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2011.12.28: [Press Release]Announcement on the certification system application for business detoxifying waste electrical machinery contaminated by a small amount of PCB
2011.12.27: [Press Release]The MOE opens the "Fukushima Office for Environmental Restoration" in Fukushima
2011.12.26: [Press Release]Result of FY 2010 Survey of the Implementation of the Agricultural Land Soil Pollution Prevention Act
2011.12.22: [Press Release]Result of the 7th Meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Study Group for Cooperation Activities on Environmental Management and Joint Workshop on Enhancement of Environmental Management Capacity in Vietnam; [Press Release]The Status of Motor Vehicle Traffic Noise in FY 2010; [Press Release]Results of Participation in the "10th Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production"; [Press Release]The Sixth Meeting of the Regional EST Forum in Asia Held
2011.12.16: [Press Release]Results of the 4th Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network (AP-BON) Workshop and AP-BON Science Symposium
2011.12.13: [Press Release]Status of Fluorocarbon Recovery from Commercial Freezers/Air Conditioners in FY 2010; [Press Release]The Result of Reinforced Monitoring Activities for Prevention of Illegal Export and Import of Wastes by the Regional Environment Offices during the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle (3R) Promotion Month; [Press Release]Japan's National Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Fiscal Year 2010 (Preliminary Figures)
2011.12.12: [Press Release]Hot Spring Power Generation System Starts Test Operation at Matsunoyama Onsen, Tokamachi, Niigata; [Press Release]Memorandum of Cooperation between The MOE of Japan and The Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism of Mongolia on Environmental Cooperation
2011.12.08: [Press Release]Announcement of the 11th Tripartite Roundtable Meeting on Environmental Industry among China, Korea and Japan
2011.12.06: [Press Release]Outcome of the 13th session of the Intergovernmental Meeting on the Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia (EANET)
2011.12.05: [Press Release]Workshop 2011 of the Asian Network for Prevention of Illegal Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes
2011.12.02: [Press Release]The 4th KLH-MOEJ Expert Meeting and Joint Seminar on Environmental Management of Wastewater from Palm Oil Manufacturing Factory to be held on December 7, 2011; [Press Release]Public Comments on the draft of the revision of the designated procurement items and their evaluation criteria under the Law concerning the Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services by the State and Other Entities
2011.11.28: [Press Release]Global Launching of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity 2011-2020
2011.11.25: [Press Release]The Upcoming Sixth Meeting of the Regional EST Forum in Asia; [Press Release](Announcement) 4th Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network (AP-BON) Workshop and AP-BON Science Symposium to be held; [Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms; [Press Release]Workshop 2011 of the Asian Network for Prevention of Illegal Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes; [Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Draft Report of the Review on Implementation of the National Biodiversity Strategy of Japan 2010
2011.11.21: [Press Release]Results of the 15th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA15) of the Convention on Biological Diversity; [Press Release]The 7th Meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Study Group for Cooperation Activities on Environmental Management and Joint Workshop on Enhancement of Environmental Management Capacity in Vietnam to be held on November 22nd-23rd, 2011 in Hanoi
2011.11.18: [Press Release]The Cover Page Competition for Annual Report on the Environment, the Sound Material-Cycle Society and the Biodiversity 2012
2011.11.14: [Press Release]The Expansion Working Group (WG) Meeting of the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program in the Field of Organic Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Small-Scale Establishments in FY 2011 to be held and an invitation for opinions
2011.11.11: [Press Release]Notice of promulgation of the "Substances designated by the Minister of the Environment based on the decision of MEPC" and the results of the public comments
2011.11.10: [Press Release]Outcomes of the Preliminary Asia Park Congress
2011.11.08: [Press Release]Announcement on the approved certification application for PCB-contaminated waste electrical machinery
2011.11.07: [Press Release]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 FY2011; [Press Release]15th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA15) to be held
2011.11.04: [Press Release]Participation in the "10th Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production"; [Press Release]Starting Detailed Monitoring in the Area where the National Government Implements Decontamination Based on the Act on Special Measures concerning the Handling of Pollution by Radioactive Materials.
