Press Release

January 31, 2008

• Health & Chemicals
  An Ecotoxicity QSAR Model "KATE" has become available on the Internet
• Nature & Parks
  Call for Participation for Satochi-satoyama Symposium
• Nature & Parks
  Public Comments Invited Regarding a Ministerial Ordinance of the Act on Promotion of Ecotourism
• Health & Chemicals
  The Bill Partially Amending the Act on Pollution-Related Health Damage Compensation

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January 29, 2008

• Air & Transportation
  Notice Concerning the "Future Policy for Motor Vehicle Exhaust Emission Reduction (Ninth Report)" of the Central Environment Council

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January 28, 2008

• Nature & Parks
  Monitoring Mission Team Regarding Conservation Status of the Shiretoko World Natural Heritage Site, to be Invited

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January 25, 2008

• Health & Chemicals
  Public comments invited regarding a Draft Standard for confirmation of manufacture or import of intermediate substances, etc. under Article 3 (1)(iv) of the "Chemical Substances Control Law".
• Nature & Parks
  Public Comments Invited Regarding Draft National Report on Implementation of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.

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January 24, 2008

• Waste & Recycling
  State of Discharge and Treatment of Industrial Waste in FY 2005
• Environmental Policy
  The Ministry of the Environment has arranged expenditures for environmental conservation in fiscal year 2008.

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January 22, 2008

• Nature & Parks
  Launching "Sato-Navi" and Related Mini-Symposiums & Training Workshops

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January 21, 2008

• Nature & Parks
  Pairing of 2 Crested Ibis' presented by China, to begin.
• Environmental Policy
  Opinions of the Minister of the Environment on the Environmental Impact Statement for the Construction of the Yamatosaka Dam.
• Waste & Recycling
  Workshop of the Asian Network for Prevention of Illegal Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste
• Minister's Secretariat
  Gathering Held for Consideration of Controlling Global Warming

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January 18, 2008

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

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January 17, 2008

• Environmental Policy
  "Eco-internship Symposium" to be held on February 13th 2008
• Water & Soil
  Manual Published for the Excavation and Storage of Agricultural Chemicals Stored Underground Results of Public Comments Released (from Sep. 14 to Oct. 15, 2007.)

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January 15, 2008

• Nature & Parks
  Recruitment of general-sites in rural research for 'Monitoring Sites 1000' (Announcement)
• Health & Chemicals
  E-Learning Version of "Pesticides/Insecticides and Chemicals"; the Forth Booklet for Understanding the Chemicals Surrounding Us

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