]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/tokyo Blog Articles Tagged with 'tokyo' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/149945?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo The Nikkei reports that Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) plans to add about 300 electric cars to the fleet used by its sales personnel next fiscal year, the largest corporate rollout of such vehicles at one time.The major utility intends to lease mai... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/149945?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:34:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/149858?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Hitachi Ltd and Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co Ltd have developed a motor that uses cores made of amorphous metal coupled with ferrite magnet rotors. The motor does not require magnets made of rare earth metals such as Neodymium (Nd) or Dysp... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/149858?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:07:48 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cnet-green-tech-blog/149827?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Intel's new Core i7 chip has launched at stores in Akihabara... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cnet-green-tech-blog/149827?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:55:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/149379?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo It's like waiting for a bus - you wait for ages, and three come along at once. First we had the deflagging of the Oriental Bluebird. Then we had the announced closure of the flagship whale meat shop, Yushin, in Tokyo. Now today, according to the Asah... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/149379?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:31:42 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/148944?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Some other stories from the nuclear industry you may have missed:Mlive.com: A radioactive cheese grater at Genesee Township landfill points out toxic dangers from Chinese products According to the state Department of Environmental Quality, the commo... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/148944?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:17:42 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/148954?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Sometimes it seems media (or whoever is pulling the strings) is trying to make it seem as if politics doesn't matter. Well, it does. Who you vote for can make a huge difference. Case in point: 4 governors of Osaka, Kyoto, Shiga and Mie are demanding ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/148954?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:16:57 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/148618?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo China Daily. Beijing will spend 240 billion yuan (US$34 billion) by 2012 to upgrade its traffic infrastructure. In the five years before the Olympics, the city spent 170 billion yuan. We will make sure our investment on transport infrastructure is ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/148618?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:39:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/148316?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Renault Nissan Alliance and the city of Yokohama, Japan are partnering to study sustainable mobility solutions for Yokohama. Nissan will introduce an all-electric vehicle in Yokohama by 2010, making the city one of the first in the world to offer the... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/148316?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/147511?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Amazing things happen when cultures collide. Wa (Japan) meets Africa and you get Wafrica. The silk kimono is as old as Japan, now, thanks to designer Serge Mouangue, you get to think out of the box. Cotton kimonos. Isn't it just beautiful beyond beli... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/147511?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:03:17 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/147029?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo When creative people gather, the effect can be contagious. Case in point: the idea showcasing organization Solutions Twin Cities. Last week, I met with the group's founders at Bev's Wine Bar in Minnepolis' rapidly developing Warehouse District. In th... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/147029?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:00:15 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/146579?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo JVC recently unveiled a beautiful line of bonsai-laden Kirikabu speakers at this year's Tokyo Designer's Week. Created out of eco-friendly plastic, the conceptual series of speakers can be assembled into different shapes, and each contains a small co... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/146579?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:00:40 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/146424?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo The last few weeks have focused the world's attention on the economy, stock markets and interest rates. Understandably so who isn't interested in the financial crisis? After the immediate shock of the financial crisis, however, it now seems t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/146424?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:31:48 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/146481?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo The last few weeks have focused the world's attention on the economy, stock markets and interest rates. Understandably so who isn't interested in the financial crisis? After the immediate shock of the financial crisis, however, it now seems t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/146481?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:31:48 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/145881?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo (Photo from the Yamanashi MagLev Test Line)Remember the record test run speeds for Japan's new maglev trainsets? Right answer: 581 km/h (361 mph). Plans to connect Tokyo with Nagoya and Osaka by these new trains that run using magnetic levitation are... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/145881?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:43:41 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/145650?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo NxtGen Syngas Diesel Aftertreatment System. NxtGen components are in blue. Click to enlarge. NxtGen Emission Controls Inc., the developer of a syngas-based diesel emission reduction system (earlier post) has closed a US$15.4 million Series B invest... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/145650?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:59:06 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/144948?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Audi recently revealed their slick A1 Sportback Hybrid at this year's Paris Motor Show. Based on the A1 project Quattro concept released last year in Tokyo, the 5-door plug-in hybrid can run for 60 miles on a single charge, after which it gets an exc... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/144948?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:00:56 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/144470?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Nikkei. A study by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry attributed a year-on-year 2.7% increase in CO2 emissions in fiscal 2007 mainly to lower operating rates at nuclear power plants.The rise in CO2 emissions is certain to have pushed up ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/144470?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:58:01 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/144291?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Filed under: Hybrid, Lexus, LA Auto ShowClick the photo for a high-res gallery of the LF-Xh conceptLexus is set to bring its 2010 RX-series of crossover utility vehicles to the LA Auto Show, including an updated hybrid model. Details are scarce, but ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/144291?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:07:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/144246?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo By Joseph RommA new study in Geophysical Research Letters ($ub. req'd) led by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory finds ... ... the ice sheet was losing 110 70 Gt/yr [billion tons/year] in the 1960s, 30 50 Gt/yr or near balance in the 1970s-198... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/144246?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:26:52 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/143314?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo The Detroit News reports that the Renault-Nissan alliance is proposing to acquire around 20% of Chrysler LLC and bring the Auburn Hills automaker into the French-Japanese automotive partnership. The offer is now before private equity firm Cerberus Ca... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/143314?rsstype=tag&tag=tokyo Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:07:00 -0400