2011.11.01: [Press Release]Result of the 12th Tripartite Environmental Education Network Workshop & Symposium (Announcement); [Press Release]14th meeting of the Network of Organization for Research on Nature Conservation (NORNAC) to be held
2011.10.31: [Press Release]GEOC Eco-Volunteer Day November 13, 2011; [Press Release]Eco-Drive Promotion Month: Start Eco-driving to Save the Earth and Money
2011.10.28: [Press Release]The 11th Japan-China-Korea Tripartite Roundtable Meeting on Environmental Industry; [Press Release]On Estimating Global Monthly Carbon Dioxide Fluxes by Region, utilizing the observational data obtained by the Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite "IBUKI" (GOSAT)
2011.10.25: [Press Release]Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention; [Press Release]Preliminary Asia Park Congress
2011.10.24: [Press Release]Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration Withholding-Standards for Agricultural Chemicals Concerning Water Pollution"; [Press Release]Public Comments are Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration of Withholding Standards for Agricultural Chemicals"; [Press Release]The 3rd Annual Meeting of The International Research Network for Low-Carbon Societies(LCS-RNet) held
2011.10.18: [Press Release]Celebration for the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity in Aichi-Nagoya: 1st National Meeting on Biodiversity to be held; [Press Release]Result of the Public Comments for the Notice on the Result of the assessment on the Noxious Liquid Substance based on the Law related to the Prevention of Marine Pollution and Maritime Disaster; [Press Release]Results of the first session of the plenary meeting on Intergovernmental Science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES); [Press Release]About the result of holding a biodiversity self-governing body network organization meeting; [Press Release]FY 2010 Survey Results of Water Pollution by Agricultural Chemicals Used at Golf Courses
2011.10.17: [Press Release]The selection of Target Verification Technologies for the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program in the Field of Organic Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Small-Scale Establishments in FY 2011
2011.10.14: [Press Release]10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention
2011.10.13: [Press Release]The Evaluation of the Eligibility of Analytical Institutions for Contractual Research Involving the Environmental Measures of Dioxins (for FY 2012)
2011.10.11: [Press Release]Sino-Japan Cooperative Seminar on the Soil Contamination Countermeasures for Heavy Metals was held
2011.10.07: [Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms
2011.10.06: [Press Release]Principles for Financial Action towards a Sustainable Society; [Press Release]MISIA, the Honorary Ambassador for COP 10, starts publicity work for the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity
2011.09.30: [Press Release]Reinforced Monitoring Activities for Prevention of Illegal Export and Import of Wastes by the Regional Environment Offices during the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle (3R) Promotion Month; [Press Release]Biodiversity Network General meeting; [Press Release]Transportation of Crested Ibis (TOKI) to Nagaoka City
2011.09.29: [Press Release]The first session of the plenary meeting on Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) to be held on October 3-7, 2011 in Nairobi; [Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Second Proposal for Item Addition Related to the Regulation of Effluent and Infiltration Based on Water Quality Pollution Control Act (WQPCA); [Press Release]Announcement on the Publishing of the revised -Guideline on the Information Disclosure and Quality Control for Designated Investigation Institutions based on the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act-
2011.09.27: [Press Release]International Symposium on Decontamination
2011.09.26: [Press Release]Transportation of Japanese Crested Ibis (TOKI) to Sado Japanese Crested Ibis Conservation Center from dispersed breeding bases; [Press Release]Public Comments Invited Regarding the Draft National Report on the Implementation of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
2011.09.22: [Press Release]Submitting the draft nomination document of Fujisan for inscription on the World Heritage List
2011.09.20: [Press Release]Result of 6th Japan-Mongolia Environmental Policy Dialogue; [Press Release]The 23rd Starry Sky Town, Blue Sky Town National Conference held in Taga Town
2011.09.15: [Press Release]Sino-Japan Cooperative Seminar on the Soil Contamination Countermeasures by Heavy Metals
2011.09.12: [Press Release]Documented outcome of the Informal Pre-Plenary Scientific International Workshop on IPBES was submitted
