Press Release

March 30, 2010

• Nature & Parks
  Public Comments Invited regarding the Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms
• Waste & Recycling
  Summary of import/ export of hazardous wastes under the Basel Convention and its domestic laws in 2009
• Waste & Recycling
  Summary of import/export of wastes under the Waste Management Law in 2009
• Water & Soil
  Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration of Withholding-Standards for Agricultural Chemicals Concerning Water Pollution"

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March 29, 2010

• Water & Soil
  The Public Notices regarding the Amended Enforcement Regulation of the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law etc., and the Results of the Public Comments Regarding the Draft of the Outline of the Public Notices March 29, 2010

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March 26, 2010

• Nature & Parks
  Announcement of the Summary Result of CoP15 to CITES

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March 25, 2010

• Health & Chemicals
  Result of the Medical Data Examination for Acknowledgment of Designated Diseases under the Act on Asbestos Health Damage Relief
• Nature & Parks
  "The International Year of Biodiversity 2010 Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden Green Festival"

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March 23, 2010

• Air & Transportation
  Inviting Public Comments regarding the Ministerial Ordinance to amend a part of the Enforcement Ordinance of Air Pollution Control Act

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March 19, 2010

• Survey Results of the Environmental Investment by Businesses
• Environmental Policy
  Winners of the Cover Page Illustration Contest of the Annual Report on the Environment, the Sound Material-Cycle Society and the Biodiversity 2010 (2010 White Paper)
• Global Environment
  Cabinet Decision on the Bill partially amending the Environmental Impact Assessment Law
• Water & Soil
  Results of FY 2008 Comprehensive Survey on Water Pollutant Discharge

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March 18, 2010

• Air & Transportation
  Enhancing the Emission Regulations for Diesel-powered Non-road Special Motor Vehicles
• Global Environment
  Sino-Japan Low-Carbon Society Forum 2010 (2nd press release)
• Air & Transportation
  Results of the Public Comments on the Draft partially amending the Enforcement Regulation for the Act on Regulation, Etc. of Emissions from Non-road Special Motor Vehicles
• Water & Soil
  Results of the 3rd Meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Study Group for Cooperation Activities on Environmental Management

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March 16, 2010

• Nature & Parks
  Public Comments Invited regarding the Changes to Geographical Coverage and Planning of Shiretoko National Park
• Nature & Parks
  Public Comments Invited regarding the Report on the information required for the assessment of adverse effect on biological diversity of Type 1 use of genetically modified crops.
• Nature & Parks
  Public Comments Invited regarding the Changes in Planning for Oze National Park
• Nature & Parks
  Cabinet Decision on the 4th National Biodiversity Strategy of Japan

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March 15, 2010

• Waste & Recycling
  International Consultative Meeting on Expanding Waste Management Services in Developing Countries to be held
• Air & Transportation
  Information about holding of "Workshop on Asbestos Management in Asian Countries"
• Waste & Recycling
  Status of the Johkasou Installation at the end of FY 2008

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March 12, 2010

• Health & Chemicals
  Public Comments Invited regarding the Draft Report on Designated Diseases of Asbestos.

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March 09, 2010

• Water & Soil
  The 3rd Meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Study Group for Cooperation Activities on Environmental Management to be held on March 15-16, 2010 in Tokyo

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March 08, 2010

• CoP15 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES) will be held (Announcement)

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March 05, 2010

• Water & Soil
  Seminar on a Co-benefits Approach to be held

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March 04, 2010

• Nature & Parks
  "Biodiversity EXPO 2010 in Osaka" to be held

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March 03, 2010

• Waste & Recycling
  Accusation of Shukushi Trading Corporation against the suspected violation of Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law

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March 02, 2010

• Air & Transportation
  Evaluation Results of the Eligibility of Analytical Institutions for Contractual Research Involving the Environmental Measurement of Dioxins (for FY 2010)
• Nature & Parks
  Honorary Ambassador for the 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity appointed

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March 01, 2010

• Water & Soil
  Invitation for Application for Verification Management Organization of the ETV Project concerning Heat-Island Mitigation Technologies to Reduce Air Conditioning and Other Loads by Using Building Envelope Systems in FY 2010
• Water & Soil
  Invitation for Application for Verification Management Organization of the ETV Project in the Field of Organic Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Small-Scale Establishments in FY 2010

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