Press Release

May 31, 2007

• Minister's Secretariat
  Cabinet Decision on the "BECOMING A LEADING ENVIRONMENTAL NATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY: JAPAN'S STRATEGY FOR A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY"
• Nature & Parks
  Public Comments Invited regarding the Revision of the Cabinet Order and Ministerial Ordinance for the Hot Springs Law
• Air & Transportation
  Report on Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emission Inventory Compiled
• Air & Transportation
  Manual for Monitoring of Asbestos Concentration in Ambient Air (the 3rd Edition)

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May 30, 2007

• Global Environment
  Results of the Meeting of Senior Officials of Global Warming Prevention Headquarters

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May 29, 2007

• Global Environment
  FY 2005 Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Japan
• Water & Soil
  Verification Organizations Invited to Apply for the FY2007 Pilot Project of the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) in the Field of Organic Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Small-Scale Establishments

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May 28, 2007

• Global Environment
  Adoption of Eight Programs as FY2007 Model Projects for CO2 Cutback in the Business Sector

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May 25, 2007

• Nature & Parks
  CoP14 to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to be Held
• Health & Chemicals
  Result of the Medical Data Examination for Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief
• Water & Soil
  Results of Public Comments Regarding the Plan to Amend the Amendment to the Enforcement Regulation of the Effluent Standards

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May 21, 2007

• Air & Transportation
  Eco Car World 2007 (Low Emission Vehicle Fair) to Be Held
• Air & Transportation
  DVD of "10 Recommendations for Eco-Driving" Produced

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May 18, 2007

• Nature & Parks
  New Brochures, "National Parks of Japan" and "Nature of Japan" Released
• Global Environment
  Preparatory Task Force for the G8 Environment Ministers Meeting Established

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May 17, 2007

• Air & Transportation
  Public Comments Invited regarding the Draft Report, "Amendment of Environmental Quality Standards for Aircraft Noise," Compiled by the Expert Committee on Noise Evaluation Methods

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May 15, 2007

• Nature & Parks
  Public Comments Invited regarding Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms
• Nature & Parks
  Public Comments Invited regarding the Designation of Anolis Angusticeps as an "Invasive Alien Species"
• Water & Soil
  FY2006 Results of Comprehensive Survey on Water Pollutant Discharge

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May 14, 2007

• Health & Chemicals
  E-Learning Version of "Detergent/Soap and Chemicals," the Third Booklet for Understanding the Chemicals Surrounding Us
• Waste & Recycling
  Verification of the Reporting on End-of-Life Vehicles' Equipment (CFCs and Air Bags) Using the Electronic Manifest System
• Global Environment
  The 15th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-15) Held

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May 11, 2007

• Health & Chemicals
  Result of the Medical Data Examination for Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief
• Air & Transportation
  The Symposium on the Town Project from the Viewpoint of Sensory Environment to be Held

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May 10, 2007

• Air & Transportation
  MOE Invites Proposals for a Fragrant Town Project in FY2007

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May 08, 2007

• Global Environment
  The 7th Session of the UN Forum on Forests Held
• Nature & Parks
  Inhabitation of a Tsushima Leopard Cat in Shimojima of Tsushima Confirmed

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May 07, 2007

• Health & Chemicals
  The 3rd Conference of Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants Held

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