2011.09.09: [Press Release]Public Comments for the Notice (The substances designated by the Minister of the Environment based on the decision of MEPC)
2011.09.05: [Press Release]Celebration for the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity in Aichi-Nagoya: 1st National Meeting on Biodiversity to be held
2011.08.31: [Press Release]Plan for disposal of ash contaminated with more than 8,000 becquerels and less than 100,000 becquerels of radioactive cesium per kilogram
2011.08.29: [Press Release]Publication of the FY 2010 Annual Report on Ozone Layer Monitoring; [Press Release]Ozone Layer Protection Action Month
2011.08.26: [Press Release]Economic Survey of Environmental Industries in June 2011
2011.08.25: [Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Changes to Geographical coverage and Planning for Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park; [Press Release]First meeting of the "Japan Committee for UNDB" to be held
2011.08.19: [Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the plan to establish "The Effluent Interim Standards of Zinc"
2011.08.18: [Press Release]Public Comments for the Notice (The Result of the examination on the Noxious Liquid Substance based on the Law in relation to Prevention of Marine Pollution and Marine Disaster); [Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Changes to Geographical Coverage and Planning for Echizen-Kaga Kaigan Quasi-National Park
2011.08.10: [Press Release]Result of the "Green Wave 2011"
2011.08.09: [Press Release]Collecting comments for the interim report for the revision of the Basic Environment Plan
2011.08.05: [Press Release]Announcement on the Publishing of the revised "Guidelines for the Transportation and Processing of Contaminated Soil"
2011.08.02: [Press Release]Children's Day for Visiting Kasumigaseki 2011; [Press Release]Announcement on the Publishing of the revised -Guidebook for Appropriate Countermeasure within the Designated Areas- August 2, 2011; [Press Release]Announcement on the Publishing of the revised -Guideline on the Investigation and Countermeasure based on the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act- August 2, 2011
2011.08.01: [Press Release]An Informal Pre-Plenary Scientific International Workshop on Assessment and the IPBES was held on July 25-27, 2011 in Tokyo
2011.07.25: Basel Convention; Asian Network
2011.07.19: [Press Release]Brief Report of the 9th Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Inventories in Asia (WGIA9)
2011.07.15: [Press Release]Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration of Withholding Standards for Agricultural Chemicals"; [Press Release]Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration Withholding-Standards for Agricultural Chemicals Concerning Water Pollution"; [Press Release]4th National Maritime Award; [Press Release]Results of the Public Comments Regarding the Draft of the Outline of the Ministerial Ordinance, etc. on the Partial Amendment of the Enforcement Regulation of the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act (SCCA)
2011.07.12: [Press Release]An Informal Pre-Plenary Scientific International Workshop on Assessment and the IPBES to be held on July 25-27, 2011 in Tokyo; [Press Release]An Aggregate of Fluorocarbons Destroyed in FY 2010; [Press Release]Overview of the 9th Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Inventories in Asia (WGIA9)
2011.07.11: [Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Designation of National Wildlife Protection Area, etc. in FY 2011
2011.07.08: [Press Release]The 30th awarding ceremony for hot springs contributors; [Press Release]Promulgation of the Ministerial Ordinance etc. on the Partial Amendment to the Enforcement Regulation of the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act (SCCA); [Press Release]Announcement on the Publishing of the -Guidance on the Voluntary Application for Designation-
2011.07.01: [Press Release]Result of the 6th Meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Study Group for Cooperation Activities on Environmental Management and Workshop on ETV program in Vietnam
2011.06.30: [Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms; [Press Release]Report on Tests Results for the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program in FY 2010 - The ETV Program in the field of Organic Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Small-Scale Establishments -; [Press Release]The selection of Verification Organizations and invitation for Target Verification Technology submissions for the ETV Program in the Field of Organic Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Small-Scale Establishments in FY 2011
2011.06.28: [Press Release]Establishment of the Community Development and Knowledge Management for the Satoyama Initiative (COMDEKS); [Press Release]Announcement on the Publishing of the -Manual for Preventive Measures against Soil Contamination-
