Press Release

November 30, 2006

• Global Environment
  FY2006 Global Warming Prevention Month Events
• Air & Transportation
  Permissible Limit for the Sulfur Content in Gasoline and Diesel Oil to be Tightened

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November 28, 2006

• Waste & Recycling
  Status of Illegal Dumping of Industrial Waste in FY 2005
• Nature & Parks
  The 41st Commendation for Wildlife Conservation Activity

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November 27, 2006

• Air & Transportation
  Results of Selection of the Verification Organization and Invitation for Target Verification Technologies to Apply for the FY 2006 Pilot Project of the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) in the Field of Heat-Island Mitigation Technology (Technol

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November 24, 2006

• Global Environment
  Status of Fluorocarbons Recovery from Commercial Freezer/Air Conditioner in FY 2005

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November 22, 2006

• Nature & Parks
  Public Comments Invited regarding the Draft Report of the 4th Review on Implementation of the National Biodiversity Strategy of Japan
• Nature & Parks
  Symposium on Re-introduction of the Japanese Crested Ibis to the Wild

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November 21, 2006

• Nature & Parks
  Public Comments Invited regarding Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms

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November 20, 2006

• Global Environment
  Minister of the Environment's FY 2006 Commendation for Global Warming Prevention Activity

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November 19, 2006

• Global Environment
  The 12th Conference of the Parties (COP12) to the UNFCCC, and the 2nd Conference of the Parties Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP2)

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November 17, 2006

• Water & Soil
  Enforcement Status of the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law in FY2004

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November 16, 2006

• Minister's Secretariat
  Request for Contributions to the "Video and Photograph Library"
• Nature & Parks
  Launch of the East Asian-Australian Flyway Partnership

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November 14, 2006

• Nature & Parks
  Establishment of the Regional Liaison Committee in Support of the Inscription of the Ogasawara Islands as a World Heritage Site

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November 13, 2006

• Global Environment
  The 5th ASEAN Plus Three Environment Ministers Meeting Held

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November 10, 2006

• Water & Soil
  Results of Selection of the Target Verification Technologies 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 an
• Environmental Policy
  Opinions of the Minister of the Environment on the Environmental Impact Statement for the Maebashi-Kasakake Road
• Nature & Parks
  Bear Risk Management Manual (Preliminary Version)

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November 09, 2006

• Health & Chemicals
  Japan's Approach to the Reduction of Unintended Contamination of By-product Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)
• Health & Chemicals
  FY 2005 Edition of Chemical Substance Fact Sheets

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November 07, 2006

• Health & Chemicals
  Program & Abstracts of the 2006 International Symposium on Endocrine Disruption to be Published
• Global Environment
  Authorization of the Regional Model Plan for Intensive Introduction of Renewable Energy for CO2 Cutback

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November 06, 2006

• Environmental Policy
  "Annual Report on the Environment for Children 2006" to be Published
• Air & Transportation
  Formulation of the Protocol for the Verification Tests and Invitation for Verification Organizations to Apply for the FY 2006 Pilot Project of the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) in the Field of Heat-Island Mitigation Technology (Technologies
• Global Environment
  The 18th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer Held in New Delhi
• Water & Soil
  Evaluation of the Eligibility of Analytical Institutions for Contractual Research Involving the Environmental Measurement of Dioxins (for FY2007)

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November 02, 2006

• Water & Soil
  FY 2005 Survey Results of Water Pollution by Agricultural Chemicals Used at Golf Courses

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November 01, 2006

• Waste & Recycling
  Asia 3R Conference Held in Tokyo
• Air & Transportation
  Permissible Limits of Motor Vehicle Exhaust Emissions
• Environmental Policy
  Comments Invited regarding Guidelines for Countermeasures against Misconduct in Research Activities by Competitive Research Fund

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