Press Release

September 29, 2009

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

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September 28, 2009

• Water & Soil
  The Second Meeting on the Vietnam-Japan Joint Study Group for Cooperation Activities on Environmental Management to be held September 30th to October 1st, 2009 in Tokyo
• Environmental Policy
  MOE's Opinions on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement regarding the plan to increase No.3 advanced pressurized water reactor in Sendai Nuclear Power Plant.

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September 25, 2009

• Air & Transportation
  The 21th Starry Sky Town, Blue Sky Town National Conference held in Shizuoka City
• Waste & Recycling
  Reinforced Monitoring Activities of the Illegal Export and Import of Wastes by Regional Environment Offices during the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle (3R) Promotion Month
• Water & Soil
  Results of the Selection of Target Verification Technologies for the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Project in the Field of Organic Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Small-Scale Establishments in FY2009.

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September 18, 2009

• Nature & Parks
  "Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on the Satoyama Initiative Concept" to be held
• Nature & Parks
  New themes for the "FY2009 Promotion Project for Biodiversity-related Technology Development" decided
• Water & Soil
  Results of the Selection of Target Verification Technologies for the ETV Project concerning Heat-Island Mitigation Technologies to Reduce Air Conditioning and Other Loads by Using Building Envelope Systems in FY2009.
• Water & Soil
  Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration of Withholding Standards for Agricultural Chemicals"

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September 17, 2009

• Health & Chemicals
  "7th Workshop on the Environmental Monitoring of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in East Asian Countries" to be held

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September 14, 2009

• Air & Transportation
  The Expansion Working Group (WG) Meeting and the second WG meeting of the ETV Project for Heat-Island Mitigation Technologies to Reduce Air Conditioning and Other Loads by Using Building-Envelope Systems in FY2009 to be held and an invitation for opinions.

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September 10, 2009

• Air & Transportation
  Public Comments Invited regarding the Draft Partially Amending the Enforcement Regulations for the Act on Regulation, Etc. of Emissions from Non-Road Special Motor Vehicles
• Nature & Parks
  The winners of the "Biodiversity Japan Award" announced

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September 09, 2009

• Air & Transportation
  Establishment of the Environmental Quality Standards for the PM2.5

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September 08, 2009

• Nature & Parks
  Kobe Biodiversity Dialogue in 2009
• Environmental Policy
  Results of the Medical Data Examination for Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief

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September 07, 2009

• Waste & Recycling
  Second Public Invitation for the FY2009 Waste Treatment Facilities Global Warming Prevention Program of

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September 04, 2009

• Environmental Policy
  Japan - Sweden Environmental Seminar to be Held on Local Level Cooperation for Sustainable Cities
• Water & Soil
  Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration Withholding-Standards for Agricultural Chemicals Concerning Water Pollution"

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