2011.06.27: [Press Release]The 6th Meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Study Group for Cooperation Activities on Environmental Management and Workshop on ETV program in Vietnam to be held on June 28-29, 2011 in Hanoi
2011.06.21: [Press Release]Result of the 3rd KLH-MOEJ Expert Meeting and Joint Seminar on Enlargement Functions of Environmental Management Center
2011.06.20: [Press Release]Offering a poster and calendar design for prevention of neighborhood noise
2011.06.16: [Press Release]The result of questionnaire concerning Green Purchasing in local government
2011.06.13: [Press Release]The 3rd KLH-MOEJ Expert Meeting and Joint Seminar on Enlargement functions of Environmental Management Center to be held on June 16, 2011; [Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Changes to Planning of Aso-Kujyu National Park
2011.06.06: [Press Release]Announcement on the approved certification application for PCB-contaminated waste electrical machinery
2011.06.03: [In Focus]Good Practice Cases of the disaster waste management after the Tsunami in Japan; [Press Release]Quality Assurance and Quality Control Survey of Environmental Measurement and Analysis FY 2010 Brief
2011.05.31: [Press Release]The development of the guiding principles for "Overseas Development based on Japanese model of Environmental Technologies" project and the provision of information for Japanese environmental industries through the website; [Press Release]Summary of import/export of wastes under the Waste Management Law in 2010; [Press Release]Summary of import/ export of hazardous wastes under the Basel Convention and its domestic laws in 2010
2011.05.30: Asian Network
2011.05.27: [Press Release]FY2009 Annual Report of Environmental Health Surveillance for Air Pollution
2011.05.26: [Press Release]The exhibition booth in "Indonesia Environment Week 2011" to be hosted by MOEJ
2011.05.24: [Press Release]Results of FY 2010 Study to establish a Soil Investigation and a Countermeasure Technique for Soil Contaminated with Designated Hazardous Substance and a Treatment Method for Dioxin-contaminated Soil, which are Low-cost and Low Environmental Burden; [Press Release]FY 2008 Status of Industrial Waste Treatment Facilities and Licensed Business Operators; [Press Release]Technology selection for the Verification Tests of FY 2010 Study of a Soil Investigation and a Countermeasure Technique for Soil Contaminated with Designated Hazardous Substance and a Treatment Method for Dioxin-contaminated Soil; [Press Release]Publicizing candidates for designated procurement items of public works projects associated with the law on Promoting Green Purchasing; [Press Release]Collecting proposals for designated procurement items applying to the law on Promoting Green Purchasing (for public works projects); [Press Release]Collecting proposals for designated procurement items applying to the law on Promoting Green Purchasing (for procurement items and services); [Press Release]The achievements of the environmental effectiveness of green purchasing by the national entities in FY 2009
2011.05.23: [Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms
2011.05.20: [Press Release]Report on Tests Results for the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) in FY 2010 - The ETV Project in the field of Heat-Island Mitigation Technologies to Reduce Air Conditioning and Other Loads by Using Building Envelope Systems; [Press Release]Report on Tests Results for the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) in FY 2010 for The ETV Project in the field of Heat-Island Mitigation Technologies - Air Conditioning Systems by Ground Source Heat Pumps Using Underground Heat or Wastewater
2011.05.19: [Press Release]Formulation of Verification Tests Protocol and Invitation application for Verification Organizations of The ETV Project Concerning Heat-Island Mitigation Technologies to Reduce Air Conditioning and Other Loads by Using Building Envelope Systems in FY 2011; [Press Release]-The Reference Material to put the Manual of the Simple Analysis Method for Dioxin Contaminated Soil in Practical Use- was published
2011.05.16: [Press Release]Achievement Status of the "Countermeasures against Shinkansen Railway Noise above 75dB" for Tohoku-Joetsu Shinkansen
2011.05.13: [Press Release]Designation of Bueycito anole, blue-eyed grass-bush anole, and Habana anole as "Invasive Alien Species (IAS)"; [Press Release]Public Comments Invited on the Standard for Breeding and Raising Bueycito anole, blue-eyed grass-bush anole, Habana anole, etc
2011.05.10: [Press Release]The formulation of a Verification Tests Protocol and Invitation to submit application for Verification Organizations of The ETV Project in the Field of Organic Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Small-Scale Establishments in FY 2011
