Press Releases

May 31, 2012

• Water & Soil
  Announcement on the Publishing of the revised "Guidelines for the Transportation and Processing of Contaminated Soil"

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May 29, 2012

• Waste & Recycling
  New Release of "Annual Report on the Environment, the Sound Material-Cycle Society and the Biodiversity in Japan 2012"
• Global Environment
  Overview of the Outcomes of the Joint Japan-IRENA Workshop on "Accelerating Renewable Energy Deployment in the Pacific Island Countries: Meeting the Challenges"

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May 28, 2012

• Nature & Parks
  The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) invites comments from a broad spectrum of the public regarding proposed changes to matters concerning handling of natural park work and permission in the management plan of Goto Islands Area of Saikai National Park.

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May 25, 2012

• Waste & Recycling
  Summary of import/ export of wastes under the Waste Management Law in 2011
• Waste & Recycling
  Summary of import/ export of hazardous wastes under the Basel Convention and its domestic laws in 2011

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May 22, 2012

• Nature & Parks
  Results of 16th meeting of Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-16) and 4th meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-4)

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May 21, 2012

• Global Environment
  Joint Japan-IRENA workshop: Accelerating renewable energy deployment in the Pacific region - Meeting the challenges -
• Waste & Recycling
  Announcement on approved certification application for PCB-contaminated waste electrical machinery

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May 15, 2012

• Environmental Policy
  Estimated Market Size of Japan's Environmental Industries of 2010, and Report of Japan's Environmental Industry Growth Engine

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May 14, 2012

• Nature & Parks
  The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) invites comments from a broad spectrum of the public regarding proposed changes to matter concerning handling of natural park work and permission in the management plan of Kinugawa-Kuriyama Area of Nikko National Park

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May 10, 2012

• Water & Soil
  International Symposium on Decontamination of Radioactive Materials
• Global Environment
  Publication of Wind Map (Tohoku Region) for Promotion of Wind Power Deployment

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