Press Release

November 27, 2008

• Waste & Recycling
  Invitation for submissions of measurement methods for evaluating very small amounts of PCB contained in insulating oil and recommendations for neutral institutions for evaluating those methods
• Nature & Parks
  Cabinet Ordinances for the Law for Ensuring the Safety of Pet Food

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November 21, 2008

• Global Environment
  Status of Fluorocarbon Recovery from Commercial Freezers/Air Conditioners in FY 2007
• Nature & Parks
  Communication Words for Biodiversity and the Launch of a Public Information Organization
• Environmental Policy
  Publication of the "Kodomo Kankyo Hakusho 2009"November 21, 2008

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November 20, 2008

• Nature & Parks
  11th meeting of the Network of Organization for Research on Nature Conservation (NORNAC) to be held

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November 19, 2008

• Water & Soil
  Results of the FY2007 Water Quality Survey of Public Water Areas

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November 18, 2008

• Air & Transportation
  Information about FY 2008 commendations for contributions towards measures against volatile organic compounds (VOC).
• Air & Transportation
  Month for Promoting Air Pollution Control

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November 13, 2008

• Air & Transportation
  Special Event Held: Asian Mayors on the Signing of the Kyoto Declaration for the Promotion of Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) in Cities

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November 12, 2008

• Global Environment
  FY 2007 Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Japan (Provisional Data)

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November 11, 2008

• Health & Chemicals
  "6th Workshop on Environmental Monitoring of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in East Asian Countries" to be held November 18-20 in Tokyo

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November 10, 2008

• Health & Chemicals
  Results of the Medical Data Examination for Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief
• Nature & Parks
  Public Comments Invited Regarding the Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms
• Waste & Recycling
  The Fifth Verification Test for the Incineration of Waste Electrical Machinery containing Small Amounts of PCBs

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November 08, 2008

• Nature & Parks
  One of the Released Japanese Crested Ibises Identified Mainland

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November 07, 2008

• Environmental Policy
  Announcement of the results of the 8th Tripartite Round-table Meeting on Environmental Industry between China, Korea and Japan
• Environmental Policy
  The Minister of the Environment's Opinions on the Environmental Impact Statement of the Douou-ken Connection Road between Naganuma Town and Ebetsu City (a Regional High-Standard Road).
• Health & Chemicals
  "Eco-internship Symposium 2008" to be held on December 21th 2008

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November 05, 2008

• Nature & Parks
  The Natural Park Subcommittee of the Nature Conservation Committee of the Central Environment Council Reports on Changes regarding National and Quasi-National Parks
• Nature & Parks
  A Brief Summary of Results of the 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Ramsar Convention (Ramsar COP10)

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November 04, 2008

• Air & Transportation
  On the Holding of an Expansion Working Group (WG) Meeting for the FY 2008 Project of the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) in the Field of Organic Wastewater Treatment Technologies and an Invitation for Opinions
• Environmental Policy
  T CARD & MARKETING Co., Ltd-managed Nationwide Eco-Action Points Model Project to begin

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