Press Release

July 31, 2006

• Air & Transportation
  Public Comments on Amendments to the Orders and Regulations of the Air Pollution Control Law Made Available
• Global Environment
  FY 2005 Annual Report on Ozone Layer Monitoring
• Air & Transportation
  Target Verification Technologies Invited to Apply for the FY 2006 Pilot Project of the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) in the Field of Organic Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Small-Scale Establishments (Kitchens/Restaurants and Food Manu

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July 28, 2006

• Environmental Policy
  Basic Policy for Coordinating the Budget Estimation Policies for FY 2007 Environmental Conservation Expenses
• Nature & Parks
  Minister Koike to Join Mt. Fuji Clean-up Campaign
• Health & Chemicals
  Action Taken by Three Ministries against Violations of Chemical Substances Control Law

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July 27, 2006

• Global Environment
  Invitation for Public Comment on the Amendment to the Notification pertaining to the Enforcement Regulation for the Law Relating to Protection of the Environment in Antarctica
• Global Environment
  Invitation for Public Comment on the Amendments to the Enforcement Regulation for the Law Relating to Protection of the Environment in Antarctica
• Global Environment
  The Second Plenary Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development in the Second Phase (APFED II) to be Held

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July 25, 2006

• Global Environment
  An International Symposium "Living with Deserts II: Linkages between Dryland Science and On-the-Ground Practice" to be Held
• Water & Soil
  Results of the Evaluation of the Eligibility of Analytical Institutions for Contractual Research Involving the Environmental Measurement of Dioxins (for the second half of FY2006)

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July 21, 2006

• Global Environment
  "Asia-Pacific Consultations on Climate Regime Beyond 2012 - South East Asia" Held in Bangkok

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July 20, 2006

• Nature & Parks
  Public Comments Invited regarding Standards of Facilities for Keeping Invasive Alien Species
• Waste & Recycling
  Amendments to the Orders and Regulations of the the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law Concerning Asbestos-Containing Wastes
• Nature & Parks
  Campaign against Abandonment of Pet Animals

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July 14, 2006

• Nature & Parks
  Three New Species to be Designated as Invasive Alien Species by Cabinet Ordinance

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July 11, 2006

• Health & Chemicals
  2006 International Symposium on Endocrine Disruption
• Environmental Policy
  Third Workshop on Environmental Partnership

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July 10, 2006

• Water & Soil
  MOE Invites Entries to the Kodomo Hotaranger Awards
• Nature & Parks
  Results of Captive Breeding of the Japanese Crested Ibis (Nipponia Nippon) in 2006
• Air & Transportation
  Schedule Change of the Second Meeting of the Regional EST Forum in Asia
• Air & Transportation
  "Manual of Measures to Prevent Asbestos from Entering the Environment during Building Dismantling" Published

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July 07, 2006

• Nature & Parks
  Designating Animals Put under Capture Regulation in Special Zones of National and Quasi-National Parks
• Global Environment
  "Asia-Pacific Consultations on Climate Regime Beyond 2012 - East Asia" Held in Beijing
• Environmental Policy
  Fifteen New Projects Selected for FY 2006 Grants of the "Environmental Technology Development Fund"

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July 05, 2006

• Water & Soil
  Technical Study Committee Report on the Application of Simplified Analytical Methods to Measure the State of Soil and Sediment Contamination by Dioxins

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July 03, 2006

• Nature & Parks
  MOE Publicly Seeks Test Bodies of Animals for Microchip Implantation

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