Press Release

June 29, 2007

• Water & Soil
  2007 Bathing Beaches Water Quality Survey Results
• Air & Transportation
  Public Comments Invited regarding the Cabinet Order, the Ministerial Ordinance, etc. Based on the Partially Amended Act on Special Measures for Total Emission Reduction of Nitrogen Oxides and Particulate Matter from Automobiles in Specified Areas

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June 28, 2007

• Nature & Parks
  Basic Policy on the Captive Breeding of Okinawa Rails
• Environmental Policy
  Formulation of Environmental Reporting Guidelines FY2007 Version
• Global Environment
  An Aggregate of Fluorocarbons Destroyed in FY 2006

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June 26, 2007

• Health & Chemicals
  Result of the Medical Data Examination for Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief

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June 21, 2007

• Nature & Parks
  Comments Made by the Central Environment Council on Biodiversity Policy in Japan, in View of "The 4th Review on Implementation of the National Biodiversity Strategy of Japan"
• Environmental Policy
  Eco-Volunteer Fair to be Held on July 7 in Shibuya

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June 19, 2007

• Nature & Parks
  A Part of the Nasu Imperial Villa Open to the Public

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June 18, 2007

• Nature & Parks
  Announcement of Summary Result of CoP14 to CITES
• Environmental Policy
  Proposals Invited regarding Designated Procurement Items under the Law on Promoting Green Purchasing (Procurement Items and Services)
• Nature & Parks
  International Symposium "The Challenge of Mountainous Environments" to be Held
• Environmental Policy
  Publication of Candidates for Designated Procurement Items of Public-works under the Law on Promoting Green Purchasing
• Environmental Policy
  Proposals Invited regarding Designated Procurement Items under the Law on Promoting Green Purchasing (Public-works)

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June 14, 2007

• Waste & Recycling
  Public Comments Invited regarding a ministerial ordinance partially amending the enforcement regulation for the law for the Promotion of Sorted Collection and Recycling of Containers and Packaging etc

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June 12, 2007

• Water & Soil
  Reports on Verification of Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Nonmetallic Elements (e.g. Boron) in FY2006
• Air & Transportation
  Summary of Results Concerning the FY 2006 Investigation of Inter-laboratory Comparison Analysis for Environmental Monitoring

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June 11, 2007

• Water & Soil
  Amendment to the Enforcement Regulation of the Law Concerning Special Measures against Dioxins

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June 08, 2007

• Nature & Parks
  Information on the Habitat Environment of Japanese Cranes

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June 07, 2007

• Global Environment
  Adoption of Two Projects as New Business to Prevent Global Warming in FY 2007

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June 06, 2007

• Global Environment
  The 16th EU-Japan Summit Held

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June 05, 2007

• Health & Chemicals
  Report on the Survey on Health Hazards Caused by Asbestos
• Nature & Parks
  Public Comments Invited regarding Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms
• Waste & Recycling
  "White Paper on the Environment and the Sound Material-Cycle Society 2007" to be Published
• Global Environment
  Results of the First Invitation and Announcement of the Second Invitation for the FY 2007 Model Project for Disseminating Low-Temperature Refrigeration Systems with High Energy Efficiency and Natural Refrigerants

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June 03, 2007

• Nature & Parks
  CITES Standing Committee's Decision on Ivory Sales Announced

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June 01, 2007

• Water & Soil
  Promulgation of the Amendment to the Amendment of the Enforcement Regulation of the Effluent Standards (Review of the Provisional Effluent Standards of Boron, Fluoride and Nitrate-N based on the Water Pollution Control Law)

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