]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/japan Blog Articles Tagged with 'japan' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150946?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Suzuki Motor Corporation introduced the new Alto Lapin minivehicle for the Japan domestic market. The redesigned vehicle with 2WD and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) offers 24.5 km/L fuel economy (57.6 mpg US, 4.1 L/100km) on the 10-15 cyc... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150946?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:20:56 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150948?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Nikkei. Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. will spend 1 billion (US$10.5 million) to raise production capacity of lithium-ion anode materials by roughly 70% by next fall. Although battery sales are struggling amid the slumping cellular phone market, the Mi... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150948?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:41:47 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/151294?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Filed under: Manufacturing/Plants, Chrysler, Nissan, South/Latin AmericaAs we told you last January, Nissan is going to build a small Versa-based car for Chrysler. We now find news that production is set to start in early 2009 at Nissan's Aguascalien... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/151294?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:22:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/151193?rsstype=tag&tag=japan (Photo from the International Institute for Sustainable Development)I have participated in a number of international conferences, including United Nations meetings, WTO events, and whatnot. I have often felt frustrated that delegates are so isolated ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/151193?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:00:36 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/151194?rsstype=tag&tag=japan (Photo of rice paddy farmers from WETecol)Earlier this month, the important UN Ramsar Convention held its 10th meeting in South Korea. Some 2000 delegates from governments, NGOs and industry participated. Among the issues were resolutions concerning ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/151194?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:22:29 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150971?rsstype=tag&tag=japan American Honda Motor Company, Inc. introduced its all-new Micro-sized Combined Heat and Power (MCHP) Deluxe cogeneration unit last week at the US Green Building Council's Greenbuild International Conference and Expo 2008 in Boston, Massachusetts.The ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150971?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:10:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/151131?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Some other stories from the nuclear industry you may have missed:The Japan Times: Rokkasho plant too dangerous, costly: expert Japan's plan to reprocess and recycle spent nuclear fuel in a reprocessing plant in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefec... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/151131?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:39:54 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/151280?rsstype=tag&tag=japan This is something you're not likely to find anywhere but EcoGeek: an award given to the automaker with the most compact, ecofriendly press kit. While at the media days, I was given more press materials than I could count, from shirts to hats to USB d... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/151280?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:48:15 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/151134?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Some other stories from the nuclear industry you may have missed:The Seattle Times: Wash. sues feds over Hanford cleanup Washington state is suing the federal government to seek a faster cleanup of the Hanford nuclear reservation, after nearly 18 mo... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/151134?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:12:53 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/151284?rsstype=tag&tag=japan It was really difficult to pick the 5 most exciting green cars from this years auto show, primarily because I didn't know whether to focus on the concepts or those cars already on showroom floors or in the pipeline for the near future. That said, I... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/151284?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:22:57 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/151241?rsstype=tag&tag=japan After what seems like an endless period of record-high gasoline prices, gas station signs are changing almost constantly as the cost for a gallon of gas tumbles. Although the numbers vary depending on where you are, the trend is the same: prices have... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/151241?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:38:42 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/150871?rsstype=tag&tag=japan By John Addison (11/24/08). Nissan is serious about being the leader in electric vehicles by taking a three-step approach: (1) developing a charging infrastructure, (2) seeding the market with EVs in 2010, and (3) leading ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/150871?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:09:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/151332?rsstype=tag&tag=japan In early 1942, the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt directed the entire U.S. auto industry to make a sudden and wholesale switch from producing cars to churning out tanks, armored cars, tank engines, and aircraft propellers. Close to 4 million... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/worldwatch-institute/151332?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:12:32 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/150572?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Asking kids how they feel about environmental problems can be a wake-up call for many adults. A child's sadness and anger at pollution issues and worries about the future can be deep and profound. Collaborating with well-known manga artists, Japan's ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/150572?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:43:33 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/alt-energy-stocks/150220?rsstype=tag&tag=japan It's no mystery by now that the credit crisis has been nothing short of a disaster for solar PV stocks. For one thing, risk has been re-priced on an unprecedented scale, and the solar PV sector is, by most measures, a very risk sector. Rising debt co... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/alt-energy-stocks/150220?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:12:50 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/150579?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Food security is a concept that works on micro and macro levels. But, it's something that individuals don't often think about until they are confronted with a situation where they don't have access to adequate food and become food insecure. The Japan... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/150579?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:21:41 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/150583?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Photo courtesy of Tui De RoyThe Toyota International Teacher Program Heads to the Galapagos IslandsEvery year, the Toyota International Teacher Program sends a group of the United State's top secondary school teachers to a far-flung locale, where the... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/150583?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:20:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150302?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Nissan North America, Inc. will work with the Sonoma County community of governments to promote electric vehicles (EVs) and develop an EV charging network throughout Sonoma County, in northern California. The Renault-Nissan Alliance this week also an... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150302?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:36:34 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/150598?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Image source: Shuuichi Endou/Tuvalu OverviewTuvalu, made up of four small coral-reef islands and five atolls off the coast of Australia, will be one of the first to go as sea levels continue to rise. Shuuichi Endou decided his response was to take 10... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/150598?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:33:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150312?rsstype=tag&tag=japan The Renault-Nissan Alliance has added two more partners for the development and promotion of a charging infrastructure to support electric vehicles: the US state of Oregon, and the Principality of Monaco. Since July this year, the Alliance has announ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/150312?rsstype=tag&tag=japan Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:00:00 -0500