2011.05.09: [Press Release]Public Comments invited regarding the Draft Comprehensive Environmental Evaluation (CEE) on the Construction and Operation of the New Korean Station, Antarctica; [Press Release]Public Comments invited regarding the Draft Comprehensive Environmental Evaluation (CEE) on the Proposed Exploration of Subglacial Lake Ellsworth, Antarctica; [Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Changes to Planning of Biwako Quasi-National Park
2011.05.06: [Press Release]The 2nd Symposium on the Conservation of Ecosystems in the Sea of Okhotsk and Japanese-Russian Cooperation to be held
2011.05.02: [Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms
2011.04.26: [Press Release]Japan's National Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Fiscal Year 2009 (Final Figures); [Press Release]"Eco & safety Kobe car life festa 2011" Upcoming Event Announcement; [Press Release]The beginning of guided walk reservation in Nasu Heisei-no-mori Forest
2011.04.25: [Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the formulation of Planning of Ecosystem Maintenance and Recovery Work in Minami Alps National Park
2011.04.21: [Press Release]Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration of Withholding Standards for Agricultural Chemicals Concerning Water Pollution"; [Press Release]Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration of Withholding Standards for Agricultural Chemicals"; [Press Release]Public advertisement of the technologies for demonstration experiments concerning effluent processing from Hot Springs; [Press Release]The results of the Study of Potential for the Introduction of Renewable Energy (FY 2010) released
2011.04.19: [Press Release]Selection and Announcement of Experts under the Law Concerning the Protection of Biodiversity through Regulations on the Use of Genetically Modified Organisms
2011.04.15: [Press Release]Publication of Environmental Statistics 2011
2011.04.12: [Press Release]The selection of Verification Management Organization of the ETV Project in the Field of "Heat-Island Mitigation Technologies - Air Conditioning Systems by Ground Source Heat Pumps Using Underground Heat or Wastewater" in FY 2011; [Press Release]The 16th Annual Meeting of Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) Held
2011.04.05: [Press Release]The postponement of the guided walk reservation beginning of Nasu Heisei-no-mori Forest
2011.04.04: [Press Release]The selection of Verification Management Organizations of the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Project of 2 target verification technology fields in FY 2011
2011.03.31: Japan's Activities for the Basel Convention
2011.03.29: [Press Release]Results of the survey on the enforcement status of the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law and Soil Contamination Investigations and Countermeasures in FY 2009; [Press Release]Formulation of the Marine Biodiversity Conservation Strategy
2011.03.17: [Press Release]Public Comments Invited Regarding the Draft of the Additional Outline of the Ministerial Ordinance on Partially Amending the Enforcement Regulation of the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act (SCCA); [Press Release]Result of the Second High Level Seminar on Environmentally Sustainable Cities (Announcement)
2011.03.16: [Press Release]The Promulgation of the Ministerial Ordinance to amend a part of the Enforcement Regulation of Air Pollution Control Law Etc. and the Results of Public Comments
2011.03.15: [Press Release]Result of the 5th Meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Study Group for Cooperation Activities on Environmental Management; [Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Changes to Planning of Minami Alps National Park
2011.03.14: [Press Release]About the Status of Johkasou Installation at the End of Fiscal 2009; [Press Release]FY 2009 Monitoring Results of Hazardous Air Pollutants
2011.03.11: [Press Release]Public Comments invited regarding the designation of Bueycito anole (Anolis allogus), blue-eyed grass-bush anole (A. alutaceus), and Habana anole (A. homolechis) as Invasive Alien Species
2011.03.10: [Press Release]Invitation for Application for Verification Management Organization of the ETV Project concerning Heat-Island Mitigation Technologies - Air Conditioning Systems by Ground Source Heat Pumps Using Underground Heat or Wastewater in FY 2011
2011.03.08: [Press Release]Result of the Director General Level Meeting concerning KLH-MOEJ Joint Program for Enhancement of Environmental Management Capacity in Indonesia; [Press Release]Okinawa Bioethanol International Symposium to be held on March 28-29, 2011
2011.03.07: [Press Release]The 5th Meeting of the Vietnam-Japan Joint Study Group for Cooperation Activities on Environmental Management to be held on March 9, 2011 in Tokyo
