chemicals
  Pollen Season of Japanese Cedar and Cypress to End
• Air & Transportation
  Report on FY2005 Verification Test Results for the Pilot Project of the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) in the Field of VOC Treatment Technologies

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April 26, 2006

• Global Environment
  Dust and Sandstorm (DSS) Observation Equipment Installed in Nagasaki Prefecture

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April 25, 2006

• Minister's Secretariat
  Announcement of the List of People Conferred an Order in the Spring of 2006

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April 21, 2006

• Health & Chemicals
  Revision of the "Health Care Manual for Pollen Allergy"

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April 18, 2006

• Nature & Parks
  Shinjuku Gyoen 100th Anniversary Memorial Ceremony

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April 17, 2006

• Environmental Policy
  Opinions of the Minister of the Environment on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Construction of an Electric Power Facility in TOSOH Corporation's Nanyo Complex

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April 14, 2006

• Global Environment
  Environmental Dialogue between Japan and Russia Held in Tokyo
• Air & Transportation
  Preferred Voluntary Measures for Emission Control of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)(A Report by the Expert Committee of the Central Environment Council)

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April 10, 2006

• Nature & Parks
  Shinjuku-Gyoen National Garden's Closing Time to Be Extended -- Let's enjoy Shinjuku-Gyoen's cherry blossoms in the twilight --

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April 07, 2006

• Air & Transportation
  Report on the Investigation of Shimadzu NOx Monitor Mis-measurement

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April 06, 2006

• Environmental Policy
  Cabinet Decision on the "Third Basic Environment Plan - The Way to a New Rich Lifestyle in a Sustainable Society"

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April 05, 2006

• Global Environment
  OECD Environment and Development Ministers Meeting Held

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