2011.03.04: [Press Release]Municipal solid waste emissions and disposal in 2009
2011.03.03: [Press Release]Invitation for Application for the 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 2011; [Press Release]Invitation for Application for the Verification Management Organization of the ETV Project in the Field of Organic Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Small-Scale Establishments in FY 2011; [Press Release]2nd Meeting of the Overseas Development based on Japanese model of Environmental Technologies in FY 2010
2011.03.01: [Press Release]Results of the Evaluation of the Eligibility of Analytical Institutions for Contractual Research which contains the Environmental Measurement of Dioxins (for FY 2011)
2011.02.28: [Press Release]The Director General Level Meeting concerning KLH-MOEJ Joint Program for Enhancement of Environmental Management Capacity in Indonesia to be held on March 4, 2011 in Tokyo; [Press Release]Results of the public comments on the points of the issuance for End-of-Life Vehicles distinction guidelines and the report on End-of-Life Vehicles distinction guidelines (Announcement)
2011.02.25: [Press Release]Economic Survey of Environmental Industries in December 2010
2011.02.24: [Press Release]Announcement on approved certification application for PCB-contaminated waste electrical machinery
2011.02.22: [Press Release]Nasu Heisei-no-mori Forest Open to the Public; [Press Release]Public Comments Invited Regarding the Draft of the Outline of the Ministerial Ordinance, etc. Partially Amending the Enforcement Regulation of the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act (SCCA)
2011.02.18: [Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Changes to Geographical Coverage and Planning of Kushiroshitsugen National Park; [Press Release]Report on FY 2009 Investigation of Brominated Dioxins Sources
2011.02.17: [Press Release]Establishment of the guideline of reliability for eco-friendly goods and services
2011.02.15: [Press Release]Result of the KLH-MOEJ Expert Meeting and the Joint Workshop on Enhancement of Environmental Management Capacity in Indonesia; [Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms
2011.02.14: [Press Release]Result of the visit to Korea by Takeshi Hidaka, the Parliamentary Secretary of the Environment
2011.02.08: [Press Release]Outline of FY 2011 Environmental Conservation Expenditures (announcement)
2011.02.07: [Press Release]Publication of the Manual for Certification of Waste Thermal Recovery Facilities and Announcement of the Seminar on the Certification of Waste Thermal Recovery Facilities
2011.02.04: [Press Release]Environmental Cooperation Activities will commence with the Republic of Indonesia, Utilizing Past Japanese Experiences and Environmental Technologies in FY 2010; [Press Release]Revision to the Basic Policy for the Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services; [Press Release]Results of the Public Comments Received Regarding the Draft Summary of Revised Designated Procurement Items and Evaluation Criteria under the Law on Promoting Green Purchasing
2011.02.03: [Press Release]Third meeting of the "National Committee for IYB" to be held; [Press Release]Implementation of the "Green Wave 2011"
2011.01.31: [Press Release]Result of the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to prepare a global legally binding instrument on Mercury (INC2); [Press Release]Public Comments Invited regarding the Approval of Type 1 Use Regulation of Living Modified Organisms
2011.01.24: [Press Release]Outcomes of the International Workshop on Governance in Asian Protected Areas: Follow-up on Aichi Targets (Post-2010 Targets) and Protected Areas Decisions of CBD/COP10
2011.01.18: [Press Release]5th Japan-Mongolia Environmental Policy Dialogue to be held
2011.01.17: [Press Release]Public Comments Invited Regarding the Contents of the Amendment of the Ministerial Ordinance on the Standards and Specifications of Pet Food
2011.01.14: [Press Release]Results of the 4th Workshop on the Reduction of Unintentional Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in East Asian Countries; [Press Release]Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration of Withholding Standards for Agricultural Chemicals Concerning Water Pollution"; [Press Release]Public Comments Invited Regarding the "Proposal for the Registration of Withholding Standards for Agricultural Chemicals"
2011.01.13: [Press Release]Publication of Map Information of Abundance and Potential for the Introduction of Renewable Energy in Japan
2011.01.12: FY 2011 The Result of Taxation Reform Request by Ministry of the Environment ~Introduction of "Carbon Dioxide Tax of Global Warming Countermeasure"~; [Press Release]Result of the visit to China by Shoichi Kondo, the Senior Vice-Minister of the Environment

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